US Army 1945 Divisions

[Nota Bene: This information, current as of October 1948, is reproduced from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950, ]

Component Elements of the Infantry Divisions in World War II

The following table shows the number designations of the organic elements of the divisions in World War II.

Infantry division	Infantry regiments			Division artillery Field artillery battalions				Special troops			Recon-naisance troop	Engineer battalion	Medical battalion	CIC detach-ment
Infantry division	Infantry regiments			Division artillery Field artillery battalions				Signal company	Ordnance company	Quarter-master Company	Recon-naisance troop	Engineer battalion	Medical battalion	CIC detach-ment
1	16	18	26	5	7	32	33	1	701	1	1	1	1	1
2	9	23	38	12	15	37	38	2	702	2	2	2	2	2
3	7	15	30	9	10	39	41	3	703	3	3	10	3	3
4	8	12	22	20	29	42	44	4	704	4	4	4	4	4
5	2	10	11	19	21	46	50	5	705	5	5	7	5	5
6	1	20	63	1	51	53	80	6	706	6	6	6	6	6
7	17	32	184	31	48	49	57	7	707	7	7	13	7	7
8	13	28	121	28	43	45	56	8	708	8	8	12	8	8
9	39	47	60	26	34	60	84	9	709	9	9	15	9	9
10	85	86	87	604	605	616	---	110	710	10	10	126	10	10
24	19	21	34	11	13	52	63	24	724	24	24	3	24	24
25	27	35	161	8	64	89	90	25	725	25	25	65	25	25
26	101	104	328	101	102	180	263	39	726	26	26	101	114	26
27	105	106	165	104	105	106	249	27	727	27	27	102	102	27
28	109	110	112	107	108	109	229	28	728	28	28	103	103	28
29	115	116	175	110	111	224	227	29	729	29	29	121	104	29
30	117-	119	120	113	118	197	230	30	730	30	30	105	105	30
31	124	155	167	114	116	117	149	31	731	31	31	106	106	31
32	126	127	128	120	121	126	129	32	732	32	32	114	107	32
33	123	130	136	122	123	124	210	33	733	33	33	108	108	33
34 .	133	135	168	125	151	175	185	34	734	34	34	109	109	34
35	134	137	320	127	161	216	219	36	735	35	35	60	110	35
36	141	142	143	131	132	133	155	36	736	36	36	111	111	36
37	129	145	148	6	135	136	140	37	737	37	37	117	112	37
38	149	151	152	138	139	150	163	38	738	38	38	113	113	38
40	108	160	185	143	164	213	222	40	740	40	40	115	115	40
41	162	163	186	146	167	205	218	41	741	41	41	116	116	41
42	222	232	242	232	292	402	542	42	742	42	42	142	122	42
43	103	169	172	103	152	169	192	43	743	43	43	118	118	43
44	71	114	324	156	157	217	220	44	744	44	44	63	119	44
45	157	179	180	158	160	171	189	46	700	45	45	120	120	45
63	253	254	255	718	861	862	863	563	763	63	63	263	363	63
65	259	260	261	720	867	868	869	565	765	65	65	265	365	65
66	262	263	264	721	870	871	872	566	766	66	66	266	366	66
69	271	272	273	724	879	880	881	569	769	69	69	269	369	69
70	274	275	276	725	882	883	884	570	770	70	70	270	370	70
71	5	14	66	564	607	608	609	571	771	251	71	271	371	71
75	289	290	291	730	897	898	899	575	775	75	75	275	375	75
76	304	385	417	302	355	364	901	76	776	76	76	301	301	76
77	305	306	307	304	305	306	902	77	777	77	77	302	302	77
78	309	310	311	307	308	309	903	78	778	78	78	303	303	78
79	313	314	315	310	311	312	904	79	779	79	79	304	304	79
80	317	318	319	313	314	315	905	80	780	80	80	305	305	80
81	321	322	323	316	317	318	906	81	781	81	81	306	306	81
83	329	330	331	322	323	324	908	83	783	83	83	308	308	83
84	333	334	335	325	326	327	909	84	784	84	84	309	309	84
85	337	338	339	328	329	403	910	85	785	85	85	310	310	85
86	341	342	343	331	332	404	911	86	786	86	86	311	311	86
87	345	346	347	334	335	336	912	87	787	87	87	312	312	87
88	349	350	351	337	338	339	913	88	788	88	88	313	313	88
89	353	354	355	340	341	563	914	89	789	405	89	314	314	89
90	357	358	359	343	344	345	915	90	790	90	90	315	315	90
91	361	362	363	346	347	348	916	91	791	91	91	316	316	91
92	365	370	371	597	598	599	600	92	792	92	92	317	317	92
93	25	368	369	593	594	595	596	93	793	93	93	318	318	93
94	301	302	376	301	356	390	919	94	794	94	94	319	319	94
95	377	378	379	358	359	360	920	95	795	95	95	320	320	95
96	381	382	383	361	362	363	921	96	796	96	96	321	321	96
97	303	386	387	303	365	389	922	97	797	97	97	322	322	97
98	389	390	391	367	368	399	923	98	798	98	98	323	323	98
99	393	394	395	370	371	372	924	99	799	99	99	324	324	99
100	397	398	399	373	374	375	925	100	800	100	100	325	325	100
102	405	406	407	379	380	381	927	102	802	102	102	327	327	102
103	409	410	411	382	383	384	928	103	803	103	103	328	328	103
104	413	414	415	385	386	387	929	104	804	104	104	329	329	104
106	422	423	424	589	590	591	592	106	806	106	106	81	331	106
Americal	132	164	182	245	246	247	221	26	721	125	21	57	121	182

