Ordre de bataille de la Force expéditionnaire britannique en 1940
Il s'agit de l'ordre de bataille du British Expeditionary Force du , la veille du commencement de la Bataille de France.
Organigramme au 10 mai 1940
G.H.Q. reserve
- G.H.Q. (Ces troupes n'étaient pas une formation combattante. Elles ont été affectées, à titre temporaire ou permanent, aux quartiers généraux du corps d'armée, divisions, ou d'autres formations, ou ont été utilisés à des fins spéciales.]
- Royal Armoured Corps (Corps Blindé)
- 1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom) (en)
- 4th Royal Tank Regiment (en)
- 7th Royal Tank Regiment
- 1st Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st East Riding Yeomanry (en)
- 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (en)
- 12th Royal Lancers (en) (Prince of Wales's) (Véhicules blindés légers)
- 1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom) (en)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 1st Super Heavy Regiment, RA
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom) (en) (1st AA Bde)
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom) (en) (2 AA Bde)
- 60th Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
- 5th Searchlight Brigade
- 1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (en)
- 2nd Searchlight Regiment
- 3rd Searchlight Regiment
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 100th Army Field Company
- 101st Army Field Company
- 216th Army Field Company
- 228th Field Company
- 242nd Field Company
- 223rd Field Park Company
- 19th Army Field Survey Company
- 58th Chemical Warfare Company (guerre chimique)
- 61st Chemical Warfare Company
- 62nd Chemical Warfare Company
- Une brigade d'unités d'infanterie
- 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards (Bataillon de défense du GQG)
- 9th Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment (Garnison)
- 14th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers (Garnison)
- Royal Armoured Corps (Corps Blindé)
- 5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) - Général Harold Franklyn (en)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 9th Field Regiment,
- 91st Field Regiment,
- 52nd Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 245th Field Company,
- 252nd Field Company,
- 254th Field Park Company,
- 13th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) (en)
- 2nd Battalion The Cameronians
- 2nd Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (en)
- 2nd Battalion The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) (en)
- 13th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 17th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) (en)
- 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders
- 17th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- HQ Royal Artillery
Ier Corps
Le Ier Corps était commandée par le Général Michael Barker
- Corps Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 27th Army Field Regiment,
- 98th Army Field Regiment,
- 115th Army Field Regiment,
- 140th Army Field Regiment,
- 1st Medium Regiment,
- 3rd Medium Regiment,
- 5th Medium Regiment,
- 61st Medium Regiment (en),
- 63rd Medium Regiment (en),
- 1st Heavy Regiment,
- 3rd Super Heavy Regiment,
- 52nd Light Antiaircraft Regiment,
- 2nd Light Antiaircraft Battery,
- 1st Survey Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 102nd Army Field Company,
- 107th Army Field Company,
- 221st Army Field Company,
- 105th Corps Field Park Company,
- 13th Corps Field Survey Company,
- 4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 6th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Mitrailleuses)
- 6th Battalion King's Own Royal Border Regiment (en) (Lancaster)(GĂ©nie)
- 7th Battalion King's Own Royal Border Regiment (Lancaster) (GĂ©nie)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 1re division d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en) - Général H. R. L. G. Alexander
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 2nd Field Regiment,
- 19th Field Regiment,
- 67th Field Regiment,
- 21st Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 23rd Field Company,
- 238th Field Company,
- 248th Field Company,
- 6th Field Park Company,
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
- 2nd Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (Mitrailleuses)
- 1st Divisional Signals
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 1st Infantry Guards Brigade (en)
- 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards
- 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
- 2nd Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment
- 1st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 2e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en) - Brigadier Charles Edward Hudson (en)
- 1st Battalion Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (en)
- 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) (en)
- 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
- 2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 3e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en)
- Divisional Troops
- 2e Infantry Division - Général Henry Charles Loyd (en)
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 10th Field Regiment,
- 16th Field Regiment,
- 99th Field Regiment,
- 13th Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 5th Field Company,
- 11th Field Company,
- 38th Field Company,
- 21st Field Park Company,
- 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards (en)
- 2nd Battalion The Manchester Regiment (Mitrailleuses)
- 2nd Divisional Signals
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 4e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en)
- 1st Battalion The Royal Scots
- 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment (en)
- 1/8th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers
- 4th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 5e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni)
- 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment (en)
- 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
- 5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 6e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en)
- 1st Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry
- 6th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Divisional Troops
- 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (en) - Général Andrew Thorne (en)
- Troupes Divisionnaires
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 18th Field Regiment,
- 24th Field Regiment,
- 68th Field Regiment,
- 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 9th Field Company,
- 224th Field Company,
- 226th Field Company,
- 227th Field Park Company,
- 4th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (en), (Mitrailleuses),
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 143e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en)
- 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (en)
- 1/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (en)
- 143rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 144th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (en)
