British 2nd Army, Autumn 1944

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British 2nd Army, Autumn 1944

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Post by Thomhasj » 23 Nov 2003, 01:04

Hello!

Can someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me a detailed orbat (until divisional level) of the British 2nd Army in authumn 1944 (August - November 1944)...

Thank you VERY VERY much in forward!!

Greetings,

Thomhasj


PS: And if you're busy with the British 2nd Army, could you also include one of the Canadian 1st Army :)
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Post by Andy H » 23 Nov 2003, 13:39

Please find listed below the Corps troops for British 2nd Army as of September 1st 1944.

I Corps (Lt Gen Crocker)
The Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)
62nd At-Tk Regt, Royal Artillery (RA)
102nd Light AA Regimnet, RA
9th Survey Regiment, RA
I Corps Engineers, Royal Engineers (RE)
I Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (RCS)
16th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corp (RAMC)
32nd Casualty Clearing Station

VII Corps (Lt gEN O'Connor)
2nd Household Cavalry Regiment RAC
63rd At-Tk Regiment RA
92nd At-Tk Regiment RA
121st Light AA Regiment RA
10th Survey Regiment RA
VII Corps Engineers RE
VII Corps Signals RCS
33rd & 34th Casualty Clearing Stations RAMC

XII Corps (Lt.Gen Ritchie)
1st Royal Dragoons RAC
86th At-Tk Regiment RA
112th Light AA Regiment RA
7th Survey Regiment RA
XII Corps Engineers RE
XII Corps Signals RCS
23rd & 24th Casualty Clearing Stations RAMC

XXX Corps (Lt.Gen Horrocks)
11th Hussars RAC
73rd At-Tk Regiment RA
27th Light AA Regiment RA
4th Survey Regiment RA
XXX Corps Engineers RE
XXX Corps Signals RCS
3rd & 10th Casualty Clearing Stations RAMC

1st Canadian Army (Lt.Gen Crerar)
II Canadian Corps
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
2nd & 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions
4th Canadian Armoured Division

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Post by Musashi » 23 Nov 2003, 14:19

Andy H wrote: 1st Canadian Army (Lt.Gen Crerar)
II Canadian Corps
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
2nd & 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions
4th Canadian Armoured Division
also 1st Polish Armoured Division :)
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Post by Andy H » 23 Nov 2003, 21:27

Thanks for that Musashi

Also ommitted that 1st Airborne Corps was attached to the 2nd Army (Briefly).

Other Allied formations attached to 2nd Army were:-
1st Polish Parachute Brigade
1st Belgian Brigade
Czech Armoured Brigade
Royal Netherland (Princess Irene) Brigade

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Post by Thomhasj » 25 Nov 2003, 19:26

1st Polish Parachute Brigade?? I thought that was part of the 1st Allied Airlanding Army (General Lewis H. Brereton). What's with that?
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Post by Dr Mick » 09 Jul 2004, 18:22

See link below for the infantry brigades, also shoulder badges, insignias etc.

http://britmods.freehosting.net/cmbrit.htm
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