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	Armored signal company	Combat com-mand	CIC detach-ment
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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