- 5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
- 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
- 144rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 145e brigade d'infanterie (Royaume-Uni) (en)
- 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
- 4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1st (Buckinghamshire Battalion) Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 144th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Troupes Divisionnaires
IIe Corps
Le IIe Corps était commandé par le Général Alan Brooke
- Corps Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (en),(Royal Horse Artillery)
- 32nd Army Field Regiment,
- 60th Army Field Regiment (en),
- 88th Army Field Regiment,
- 2nd Medium Regiment,
- 4th Medium Regiment,
- 53rd Medium Regiment,
- 58th Medium Regiment,
- 59th Medium Regiment,
- 51st Heavy Regiment,
- 2nd Super Heavy Regiment,
- 53rd Light Antiaircraft Regiment,
- 2nd Survey Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 222nd Army Field Company,
- 234th Army Field Company,
- 240th Army Field Company,
- 108th Corps Field Park Company,
- 14th Corps Field Survey Company,
- 8th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 4th Battalion The Gordon Highlanders (Mitrailleuses)
- 8th Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (Lancaster) (en) (GĂ©nie)
- 9th Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (Lancaster) (en) (GĂ©nie)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 3e Infantry Division - Général Bernard Law Montgomery
- Troupes Divisionnaires
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 7th Field Regiment,
- 3rd Field Regiment,
- 76th Field Regiment,
- 20th Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 17th Field Company,
- 248th Field Company,
- 253rd Field Company,
- 15th Field Park Company,
- 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (en)
- 1st/7th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 2nd Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 3rd Divisional Signals
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 7th Infantry Guards Brigade (en)
- 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
- 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards
- 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
- 7th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 8th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 1st Battalion The Suffolk Regiment (en)
- 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (en)
- 4th Battalion The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
- 8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 9th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 2nd Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles (en)
- 9th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Troupes Divisionnaires
- 4e Infantry Division - Général Dudley Graham Johnson (en)
- Divisional Headquarters
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 22nd Field Regiment,
- 30th Field Regiment,
- 77th Field Regiment,
- 14th Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 7th Field Company,
- 59th Field Company,
- 225th Field Company,
- 18th Field Park Company,
- 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (en)
- 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 10th Infantry Brigade (en) - Brig. Evelyn Barker
- 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (en)
- 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- 6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment (en)
- 10th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Divisional Headquarters
- 11th Infantry Brigade (en) - Brig. Kenneth Anderson
- 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment
- 5th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (en)
- 11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 12th Infantry Brigade (en) - Brig. John Hawkesworth (général)
- 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment (en)
- 6th Battalion Black Watch
- 12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 11th Infantry Brigade (en) - Brig. Kenneth Anderson
- 50e Motor Infantry Division (Northumbrian) – Général Giffard Le Quesne Martel (en)
- Troupes Divisionnaires
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 72nd Field Regiment,
- 74th Field Regiment,
- 92nd Field Regiment,
- 65th Anti-Tank Regiment (en),
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 232nd Field Company,
- 505th Field Company,
- 235th Field Park Company,
- 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (en) (Motocyclistes)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 150th Infantry Brigade (en),
- 151st Infantry Brigade,
- 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
- 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
- 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry
- 151st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Troupes Divisionnaires
- 25th Infantry Brigade (en) Général William Ramsden (en)
- 1/7th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment
- 2nd Battalion The Essex Regiment
- 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers (en)
- 25th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 25th Infantry Brigade (en) Général William Ramsden (en)
III Corps
Le IIIe Corps (Royaume-Uni) était commandé par le Lieutenant-Général Sir Ronald Forbes Adam
- Corps Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 214th Army Field Company,
- IIIe Corps (Royaume-Uni) 217th Army Field Company,
- 293rd Corps Field Park Company,
- 514th Corps Field Survey Company
- 1st/9th Battalion The Manchester Regiment (Mitrailleuses)
- 1st/6th Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (en) (GĂ©nie)
- 42nd Infantry Division (East Lancashire) – Général William Holmes
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 52nd Field Regiment,
- 53rd Field Regiment,
- 56th Anti-Tank Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 200th Field Company,
- 201st Field Company,
- 250th Field Company,
- 208th Field Park Company,
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 125th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 1st Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
- 5th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers
- 6th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers
- 125th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 125th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 127th Infantry Brigade (en) - général John Smyth
- 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (en)
- 5th Battalion Manchester Regiment
- 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry (en)
- 127th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- 127th Infantry Brigade (en) - général John Smyth
- 44th Infantry Division (Home Counties) - général Edmund Osborne (en)
- HQ Royal Artillery
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 11th Field Company,
- 208th Field Company,
- 210th Field Company,
- 211th Field Park Company,
Armée de la Sarre
Général Victor Fortune (en)
Le , cette force faisait partie corps d'armée coloniale de la 3e armée française en face de la Ligne Maginot.
