World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 07.03.2005

Belgian Army In cooperation with Renaud Delhaye Mobilized Organization Active Infantry Division 10 May 1940

     

Active Infantry Divisions
Division    Headquarters	Infantry	Artillery	Engineer Battalion	Other Units	Notes
1 Infantry    Hasselt	3 Infantry Regiment 4 Infantry Regiment 24 Infantry Regiment	1 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)    – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm)	1	1
2 Infantry    Liege	5 Infantry Regiment 6 Infantry Regiment 28 Infantry Regiment	2 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)    – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm)	11	2
3 Infantry    Liege	1 Infantry Regiment 12 Infantry Regiment 25 Infantry Regiment	3 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)    – Trench Mortar Battery (70mm)	3	3
4 Infantry    Hoeselt	7 Infantry Regiment 11 Infantry Regiment 15 Infantry Regiment	8 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	4	4
5 Infantry    Brussels	1 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment 2 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment 4 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment	11 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	5	5	[1]
6 Infantry    Diest	1 Grenadiers Regiment 1 Carabiniers Regiment 9 Infantry Regiment	6 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	7	6	[1]
7 Infantry    Tongeren	2 Grenadiers Regiment 2 Carabiniers Regiment 18 Infantry Regiment	20 Artillery Regiment (mot)    – 2 Battalions (75mm)    – 2 Battalions (105mm)	6	7	[2]
8 Infantry    Namur	13 Infantry Regiment 19 Infantry Regiment 21 Infantry Regiment	5 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	10	8
9 Infantry    Heist-op-den-Berg	8 Infantry Regiment 16 Infantry Regiment 17 Infantry Regiment	4 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	9	9
10 Infantry    Meerbleek	3 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment 5 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment 6 Chasseurs a Pied/Jagers te Voet Regiment	10 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	18	10
11 Infantry    Leopoldsburg	14 Infantry Regiment 20 Infantry Regiment 29 Infantry Regiment	9 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	8	11
12 Infantry    Wijnegem	2 Infantry Regiment 22 Infantry Regiment 23 Infantry Regiment	7 Artillery Regiment    – 3 Battalions (75/77mm)    – 1 Battalion (105mm)	2	12	[3]

[1]	No T-13 Company, instead a second motorized 47mm antitank company.
[2]	Officially, the artillery of 7th Division was the 12th Artillery Regiment. But this unit was sent to the 2nd Chasseur Ardennes Division. In return, the 7th Division received the 20th Artillery Regiment (the Chasseur Ardennes artillery unit), which was fully motorized.
[3]	No T-13 Company.