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for the Battle of Belgium, a

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battle between

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and

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forces in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

on 10–28 May 1940.

Allied armed forces

Belgian air service

The Belgian Air Service (''Aéronautique Militaire Belge'') comprised three main aerial regiments: * 1er Régiment d'Aéronautique (1st Air Regiment - Observation and Army Cooperation aircraft) **1er Groupe (

Fairey Fox The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued in production and use in Belgium long after it was retired in Britain. Development and des ...

) **2e Groupe (Fairey Fox) **3e Groupe (Fairey Fox) **4e Groupe (Fairey Fox) **5e Groupe ( Renard R.31) **6e Groupe (Renard R.31) * 2e Régiment d'Aéronautique (2nd Air Regiment - Fighter aircraft) **1er Groupe (

Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) (as the Sea Gladiator variant) and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. Developed private ...

Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness b ...

) **2e Groupe ( Fiat CR.42) **3e Groupe (Fairey Fox) * 3e Régiment d'Aéronautique (3rd Air Regiment - Reconnaissance and Bomber aircraft) **1er Groupe (Fairey Fox) **3e Groupe (

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& Fairey Fox) The Aéronautique Militaire Belge was reinforced by the

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: *

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Belgian Army

The strength of the Belgian Army extended to seven Corps, a Cavalry Corps and several ad hoc units and fortresses. In the following overview, the position of each division at the start of hostilities on May 10, 1940 is given in parentheses. *

I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to: France * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French A ...

- Lieutenant-General Alexis Vander Veken ** 4th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General René de Grave (Albert Canal: sector Diepenbeek-Eigenbilzen) ** 7th Infantry Division - Major General Eugène Van Trooyen (Albert Canal: sector Eigenbilzen-Lixhe) * II Corps - Lieutenant-General Victor Michem **

6th Infantry Division 6th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 6th Division (Australia) * 6th Division (Austria) *6th (United Kingdom) Division * Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) *Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) * 6th Division (Reichswehr) * 6th Divisi ...

- Lieutenant-General Emile Janssens (Albert Canal: sector Eindhout-Beringen) ** 9th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Richard Vander Hofstadt (Albert Canal: sector Herentals-Eindhout) * III Corps - Lieutenant-General Joseph de Krahe ** 2nd Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Auguste Colpin (Fortified Position Luik: sector Chaudfontaine-Engis) ** 3rd Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Gaston Lozet (Fortified Position Luik: sector Chertal-Chaudfontaine) * IV Corps - Lieutenant-General André Bogaerts ** 12th Infantry Division - Major General Constant De Wulf (Fortified Position Antwerp: sector Sint Job-in't-Goor - Massenhoven) ** 15th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Baron Raoul de Hennin de Boussu-Walcourt (Albert Canal: sector Massenhoven - Herentals) ** 18th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Henri Six (Advance Position: sector Sint-Lenaerts - Dessel) *

V Corps 5th Corps, Fifth Corps, or V Corps may refer to: France * 5th Army Corps (France) * V Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * V Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Ar ...

- Lieutenant-General Edouard Van Den Bergen ** 13th Infantry Division - Major General François Duthoy (Fortified Position Antwerp: sector Kapellen - Turnhout Canal) ** 17th Infantry Division - Major General

Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie Lieutenant-General Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie (17 March 1881 – 25 November 1967) was a Belgian sportsman and commander of the Free Belgian forces during the Second World War. He was born in Bruges and died in Uccle. Sporting car ...

(Fortified Position Antwerp: sector Berendrecht - Kapellen) *

VI Corps 6 Corps, 6th Corps, Sixth Corps, or VI Corps may refer to: France * VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VI Corps (Grande Armée), a formation of the Imperial French army du ...

- Lieutenant-General Fernand Verstraeten ** 5th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Maurice Spinette (Transversal position: sector Halle - Ninove) ** 10th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Jules Pire (KW Line: sector Leuven) *

VII Corps 7th Corps, Seventh Corps, or VII Corps may refer to: * VII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * VII ...

- Lieutenant-General Georges Deffontaine ** 8th Infantry Division - Major General André Lesaffre (Fortified Position Namur) ** 2nd Division Chasseurs Ardennais - Major General François Ley (Meuse River: sector Engis - Andenne) * Cavalry Corps - Lieutenant-General Knight Maximilien de Neve de Roden ** 1st Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Walter Coppens (Albert Canal: sector Hasselt) ** 14th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Armand Massart (Albert Canal: sector Beringen - Stokrooie) ** 2nd Cavalry Division - Major General Joseph Beernaert (Demer/Gete Position) ** Group Ninitte - Major General Robert Ninitte (Advance Position: Dessel - Maasmechelen) * Group K - Lieutenant-General Maurice Keyaerts ** 1st Cavalry Division - Lieutenant-General Maurice Keyaerts (Advance Position Ardennes: Neufchateau) ** 1st Division Chasseurs Ardennais - Major General Werner Goffinet (Advance Position Ardennes: Sint-Hubert) * General Army Reserve ** 11th Infantry Division - Major General Ivan Lebert (Camp Beverlo) ** 16th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Georges Van Egroo (Ghent Bridgehead)

French First Army Group

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* Cavalry Corps ** 2nd Light Mechanized Division ** 3rd Light Mechanized Division * 3rd Corps ** 1st Moroccan Infantry Division **

2nd North African Infantry Division The 2nd North African Infantry Division (french: 2e Division d'infanterie nord-africaine, 2e DINA) was a French Army formation during World War II. The Division was created in March 1936 and was dissolved in May 1940 following the invasion of Fran ...

