This is the British Expeditionary Force

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on 9 May 1940, the day before the

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forces initiated the Battle of France.

High-level order of battle

First Expeditionary Force : General

John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actio ...

:: 5th Infantry Division (Major-General

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( Lieutenant-General Michael Barker) :: 1st Infantry Division (

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Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander) :: 2nd Infantry Division (Major-General Henry Charles Loyd) ::

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division The 48th (South Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army. Part of the Territorial Force (TF) and raised in 1908, the division was originally called the South Midland Division, and was redesignated as the 48th (South Midlan ...

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Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne) : II Corps (Lieutenant-General

Alan Brooke Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, (23 July 1883 – 17 June 1963), was a senior officer of the British Army. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, during the Sec ...

) :: 3rd Infantry Division (

Bernard Montgomery) :: 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Johnson) :: 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division (

Giffard Martel) : III Corps (Lieutenant-General

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Ronald Forbes Adam General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, (30 October 1885 – 26 December 1982) was a senior British Army officer. He had an important influence on the conduct of the British Army during the Second World War as a result of his long tenure ...

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division The 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force (TF), originally as the East Lancashire Division, and was redesignated as the 42nd (Ea ...

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) :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division (Major-General Edmund Osborne) : Saar Force (

Victor Fortune Major General Sir Victor Morven Fortune (21 August 1883 – 2 January 1949) was a senior officer of the British Army. He saw service in both World War I and World War II. He commanded the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division during the Battle ...

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51st (Highland) Infantry Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

(Major-General V. M. Fortune) : Formations undergoing training and performing labour duties : HQ Lines of Communication British Expeditionary Force (

Philip de Fonblanque) : Units arriving in France after 10 May 1940 Other formations : Air Component : Second Expeditionary Force

First Expeditionary Force

General Headquarters (GHQ)

: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief: General

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: Lieutenant-General

Henry Royds Pownall :

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: Lieutenant-General Sir W. D. S. Brownrigg : Quartermaster General: Lieutenant-General W. G. Lindsell : Deputy Chief of the General Staff;

Philip Neame Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame, (12 December 1888 – 28 April 1978) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Common ...

: Major-General Royal Artillery: Major-General

Sydney Rigby Wason Lieutenant General Sydney Rigby Wason , and Bar (27 September 1887 – 17 March 1969) was a senior British Army officer in the Second World War. His commands included a corps during the Battle of France and the anti-aircraft defences of Souther ...

: Engineer-in-Chief: Major-General

Ridley Pakenham-Walsh Major General Ridley Pakenham Pakenham-Walsh, (29 April 1888 – 3 November 1966) was a senior British Army officer who served as Engineer-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of France and later as General Officer Comman ...

GHQ, British Expeditionary Force Headquarters Troops

: GHQ-attached units :: Intelligence Section, Intelligence Corps :: General Headquarters Signals, Royal Signals :: 2nd Wireless Company, Royal Signals ::: 100th Special Wireless Section (Providing support for GHQ) ::: 101st Special Wireless Section (Providing support for

) ::: 102nd Special Wireless Section (Providing support for II Corps) ::: 103rd Special Wireless Section (Providing support for III Corps) :: 1st Air Formation Signals,

Royal Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...

:: 2nd Air Formation Signals,

:: 1st Air Liaison Signals Section

:: 4th Air Liaison Signals Section

:: 6th Air Liaison Signals Section

:: 7th Air Liaison Signals Section

:: 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers :: 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards :: 7th Battalion,

Cheshire Regiment The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. ...

(Machine-Guns) :: 14th Battalion,

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The regiment served in many wars ...

(company size) - garrison unit :: 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns) :: 9th Overseas Defence Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - garrison unit :: 6th (Argyllshire) Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises's Own) (Machine-Guns) :: 6th Battalion,

King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. It served under various titles and fought in many wars and conflicts, including both the First and the Second World Wars, from 1680 to 1959. In 1959, the r ...

(Pioneers) :: 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneers) :: 8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneers) :: 6th Battalion,

South Staffordshire Regiment The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot an ...

(Pioneers) :: 5th Movement Control Group Royal Engineers :: 2nd Advanced Medical Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 4th Advanced Medical Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 9th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 9th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 11th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 4th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 5th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 6th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 8th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Field Security Police Section

Royal Military Police The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations ...

