US 5th Army

9 April 1945
8th Army:
Army Troops
56th Division:
169th (London) Infantry Brigade
2/5th Queens
2/6th Queens
2/7th Queens
24th (Guards) Infantry Brigade
1st Scots Guards
3rd Coldstream Guards
2nd Coldstream Guards
1st Buffs
Other
44th Reconnaissance Regiment
64th Field Artillery Regiment
65th Field Artillery Regiment
113rd Field Artillery Regiment
220th Royal Engineer Company
501st Royal Engineer Company
221st Royal Engineer Company
563rd Field Park Company
56th Division Signals
67th Anti-Tank Regiment
6th Cheshire Machine Gun Battalion
2nd Commando Brigade:
Brigade Signals Troup
Light Aide Detachment Type "A"
No. 2 Commando
No. 9 Commando
No. 40 (Royal Marines) Commando
No. 43 (Royal Marine) Commando
9th Armored Brigade:
4th Hussars
7th Hussars
8th Royal Tanks
1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Garibaldi Brigade:
organization unknown
V Corps:
Corps Troops
Cremona Group:
21st Italian Infantry Regiment
22nd Italian Infantry Regiment
21st Tank Brigade:
North Irish Horse
12th Royal Tanks
48th Royal Tanks
2nd Armored Brigade:
9th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
9th Lancers
10th Hussars
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Bays
4th New Zealand Armored Brigade:
4th Squadron, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
18th Armored Battalion
19th Armored Battalion
20th Armored Battalion
22nd Motorized Battalion
4th New Zealand Armored Brigade Workshop
1st Armored Troops Recovery Unit
2nd New Zealand Infantry Division:
Headquarters
2nd New Zealand Divisional Protective Troop
2nd New Zealand Divisional Defense Platoon
2nd New Zealand Divisional Cipher Section
2nd New Zealand Divisional Field Security Section
5th Infantry Brigade:
K Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
21st Battalion
23rd Battalion
28th (Maori) Battalion
5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon
6th Infantry Brigade:
L Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
24th Battalion
25th Battalion
26th Battalion
6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon
Artillery:
4th New Zealand Artillery Regiment
E Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
25th, 26th & 46th Field Batteries
5th New Zealand Artillery Regiment
F Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
27th, 28th & 47th Field Batteries
6th New Zealand Artillery Regiment
G Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
29th, 30th & 48th Field Batteries
14th New Zealand Light AA Regiment
H Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
41st, 42nd & 43rd Light AA Batteries
36th Survey Battery
7th New Zealand Anti-Tank Regiment
11th British Field Artillery Regiment
17th British Field Artillery Regiment
66th British Medium Artillery Regiment
80th British Medium Artillery Regiment
Attached:
6th New Zealand Field Engineer Company
7th New Zealand Field Engineer Company
8th New Zealand Field Engineer Company
5th New Zealand Field Park Company
2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavarly Regiment
C Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals
1st & 2nd Ammunition Companies
1st Petrol Company

1st Supply Company

4th & 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Company
18th Tank Transporter Company
Water Issue Section
New Zealand Section, Motor Ambulance Convoy
4th, 5th & 6th Field Ambulances
4th Field Hygiene Section
2nd Field Transfunsion Unit
1st field Surgical Unit
2nd & 3rd Anti-Malarial Control Unit
102nd Mobile Veneral Disease Treatment Center
1st Mobile Dental Unit
2nd New Zealand Divisional Ordnance Field Park
Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit
2nd New Zealand Divisional Workshops
5th Brigade Workshop Section
6th Brigade Workshop Section
2nd New Zealand Divisional Provost Company
2nd New Zealand Divisional Postal Unit
1st Field Cash Office
Reinforcement Transit Unit
8th Indian Division:
17th Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Royal Fusiliers
1/12 Frontier Force Regiment
1/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Regiment
19th Indian Infantry Brigade:
1/5th Essex
3/8th Punjab
6/13th Frontier Rifles
20th Indian Infantry Brigade:
5th Royal West Kents
1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
3/15th Punjab Regiment
Divisional Troops:
5/5th Maharatta Light Infantry (Machine Gun Battalion)
3rd Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Field Artillery Regiment
4th Maharatta Anti-tank Regiment
26th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment
7th Engineering Field Company (Bengal Sappers & Miners)
66th Engineering Field Company (Bengal Sappers & Miners)
69th Engineering Field Company (Bengal Sappers & Miners)
47th Field Park Company (Bengal Sappers & Miners)
8th Indian Division Signals
6th Duke of Connaught's Own (Bengal) Lancers Reconnaissance
Regiment
29th, 31st & 33rd Indian Field Ambulance
20th Field Hygiene Section
81st Anti-Malarial Control Unit
8th Indian Division Ordnance Field Park
27th Mobile Bath Unit
Detachment Mobile Laundry
8th Indian Divisional Troops Transport Company
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17th Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company

