Wartime Establishment Tables

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These are transcriptions of the official Tableaux d'Effectifs de Guerre (Wartime Establishment Tables) from the French Army archives in Vincennes. I have tried to stay as close as possible to the original format. Any additional comments or notes from me are always [between brackets].
These tables include all the amendments and modifications up to May 1940.

This is going to be a long job, so pages will be added as I type them up. I'll start with the Cavalry branch and the Light Cavalry Division first.

Division Légère de Cavalerie (DLC - Light Cavalry Division) [ Top of Page ]

Etat-Major de Division Légère de Cavalerie (Light Cavalry Division Divisional Staff)
one Brigade de Cavalerie (Cavalry Brigade)
Etat-Major de Brigade de Cavalerie (Cavalry Brigade Staff)
two Régiments de Cavalerie (Cavalry Regiments)
one Brigade Légère Mécanique (BLM - Light Mechanised Brigade)
Etat-Major de Brigade Légère Mécanique (Light Mechanised Brigade Staff)
one Régiment d'Autos-Mitrailleuses (RAM - Armoured Car Regiment)
one Régiment de Dragons Portés - type DLC (RDP - Motorised Dragoon Regiment)
one Escadron Divisionnaire de 25m/m Anti-Chars (EDAC - Divisional 25mm Anti-Tank Squadron)
one Escadron Divisionnaire de Réparations (EDR - Divisional Repairs Squadron)
one Régiment d'Artillerie Tractée Tout Terrain (RATTT - Towed Artillery Regiment, Cross-Country)
one 75mm gun Groupe d'Artillerie (Artillery Battalion)
one 105mm howitzer Groupe d'Artillerie (Artillery Battalion)
one Batterie Divisionnaire de 47m/m Anti-Chars (BDAC - Divisional 47mm Anti-Tank Battery)
one Batterie de 25m/m Contre-Avions (BCA - Anti Aircraft Battery)
one Compagnie Mixte de Transmissions (Composite Signals Company)
one Compagnie de Sapeurs-Mineurs (Engineer Company)
one Compagnie Hippomobile du Train (Horse Transport and Supply Company)
one Compagnie Automobile du Train (Motorised Transport and Supply Company)
one Groupe d'Exploitation Divisionnaire (Divisional Quatermaster and Finance Group)
one Groupe de Sanitaire Divisionnaire (Divisional Medical Group)
one Groupe Aérien d'Observation (G.A.O. - Army Cooperation Squadron)

Division Légère Mécanique (DLM - Light Mechanised Division) [ Top of Page ]

Etat-Major de Division Légère Légère Mécanique (Light Mechanised Division Divisional Staff)
one Régiment de Découverte (Deep Reconnaissance Regiment)
one Brigade Légère Mécanique (BLM - Light Mechanised Brigade)
Etat-Major de Brigade Légère Mécanique (Light Mechanised Brigade Staff)
two Régiments de Combat (Cavalry Tank Regiments)
one Escadron Divisionnaire de 25m/m Anti-Chars (EDAC - Divisional 25mm Anti-Tank Squadron)
one Escadron Divisionnaire de Réparations (EDR - Divisional Repairs Squadron)
one Brigade Légère Mécanique (BLM - Light Mechanised Brigade)
Etat-Major de Brigade Légère Mécanique (Light Mechanised Brigade Staff)
one Régiment de Dragons Portés - type DLM (RDP - Motorised Dragoon Regiment) 
one Régiment d'Artillerie Tractée Tout Terrain (RATTT - Towed Artillery Regiment, Cross-Country)
two 75mm gun Groupe d'Artillerie (Artillery Battalions)
one 105mm howitzer Groupe d'Artillerie (Artillery Battalion)
one Batterie Divisionnaire de 47m/m Anti-Chars (BDAC - Divisional 47mm Anti-Tank Battery)
one Batterie de 25m/m Contre-Avions (BCA - Anti Aircraft Battery)
one Compagnie Télégraphique (Field Telephone Signals Company)
one Compagnie Radio (Radio Signals Company)
one Détachement Colombophile 
three Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs (Engineer Companies)
one Compagnie d'Equipage de Ponts (Bridging Company)
one Compagnie Automobile de Transport (Motorised Transport Company)
one Compagnie Automobile de QG (Motorised HQ Transport Company)
one Groupe d'Exploitation Divisionnaire (Divisional Quatermaster and Finance Group)
one Groupe de Sanitaire Divisionnaire (Divisional Medical Group)
one Groupe Aérien d'Observation (G.A.O. - Army Cooperation Squadron)
 



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