:: 6th Field Security Police Section

:: 30th Field Security Police Section

:: 33rd Field Security Police Section

: Headquarters, G.H.Q. Troops, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Lines of Communication Railhead Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Lines of Communication Railhead Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Petrol Depot, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 4th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 9th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 13th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 14th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 4th Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps

Armoured Brigades

1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade The 1st Armoured Brigade, raised as the 1st Light Armoured, later the 1st Armoured Brigade Group, was an armoured formation of the British Army. History At the start of the war, the brigade was based in the United Kingdom, initially as part ...

:: Brigade manning

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::: 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

::: 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry ::: 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Lancers : 2nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade :: Brigade manning

::: 2nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

::: 5th (Royal Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards ::: 15th/19th (The King's) Royal Hussars : 1st Army Tank Brigade :: Brigade manning

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and

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::: 1st Army Tank Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

::: 4th Royal Tank Regiment :::

7th Royal Tank Regiment The 7th Royal Tank Regiment (7th RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army from 1917 until disbandment in 1959. History The 7th Royal Tank Regiment was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. The regi ...

Commander Royal Artillery

: Direct reports :: 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 61st (Caernarvon and Debigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 65th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 1st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery The Bedfordshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. Serving intermittently between 1797 and 1827, it was re-raised in 1901 for the Second Boer War. It participated in the First World War before being converted to an artillery re ...

:: 1st Super-Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 2nd Super-Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 3rd Super-Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery : 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade :: 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 6th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 85th (Tees) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade :: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 60th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery :: 51st (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery :: 58th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade :: 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery :: 8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 37th may refer to: *37th (Howitzer) Brigade Royal Field Artillery, a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War * 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, raised in Ireland in February 1702 * 37th (Northern Ontario) Ba ...

:: 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery :: 174th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery : 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade :: 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery – ''from I Corps'' : 5th Searchlight Brigade :: 5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery The 1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of the British Army from 1920 until 1954. Originally formed in the Royal Engineers (RE), it was transferred to the Royal Artillery (RA) at the start of World War II. It fought w ...

2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery The 2nd Searchlight Regiment, was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery formed just before World War II. Deploying to France with the British Expeditionary Force and RAF Advanced Air Striking Force in 1940, it found itself caught up in ...

3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery The 3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment (3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt) was a Supplementary Reserve (SR) unit of the Royal Artillery raised in Northern Ireland just before the outbreak of World War II. It distinguished itself in the Battle of France before ...

Commander Royal Engineers

Ridley Pakenham Pakenham-Walsh : Direct reports :: 100th (Monmouthshire) Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers :: 101st (Monmouthshire) Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers :: 216th (1st London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 228th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 242nd (Lowland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers :: 109th Workshop and Park Company, Royal Engineers :: 1st Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers :: 2nd Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers :: 19th Army Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers :: 119th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 135th Excavator Company, Royal Engineers :: 1st Boring Section, Royal Engineers :: 2nd Boring Section, Royal Engineers :: 1st Anti-Gas Laboratory, Royal Engineers :: 58th (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers :: 61st (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers :: 62nd (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers : 1st Tunnelling Group, Royal Engineers :: 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers :: 171st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers :: 172nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers :: 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

5th Infantry Division

Major-General

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Royal Pioneer Corps The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks. It was formed in 1939, and amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. Pioneer units performed a wide variety of tasks in all theatres of war, in ...

:: 5th Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

Royal Army Pay Corps The Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) was the corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992. History The first "paymasters" have existed in the army before t ...

:: 5th Divisional Signals,

:: 9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment :: 5th Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 9th Mobile Bath Unit,

Royal Army Ordnance Corps The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. At its renaming as a Royal Corps in 1918 it was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area it had responsibility for weapons, armoured vehicles and other military equip ...

Attached from I Corps. :: 5th Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 13th Infantry Brigade :: 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion, The Scottish (Cameronian) Rifles :: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers :: 2nd Battalion, The

Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. The ...

:: 13th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 17th Infantry Brigade :: 17th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers :: 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment :: 6th (Morayshire) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs) :: 17th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 5th Division :: Commander Royal Artillery, 5th Division HQ :: 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

92nd (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery The Metropolitan Artillery Volunteers (popularly known as 'Truro's Tigers') was a part-time unit of the British Volunteer Force formed in the London area in 1861. It was designated the 3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers and went on to become the 5 ...