- 51st (Highland) Infantry Division - (Major-Général Victor Fortune (en))
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 17th Field Regiment, RA
- 23rd Field Regiment, RA
- 75th Field Regiment, RA
- 51st Anti-Tank Regiment, RA
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 26th Field Company, RE
- 236th Field Company, RE
- 237th Field Company, RE
- 239th Field Park Company, RE
- 152nd Infantry Brigade
- 153rd Infantry Brigade (en)
- 154th Infantry Brigade (en)
- 1sth Battalion Black Watch (en))
- 7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- 8th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- 154th Infantry Brigade Antitank Company
- HQ Royal Artillery
Unités rattachées à la Units 51st (Highland) Infantry Division en pour former la force de la Sarre
- 1st Lothians and Border Horse (en)
- 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
- 97th Field Regiment (en) (one battery), RA
- 51st Medium Regiment (en), RA
- 213th Field Company, RE
- 7th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, The Middlesex Regiment (en) (Mitrailleuses)
- 7th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment (en) (Sapeurs)
- 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (en) (Sapeurs)
Autres troupes en cours de formation, en France
Bien que toutes ces unités aient participé à la bataille de la France, ces trois divisions ne sont pas suffisamment préparées à combattre en .
Aucune d’elles ne possédait d’artillerie.
Seul un tiers des bataillons avaient une préparation militaire minime.
- 12th Infantry Division - (Major-Général R. L. Petre)
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 262nd Field Company, RE
- 263rd Field Company, RE
- 264th Field Company, RE
- 265th Field Park Company, RE
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 35th Infantry Brigade
- 2/5th Battalion The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (West Surrey)
- 2/6th Battalion The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (West Surrey)
- 2/7th Battalion The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (West Surrey)
- 36th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Battalion The Buffs
- 6th Battalion The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- 7th Battalion The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- 37th Infantry Brigade
- 2/6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment (en)
- 6th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
- 7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
- Divisional Troops
- 23rd (Northumbrian) Infantry Division - (Major-Général A. E. Herbert)
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 233rd Field Company, RE
- 507th Field Company, RE
- 508th Field Park Company, RE
- 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Motocyclettes)
- 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Mitrailleuses)
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 69th Infantry Brigade
- 5th Battalion East Yorks
- 6th Battalion Green Howards
- 7th Battalion Green Howards
- 70th Infantry Brigade
- 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
- 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion The Tyneside Scottish
- Divisional Troops
- 46th Infantry Division - (Major-Général H. O. Curtis)
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 270th Field Company, RE
- 271st Field Company, RE
- 272nd Field Company, RE
- 273rd Field Park Company, RE
- 2/7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment,
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 137th Infantry Brigades
- 2/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
- 2/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment
- 2/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment
- 138th Infantry Brigade
- 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 274th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 6th Battalion York et Lancaster Regiment
- 139th Infantry Brigade
- 2/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
- 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
- 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
- Divisional Troops
Ligne de communication des troupes
- Royal Artillery
- 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
- 8th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
- 79th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
- 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA
- 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
- Royal Engineers
- 104th Army Troops Company, RE
- 106th Army Troops Company, RE
- 110th Army Troops Company, RE
- 212th Army Troops Company, RE
- 218th Army Troops Company, RE
- Unbrigaded Infantry Battalions Les compagnies et les détachements de même peloton de ces bataillons ont été postés dans différentes bases à l'arrière des zones de combats
- 4th Battalion The Buffs
- 14th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers
- 12th Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 4th Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (The Border Regiment)
- 1st/5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters
Unités arrivant en France après le 10 mai 1940
- 1st Armoured Division - (major-général Evans (en)) Ces unités arrivées en France entre le et ont combattu au sud de la Somme.
- 2nd Armoured Brigade
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon GuardsQueen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
- 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 10th Royal Hussars
- 3rd Armoured Brigade
- 2nd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment
- 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment (Détaché avec la British 30th Infantry Brigade pour défendre Calais le )
- 5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment
- 1st Support Group
- 101st Light Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Regiment
- British 30th Infantry Brigade Détachée pour défendre Calais le )
- 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 1st Bataillon de la Brigade des fusiliers
- 2nd Armoured Brigade
- British 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards) (Détaché d'Angleterre pour défendre Boulogne-sur-Mer le )
- 2nd Battalion Irish Guards
- 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards
- 20th Brigade Anti-Tank Company
- Unbrigaded Infantry
- 1st Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles, (The King's Royal Rifle Corps) [Motorcycle] [Bataillon blindé envoyé pour défendre Calais le ... sans ses véhicules). Rattaché à la British 30th Infantry Brigade.
Les unités suivantes ont été envoyés en France pendant la deuxième semaine de , afin de former un deuxième British Expeditionary Force, qui devait être commandé par le Général Alan Brooke. Finalement, fin juin, toutes ces unités ont été évacuées lors de l'opération Ariel.
- 52e division d'infanterie (Lowland) britannique - (Major-Général James S. Drew)
- Divisional Troops
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 70th Field Regiment, RA
- 71st Field Regiment, RA
- 78th Field Regiment, RA
- 54th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA
- HQ Royal Engineers
- 202nd Field Company, RE
- 241st Field Company, RE
- 554th Field Company, RE
- 243rd Field Park Company, RE
- HQ Royal Artillery
- 155th Infantry Brigade
- 7/9th Battalion Royal Scots
- 4th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 5th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 156th Infantry Brigade
- 4/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 6th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 157th Infantry Brigade
- 1st Battalion Glasgow Highlanders
- 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (en)
- 6th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (en)
- Divisional Troops
- 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade