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Armored Division
1 March 1942
 
Armored Division
 
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Armored Divisions
1 March 1942 to 15 September 1943
Known as the 'heavy' armored divisional organization.
All but two (2nd and 3rd) were converted after September 1943 to the new 'light' organization.
Division
  date raised
Armored
Regiment
Armored
Infantry
Regiment
Field
Artillery
Battalion
Armored
Recon
Battalion
Armored
Engineer
Battalion
QM Supply
Battalion
Maintenance
Battalion
Armored
Medical
Battalion
Armored
Signal
Company
1 Armored       
  15.07.40       
1       
13       
6        27       
68       
91       
81        16        13        19        47        141       
2 Armored       
  15.07.40       
66       
67       
41        14       
78       
92       
82        17        16        17        48        142       
3 Armored       
  15.04.41       
32       
33       
36        54       
67       
391       
83        23        15        18        45        143       
4 Armored       
  15.04.41       
35       
37       
51        22       
66       
94       
84        24        18        20        46        144       
5 Armored       
  01.10.41       
34       
81       
46        47       
71       
95       
85        22        19        21        75        145       
6 Armored       
  15.02.42       
68       
69       
50        128       
212       
231       
86        25        6        6        76        146       
7 Armored       
  01.03.42       
31       
40       
48        434       
440       
489       
87        33        7        7        77        147       
8 Armored       
  01.04.42       
36       
80       
49        398       
399       
405       
88        53        8        8        78        148       
9 Armored       
  15.07.42       
2       
14       
52        3       
16       
73       
89        9        9        9        2        149       
10 Armored       
  15.07.42       
3       
11       
54        419       
420       
423       
90        55        10        10        80        150       
11 Armored       
  15.08.42       
41       
42       
55        490       
491       
492       
41        56        11        11        81        151       
12 Armored       
  15.09.42       
43       
44       
56        493       
494       
495       
92        119        12        12        82        152       
13 Armored       
  15.10.42       
45       
46       
59        496       
497       
498       
93        124        13        13        83        153       
14 Armored       
  15.11.42       
47       
48       
62        499       
500       
501       
94        125        14        14        84        154       
16 Armored       
  15.07.43       
5       
16       
476        391       
396       
397       
23        216        16        16        216        156       
20 Armored       
  15.03.43       
9       
20       
480        412       
413       
414       
33        220        20        20        220        160       
 
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