:: 52nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers, 5th Division :: Commander Royal Engineers, 5th Division HQ :: 38th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 245th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 252nd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 254th (West Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 5th Division :: 5th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 5th Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 5th Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 5th Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 5th Division :: 5th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 141st (County of London) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 158th (Welsh) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 164th (West Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 24th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

I Corps

Lieutenant-General Michael Barker : Corps-level units :: I Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: I Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers :: 4th (The Earl of Chester's) Battalion,

(Machine-Guns) :: 2nd Battalion,

Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th ...

(Machine-Guns) :: I Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps :: I Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: I Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps :: I Corps Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Reception Camp :: 1st Storage Unit :: 2nd Storage Unit :: 3rd Storage Unit :: 8th Storage Unit : Corps Headquarters Troop, I Corps :: 1st Field Cash Office,

:: 2nd Field Cash Office,

:: 3rd Field Cash Office,

:: 48th Field Cash Office,

I Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

: Direct reports :: 102nd (London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 107th (North Riding) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 221st (2nd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 105th Army Field Park Company, Royal Engineers :: 13th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers :: 1st Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: Cypriot Pack Transportation Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 5th Section from 1st Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 6th Section from 1st Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 32nd Section from 2nd Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Ordnance Field Park,

:: 1st Army Field Workshop,

:: 2nd Army Field Workshop,

:: 11th Army Field Workshop,

:: 7th Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 6th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 1st Advanced Medical Stores Depôt, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 1st Mobile Hygiene Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 1st Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 1st Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 8th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 102nd Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 1st General Construction Group, Royal Engineers :: 660th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 661st General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 667th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : 12th Group, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 44th Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 45th Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 61st Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

I Corps Artillery Troops

::: 1st Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 1st General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps : I Corps Commander Royal Artillery :: Commander Corps Artillery Royal Artillery, I Corps :::

115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery The 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment was a part-time unit of Britain's Royal Artillery (RA), raised as part of the Territorial Army (TA) just before the outbreak of World War II. It served in the Battle of France and the Burma Campaign, and ...

:::

140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery The 140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a unit of Britain's Territorial Army formed in 1939, just before World War II. During the Battle of France, in 1940, it participated in defending Cassel to protect the British Expedi ...

::: 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 61st (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : I Corps Commander Medium Artillery :: Commander Corps Medium Artillery, I Corps ::: 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 5th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 63rd (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 1st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 3rd Super-Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

1st Infantry Division

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander : Division-level units :: 1st Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 1st Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 1st Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ::

13th/18th Royal Hussars The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with ...

Attached from G.H.Q. Troops. :: 2nd Battalion,

(Machine-Guns) :: 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion,

Gordon Highlanders Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gord ...

(Machine-Guns) :: 1st Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 1st Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 1st Company, Corps of Military Police : 1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade :: 1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 3rd Battalion,

Grenadier Guards "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it." , colors = , colors_label = , march = Slow: " Scipio" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Hampshire Regiment The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. The regim ...

:: 1st Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 2nd Infantry Brigade :: 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Reg ...

:: 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) :: 6th (Banffshire) Battalion,

:: 2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 3rd Infantry Brigade :: 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to ...

:: 1st Battalion,

King's Shropshire Light Infantry The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. It served in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. In 19 ...

:: 3rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Division :: 1st Infantry Divisional Artillery HQ :: 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

67th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery The 1st Worcestershire Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of Britain's Royal Artillery dating back to 1865. As part of the Territorial Force it served on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front and in Italian front (World War I), I ...

:: 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers, 1st Division :: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ :: 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 238th (County of Renfrewshire, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 248th (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 1st Division :: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 1st Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 1st Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 1st Division :: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 1st Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 3rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 1st Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

2nd Infantry Division

Major-General Henry Charles Loyd : Division-level units :: 2nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 2nd Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards :: 2nd Battalion,

(Machine-Guns) :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 2nd Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 2nd Company, Corps of Military Police : 4th Infantry Brigade :: 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

Royal Scots The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I of Scotland. The regime ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959. Its predecessor regiment was raised in 1685 as Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot. In 1751, it was numbered like most other British Army regiments and named ...

:: 8th Battalion,

Lancashire Fusiliers The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, and had many different titles throughout its 28 ...

