World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 02.10.2007

British and Dominion Armed Forces

 

Administrative Orders of Battle British Armed Forces 3 September 1939   The British Army and Colonial Troops   Royal Air Force   Royal Navy Australian Armed Forces 3 September 1939   The Australian Army (1)   Royal Australian Navy 8 December 1941   Australian Army   Royal Australian Navy   Royal Australian Air Force Canadian Armed Forces 3 September 1939   The Canadian Army (1)   Royal Canadian Navy 7 December 1941   Royal Canadian Air Force Indian Armed Forces 3 September 1939   The Army in India   The Indian State Forces (1)   The Auxiliary Force India (1)   Royal Indian Navy   Royal Indian Air Force New Zealand Defence Forces 3 September 1939   The New Zealand Army (1)   New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy 8 December 1941   New Zealand Army   Royal New Zealand Air Force   H.M. Royal New Zealand Squadron South African Armed Forces 3 September 1939   The South African Army (1) (1) Linked to      "Commonwealth Orders of Battle"      by David A. Ryan

Operational Orders of Battle European Theater of Operations Norway, April - June 1940      The North West Expeditionary Force France, May 1940      The British Expeditionary Force United Kingdom, August 1940      RAF Fighter Command Northwest Europe, 6 June 1944      Neptune (Operation Overlord) Mediterranean Theater of Operations   Greece, April 1941      W Force Crete, May 1941      Creforce North Africa, 23 October 1942      El Alamein North Africa, 11 November 1942      Torch Pacific Theater of Operations Far East, 8 December 1941      Malaya, Burma, and Hong Kong

Military Organizations September 1939   Infantry Division   Motor Division   1st Armoured Division   Armoured Division (Egypt)   Army Tank Brigade   Cavalry Brigade May 1940   Infantry Division   Armoured Division   Army Tank Brigade   Corps Machine Gun Battalion   Motorcycle Reconnaissance Battalion October 1942   Infantry Division   Mixed Division   Armoured Division (ME)