Component Elements of the
Armored Divisions in World War II

Armored division Armored infantry battalions Tank battalions Division artillery
Armored field artillery battalions		 Cavalry recon-naisance squadron Armored engineer battalion Armored medical battalion Armored ordnance battalion Airborne signal company Combat com-mand CIC detach-men
1 6 11 14 1 4 13 27 68 91 81 16 47 123 141 A-B-R 501
2 *41 *63 *67 -- -- -- 14 78 92 82 17 48 2 142 A-B-R 502
3 *32 *33 *36 -- -- -- 54 67 391 83 23 45 3 143 A-B-R 503
4 10 51 53 8 35 37 22 66 94 25 24 4 126 144 A-B-R 504
5 15 46 47 10 34 81 47 71 95 85 22 75 127 145 A-B-R 505
6 9 44 50 15 68 69 128 212 231 86 25 76 128 146 A-B-R 506
7 23 38 48 17 31 40 434 440 489 87 33 77 129 147 A-B-R 507
8 7 49 58 18 36 80 398 399 405 88 53 78 130 148 A-B-R 508
9 27 52 60 2 14 19 3 16 73 89 9 2 131 149 A-B-R 509
10 20 54 61 3 11 21 419 420 423 90 55 80 132 150 A-B-R 510
11 21 55 63 22 41 42 490 491 492 41 56 81 133 151 A-B-R 511
12 17 56 66 23 43 714 493 494 495 92 119 82 134 152 A-B-R 512
13 16 59 67 24 45 46 496 497 498 93 124 83 135 153 A-B-R 513
14 19 62 68 25 47 48 499 500 501 94 125 84 136 154 A-B-R 514
16 18 64 69 5 16 26 393 396 397 23 216 216 137 156 A-B-R 516
20 8 65 70 9 20 27 412 413 414 30 220 220 138 160 A-B-R 520

*These units were armored regiments during World War II since the 2d and 3d Armored Divisions were not reorganized, as were the others, on 15 Sept. 1943.

[Nota Bene: This information, current as of October 1948, is reproduced from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. 510-592.]

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