:: 4th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 5th Infantry Brigade :: 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 7th Battalion,

Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment f ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Dorsetshire Regiment The Dorset Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958, being the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951, it was formally called the Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets". In 1 ...

:: 1st Battalion,

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...

:: 5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 6th Infantry Brigade :: 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

Royal Welch Fusiliers The Royal Welch Fusiliers ( cy, Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales' Division, that was founded in 1689; shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designate ...

:: 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) :: 2nd Battalion,

Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and t ...

:: 6th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 2nd Division :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 10th Field Regiment,

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

:: 16th Field Regiment,

:: 99th (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 13th Anti-Tank Regiment,

: Commander Royal Engineers, 2nd Division :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ :: 5th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 506th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 21st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 2nd Division :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd Division :: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 4th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 5th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 6th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division

Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne : Division-level units :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 4th Battalion,

:: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 14th Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 143rd Infantry Brigade :: 143rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. The regiment was formed as a consequence of th ...

:: 7th Battalion,

Royal Warwickshire Regiment The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. The regiment saw service in many conflicts and wars, including the Second Boer War ...

:: 8th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment :: 143rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 144th Infantry Brigade :: 144th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment :: 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment :: 8th Battalion,

:: 144th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 145th Infantry Brigade :: 145th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment :: 1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry :: 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry :: 145th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 48th Division :: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 18th Field Regiment,

:: 24th Field Regiment,

:: 68th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 53rd (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers, 48th Division :: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Royal Engineers HQ :: 9th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 224th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 226th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 227th (South Midland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 48th Division :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 48th Division :: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 143rd (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 144th (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 145th (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 12th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

II Corps

Lieutenant-General

: Corps-level units :: 4th Field Cash Office,

:: 5th,

:: 6th,

:: II Corps Signals,

:: 2nd Battalion,

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1674 as one of three 'English' units in the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade, it accompanied William III to England in the November 1688 Glorious Revolution an ...

(Machine-Guns) :: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns) :: 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns) :: II Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers :: II Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps :: II Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: II Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps :: II Corps Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 2nd Ambulance Car Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Section from 1st Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 18th Section from 2nd Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 33rd Section from 2nd Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Ordnance Field Park,

:: 2nd Army Field Workshop,

:: 8th Army Field Workshop,

:: 14th Army Field Workshop,

:: 6th Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 7th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 3rd Advanced Medical Stores Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Mobile Hygiene Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 2nd Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 5th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 6th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 103rd Provost Company,

:: 2nd Reception Camp :: 4th Storage Unit :: 5th Storage Unit :: 6th Storage Unit :: 13th Storage Unit : II Corps Headquarters Troops :: Intelligence Section, Intelligence Corps :: 2nd Air Intelligence Section, Intelligence Corps :: 8th Air Intelligence Section, Intelligence Corps :: 5th Employment Platoon :: 4th Field Security Police Section,

:: 5th Field Security Police Section,

:: 8th Field Security Police Section,

:: 12th Field Security Police Section,

:: 20th Field Security Police Section,

II Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

:: 222nd (2nd London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 234th (Northumbrian) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 240th (Lowland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 108th (Essex) Corps Field Park, Royal Engineers :: 14th Corps Survey Company, Royal Engineers : 2nd General Construction Group, Royal Engineers :: 660th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 661st General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 667th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers :: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : 11th Group, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 40th Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 42nd Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps :: 60th Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

II Corps Artillery Troops

:: 2nd Survey Regiment,

:: 2nd General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps : II Corps Commander, Royal Artillery :: 60th (North Midland) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 88th (2nd West Lancashire) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 53rd (London) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery The 4th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, later renamed to the 4th West Lancashire Brigade, known as 'The Old 4th', was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery founded in Liverpool in 1859. It served on the Western Front during Worl ...

:: 53rd (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : II Corps Commander, Medium Artillery :: 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Field) :: 32nd Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 2nd Super Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

3rd Infantry Division

Bernard Montgomery : Division-level units :: 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 3rd Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 3rd Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) :: 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) :: 3rd Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 3rd Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 3rd Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade :: 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section,

:: 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards :: 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards :: 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards :: 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 8th Infantry Brigade :: 8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section,

:: 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment :: 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own) :: 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) :: 8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 9th Infantry Brigade :: 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

Lincolnshire Regiment The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army raised on 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751, it was numbered like most other Army regiments ...

