World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 01.05.04

United States Army Authorized Organization 1942 Armored Division

     

Armored Divisions 1 March 1942 to 15 September 1943 Known as the "Heavy" armored divisional organization. All but two (2nd and 3rd) were converted after September 1943 to the new "light" organization.
Division   date raised	Armored Regiment	Armored Infantry Regiment	Field Artillery Battalion	Armored Recon Battalion	Armored Engineer Battalion	QM Supply Battalion	Ordnance Maintenance Battalion	Armored Medical Battalion	Armored Signal Company
1 Armored   15.07.40	1 13	6	27 68 91	81	16	13	?	47	141
2 Armored   15.07.40	66 67	41	14 78 92	82	17	14	?	48	142
3 Armored   15.04.41	32 33	36	54 67 391	83	23	15	?	45	143
4 Armored   15.04.41	35 37	51	22 66 94	84	24	18	?	46	144
5 Armored   01.10.41	34 81	46	47 71 95	85	22	19	?	75	145
6 Armored   15.02.42	68 69	50	128 212 231	86	25	?	?	76	146
7 Armored   01.03.42	31 40	48	434 440 489	87	33	?	?	77	147
8 Armored   01.04.42	36 80	49	398 399 405	88	53	?	?	78	148
9 Armored   15.07.42	2 14	52	3 16 73	89	9	?	?	2	149
10 Armored   15.07.42	3 11	54	419 420 423	90	55	?	?	80	150
11 Armored   15.08.42	41 42	55	490 491 492	41	56	?	?	81	151
12 Armored   15.09.42	43 44	56	493 494 495	92	119	?	?	82	152
13 Armored   15.10.42	45 46	59	496 497 498	93	124	?	?	83	153
14 Armored   15.11.42	47 48	62	499 500 501	94	125	?	?	84	154
16 Armored   15.07.43	5 16	476	391 396 397	23	216	?	?	216	156
20 Armored   15.03.43	9 20	480	412 413 414	33	220	?	?	220	160