Chasseurs Ardennais Divisions

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1 Chasseurs Ardennais Divisions BATTLE GROUP 1 st Chasseur Ardennais Division Group K x1 er BE-P08 1 st Chasseurs Regiment 2 nd Chasseurs Regiment 3 rd Chasseurs Regiment 02 1./ 19 th Eng Bn 06 A/A Plt (mot) x 2 Twin A/A MG Type unknown X Unknown? General Fire Support Element IV Group AR 19 (mot) General Fire Support Element II Group AR 17 (mot)

2 BATTLE GROUP 02 Chasseurs Regiment x1 er BE-P08 BATTLE GROUP 02 I Cyclist Battalion BATTLE GROUP 02 II Cyclist Battalion BATTLE GROUP 02 III Cyclist Battalion / Motor Cyclist Coy Manoeuvre Element / SP A/Tk Coy (a) (a) Two companies in the 2 nd Regt. BATTLE GROUP 02 Cyclist battalion x1 er BE-P08 1. Mixed Cyclist Coy ME-01c 2. Mixed Cyclist Coy 3. Mixed Cyclist Coy ME-01a ME-01a

3 -01c Cyclist Company x1 er BE-P / Pioneer Company x1 er BE-P08 x6 Chasseurs BE-P20 (a) X3 DBT Launcher BE-P11 x2 Hotchkiss Machine Guns BE-P18 x12 Bicycles GN-01 x12 Engineers x3 Med Truck BE-P29 BE-P28 (a) Actual organisation was x3 platoons of x2 combat groups each combat group had x2 LMG s with 15 men total., but no definite organisation. However there is an ORBAT for cavalry M/C Sqns which have two LMG;s and approx same number of men. 2 FM squads each of 1 m/c + s and 3 men and 1 m/c + s 2 men and 1 LMG. 1 FG squad with 1 m/c + s and 3 men and 2 m/c with 2 men each. 1 DBT squad with 4 m/c with 1 NCO and 4 men And 4 m/c +s with 3 men and 1 DBT each. 03 Motor Cyclist Company x1 er BE-P08 x9 Chasseur BE-P20 x9 Motor Cycle BE-P19 x1 T15 BE-P01 Manoeuvre Element 04 SP A/Tk Coy x1 T13 B1 BE-P16 x3 T13 B1 BE-P16 Can be broken down into x4 individual Manoeuvre Elements. Usually they were attached by section (x1 model) to boost rifle companies. (a) Can be broken down into x3 platoon groups of x3 Infantry.

4 AR 19 (-) IV/ 105mm GP Groupe (Maj H Coulon) x1 er BE-P08 x2 Forward Observer x2 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x2 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-P29 10th Medium Battery x1 er x1 Forward Observer BE-P08 x1 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x1 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-29 x2 105mm Ob GP BE-P24 x2 Latil A Truck no card 11 th Medium Battery 12 th Medium Battery

5 AR 17 (-) II/ 75mm GP III Groupe (Capt er Bertrand) x1 er BE-P08 x2 Forward Observer x2 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x2 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-P29 4th Light Battery x1 er x1 Forward Observer BE-P08 x1 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x1 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-29 x2 75mm GP BE-P13 x2 Latil A Truck no card 5 th Light Battery 6 th Light Battery

6 BATTLE GROUP 2nd Chasseur Ardennais Division (1 st Reserve Army) Regiments only have 1x Cyclist Bn other two on foot. x1 er BE-P08 4th Chasseurs Regiment 5th Chasseurs Regiment 6th Chasseurs Regiment 02 2./ 19 th Eng Bn 06 A/A Plt (mot) x 2 Twin A/A (Type unknown) X Unknown? General Fire Support Element VII Corps Artillery Group (a)

7 Chasseur Regiment x1 er BE-P08 BATTLE GROUP 02a I Cyclist Battalion BATTLE GROUP 02b II Fusilier Battalion BATTLE GROUP 02b III Fusilier Battalion x2 47mm FRC M31 BE-P04 x2 Vickers Utility BE-P23 Direct Fire Support 2x 76mm FRC BE-P06 x2 Vickers Utility BE-P23 BATTLE GROUP 02a I Chasseur Battalion x1 er BE-P08 BATTLE GROUP 02b II & III Chasseur Battalions x1 er BE-P08 1. Cyclist Coy ME-01b 1. Fusilier Coy ME-01c 2. Cyclist Coy ME-01b 2. Fusilier Coy ME-01c 3. Cyclist Coy ME-01b 3. Fusilier Coy ME-01c

8 -01c Fusilier Company x1 er BE-P08-01b Cyclist Company x1 er BE-P08 x6 Fusilier BE-P0 x6 Fusilier BE-P0 X3 DBT Launcher BE-P11 ATTACHMENTS x2 Hotchkiss Machine Guns BE-P18 x2 Bicycles GN-01 X3 DBT Launcher BE-P11 x2 Hotchkiss Machine Guns BE-P18 x12 Bicycles GN / Pioneer Company x1 er BE-P08 x12 Engineers x3 Horse Drawn wagon BE-P28 FR-20

9 I/ 75mm GP Groupe x1 er x2 Forward Observer BE-P08 x2 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x2 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-P29 1st Light Battery x1 er x1 Forward Observer BE-P08 x1 A/A Machine Guns BE-P07 x1 Lt Chevrolet truck use BE-29 x2 Horse Limber use BE-P21 2 nd Light Battery 3 rd Light Battery