:: 1st Battalion,

King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's O ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Royal Ulster Rifles The Royal Irish Rifles (became the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1 January 1921) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, first created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th (Royal County D ...

:: 9th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Division :: 3rd Infantry Division Royal Artillery Headquarters :: 7th Field Regiment,

:: 33rd Field Regiment,

:: 76th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 20th Anti-Tank Regiment,

: Commander Royal Engineers, 3rd Division :: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers :: 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 246th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 253rd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 15th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 3rd Division :: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Infantry Divisional, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 3rd Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 3rd Division :: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps :: 7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 8th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 3rd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

4th Infantry Division

Major-General Dudley Johnson : Division-level units :: 4th Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 4th Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 4th Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 2nd Battalion,

Attached from II Corps Troops :: 4th Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 13th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 4th Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 10th Infantry Brigade :: 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many conflicts and wars, including both the First and Second World W ...

:: 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment :: 2nd Battalion,

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, by the merger of the 32nd (Cornwall Light ...

:: 10th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 11th Infantry Brigade :: 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

:: 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment :: 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion,

Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's O ...

:: 11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 12th Infantry Brigade :: 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

:: 1st Battalion,

The South Lancashire Regiment The South Lancashire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment, which recruited, as its title suggests, primarily from the South Lancashire area, was created as part of the Childers R ...

:: 6th (Perthshire) Battalion,

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

:: 12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Division :: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 22nd Field Regiment,

:: 30th Field Regiment,

:: 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 14th Anti-Tank Regiment,

: Commander Royal Engineers, 4th Division :: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ :: 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 59th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 225th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 18th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 4th Division :: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 4th Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 4th Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 4th Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 4th Division :: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 10th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 11th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 12th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 4th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division

Giffard Martel : Division-level units :: 50th Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals, Royal Signals :: 4th Battalion,

—Divisional motorcycle reconnaissance unit :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: unknown #,

:: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 25th Infantry Brigade :: 25th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. ...

:: 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers :: 7th (Southwark) Battalion,

Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Arm ...

: 150th Infantry Brigade :: 150th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own) :: 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) :: 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) : 151st Infantry Brigade :: 151st Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 6th Battalion,

:: 8th Battalion,

:: 9th Battalion,

: Commander Royal Artillery, 50th Division :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 72nd (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers, 50th Division :: 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers HQ :: 232nd (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 505th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 235th (Northumbrian) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 50th Division :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 50th Division :: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 149th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 150th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 183rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 22nd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

III Corps

Lieutenant-General

III Corps Headquarters, Troops

: III Corps Cash Office,

: 44th Field Cash Office,

: III Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals : 1/9th Battalion,

The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th R ...

(Machine-Guns) : III Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers : 78th Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps : III Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps : III Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps : III Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : III Corps Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps : 2nd Ambulance Car Convoy, Royal Army Service Corps : 4th Ordnance Field Park,

: 4th Army Field Workshop,

: 9th Army Field Workshop,

: 15th Mobile Bath Unit,

: 159th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps : 23rd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps : 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps : 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps : 104th Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 3rd Reception Camp : 7th Storage Unit : 9th Storage Unit : 12th Storage Unit

Commander Royal Engineers, III Corps

: 214th (North Midland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers : 217th (1st London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers : 293rd Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : 668th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers : 514th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Artillery, III Corps

:: 3rd Survey Regiment,

:: 3rd General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 4th General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Artillery, III Corps :: III Corps Royal Artillery HQ :: 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Field) :: 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 56th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 54 may refer to: * 54 (number) * one of the years 54 BC, AD 54, 1954, 2054 * ''54'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Wu Ming * Studio 54, a New York City nightclub from 1977 until 1981 * ''54'' (film), a 1998 American drama film about the club * ''54'' ...

: Commander Medium Artillery, III Corps :: III Corps Medium Artillery HQ :: 139th (4th London) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division

: Division-level units :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signals, Royal Signals :: 7th Battalion,

The Cheshire Regiment The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. T ...

:: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 10th Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 125th Infantry Brigade :: 125th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 5th Battalion,

The Lancashire Fusiliers The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, and had many different titles throughout its 28 ...

:: 6th Battalion,

:: 1st Battalion,

The Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service in ...

:: 125th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 126th Infantry Brigade :: 126th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 5th Battalion,

The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. It served under various titles and fought in many wars and conflicts, including both the First and the Second World Wars, from 1680 to 1959. In 1959, the ...

