SquireBev Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 AGRAs! https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/europe-higher-formation-organisation.html As ever, feedback welcome! I'm hoping this one is free of errors as I've spent all morning poring over the books and cross-referencing my sources, but you never know... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Again - many thanks as this is a fantastic resource. Have bookmarked your site as I'm becoming a frequent visitor! All the best Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, badger said: Again - many thanks as this is a fantastic resource. Have bookmarked your site as I'm becoming a frequent visitor! All the best Ben Good to hear! Feel free to encourage others to do the same 😛 And while I'm here, a sneak preview of tomorrow's update: Edited August 29, 2020 by SquireBev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Not sure if you have seen this site but it has a comprehensive selection of very useful organisation lists available as pdf. https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/bibliography-2-2/ All the best Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 3 hours ago, badger said: Not sure if you have seen this site but it has a comprehensive selection of very useful organisation lists available as pdf. https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/bibliography-2-2/ All the best Ben Some useful stuff there, definitely one to keep an eye on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Higher Formation Insignia page updated: https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/formation-insignia-higher-formations.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkie24 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Hi, What a fantastic resource. I have some information about unit signs for the 1st Polish Armoured Division and 1st Polish Airborne Indpendent Brigade that I can share with you if you wish. I would be interested to see where they fit in to your charts, the division was brigaded with II Canadian Corps. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 11 hours ago, malkie24 said: Hi, What a fantastic resource. I have some information about unit signs for the 1st Polish Armoured Division and 1st Polish Airborne Indpendent Brigade that I can share with you if you wish. I would be interested to see where they fit in to your charts, the division was brigaded with II Canadian Corps. Mike Hi Mike, that sounds very useful - feel free to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkie24 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hi SquireBev, The information I have is on a pdf. If you PM me, I'll send it to you as an email attachment as I can't see any way of doing that on forum. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 PM sent. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I'm not dead, honest! Another timeline - this time covering the armoured regiments and motor battalions of armoured divisions in NW Europe and Italy. Pieced together from various sources but mostly from the excellent OOB documents to be found here: https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents/ Comments, feedback, corrections, etc all welcome, as ever. I acknowledge that my information on the South African and Polish divisions may be a bit shaky, so I'd particularly welcome any feedback on these units in particular. https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/europe-armoured-divisions.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Possibly of some interest: MMP books are in the process of reprinting Taylor's Warpaint series. http://mmpbooks.biz/ksiazki/30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigster Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Sounds like a book to have! Zig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Just as an aside, I have a book "The British Soldier" Vol 2 by Jean Bouchery (ISBN 2-908182-74-2) That has the 21st Army group organisation listed in this format in it. Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Selwyn said: Just as an aside, I have a book "The British Soldier" Vol 2 by Jean Bouchery (ISBN 2-908182-74-2) That has the 21st Army group organisation listed in this format in it. Selwyn It's a very useful book and one of the sources I've used, although it's by no means infallible. The edition I have also has several parts that were never translated from the original French. Just as well my fiancé is fluent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 21 hours ago, SquireBev said: Possibly of some interest: MMP books are in the process of reprinting Taylor's Warpaint series. http://mmpbooks.biz/ksiazki/30 There goes my pension investment then. I've got the full set from the first publication and the prices of these 2nd hand are obscene! Good to see they're being re-published. Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Brilliant work, brilliant posts, many thanks, cheers, dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, fatfingers said: There goes my pension investment then. I've got the full set from the first publication and the prices of these 2nd hand are obscene! Good to see they're being re-published. Regards, Steve You're not wrong. I managed to get hold of Volume 3 a few weeks ago for about £50 on eBay, and considered myself very lucky indeed - it's more like £200 on Amazon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 That is good news on the republication as they are excellent references. Mine are now very well thumbed indeed. Just need Tankograd to reprint Les Freathys WW2 British Trucks. All the best and keep up the good work Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcastle Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 So true Badger, so true - the Freathy book is a major one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Added Commonwealth Infantry division insignia. I'm afraid I'm still being rather neglectful of the CBI/Far East/Pacific theatre - I will get around to it eventually, honest! https://tank-markings.blogspot.com/p/divisional-insignia-infantry-formations.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpmeyer Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 SquireBev: Your job is wonderful. The subject is extremely difficult. As I am interested in the history of the British army during the WW2 Mediterranean Campaign, I would like to collaborate with some information that I researched on the net for many years. There is a table, dated 12/04/1940 about Infantry Division vehicle markings, which can help serve as a reference for updating your British Infantry Division Middle east - Early 1941 table. Divisional Troops: Armored Cavalry Reg *: AoS Black Number 2 * At the time known as Divisional RAC. Provost Coy Divisional: AoS Black, Number 31 Divisional Postal Unit: Aos Black, Number 32 Senior Infantry Brigade: HQ Infantry Brigade: AoS Red, Number 12 Second Infantry Brigade: HQ Infantry Brigade: Aos Green, Number 16 Junior Infantry Brigade: Second Infantry Battalion: Aos Brown, Number 22 Royal Artillery: Light AA Reg: AoS Red over Blue, Number 7 Royal Army Service Corps: RASC HQ: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 1 RASC Ammunition Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 24 RASC Petrol Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 25 RASC Supply Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 26 Royal Army Medical Corps: Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 27 Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 28 Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 29 Field Hygiene Section: AoS Black, Number 30 My doubt is in the existence of Machine Gun Btn. A detail to consider are the Anti tank company, with AoS Red, Green and Brown, numbered 33, 34 and 35 respectively. Also: Employ Platoon: Aos Black, Number 1 Section Intelligence Corps: Aos Black, Number 1 Hope this helps. Best regards, Fábio. P.S: Sorry if the reply got too long ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 hours ago, fpmeyer said: SquireBev: Your job is wonderful. The subject is extremely difficult. As I am interested in the history of the British army during the WW2 Mediterranean Campaign, I would like to collaborate with some information that I researched on the net for many years. There is a table, dated 12/04/1940 about Infantry Division vehicle markings, which can help serve as a reference for updating your British Infantry Division Middle east - Early 1941 table. Divisional Troops: Armored Cavalry Reg *: AoS Black Number 2 * At the time known as Divisional RAC. Provost Coy Divisional: AoS Black, Number 31 Divisional Postal Unit: Aos Black, Number 32 Senior Infantry Brigade: HQ Infantry Brigade: AoS Red, Number 12 Second Infantry Brigade: HQ Infantry Brigade: Aos Green, Number 16 Junior Infantry Brigade: Second Infantry Battalion: Aos Brown, Number 22 Royal Artillery: Light AA Reg: AoS Red over Blue, Number 7 Royal Army Service Corps: RASC HQ: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 1 RASC Ammunition Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 24 RASC Petrol Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 25 RASC Supply Coy: AoS Red over Green diagonal, Number 26 Royal Army Medical Corps: Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 27 Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 28 Field Ambulance Coy: AoS Black, Number 29 Field Hygiene Section: AoS Black, Number 30 My doubt is in the existence of Machine Gun Btn. A detail to consider are the Anti tank company, with AoS Red, Green and Brown, numbered 33, 34 and 35 respectively. Also: Employ Platoon: Aos Black, Number 1 Section Intelligence Corps: Aos Black, Number 1 Hope this helps. Best regards, Fábio. P.S: Sorry if the reply got too long ..... Very helpful, Fábio, thank you! I'll see how it reconciles with the books I've got here and update my diagrams accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Bit of a shameless plug, but I've started a Twitter account to run alongside the website: https://twitter.com/squire_bev I thought it'd be useful to have one central place to post updates, and I'll also be posting brief histories of particular units and formations, along with snapshots of their structure and markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpmeyer Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 OK! With your permission, I would like to correct what I wrote about the existence of MG Batallion. You are right to put the MG on the tables. In fact, in 1941, it is common for MG Btn to appear in British structures. Also in NZ, Indian and Australian infantry. I would bet some shillings that Mg Btn, in Middle East Early 1941, is AoS Black, number 37. I may not be 100% sure, but I believe it is close to 95%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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