b187b188 british guards armoured division august-october 1944 nw europe

List B187 Aug-Sept 1944 Europe

BT3 1. Teeth Arm Grenadier Guards Battlegroup (5th Guards Armoured Brigade) 2nd Armoured Battalion Grenadier Guards: Bttn HQ: 4x Sherman V, 1x Cromwell OP (artillery rear link)

3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x Sherman V 5 Troops@ 2x Sherman V, 1x Firefly

1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 2x Stuart V, 2x Daimler Scout Car 3 Troops@ 2-3x Stuart VI, 3x Daimler Scout Car

1 Maintenance Troop: 4x Sherman ARV Mk.2, 3x M5 REME H/T

1st Motor Rifle Battalion Grenadier Guards:Bttn HQ: 4x M3 H/T, 3 rifle squads

3 Companies@ CHQ: 2x M3A1 White S/C, 1 rifle squad, 1 PIAT, 1x 2" mortar1 Section: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Universal Carriers

3 platoons@ 4x M3 H/T, 4(8 man) rifle squads, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 PIAT 1 platoon: 2x Loyd Carrier, 2(6 man) rifle squads, 2 LMG

1 platoon: PHQ: 2x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG 3 sections@ 3x Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2", 1 rifle squad

1 Support Company: CHQ: 1x Carrier, 1x Daimler Scout Car 3 platoons@ 2x 6pdr, 2x Loyd Carriers, 2 LMG

2 MG platoons@ 5x Universal Carrier, 4x MMG------------------------------

Irish Guards Battlegroup (5th Guards Armoured Brigade) 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards:

Bttn HQ: 4x Sherman V, 1x Cromwell OP (artillery rear link)

3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x Sherman V 5 Troops@ 2x Sherman V, 1x Firefly


1 Maintenance Troop: 4x Sherman ARV Mk.2, 3x M5 REME H/T 3rd Irish Guards Infantry Battalion:

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads, 2x trucks, 1 radio van (artillery rear-link)

3 Companies@ CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle squad, 1 lorry 3 platoons@ 1(4 man) rifle PHQ squad, 1x 2" mortar, 1 PIAT, 2 lorries

3(8 man) rifle squads, 3 LMG

1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x truck 1 platoon: 6x 3" mortar, 6x trucks or Carriers, 1x Carrier with radio 1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 7x trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer squads, 3 trucks, 3 LMG1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, LMG 4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2" mortar, 1 rifle squad

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BRITISH GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION

philip brocklehurst (order #5614958)

Coldstream Guards Battlegroup (32nd Guards Infantry Brigade) 1st Armoured Battalion Coldstream Guards:

Bttn HQ: 4x Sherman V, 1x Cromwell OP (artillery rear link)

3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x Sherman V 5 Troops@ 2x Sherman V, 1x Firefly Vc


1 Maintenance Troop: 4x Sherman ARV Mk.2, 3x M5 REME H/T 5th Coldstream Guards Infantry Battalion:

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads, 2x trucks, 1 radio van (artillery rear-link)


3(8-10 man) rifle squads, 3 LMG

1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x truck 1 platoon: 6x 3" mortar, 6x trucks or Carriers, 1x Carrier with radio 1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 7x trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer squads, 3 trucks, 3 LMG1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, LMG 4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2" mortar, 1 rifle squad

------------------------------Welsh Guards Battlegroup (32nd Guards Infantry Brigade)2nd Armoured Battalion Welsh Guards Divisional Armoured Recce Regiment RHQ (Bttn HQ): 6x Cromwell IV, 2x Cromwell ARV

3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x Cromwell IV, 2x Cromwell VICS5 Troops@ 2x Cromwell IV or V, 1x Firefly Vc

1 Recce Troop: THQ: 2x Daimler S/C, 2x Stuart VI 3 Troops@ 3x Stuart VI, 3x Daimler S/C

1st Welsh Guards Infantry Battalion:Bttn HQ: 2 rifle squads, 2x trucks, 1 radio van (artillery rear-link)


