AGF Study, NO. 8: Reorganization of Ground Troops for Combat
Annex I
THE INFANTRY DIVISION
I.
Approved for Field Test by Secretary of War 13 August 1936 |
II. |
III.
T/O 70 and allied tables as changed to 1 June 1941 |
IV.
T/O 7 and allied tables, 1 August 1942 |
V. |
VI.
T/O 7 and allied tables, 15 July 1943 |
VII.
T/O 7 and allied tables, 24 January 1945 |
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Entire Division |
13,552 |
10,275 |
15,245 |
15,514 |
13,412 |
14,253 |
14,037 |
Division Headquarters |
61 |
66 |
102 |
169 |
133 |
158 |
166 |
Infantry |
7,416 |
6,987 |
10,020 |
9,999 |
8,919 |
9,354 |
9,204 |
Regiment (three) |
2,472 |
2,329 |
3,340 |
3,333 |
2,973 |
3,118 |
3,068 |
Hq.&Hq. Company |
|
167 |
178 |
132 |
194 |
108 |
104 |
Service Company |
|
|
152 |
132 |
112 |
114 |
111 |
Antitank Company |
|
89 |
185 |
169 |
117 |
165 |
159 |
Cannon Company |
|
|
|
123 |
|
118 |
114 |
Battalion (three) |
|
691 |
932 |
916 |
850 |
871 |
860 |
Hq.&Hq. Company |
|
68 |
52 |
139 |
112 |
126 |
121 |
Heavy Weapons Company |
|
104 |
211 |
183 |
162 |
166 |
160 |
Rifle Company (three) |
|
173 |
223 |
198 |
192 |
193 |
193 |
Field Artillery |
2,529 |
1,818 |
2,685 |
2,479 |
1,949 |
2,160 |
2,111 |
Hq.&Hq.Battery, Division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Artillery |
|
128 |
119 |
116 |
111 |
114 |
114 |
Light Artillery Battalion (three) |
|
404 |
584 |
576 |
460 |
509 |
497 |
Headquarters Battery |
|
122 |
142 |
165 |
181 |
132 |
126 |
Service Battery |
|
|
82 |
85 |
|
77 |
74 |
Firing Battery (three) |
|
94 |
120 |
111 |
93 |
100 |
99 |
Medium Artillery Battalion |
|
478 |
785 |
607 |
458 |
519 |
506 |
Headquarters Battery |
|
127 |
142 |
158 |
164 |
115 |
112 |
Service Battery |
|
|
95 |
89 |
|
77 |
76 |
Firing Battery (three) |
|
117 |
134 |
120 |
98 |
109 |
106 |
Antitank Battery |
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
Auxiliary Units |
3,149 |
1,109 |
2,004 |
2,340 |
1,993 |
2,074 |
2,046 |
Reconnaissance Troop |
210 |
|
147 |
201 |
153 |
155 |
149 |
Engineer Battalion |
518 |
175 |
634 |
745 |
647 |
647 |
620 |
Medical Battalion |
525 |
420 |
520 |
504 |
468 |
465 |
443 |
Quartermaster Company |
244 |
197 |
312 |
344 |
152 |
193 |
186 |
Ordnance Company |
105 |
|
|
|
147 |
147 |
141 |
Signal Company |
203 |
160 |
261 |
322 |
226 |
226 |
239 |
Military Police Platoon |
|
103 |
67 |
80 |
73 |
73 |
106 |
Division Headquarters Company |
210 |
54 |
63 |
144 |
69 |
110 |
104 |
Band |
29 |
|
|
|
58 |
58 |
58 |
Miscellaneous |
1,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attached Medical |
388 |
285 |
423 |
515 |
406 |
494 |
497 |
Infantry Regiment (three) |
|
|
106 |
136 |
112 |
135 |
136 |
Division Artillery |
|
|
83 |
76 |
53 |
57 |
57 |
Engineer Battalion |
|
|
14 |
23 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Quartermaster |
|
|
8 |
8 |
|
|
|
Special Troops |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
15 |
Attached Chaplain |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
Principle Armament |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rifles, cal. 30 |
6,284 |
4,509 |
6,942 |
6,233 |
6,465 |
6,518 |
6,349 |
Automatic rifles, cal. 30 |
314 |
|
375 |
567 |
243 |
243 |
405 |
Machine guns, cal. 30 |
486 |
423 |
179 |
147 |
189 |
157 |
211 |
Machine guns, cal. 50 |
56 |
|
113 |
133 |
224 |
236 |
237 |
Mortars, 60-mm. |
36 |
81 |
81 |
81 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
Mortars, 81-mm. |
36 |
18 |
36 |
57 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
Antitank rocket launchers |
|
|
|
|
504 |
557 |
558 |
Antitank guns, 37-mm. |
|
24 |
60 |
109 |
63 |
|
|
Antitank guns, 57-mm. |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
57 |
Guns, 75-mm. |
|
36 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
Howitzers, 75-mm. |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Howitzers, 75-mm., self-propelled |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
Howitzers, 105-mm. |
12 |
|
36 |
36 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
Howitzers, 105-mm., self-propelled |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
Howitzers, 155-mm. |
|
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Vehicles, all types (except boats |
1,868 |
1,249 |
1,834 |
2,149 |
1,640 |
2,012 |
2,114 |
Sources: | Col. I. "Tentative Tables of Organization Approved for Field Test by th scope="row"e Secretary of War," 13 August 1936. Copy No. 39 in McNair papers. Record Room, Army War College. |
Col. II. Appendix C to"Report of th scope="row"e Field Service Test of th scope="row"e Proposed Infantry Division," 21 March 1938. Copy in McNair papers, Record Room, Army War College. | |
Col. III. "Tables of Organization of Infantry Units, with scope="row" all changes to 1 June 1941," published by th scope="row"e Infantry Journal, Washington, D. C. | |
Col. IV. Tables of Organization published by th scope="row"e War Department. | |
Col. V. Published tables of Organization for component units of th scope="row"e Division; unpublished consolidated table of organization for th scope="row"e Division, mimeographed copy in Organization Division, Requirements Section, Headquarters, Army Ground Forces. | |
Col. VI and VII. Tables of Organization published by th scope="row"e War Department. |
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