* 4th Corps ** 32nd Infantry Division * 5th Corps **

5th North African Infantry Division The 5th North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II. History The Division was created in September 1939 and was dissolved in June 1940 following the invasion of France. The Division was commanded by Generals ...

** 101st Infantry Division * Belgian VII Corps ** 2nd Chasseurs Ardennais ** 8th Infantry Division

2nd Army

* ''Direct reporting:'' ** 2nd Light Cavalry Division ** 5th Light Cavalry Division ** 1st Cavalry Brigade * 10th Corps **

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** 5th Light Cavalry Division ** 55th Infantry Division ** 71st Infantry Division * 18th Corps ** 1st Colonial Infantry Division ** 41st Infantry Division

7th Army

* ''Direct reporting:'' ** 21st Infantry Division ** 60th Infantry Division ** 68th Infantry Division * 1st Corps ** 1st Light Mechanized Division ** 25th Motorized Division * 16th Corps ** 9th Motorized Division

9th Army

* ''Direct reporting:'' **

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** 53rd Infantry Division * 2nd Corps ** 4th Light Cavalry Division ** 5th Motorized Division * 11th Corps ** 1st Light Cavalry Division ** 18th Infantry Division ** 22nd Infantry Division * 41st Corps ** 61st Infantry Division ** 102nd Fortress Division ** 3rd Spahi Brigade

British Expeditionary Force

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* ''Directly reporting:'' ** 5th Infantry Division **

12th (Eastern) Infantry Division The 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, which fought briefly in the Battle of France during the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a European power and its oc ...

23rd (Northumbrian) Division The 23rd (Northumbrian) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, which fought briefly in the Battle of France during the Second World War. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of Germany as a European power and its occupati ...

** 46th Infantry Division *

- Lieutenant-General Michael Barker ** 1st Infantry Division ** 2nd Infantry Division ** 48th (South Midland) Division * II Corps - Lieutenant-General

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** 3rd Infantry Division ** 4th Infantry Division ** 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division * III Corps - Lieutenant-General

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42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division The 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force (TF), originally as the East Lancashire Division, and was redesignated as the 42nd (Ea ...

** 44th (Home Counties) Division

German armed forces

Army Group B

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). * Sixth Army —Colonel General

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** (Chief of Staff - Maj. Gen.

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*** 15th Infantry Division - Maj. Gen.

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(reserve)Mitcham 1985, p. 52. *** 205th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen.

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XI Corps 11 Corps, 11th Corps, Eleventh Corps, or XI Corps may refer to: * 11th Army Corps (France) * XI Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XI Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * ...

- Lt. Gen.

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*** 7th Infantry Division - Maj. Gen. Eccard von GablenzMitcham 1985, p. 46. *** 211th Infantry Division - Maj. Gen.

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*** 253rd Infantry Division - Lt.Gen. Fritz KuhneMitcham 1985, p. 185. **

IX Corps 9 Corps, 9th Corps, Ninth Corps, or IX Corps may refer to: France * 9th Army Corps (France) * IX Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * IX Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial Germ ...

Mitcham 1995, p. 505. ** XVI Corps *** 3rd Panzer DivisionMitcham 1985, p. 352. ***

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** Reserves *** 208th Infantry DivisionMitcham 1985, p. 163. *** 225th Infantry Division *** 526th Infantry Division ** SS "Verfügungstruppe" Division ** 7th Airborne DivisionMitcham 1985, p. 422. ** 22nd Air Landing Infantry Division **

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Mitcham 1985, p. 360. ** 207th Infantry Division **

X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to: France * 10th Army Corps (France) * X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * ...

*** SS "Adolf Hitler" Division *** 227th Infantry Division *** 1st Cavalry Division ** XXVI Corps *** 256th Infantry Division *** 254th Infantry DivisionMitcham 1985, p. 185. *** SS "Der Führer" Division

Luftwaffe

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Kampfgeschwader 77 ''Kampfgeschwader 77'' (KG 77) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. Its units participated on all of the major fronts in the European Theatre until its dissolution in 1944. It operated all three of the major German bomber types; the ...

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Citations

References

*Mitcham, Samuel. ''Hitler's Legions: The German Army Order of Battle, World War II''. Dorset Press, New York. 1985. (Formerly ) *Hooton, E.R. (2007). ''Luftwaffe at War; Blitzkrieg in the West''. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. . *Gunsburg, Jeffrey A., 'The Battle of the Belgian Plain, 12–14 May 1940: The First Great Tank Battle', ''The Journal of Military History'', Vol. 56, No. 2. (Apr., 1992), pp. 207–244.
Belgian Cavalry Corps Order of Battle, 10 May 1940

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