World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 01.05.2004

Belgian Armed Forces
Mobilized Organization

Infantry Division, 1st Reserve
10 May 1940

Infantry Division, 1st Reserve
Division    Commander    Headquarters	Infantry	Artillery	Engineer Battalion	Other Units	Notes
7 Infantry    MG   van Trooyen    Tongeren	2 Grenadiers Regiment   2 Carabiniers Regiment 18 Infantry Regiment	20 Artillery Regiment (mot)   – I Battalion (75mm field guns C75 M34 Bofors)   – II Battalion (75mm field guns C75 M34 Bofors)   – III Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)   – IV Battalion (105mm howitzers Ob105 GP)	6	7	[1]
8 Infantry    MG   Lesaffre    Namur	13 Infantry Regiment 19 Infantry Regiment 21 Infantry Regiment	5 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)	10	8
9 Infantry    LTG   van der Hofstadt      Heist-op-den-Berg	8 Infantry Regiment 16 Infantry Regiment 17 Infantry Regiment	4 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)	9	9	[2]
10 Infantry    LTG   Leroy    Meerbleek	3 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment     5 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment   6 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment	10 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	10
11 Infantry    MG   Lebert    Leopoldsburg	14 Infantry Regiment 20 Infantry Regiment 29 Infantry Regiment	9 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)	11	11	[3]
12 Infantry    MG   de Wulf    Wijnegem	2 Infantry Regiment 22 Infantry Regiment 23 Infantry Regiment	7 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)	2	12	[4]