Battle of Belgium Order of Battle

The Battle of Belgium Order of Battle is the list of all military units involved in the Battle of Belgium which are the Allied Forces (Belgium, France, and Britain) and the German Forces.

Allied Armed Forces

Belgian Air Service

The Belgian Air Service (Aéronautique Militaire Belge) is comprised of three main regiments.

• 1er Régiment d'Aéronautique (1st Air Regiment: Observation & Army cooperation aircraft)
  • 1er Groupe (Fairey Fox)
  • 2e Groupe
  • 3e Groupe
  • 4e Groupe
  • 5e Groupe (Renard R.31)
  • 6e Groupe
• 2e Régiment d'Aéronautique (2nd Air Regiment: Fighter aircraft)
  • 1er Groupe (Gloster Gladiator & Hawker Hurricane)
  • 2e Groupe (Fiat CR.42)
  • 3e Groupe (Fairey Fox)
• 3e Régiment d'Aéronautique (3rd Air Regiment: Reconnaissance & Bomber aircraft)
  • 1er Groupe (Fairey Fox)
  • 2e Groupe (Fairey Battle & Fox)

The Aéronautique Militaire Belge was reinforced by the RAF:

• RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (Air Vice-Marshal P H L Playfair)
• No. 14 Group RAF (Group Captain P.F. Fullard)

Belgian Army

The Belgian Army's strength extends to seven corps:

• I Corps
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • 7th Infantry Division
• II Corps
  • 6th Infantry Division
  • 11th Infantry Division
  • 14th Infantry Division
• III Corps
  • 1st Chasseurs Ardennias
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
• IV Corps
  • 9th Infantry Division
  • 15th Infantry Division
  • 18th Infantry Division
• V Corps
  • 12th Infantry Division
  • 13th Infantry Division
  • 17th Infantry Division
• VI Corps
  • 5th Infantry Division
  • 10th Infantry Division
  • 16th Infantry Division
• VII Corps
  • 8th Infantry Division
  • 2nd Chasseurs Ardennias

• Cavalry Corps
  • 1st Cavalry Division
  • 2nd Cavalry Division

Cavalry

• Brussels Cavalry Corps - which has the following:

Corps Staff

• First and Second Cavalry Divisions, both are partially motorized. Each have three mixed cavalry regiments each have a Horse Cavalry Battalion, Motorcycle Battalion, an armored car squadron, and a training squadron.
• Corps Artillery Regiment
• Bicycle Pioneer Battalion

Ardennes

• Chasseurs Ardennias - 1st and 2nd battalion are both partially motorized.

French First Army Group

• First Army
  • Cavalry Corps
    • 2nd Light Mechanized Division
    • 3rd Light Mechanized Division
  • 3rd Corps
    • 1st Moroccan Infantry Division
    • 2nd North African Infantry Division
  • 4th Corps
    • 32nd Infantry Division
  • 5th Corps
    • 5th North African Infantry Division
    • 101st Infantry Division
  • Belgian VII Corps
    • 2nd Chasseurs Ardennias
    • 8th Infantry Division
• Second Army
  • Direct Reporting:
    • 2nd Light Cavalry Division
    • 5th Light Cavalry Division
    • 1st Cavalry Brigade
  • 10th Corps
    • 3rd North African Infantry Division
    • 5th Light Cavalry Division
    • 55th Infantry Division
    • 71st Infantry Division
  • 18th Corps
    • 1st Colonial Infantry Division
    • 41st Infantry Division
• Seventh Army
• Ninth Army