====== Operation Market Garden IV Preparation ====== ~~NOTOC~~ ===== 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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