:: 1st Battalion,

The East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottingh ...

:: 5th (Cumberland) Battalion,

:: 126th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 127th Infantry Brigade :: 127th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 4th Battalion,

:: 5th Battalion,

:: 1st Battalion The Highland Light Infantry :: 127th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 42nd Division :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 52nd (Manchester) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment was a Royal Artillery (RA) unit of Britain's part-time Territorial Army (TA) during World War II. It was descended from the Bolton Artillery, first formed in the Lancashire town of Bolton in 1889. It served in the B ...

56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment was a Territorial Army unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery (RA), which converted from the 4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). During the Second World War, it first served with the ...

: Commander Royal Engineers, 42nd Division :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Engineers HQ ::

200th (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a Volunteer Force, Volunteer unit of Britain's Royal Engineers raised in Manchester in 1901. It became the engineer component of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division of the Territorial Force, seeing service ...

201st (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a Volunteer unit of Britain's Royal Engineers raised in Manchester in 1901. It became the engineer component of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division of the Territorial Force, seeing service in Egypt, at Gall ...

:: 250th (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 203rd (East Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 42nd Division :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 42nd Division :: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 125th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 126th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 127th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 20th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

Major-General Edmund Osborne : Division-level units :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office,

:: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 8th Battalion,

The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Ref ...

:: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers :: 11th Mobile Bath Unit,

:: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police : 131st Infantry Brigade :: 131st Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs) :: 5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment ::

6th (Bermondsey) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

:: 131st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 132nd Infantry Brigade :: 132nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 1st Battalion,

The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen' ...

:: 4th Battalion,

:: 5th Battalion,

:: 132nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 133rd Infantry Brigade :: 133rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section,

:: 2nd Battalion,

Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot a ...

4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment The 2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army first raised from the county of Sussex in 1859. It later became the 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. A detachment served in the Second Boer War. During the First World ...

5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment The 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army first raised from the Cinque Ports of Kent and Sussex in 1859. It later became the 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment. During the First World Wa ...

:: 133rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery, 44th Division :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ :: 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers, 44th Division :: 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Engineers HQ :: 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 209th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 210th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 211th (Sussex) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers : Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 44th Division :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps : Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 44th Division :: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ :: 131st (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 132nd (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 133rd (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps :: 14th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

Saar Force

On 10 May 1940, this force, which was really just the 51st Division reinforced by various small units, was part of the Colonial Army Corps of the French Third Army in front of the Maginot Line. Units attached to the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in April 1940 to form Saar Force :

Lothians and Border Horse The Lothians and Border Horse was a Yeomanry regiment, part of the British Territorial Army. It was ranked 36th in the Yeomanry order of precedence and was based in the Scottish Lowland area, recruiting in the Lothians – East Lothian ( Ha ...

: 7th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine-Guns) : 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment (Machine-Guns) : 7th Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment (Pioneers) : 6th Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers (Pioneers) : Sound Ranging and Survey Troop - detached from 3rd Survey Regiment RA :

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and is equipped with the AS90 self-propelled gun. The regiment is currently based at La ...

(Field) : 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery : 385/97 Army Field Battery Royal Artillery : 213th (North Midland) Army Field Company Royal Engineers : Topographic Section from 19th Army Field Survey Company Royal Engineers : 22nd Animal Transportation Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps : Sub-Division from III Corps Ammunition Park Royal Army Service Corps : F Section from III Corps Petrol Park Royal Army Service Corps : 10th Army Field Workshop

: 10th Salvage Unit

51st (Highland) Infantry Division

Major-General V. M. Fortune : Division-level units :: 51st (Highland) Infantry Divisional Signals Royal Signals :: 51st Postal Unit Royal Engineers :: 8th Mobile Bath Unit Royal Army Medical Corps :: 51st Provost Company

: 152nd Infantry Brigade :: 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders :: 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders :: 4th Battalion,

:: 152nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 153rd Infantry Brigade :: 4th Battalion,

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd Regiment of Foot, 42nd (Roy ...

:: 1st Battalion,

:: 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders :: 153rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 154th Infantry Brigade :: 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) :: 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders :: 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders :: 154th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company : Commander Royal Artillery :: 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 75th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 10th Army Field Workshop WO 167/1210 ::

51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The 1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery formed in Scotland in 1860 in response to a French invasion threat. It 1908 it became the only Mountain Artillery unit in the Territorial Force ...

