differences between commonwealth and american divisions.

4th wilts · 30-04-2008, 02:51 PM

what were the main differences between armoured and infantry divisions .tanks,artillery, and other wepeons.this has always fascinated me.any thoughts from yourselves and info would be great,thanks.lee.

4th wilts · 01-05-2008, 12:33 PM

i belive american inf divs used 3btns of 105mm howitzers,and 1btn of 155mm howitzers.i do not know how many guns were used in each btn however.i know british inf divs had 48 25pdr gun/howitzers.can anyone hellp me out without googling or wiki.lee.

Slipdigit · 01-05-2008, 12:40 PM

Number of FA battalions correct Lee.

12 guns per battalion

4th wilts · 01-05-2008, 01:02 PM

thankyou jeff,i believe a u.s inf div fielded 3inf regts,with each regt fielding 3 inf batns,but apart from this,i know little of any other units fielded by a u.s inf div,any help would be grea.yours,lee

Slipdigit · 01-05-2008, 10:29 PM

Lee,

Below is a good page showing the organizational chart of the 100th Infantry Divison and is typical of all US infantry divisions from 1944 on. Special units were added as needed, especially Tank/Tank Destroyer Battalions and Automatic AA Weapons battalions. These additions were more common in the ETO than the PTO. As a result of this added battalions, US infantry divisions late in the war often had more armor than did a German panzer division and upped the number of men in the infantry division to around 20,000 men.

100th Division
Click on formations on the page to show details

Here is another page
United States Army Divisional Organisations

Back the previous page to it's home page
Battalion Organisation During WWII

4th wilts · 02-05-2008, 03:24 PM

thanks very much jeff,it seems i got all my eggs in one basket.cheers,lee.

30-04-2008, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,043	differences between commonwealth and american divisions. what were the main differences between armoured and infantry divisions .tanks,artillery, and other wepeons.this has always fascinated me.any thoughts from yourselves and info would be great,thanks.lee.

01-05-2008, 12:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,609	Number of FA battalions correct Lee. 12 guns per battalion __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

01-05-2008, 10:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods Posts: 1,609	Lee, Below is a good page showing the organizational chart of the 100th Infantry Divison and is typical of all US infantry divisions from 1944 on. Special units were added as needed, especially Tank/Tank Destroyer Battalions and Automatic AA Weapons battalions. These additions were more common in the ETO than the PTO. As a result of this added battalions, US infantry divisions late in the war often had more armor than did a German panzer division and upped the number of men in the infantry division to around 20,000 men. 100th Division Click on formations on the page to show details Here is another page United States Army Divisional Organisations Back the previous page to it's home page Battalion Organisation During WWII __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag * Last edited by Slipdigit; 01-05-2008 at 10:40 PM.

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01-05-2008, 12:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,043	i belive american inf divs used 3btns of 105mm howitzers,and 1btn of 155mm howitzers.i do not know how many guns were used in each btn however.i know british inf divs had 48 25pdr gun/howitzers.can anyone hellp me out without googling or wiki.lee.

01-05-2008, 01:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,043	thankyou jeff,i believe a u.s inf div fielded 3inf regts,with each regt fielding 3 inf batns,but apart from this,i know little of any other units fielded by a u.s inf div,any help would be grea.yours,lee

02-05-2008, 03:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,043	thanks very much jeff,it seems i got all my eggs in one basket.cheers,lee.

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