Operation Market Garden IV Preparation

Historic order of battle

Allied order of battle

1st Allied Airborne Army

1st UK Airborne Division, in
- 1 Para Brigade, HQ Platoon, 80 men plus
  - 1 Para Battalion, 550 men in 3 companies + HQ/Support company
  - 2 Para Battalion, 525 men in 3 companies + HQ & Support company
  - 3 Para Battalion, 590 men in 3 companies + HQ company
  - support AT, 1 Para Squ, field ambulance, total 450 men
- 4 Para Brigade, HQ Platoon, 85 men plus
  - 156 Para Battalion, 625 men in 3 companies + HQ & Support company
  - 10 Para Battalion, 580 men in 3 companies + HQ & Support company
  - 11 Para Battalion, 570 men in 3 companies + HQ & Support company
  - support AT, 4 Para Squ, field ambulance, total 450 men
- 1 Airlanding Brigade, HQ Platoon, 70 men plus
  - 1 Battalion The Border Regiment, 790 men in 4 companies + HQ & (AT, arty, mortar) support company
  - 2 Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment, 765 men in 4 companies + HQ & (AT, arty, mortar) support company
  - 7 Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers 765 men in 4 companies + HQ & (AT, arty, mortar) support company
- Divisional units: Air landing Arty (370), reconnaisance (70), signals (350), airborne inf (700)
- 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group, HQ 104 men plus
  - 1 Battalion, 350 men
  - 2 Battalion, 350 men
  - 3 Battalion, 375 men
  - support, AT, engineer, signals, medical and logistics, total 480 men
82nd US Airborne Division, in
- 504 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 505 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 508 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 325 Glider Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- Divisional Arty Rgt, 5 battalions
- Divisional support
101st US Airborne Division, in
- 501 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 502 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 506 Para Inf Rgt 3 batallions,
- 327 Glider Inf Rgt 3 batallions
- Divisional Arty Rgt, 5 battalions
- Divisional support

2nd British Army, XXX Corps

Guards Armoured Division, Irish Guards group and 2 brigades, 9 battalions plus a lot of various divisional units
43rd Wessex Division, 3 brigades, 9 battalions plus divisional units
50th Northumbrian Division, 3 brigades, 9 battalions plus divisional units
8th Indep. Armoured Brigade Group, 1 brigade
157th Infantry Brigade Group, 1 brigade
Royal Netherlands “Princess Irene” Brigade

2nd British Army, VIII and XII Corps

These 2 corps do the flanking operation. For the game, we can probably ignore them.

German order of battle

Commander in Chief Holland (CO: General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen)

II SS Pz Corps , a lot of various units. Most important
- 9 SS Pz Div “KG Hohenstaufen”, in various battalions, regiments
- 10 SS Pz Div “KG Frundsberg”, in various battalions, regiments
KG “Von Tettau” , in various battalions, regiments
KG “Knoche” , in various battalions

Army Group B (CO: Feldmarschall Walther Model)

15th Army
- 87 Corps
  - 346 Inf. Div, 711 Static. Div, 719 Coastal Div
- 88 Corps
  - 59 Inf. Div, 6 battalions (300 men each), (plus various other), total 2100 men
  - 245 Inf. Div, var. battalions
  - 712 Inf. Div, var. battalions
  - 85 Inf Div, KG Chill, 6 battalions, total 1650 men
86 Corps
- KG Walther, 2 battalions in 900 men plus AT PzJ company, 400 men
- 7 Para Div. Erdmann, 10 battalions (200 men each), total 2000 men
- 176 Inf. Div, PzA (36 tanks), AT PzJ, total 800 men
1 Para Army
Luftwaffe West
Various reserves
- 506 Pz. Res. heavy tanks
- II Para Corps, 4 battalions (whatever there is left)
- WK 6, Corps Feldt

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