19th Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company
21st Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company
17th Indian Brigade Workshop Company
19th Indian Brigade Workshop Company
21st Indian Brigade Workshop Company
8th Indian Division Gun Repair Section
8th Indian Division Recovery Section
8th Indian Division Provost Company
II Polish Corps:
Corps Troops:
2nd Armored Brigade:
4th "Skorpion" Armored Regiment
1st "Krechowieckich" Uhlan Regiment
6th "Dzieci Lowoskich" Armored Regiment
2nd Commando Battalion
7th Armored Brigade:
2nd Royal Tanks
6th Royal Tanks
8th Royal Tanks
23rd Lorried Gurkha Brigade:
3rd/9th Gurkha Rifles
3rd/6th Gurkha Rifles
3rd/4th Gurkha Rifles
3rd Carpatian Infantry Division:
1st Polish Brigade:
1st Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
2nd Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
3rd Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
2nd Polish Brigade:
4th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
5th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
6th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion
Divisional Troops:
1st Carpathian Artillery Regiment
2nd Carpathian Artillery Regiment
3rd Carpathian Artillery Regiment
3rd Carpathian Anti-tank Regiment
3rd Carpathian Anti-aircraft Regiment
1st Carpathian Engineering Field Company
2nd Carpathian Engineering Field Company
3rd Carpathian Engineering Field Company
3rd Carpathian Field Park Company
12th Podolski Reconnaissance Regiment
5th Kresowa Infantry Division:
5th Polish Brigade:
13th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
14th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
15th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
6th Polish Brigade:
16th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
17th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
18th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion
Divisional Troops:
4th Kresowa Artillery Regiment

X Corps:

5th Kresowa Artillery Regiment

6th Kresowa Artillery Regiment
5th Kresowa Anti-tank Regiment
5th Kresowa Anti-aircraft Regiment
4th Kresowa Engineering Field Company
5th Kresowa Engineering Field Company
6th Kresowa Engineering Field Company
5th Kresowa Field Park Company
12th Poznanski Reconnaissance Regiment

Friuli Group
87th Italian Infantry Regiment
88th Italian Infantry Regiment
Jewish Brigade:
1st Palestine Regiment
2nd Palestine Regiment
3rd Palestine Regiment
Jewish Field Regiment, RA
200th Field Regiment, RA
643rd (Palestine) Field Company, RE
179th (Palestine) Field Company, RE
140th Field Ambulance
Jewish Infantry Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park
Section
XIII Corps:
Folgore Group:
Nembo Italian Infantry Regiment
San Marco Italian Infantry Regiment
10th Indian Division: Major General A.B.Blaxland
10th Indian Infantry Brigade:
1/2nd Punjab Regiment
4/10th Baluch Regiment
2/4th Gurkha Rifles
20th Indian Infantry Brigade
8th Manchester Regiment
3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
2/3rd Gurkha Rifles
25th Indian Infantry Brigade
1st King's Own Royal Regiment
3/1st Punjab Regiment
3/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
Reconnaissance & Machine Gunners:
Skinner's Horse (Reconnaissance) Regiment
1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (MG Bn)
Artillery:
68th Field Artillery Regiment, RA
97th Field Artillery Regiment, RA
154th Medium Artillery Regiment, RA
13th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA
30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
Other:
5th Field Company, IE
10th Field Company, IE
61st Field Company, IE
41st Field Park Company, IE
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"A" Indian Bridging Section

10th Indian Divisional Transport Company
10th Indian Brigade Transport Company
20th Indian Brigade Transport Company
25th Indian Brigade Transport Company
10th Indian Brigade Workshop
20th Indian Brigade Workshop
25th Indian Brigade Workshop
10th Indian Division Ordnance Field Park Company
Army Reserve:
2nd Parachute Brigade:
300th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery
"A" Airlanding Battery
64th Airlanding Battery
2nd Parachute Squadron, RE
2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signals
1st Independent Glider Parachute Squadron, AAC
23rd Independent Parachute Platoon
751st Parachute Brigade Company, RASC
127th Parachute Field Ambulance
2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group, REME
2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group, Provost Section
6th Armored Division:
26th Armored Brigade
16/5th Lancers
17/21st Lancers
2nd Lothian and Border Horse
4th Hussars
1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps
61st Infantry Brigade
2nd Rifle Brigade (motorized)
7th Rifle Brigade (motorized)
10th Rifle Brigade (motorized)
1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps
1st Welch
2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
1st Royal Sussex
Other
1st Derbyshire Yeomanry (Armored Cars)
12th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment
152nd Field Artillery Regiment
72nd Anti-Tank Regiment
8th Royal Engineer Field Squadron
625th Royal Engineer Field Squadron
144th Field Park Squadron
8th Bridging Troop
6th Armored Division Signals
1st Heavy Special Company (Infantry)
5th Army:
Army Troops:
85th Infantry Division:
337th Infantry Regiment
338th Infantry Regiment
339th Infantry Regiment

