BATAILLON D'INFANTERIE 1940
   - QG de Bn    3 officiers et 30 hommes
    -Cie de Support
            -Peloton QG                 1 officier et 8 hommes
            -Peloton de reco            2 officiers , 42 hommes , 4 carriers , 1 scout car
            -Peloton de mortiers        6 mortiers de 3" , 3 AT Rifle Boys
            -Peloton du genie
            -Peloton de MG            2 officiers , 38 hommes , 4MMG
    -3 Cies d'infanterie
            -section QG                   2 officiers et 11 hommes
            -3 pelotons                    1 officier , 36 hommes , 3 LMG , 1 mortier de 2" , 1 AT Rifle Boys

SOIT :
            12 AT Rifle Boys
            6 mortiers de 3"
            9 mortiers de 2"
            27 LMG
            4 MMG
            4 carriers
            1 scout car
            23 officiers
            475 hommes sans compter les servants et le genie
 

REGIMENT BLINDE DE RECONNAISSANCE 1940
    - QG de Rgt    4 MkVI B/C
    -3 escadrons de reconaissance
            -section QG        2 MkVI B/C , 2 carriers
            -2 sections            3 MkVI B/C
            -4 sections           10 hommes , 3 scout carriers

SOIT :
            28 MkVI B/C
            6 carriers
            36 scout carriers
            120 hommes sans compter les equipages

REGIMENT BLINDE 1940
    - QG de Rgt     4 blindés
    - Peloton de reconnaissance    9 scout cars
    - 3 escadrons blindés
            -QG                2 blindés  CS , 1 blindé  , 2 scout cars
            -4 sections    3 blindés

 SOIT :
            36 blindés
            7 blindés de cdt
            6 blindés CS
            15 scout cars

DIVISION d'INFANTERIE 1940
    -Cie QG
    -1 Rgt de Reconnaissance blindé
    -1 Bn du genie ( 2 Cies de demolition , 1 Cie de pionniers )
    -1 Bn AA ( 3 cies de 18 canons AA de 40mm tractés )
    -1 Bn AT ( 3 cies de 12 canons AT de 2 pounder )
    -3 Rgts d'artillerie ( 24 canons de 25 pounder )
    -3 Bdes d'infanterie ( de 3 bns )

DIVISION BLINDEE 1940
    -Cie QG
    -1 Bn du genie( 2 Cies de demolition , 1 Cie de pionniers )
    -1 Rgt de reconnaissance blindé
            - Escadron QG    12 scout cars , 4 armoured cars
            - 3 escadrons
                    -QG                    3 scout cars , 3 armoured cars
                    -5 sections          3 armoured cars
    -1 Bde de Support
            - 1 bn d'infanterie motorisée
            - 1 bn Antichar
            - 1 Rgt d'artillerie
            - 1 Bn AA
    -2 Bdes blindées
            - escadron QG    3 blindés , 1 ACV , 3 scout cars
            -3 Rgts blindés
            -1 Bn d'infanterie motorisée
 
 

Armoured Regiments

Armoured Units of the British Expeditionary Force consisted of mechanised Cavalry regiments and battalions of the Royal Tank Regiment. Cavalry were either organised as 'armoured car regiments', 'divisional cavalry regiments', or 'cavalry light tank regiments'. Battalions of the Royal Tank Regiment were either organised as 'armoured regiments' or as 'army tank battalions'.

Armoured Car Regiment: Organised as headquarters and three squadrons, and equipped with 38 armoured cars, each with a light machine gun and an anti-tank rifle. The total strength was about 380.

The 12th Lancers was the only armoured car regiment used in the campaign.

Cavalry Light Tank Regiment: Headquarters, a headquarters squadron and three squadrons equipped with fifty-eight light tanks, five armoured cars and personal weapons. The cruiser tank carried a 2-pounder gun. The total strength was about 575 of all ranks. The battalions of the Royal Tank Regiment shown in the list under the 1st Armoured Division were organised on this basis.

Army Tank Battalion: Organised as headquarters and three squadrons and equipped with 50 'I' tanks, seven light tanks and eight carriers. The infantry or 'I' tank was armed with a machine gun or a 2-pounder gun. Light tanks had machine guns (see above). The strength was about 590; personal weapons were pistols, nine light machine guns and nine anti-tank rifles. Battalions of the Royal Tank Regiment shown in the 1st Army Tank Brigade were organised on this basis.

Artillery

Note: All artillery was tractor-drawn.

Field Regiment: Organised as headquarters and two batteries each of twelve guns. Their armament varied. The 18-pounder gun and the 4·5 howitzer were to be superseded by a new 25-pounder gun-howitzer and until this was available 18-pounders were being converted to 25-pounders. At this time field regiments were armed either with 18-pounders and 4·5 howitzers or with converted 18/25 pounders. The strength of a field regiment was approximately 580 officers and men, and for personal weapons they had seventy-five pistols, 113 rifles, fourteen light machine guns and thirteen anti-tank rifles. It was with these personal weapons that many fought as infantry in the last few days of the withdrawal to Dunkirk.

Medium Regiment: Consisted of headquarters and two batteries, each of either 6-inch howitzers or eight 60-pounder guns. The new 4·5/60-pounders were just coming into production. The strength was about 650 of all ranks, armed with sixty-eight pistols, 117 rifles, ten light machine guns and nine anti-tank rifles.

Heavy Regiment: Headquarters and four batteries. Each regiment had four 6-inch guns and either twelve 8-inch or twelve 9·2 howitzers. The strength of a heavy regiment was about 700 all ranks, with fifty-three pistols, 205 rifles, ten light machine guns and seventeen anti-tank rifles.

Anti-Aircraft Regiment: Headquarters and three or four batteries, each of eight 3·7 anti-aircraft guns. Personal weapons were pistols, rifles, light machine guns and anti-tank rifles.

Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment: Headquarters and three or four batteries, each of twelve (Bofors) 40-mm. light anti-aircraft guns. Personal weapons were similar to those of an anti-aircraft regiment. The Bofors gun could be set for automatic fire and was capable of firing 120 2-pound shells a minute for a normal range of up to 1,500 yards.

Light Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Regiment: Planned to consist of headquarters and four batteries, i.e. two batteries each of twelve 40-mm. light anti-aircraft guns and two batteries of twelve 2-pounder anti-tank guns. The only regiment which went to France (with the 1st Armoured Division), was, however, short of its twenty-four anti-aircraft guns.

The strength of a regiment was about 740, with ninety-six pistols, 168 rifles, sixteen anti-tank rifles and thirty-eight light machine guns as personal weapons.

Infantry

Infantry Battalion: An infantry battalion had a total strength of approximately 780 organised in battalion headquarters, headquarters company and four rifle companies. Its main armament was 734 rifles, fifty light machine guns, two 3-inch mortars, twelve 2-inch mortars and twenty two anti-tank rifles. It had ten carriers.

Machine-Gun Battalion: Headquarters, headquarters company and four machine-gun companies, each armed with twelve machine-guns. These were the Vickers ·303, firing belt ammunition. In addition to these forty-eight machine guns the battalion had, as personal weapons, 175 pistols, 559 rifles and eighteen light machine guns. The full strength was about 740.

Motor-Cycle Battalion: Organised as headquarters, a headquarters company and three motor-cycle companies and equipped with eleven scout cars, ninety-nine motor-cycle combinations (side-car) and forty-three motor-cycles. The battalion, about 550 strong, was armed with forty-three light machine guns, seventeen anti-tank rifles and nine 2-inch mortars, and had as personal weapons 227 pistols and 355 rifles.