Component Elements of the Armored Divisions in World War II

Armored division	Armored infantry battalions			Tank battalions			Division artillery Armored field artillery battalions			Cavalry recon-naisance squadron	Armored engineer battalion	Armored medical battalion	Armored ordnance battalion	Armored signal company	Combat com-mand	CIC detach-ment
1	6	11	14	1	4	13	27	68	91	81	16	47	123	141	A-B-R	501
2	*41	*63	*67	--	--	--	14	78	92	82	17	48	2	142	A-B-R	502
3	*32	*33	*36	--	--	--	54	67	391	83	23	45	3	143	A-B-R	503
4	10	51	53	8	35	37	22	66	94	25	24	4	126	144	A-B-R	504
5	15	46	47	10	34	81	47	71	95	85	22	75	127	145	A-B-R	505
6	9	44	50	15	68	69	128	212	231	86	25	76	128	146	A-B-R	506
7	23	38	48	17	31	40	434	440	489	87	33	77	129	147	A-B-R	507
8	7	49	58	18	36	80	398	399	405	88	53	78	130	148	A-B-R	508
9	27	52	60	2	14	19	3	16	73	89	9	2	131	149	A-B-R	509
10	20	54	61	3	11	21	419	420	423	90	55	80	132	150	A-B-R	510
11	21	55	63	22	41	42	490	491	492	41	56	81	133	151	A-B-R	511
12	17	56	66	23	43	714	493	494	495	92	119	82	134	152	A-B-R	512
13	16	59	67	24	45	46	496	497	498	93	124	83	135	153	A-B-R	513
14	19	62	68	25	47	48	499	500	501	94	125	84	136	154	A-B-R	514
16	18	64	69	5	16	26	393	396	397	23	216	216	137	156	A-B-R	516
20	8	65	70	9	20	27	412	413	414	30	220	220	138	160	A-B-R	520

*These units were armored regiments during World War II since the 2d and 3d Armored Divisions were not reorganized, as were the others, on 15 Sept. 1943.

Component Elements of the Airborne Divisions in World War II

The first and second lines for each division show the organization prior to 1 March 1945, and the third and fourth lines show the composition after that date. All units omitted in the third and fourth lines were inactivated or disbanded on 1 March and all additional units listed were activated or assigned on that date.

Division	Glider infantry regiment	Parachute infantry regiment	Glider field artillery battalion	Parachute field artillery battalion	Airborne anti-aircraft battalion	Parachute mainte-nance company	Special troops ¹			Airborne engineer battalion	Airborne medical company
Division	Glider infantry regiment	Parachute infantry regiment	Glider field artillery battalion	Parachute field artillery battalion	Airborne anti-aircraft battalion	Parachute mainte-nance company	Airborne signal company	Airborne ordnance company	Airborne quarter-master company	Airborne engineer battalion	Airborne medical company
11	187 88	188 511	472 675	457 674	152	11	511	711	408	127	221
11	187	188 511	472 675	457 674	152	11	511	711	408	127	221
13	88 326	515	676 677	458	153	13	513	713	409	129	222
13	326	515 517	676 677	458 460	153	13	513	713	409	129	222
17	193 194	513	680 681	466	155	17	517	717	411	139	224
17	193 194	507 513	680 681	464 466	155	17	517	717	411	139	224
82	325	504 505	319 320	376 456	80	---	82	782	407	307	307
82	325	504 505	319 320	376 456	80	82	82	782	407	307	307
101	327 401	502	321 907	377	81	---	101	801	426	326	326
101	327	502 506	321 907	377 463	81	101	101	801	426	326	326

1. Headquarters Special Troops activated 1 Mar. 1945. Units were previously directly under division.

Component Elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, World War II

Cavalry divisions	1st cavalry brigade		2d cavalry brigade		Field artillery battalions				Medical squadron	Signal troop	Engineer squadron	Quartermaster squadron	Ordnance company	Recon troop	Light tank company	CIC detachment
1	5	12	7	8	61	82	99	271	1	1	8	16	27	302	603	801

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US Army 1945 Divisions

Component Elements of the Infantry Divisions in World War II

Component Elements of the Armored Divisions in World War II

Component Elements of the Airborne Divisions in World War II

Component Elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, World War II