3(8 man) rifle squads, 3 LMG

1 Support Company: CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1x truck 1 platoon: 6x 3" mortars, 6x trucks or Carriers, 1x Carrier with radio 1 platoon: 6x 6pdr, 7x trucks or Carriers, 2 LMG1 platoon: 3(6 man) rifle/engineer squads, 3 trucks, 3 LMG1 platoon: PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1x Daimler S/C, LMG 4 sections@ 3 Carrier, 3 LMG, 1 PIAT, 1x 2" mortar, 1 rifle squad

---------------------------------------2nd Household Cavalry Regiment Divisional Armoured Car Regiment BT2

RHQ: 3x Staghound 1, 1x White S/C (medic), 3 staff cars, 3 Jeeps, 5 M/C

4 Squadrons@ SHQ: 4x Staghound 1, 1 Daimler S/C, 1 Jeep, 1 staff car5 Troops@ 2x Daimler II, 2x Daimler S/C1 Troop: 2x AEC Mk.III, 1x Daimler Scout Car1 Troop: 3x M3 H/T, 3(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 3 PIAT, 1x Humber S/C

1 Liaison/Comms Troop: THQ: 4x Humber S/C, 3 Sections@ 3x Humber S/C


List B188 Aug-Sept 1944 Europe

BT3

2. Brigade Support 5th Guards Armoured Brigade HQ: 7x Sherman-HQ, 2x AEC 6x6 ACV, Air Liaison Team, 3x Sherman-OP, 3x Cromwell Dozer with:

1 Defence Troop: 2x Sherman V, 1x Firefly Vc1 Bridge Troop: 3x Valentine AVLB

32nd Motorised Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 2 lorries, 2 trucks, Air Liaison team in radio van

3. Divisional Support Up to:

1st Independent Machine Gun Company: CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck4 platoons@ 4x Vickers MMG, 5x Universal Carriers or light trucks1 platoon: 4x 4.2" mortars, 8x Loyd Carriers, 4 LMG, OP Team in Carrier

153rd Field Artillery Regiment: 3 Artillery Batteries@ BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG

2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Sexton, 1 radio van, 2 OP teams

55th Field Artillery Regiment 3 Artillery Batteries@ BHQ: 1 radio van, 2 trucks, 2 rifle sqds, 1 PIAT, 4 AALMG

2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4x Quad tractors, radio van, 2 AALMG, 1 PIAT, 2 OP teams

21st Anti-Tank Regiment: 2 Anti-Tank Companies@ CHQ: 2x M3 H/T

3 Troops@ 4x M10 Achilles, 1x M3 Halftrack or Crusader Tower

2 Anti-Tank Companies@ CHQ: 1x M3 H/T 3 Troops@ 4x 17pdr, 5x M3 H/T or Crusader Towers

94th Light AA Regiment:2 Batteries@ CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck

3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors, 6 trucks, 2 LMG

1 Battery: CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck3 Troops@ 6x 40mm Bofors on Morris

14th, 615th Field Engineer Squadrons@ SHQ: 4(11 man) rifle squads, 1 LMG, 1 PIAT, 4 lorries, 1x Jeep3 Troops@ 1(17 man) PHQ squad, 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 4 LMG, 4 lorries or 6x M3 halftracks, 6x Humber Light Recce S/C

148th Engineer Park Company: CHQ: 3 rifle squads, 4 lorries1 Bridge Troop: 1x 40t 80' Bailey Bridge in 15x 3-ton lorries, 51 men1 Stores Section: 12 assault boats, 3 bulldozers, 3 tractors, 29 men1 Workshop Section: 44 men, recovery lorries

BRITISH GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION SUPPORTS & NOTES


4. Notes a) Radios are in all AFV and other PHQ. b) Infantry squads have Hawkins 75 A/T grenades. c) Several Cromwells in the 2nd Welsh Guards Armoured Recce Regiment have AA mount for single Bren AALMG with 100 round drum magazine or twin Vickers K AALMG. d) The Division has the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade and the 32nd Motorised Infantry Brigade, plus the 2nd Household Cavalry Armoured Car Regiment at division attached from Corps. Each Brigade has 2 Battlegroups each of one armoured battalion and one infantry battalions as shown. These were permanent combined arms groupings. e) Divisional Artillery OPs are in Sherman V-OP or Universal Carriers or trucks. f) Some Daimler II armoured cars may have Littlejohn Adaptor firing APCNR squeezebore rounds.

Mark Bevis 2011


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