Battalion Organisation
during the
Second World War
An enthusiasts' site devoted to the various small unit organisations deployed by the major combatants during World War Two.
Full Site Map now added
The links below lead to a section devoted to the Army indicated. Each section contains an examination of the officially authorised Battalion structures for the Infantry, Motorised and Airborne formations deployed, plus some specialist units. There is also a brief look at the Divisional formations in which they served.
The British Army Infantry, Motor, Parachute and Air Landing Battalion, and Army Commando
Commonwealth Armies Infantry Battalions of the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand armies.
The United States Army Infantry, Armored Infantry, Parachute, Glider and Ranger Battalion
The United States Marines (Expanded and revised) D, E, F and G Series Marine Battalion, Marine Raider and Marine Parachute Battalions
The Red Army Rifle Battalion, Reduced Strength Rifle Battalions, Ski and Motor Battalion
The German Army Infantry, Grenadier, Panzer Grenadier, Parachute and Volks Grenadier Battalion
The Japanese Army Standard Infantry Battalion, Strengthened Infantry Battalion and Island Warfare Battalion
The Italian Army Infantry Battalion only
Example TOE British, Commonwealth, United States, Russian and German units
The Example TOE section offers a detailed description of selected Battalion and Company units discussed in the Army pages.
Armoured Units British Regiments, United States, Russian and German Battalions
The Armoured section chronicles the ever changing organisation of World War Two Tank Battalions.
Armoured Reconnaissance British Reconnaissance and Armoured Car Regiments, United States Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons and Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
A look at the armoured reconnaissance units of World War Two.
Infantry Tactics of World War Two
The tactics section attempts to analyse just how the men and weapons chronicled in these pages operated in combat.
Infantry Weapons of World War Two
The Infantry Weapons section contains technical descriptions and photographs, some contemporary, of the small arms and support weapons used by the Battalions covered.
Please take a look at the introduction and overview pages as they help to put the descriptions in their proper perspective.
The Rag Bag is intended to provide a home for various topics I want to cover but that do not fit into the other sections.
A page of shameful self-promotion...
A list of useful books and links to web sources, as well as sources used in compiling this website.
I hope you enjoy the site.
Site first published October 2000 at www.stormpages.com/garyjkennedy/ (now deleted)