40th Tank Battalion - [1941-1945]
40th Tank Battalion
area of deployment : Western Europe
period of deployment: 11.8.1944 - 8.5.1945
superordinate unit:7. Armored Division
commanders:
composition:
- command company ( 10 x jeep, 8 x Halftrack, 3 x M 21, 2 x M4 75 mm, 3 x M4 105 mm )
- tank company A ( 17 x M4 Sherman 75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company B ( 17 x M4 Sherman75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company C ( 17 x M4 Sherman 75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company D ( 17 x M5 Stuart or M24 Chaffee, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
39 officers, 2 warrant officers and 709 enlisted men and privates
6 x M4 105 mm howitzer tank,
53 x M4 Sherman tank,
17 x M5 Stuart or M24 Chaffee tank,
3 x M21 Halftrack ( 81 mm )
35 x bazooka
26 x TK
12 x LK
449 x submachine gun
227 x carbine
6 x mortar ( 81 mm )
16 x Halftrack
39 x 2 1/2 t
2 x Dodge 3/4 t
23 x jeep
Kosina.J.: American Ground Forces 1941 - 1945, Naše Vojsko, 1996, Prague. ISBN 80-206-0527-4
40th Tank Battalion
area of deployment : Western Europe
period of deployment: 11.8.1944 - 8.5.1945
superordinate unit:7. Armored Division
commanders:
composition:
- command company ( 10 x jeep, 8 x Halftrack, 3 x M 21, 2 x M4 75 mm, 3 x M4 105 mm )
- tank company A ( 17 x M4 Sherman 75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company B ( 17 x M4 Sherman75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company C ( 17 x M4 Sherman 75 mm, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
- tank company D ( 17 x M5 Stuart or M24 Chaffee, 1x M32 ARV, 1 x Halftrack, 1 x 2 1/2 t and 2 x jeep )
39 officers, 2 warrant officers and 709 enlisted men and privates
6 x M4 105 mm howitzer tank,
53 x M4 Sherman tank,
17 x M5 Stuart or M24 Chaffee tank,
3 x M21 Halftrack ( 81 mm )
35 x bazooka
26 x TK
12 x LK
449 x submachine gun
227 x carbine
6 x mortar ( 81 mm )
16 x Halftrack
39 x 2 1/2 t
2 x Dodge 3/4 t
23 x jeep
Kosina.J.: American Ground Forces 1941 - 1945, Naše Vojsko, 1996, Prague. ISBN 80-206-0527-4