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Belgian Armed Forces
Mobilized Organization
Infantry Division, Active
10 May 1940
Infantry Division, Active
 
Symbols Glossary Ranks
 
Infantry Divisions, Active
Division
   Commander
   Headquarters
Infantry Artillery Engineer
Battalion
Other
Units
Notes
  1 Infantry
   MG   Michiels
   Hasselt
  3 Infantry Regiment
  4 Infantry Regiment
24 Infantry Regiment
  1 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm van Deuren)
  1   1  
  2 Infantry
   LTG   Colpin
   Liege
  5 Infantry Regiment
  6 Infantry Regiment
28 Infantry Regiment
  2 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm van Deuren)  
12   2 [1]
  3 Infantry
   LTG   Lozet
   Liege
  1 Infantry Regiment
12 Infantry Regiment
25 Infantry Regiment
  3 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm van Deuren)
  3   3  
  4 Infantry
   LTG   de Grave  
   Hoeselt
  7 Infantry Regiment
11 Infantry Regiment
15 Infantry Regiment
  8 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  8   4  
  5 Infantry
   LTG   Spinette
   Brussels
  1 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment  
  2 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment
  4 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment  
11 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  5   5 [2]
  6 Infantry
   LTG   Janssens
   Diest
  1 Grenadiers Regiment
  1 Carabiniers Regiment
  9 Infantry Regiment
  6 Artillery Regiment
  – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 GP)
  – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – III Battalion (75mm field guns C75 TR)
  – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)
  7   6 [3]
[1]  The 12th Engineer Battalion was at Nijvel, detached to the VIth Corps.
[2]  No T-13 Company, instead a second motorized 47mm antitank company.
  IV/2nd Army Artillery Battalion attached from IInd Army Corps.
[3]  No T-13 Company, instead a second motorized 47mm antitank company.
 
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