: Commander Royal Engineers :: 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 236th (City of Aberdeen, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 237th (City of Dundee, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 239th (Highland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Formations undergoing training and performing labour duties

12th (Eastern) Infantry Division

R. L. PetreAlthough this division participated in the Battle of France, it was not adequately prepared for battle by May 1940. The division only had a skeleton headquarters staff, no organic artillery formations and few support units. Only a third of the infantry had received minimal training. The battalions lacked a carrier platoon and their full complement of heavy weapons. : 35th Infantry Brigade :: 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) :: 2/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) :: 2/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) : 36th Infantry Brigade :: 5th Battalion,

Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent and garrisoned at Canterbury. It had a history dating back to 1572 and ...

:: 6th Battalion,

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen' ...

:: 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment : 37th Infantry Brigade :: 2/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment :: 6th Battalion,

:: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment : Commander Royal Engineers :: 262nd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 263rd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 264th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 265th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

23rd (Northumbrian) Division

Major-General W. N. Herbert : Divisional Troops :: 8th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Motorcycle Battalion) :: 9th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun Battalion) : 69th Infantry Brigade :: 5th Battalion,

East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...

:: 6th Battalion,

Green Howards The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under vario ...

:: 7th Battalion, Green Howards : 70th Infantry Brigade :: 10th Battalion,

:: 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry :: 1st Battalion,

Tyneside Scottish Tyneside Scottish is an honour title which has been held by a variety of British Army units since 1914. The Regiments which have held the title are the Northumberland Fusiliers, Durham Light Infantry, Black Watch and Royal Artillery. The Tynesid ...

: Commander Royal Engineers :: 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 507th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 508th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

46th Infantry Division

Major-General H. O. Curtis : 137th Infantry Brigade :: 2/5th Battalion,

West Yorkshire Regiment ) , march = ''Ça Ira'' , battles = Namur FontenoyFalkirk Culloden Brandywine , anniversaries = Imphal (22 June) The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) wa ...

:: 2/6th Battalion,

Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

:: 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment : 138th Infantry Brigade :: 6th Battalion,

:: 2/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry :: 6th Battalion,

York and Lancaster Regiment The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was created in the Childers Reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment ...

: 139th Infantry Brigade :: 2/5th Battalion,

Leicestershire Regiment The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both W ...

:: 2/5th Battalion,

:: 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters : Commander Royal Engineers :: 270th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 271st Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 272nd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 273rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

HQ Lines of Communication British Expeditionary Force

Philip de Fonblanque : 104th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 106th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 110th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 212th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 218th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 4th Battalion,

: 14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers :

12th (Garrison) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment The 182nd Field Regiment was a unit of the Royal Artillery, formed by the British Army during World War II. First raised in 1940 as infantry of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, which served in the Battle of France, it was converted to the field ...

: 4th Battalion,

Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service i ...

: 1/5th Battalion,

3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade

: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : 8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery : 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery

Units arriving in France after 10 May 1940

1st Armoured Division

R. Evans : 2nd Armoured Brigade ::

2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was first raised in 1685 by the Earl of Peterborough as the Earl of Peterborough's Regiment of Horse by merging four existing troops of horse. Renamed several t ...

9th Queen's Royal Lancers The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First and Second World Wars. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces, but wa ...

10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 11th Hussars (Prince Al ...

: 3rd Armoured Brigade :: 2nd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment :: 5th (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment : 30th Infantry Brigade :: 3rd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment :: 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps :: 1st Battalion,

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. They were soon renamed the "Ri ...

:: 1st Battalion,

Queen Victoria's Rifles The 9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) was a Territorial Army infantry battalion of the British Army. The London Regiment was formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various Volunteer Force battalions ...

(7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps) (Motorcycle Battalion) : 20th Guards Brigade Group :: 2nd Battalion,

Irish Guards ("Who Shall Separate s") , colors = , identification_symbol_2 Saffron (pipes), identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan , identification_symbol = , identification_symbol_label = Tactical Recognition F ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WG; cy, Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V. ...

