031-8A XIII Corps HQ FSO

031-UKC5 XIII Corps HQ CSO Jan 2020 (Chinese Orange/Black Bases)

XIII Corps

Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks Comd staff car (C3,Reg,Lad), Ammo/POL Truck (L3,Reg,Ld), Ambulance (L3,Reg,Noncombatant), Workshop Truck (L3,Reg,Lad)

• 4th/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (one troop) Marmon-Herrington armoured car (R1,Vet,Lad)

• 578th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers Sapper base (E1,Reg,MaLd)

• 576th Corps Fd Park Coy, RE Low Loader or Truck (E3,Reg,Ld)

• XIII Corps Signals Signals Truck (C3,Reg,Ld)

(BOX 045:) XIII Corps “Desert Rats” Pocket Orbat/FSO (Jul 2019)

XIII Corps

Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks Comd staff car, Dorchester, Ammo/POL/Wksp Truck , Ambulance, Universal Carrier + 6pdr, Morris Limber + 40mm Bofors AA, Sapper

50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

Major-General John Nichols Infantry HQ, Quad FAT + 25pdr, Carrier + 2pdr

1st Greek Infantry Brigade, Colonel Pausanias Katsotas Infantry

151st Infantry Brigade (attached to 2nd New Zealand Division 29 October to 3 November), Brigadier Joscelyn E.S. Percy  Infantry

69th Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Edward C. Cooke-Collis Infantry

2nd Free French Brigade Group (under command), 5th Battalion de Marche Infantry

44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division, Major-General Ivor T.P.Hughes Infantry, Infantry MMG stand , Quad FAT + 25pdr, 2pdr Portee , Sapper

131st Infantry Brigade, Brigadier William Donovan Stamer Infantry

132nd (Kent) Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Lashmer Whistler Infantry

7th Armoured Division

Major-General John Harding Comd Stuart, Daimler A/C , Morris CS9 A/C, Humber A/C , Dingo lt recce car , Quad FAT + 25pdr, Sapper base , Infantry in Carrier + 6pdr Atk, Wksp/log

4th Light Armoured Brigade, Brigadier Marcus G. Roddick M3 Stuart Tank

22nd Armoured Brigade, Brigadier George “Pip” Roberts M3 Grant Tank

Free French by YesthatPhil (CSO)

1st Free French Brigade Group (under command), Brigadier Marie Pierre Koenig Infantry , Conus 75mm gun , Automitrailleuse Dodge Tanake

BOX 045: 7th Armd Div “Desert Rats” CSO (Mar 2018)

Reorganised on the Corps Scale Orbat (CSO) March 2018. The division still looks huge on parade.

7 Armoured Division. Corps-Scale Orbat (March 2018)

7th Armoured Division

Major-General John Harding M3 Stuart Tank (C3), Ammo Truck (L3), POL Truck (L3), Ambulance (L3), Workshop Truck (L3)

• 1st Household Cavalry Regiment Daimler armoured car (R3) +2 markers
  

• 11th Hussars [under command from 4th Armoured Brigade, in reserve] Morris CS9 armoured car (R3)+2 markers

• 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry [under command from 8th Armoured Div] Humber A/C (R3) +2 markers

• 44th Reconnaissance Regiment (under comd from 44th Inf Div)Universal Carrier or Dingo lt recce car (R3) +2 markers
  

• 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Universal Carrier limber (S3), 37mm Bofors Atk Gun (S3) (or 2pdr/6pdr, may be portee)

• 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)

• 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)

• 65th (Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Universal Carrier (L3), 2pdr (S3) (or 6pdr later)

• 15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Morris Limber (s3), 40mm Bofors AA (s3) (or portee)

• 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers Sapper base (E1)

• 21st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers Sapper base (E1)

• 143rd Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers Truck (L3)

• 7th Armoured Division Signals Dorchester ACV  or Bedford QLR (C3)

4th Light Armoured Brigade

Brigadier Marcus G. Roddick M3 Stuart Tank (C3)

57 (2) Stuart, 14 (1) Grant = 71 tanks and 9 armoured cars

• Royal Scots Greys M3 Stuart Tank (F3)

• 4th/8th Hussars M3 Grant Tank (F3)

• 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Infantry in 15cwt truck (F3)  + 2pdr Atk (S3)

22nd Armoured Brigade

Brigadier George “Pip” Roberts M3 Stuart Tank (C3)

57 (2) Grant, 50 (2) Crusader, 19 (1) Stuart = 126 tanks

• 1st Royal Tank Regiment M3 Grant Tank (C3)

• 5th Royal Tank Regiment M3 Grant Tank (C3)

• 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) Crusader MkII Tank (C3), Crusader MkII Tank (F3)

• 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade Infantry in 15cwt truck (F3)  + 2pdr Atk (S3)

1st Free French Brigade Group (under command)

Brigadier Marie Pierre Koenig Comd Jeep (C3)

• 1st Battalion, Foreign Legion Infantry stand (F3)

• 2nd Battalion, Foreign Legion Infantry stand (F3)

• 3rd Battalion, Pacific Marine Infantry Infantry stand (F3)

• 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (attached) Quad limber (S3), 25pdr (S3)

• 1st Free French Artillery Regiment Renault limber (S3), 75mm gun (S3)

• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Company, 1st Marine Fusiliers

• 2nd Free French Anti-Tank Company

• 22nd North African Anti-Tank Company Fordson WOt2 25mm CLA portee (S2)

• 1st Field Company, Free French Engineers Sapper base (E1)

with (under command)

• 1st Free French Flying Column Automitrailleuse Dodge ‘Tanake'(F2),

• Armoured Car Squadron and Portee troop, 1st Marocco Spahis Portee 75mm M1897 or ‘Conus gun’ SPG (S3)

• 1st Free French Tank Company Crusader III Tank (S1)

• Anti-Aircraft troop, 1st Battalion, Foreign Legion ?25 mm CA mle 39 towed/portee (S3)

BOX 045 :  British 8th/14th  Army  Divisional Group (May 2015)

Orbat: Cavalry regiment, Infantry tank regiment, Highland brigade, Indian brigade, UK brigade, 3 Royal Artillery regiments, Royal Engineer battalion,

2 Marmon Herrington armoured cars, 2 Vickers Mk VI tanks, 2 Matilda II tanks, Stuart tank, Signal Truck, REME workshop truck

2 RA 25pdr field guns and CMP truck limbers

4 RA 2pdr anti-tank guns,  and limbers

RA 18pdr field artillery gun, RA 6pdr anti-tank gun

3 15cwt trucks, 3 Universal Carriers, 12 motor infantry bases

Brigadier in Jeep, 3 battalion commanders, 3 MMG, 3 mortars, 9 rifles

GMC Tipper truck, 2 Royal Engineer bases