British Armoured Division Organization in 1944

The standard British armoured division in 1944 was organized as follows:

• Divisional headquarters
• Armoured reconnaissance regiment with 666 men, 61 tanks and 11 light tanks
• Armoured Brigade with 10 tanks in the headquarters, three armoured regiments iwth 666 men, 61 tanks and 11 light tanks, a motor infantry battalion with 819 men
• Motorized infantry brigade with 2,994 men with 1 MG company with 12 MG's and three motor infantry battalions
• Divisional artillery with 1 field regiment (24-25pdr), 1 motorized regiment (24-25pdr self-propelled guns), 1 a/t regiment (48-17pdr), and 1-AA regiment (54-40mm AA)
• Engineers (1ooo men)
• Signals (728 men)
• "Supply, Transport, and Medical Troops"

The division totaled 14,964 men, 262 tanks and 44 light tanks, with scout cars, carriers, and armoured observation posts. This is from a photocopy of a page from Duncan Crow's book on British armoured formations.