:: 20th Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company : 1st Support Group :: 101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Air Component

: Air Vice-Marshal Charles Blount (Data from Jackson 1974 unless indicated.) :: 85 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter) :: 87 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter) :: 607 Squadron: Gladiator (fighter, converting to Hurricane May 1940) :: 615 Squadron: Gladiator (fighter, converting to Hurricane May 1940) ::: 3 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940) ::: 79 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940) ::: 504 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940) :: From 22 (Army Co-operation) Group :: 81 Squadron: Blenheim I (strategic reconnaissance) :: 57 Squadron: Blenheim I (strategic reconnaissance) :: 53 Squadron: Blenheim IV (bomber) :: 59 Squadron: Blenheim IV (bomber) :: 2 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation) :: 4 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation) :: 13 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation) :: 16 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation) :: 26 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

Second Expeditionary Force

The following force was sent to France during the second week of June 1940 in an unsuccessful attempt to form a second British Expeditionary Force. This second formation was to be commanded by Lieutenant-General A. F. Brooke. All units were evacuated in late June 1940, during ''

Operation Aerial Operation Aerial was the evacuation of Allied forces and civilians from ports in western France from 15 to 25 June 1940 during the Second World War. The evacuation followed the Allied military collapse in the Battle of France against Nazi Germ ...

''. :

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade The 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade was a Canadian Army formation that served with the 1st Canadian Division in World Wars I and II. In 1953 it was reformed in Germany, to become the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992. William Antrobus ...

(from

1st Canadian Infantry Division The 1st Canadian Division (French: ''1re Division du Canada'' ) is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on very short ...

) ::

Royal Canadian Regiment , colors = , identification_symbol_2 = Maple Leaf (2nd Bn pipes and drums) , identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan , identification_symbol_4 = The RCR , identification_symbol_4_label = Abbreviation , mar ...

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, one of four brigade groups of 4th Canadian Division. The regimental headquarters and one com ...

48th Highlanders of Canada , colors = , march = " 48th Highlanders Slow March"; Quick – "Highland Laddie" , mascot = , battles = Second Boer WarFirst World WarSecond World ...

:: 1st Field Regiment

Royal Canadian Horse Artillery The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army. Organization The Regular Force has three RCHA regiments: ; 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: this is the descendant of ...

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

J. S. Drew : 155th Infantry Brigade :: 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion,

:: 4th Battalion,

:: 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers : 156th Infantry Brigade :: 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers :: 6th Battalion,

:: 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders : 157th Infantry Brigade :: 1st Battalion,

Glasgow Highlanders The Glasgow Highlanders was a former infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, later renamed the Territorial Army. The regiment eventually became a Volunteer Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow ...

:: 5th Battalion,

Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First and Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to form the Royal Highland Fus ...

:: 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry : Commander Royal Artillery :: 70th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 71st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 78th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 54th (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery : Commander Royal Engineers :: 202nd Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 241st Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 554th Field Company, Royal Engineers :: 243rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Notes

Footnotes

References

: : : {{cite book , title=Air War over France 1939–40 , last=Jackson , first=R. , year=1974 , publisher=Ian Allan , location=London , edition=1st , isbn=978-0-7110-0510-5

External links

"Documents – France & Norway 1940"
''British Military History''. Retrieved 2019-10-27.

''niehorster.org''. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
"British Infantry Brigades, 1st thru 215th - 1939-1945"
(PDF). ''web.archive.org''. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-29. Field armies of the United Kingdom in World War II World War II orders of battle British Army in World War II

High-level order of battle

First Expeditionary Force

General Headquarters (GHQ)

GHQ, British Expeditionary Force Headquarters Troops

Armoured Brigades

Commander Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers

5th Infantry Division

I Corps

I Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

I Corps Artillery Troops

1st Infantry Division

2nd Infantry Division

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division

II Corps

II Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

II Corps Artillery Troops

3rd Infantry Division

4th Infantry Division

50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division

III Corps

III Corps Headquarters, Troops

Commander Royal Engineers, III Corps

Commander Royal Artillery, III Corps

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division

44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

Saar Force

51st (Highland) Infantry Division

Formations undergoing training and performing labour duties

12th (Eastern) Infantry Division

23rd (Northumbrian) Division

46th Infantry Division

HQ Lines of Communication British Expeditionary Force

3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade

Units arriving in France after 10 May 1940

1st Armoured Division

Air Component

Second Expeditionary Force

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

See also

Notes

Footnotes

References

External links