- 780 men in battalion headquarters, headquarters company, and four rifle companies
- They carried 734 Lee-Enfield Mk.III rifle with a short magazine and a 17in bayonet
- 50-light machine guns
- 2-3in mortars
- 12-2in mortars
- 22-anti-tank rifles
- 10-carriers (some variant of the basic Carden-Lloyd carrier)
Sunday, February 13, 2005
The British Infantry Battalion in May 1940
The British infantry battalion, in May 1940, had the following establishment:
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