Active division 's 20mm AA gun depolyment 1940

[Kelvin]

Hello, everyone

French 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 36, 42 and 43e infantry divisions were authorized to have twelve 20mm AA guns after Polish campaign, I would like to know actual equipment status of these ten divisions in 20 mm AA, did all these divisions had a full complement of twelve 20mm Antiaircraft guns on 10th May 1940 ?

[Loïc]

hello Kelvin

all but the 42e DI had their full equipment in 20mm

the 42e DI had only 3

Pierre-François Aujas GBM 126

[Kelvin]

hello Kelvin

all but the 42e DI had their full equipment in 20mm

the 42e DI had only 3

Pierre-François Aujas GBM 126

HI, Loic, thank for your help. Did any division I mentioned had more than twelve guns ? Thank 12 Guns really not enough for the whole division.

[Loïc]

hello

none of these Divisions, only the 15e DI had 13 pieces

[Kelvin]

Hi,Loic, thank but you mean 15e DIM ? right Lee Sharp book mentions all 7 DIM had 12 x 20mm gun, not correct ? Thank

[Loïc]

hello

that is the same division, for the rest correct but the 15e DIM had one Oerlikon more

[Kelvin]

hello

that is the same division, for the rest correct but the 15e DIM had one Oerlikon more

Hi, Loic, thank for your help. Let me suppose that all A class division not yet received Orelikon before 10th May 1940 ? Thank

[Loïc]

hello

indeed, only the 17 metropolitan active Infantry Divisions mentionned above
the 1ère 3e DIC 1st Moroccan 2e 3e 4e DINA had also their full 12 Oerlikon equipment

[Kelvin]

Hello, Loic, thank for your help.

[Carl Schwamberger]

Merci & thanks from me as well.

[Paul_Atreides]

HI, Loic, thank for your help. Did any division I mentioned had more than twelve guns ? Thank 12 Guns really not enough for the whole division.

What about German infantry divisions that have no one AA gun?

[Kelvin]

German first wave division seemed have 12 x 2cm Flak in PzJg.Abt. But I think not all of them in other waves had that weapon.

[Paul_Atreides]

No, after the Polish campaign flak companies were excluded from any infantry divisions.

[Kelvin]

Hi, Paul, thank