HHB Division Artillery

328th Artillery Battalion (105mm)
329th Artillery Battalion (105mm)
910th Artillery Battalion (105mm)
403rd Medium Artillery Battalion (155mm)
85th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
310th Engineer Combat Battalion
310th Medical Battalion
85th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
Headquarters Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 85th Division
Military Police Platoon
785th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
85th Quartermaster Battalion
85th Signals Company

II Corps:
34th Division:
133rd Infantry Regiment
135th Infantry Regiment
168th Infantry Regiment
HHB Division Artillery
185th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
125th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
151st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
175th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
34th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
109th Engineer Combat Battalion
109th Medical Battalion
Headquarters Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 34th Division
Military Police Platoon
734th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
34th Quartermaster Battalion
34th Signals Company
88th Division:
349th Infantry Regiment
350th Infantry Regiment
351st Infantry Regiment
HHB Division Artillery
339th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
337th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
338th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
913th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
88th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
313th Engineer Combat Battalion
313th Medical Battalion
88th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
Headquarters Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 88th Division
Military Police Platoon
788th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
88th Quartermaster Battalion
88th Signals Company
91st Division:
361st Infantry Regiment
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362nd Infantry Regiment

363rd Infantry Regiment
HHB Division Artillery
348th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
346th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
347th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
916th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
91st Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
316th Engineer Combat Battalion
316th Medical Battalion
91st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
Headquarters Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 91st Division
Military Police Platoon
791st Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
91st Quartermaster Battalion
91st Signals Company
Italian Legnano Group:
68th Italian Infantry Regiment
69th Italian Infantry Regiment
6th South African Armored Division:
11th South African Armored Brigade:
Prince Alfred's Guard
Pretoria Regiment
Special Service Regiment
Imperial Light Horse-Kimberly Regiment (Motorized Bn)
12th South African Motorized Infantry Brigade:
1st Royal Natal Carabiniers
1st City - Cape Town Highlanders
Witwatersrand Rifles - De la Rey
Divisional Troops:
Natal Mounted Rifles (Armored Reconnaissance)
1/6th Field (Artillery) Regiment
4/22nd Field (Artillery) Regiment
7/23rd Medium (Artillery) Regiment
1/11th Anti-Tank Regiment
1/12th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment - South African
Air Force
8th Engineering Field Squadron
12th Engineering Field Squadron
42nd Engineering Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
622nd Engineering Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
166th (New Foundland) Field Regiment
IV Corps:
10th Mountain Division:
85th Mountain Infantry Regiment
86th Mountain Infantry Regiment
87th Mountain Infantry Regiment
HHB Division Artillery
604th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
605th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
607th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)
10th Mountain Anti-Tank Battalion
11256th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
(105mm)(attached)

10th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized

126th Mountain Engineer Battalion
10th Medical Battalion
Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
Headquarters Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 10th Mountain Division
Military Police Platoon
710th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
10th Signals Company
1st Brazilian Division:
Medical Detachment
Headquarters Company
Maintenance Company
Maintenance Company
1st Quartermaster Company
1st Graves Registration Platoon
Miliary Police Platoon
Replacement Depot
Division Headquarters
1/,2/1st Infantry Regiment
1/,2/6th Infantry Regiment
1/,2/11th Infantry Regiment
Division Artillery
Headquarters Company
1st Artillery Battalion
2nd Artillery Battalion
3rd Artillery Battalion
4th Artillery Battalion
Liaison & Observation Squadron
9th Engineer Battalion
1st Medical BAttalion
1st Reconnaissannce Squadron
1st Signal Company
1st US Armored Division:
1st Tank Battalion
4th Tank Battalion
13th Tank Battalion
6th Armored Infantry Battalion
11th Armored Infantry Battalion
14th Armored Infantry Battalion
HHB Division Artillery
27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
68th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
Headquarters
Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Division
HHC, Combat Command A
HHC, Combat Command B
Hqs, Reserve Command
HHC, Division Trains
47th Medical Battalion, Armored
123rd Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
Military Police Platoon
16th Armored Engineer Battalion
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141st Armored Signal Company

501st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
92nd Division
365th Infantry Regiment (Colored)1
370th Infantry Regiment (Colored)
371st Infantry Regiment (Colored)
HHB Division Artillery
599th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored)
597th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored)
598th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored)
600th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)(Colored)
Other:
92nd Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (Colored)
317th Engineer Combat Battalion (Colored)
317th Medical Battalion (Colored)
Headquarters Special Troops (Colored)
Headquarters Company, 92nd Division (Colored)
Military Police Platoon (Colored)
792nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company (Colored)
92nd Quartermaster Battalion (Colored)
92nd Signals Company (Colored)

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The phrase "Colored" indicates that this was a division formed of Caucasian officers and
enlisted Negros.