Battle of Belgium order of battle

This is the order of battle for the Battle of Belgium, a World War II battle between German and Allied forces in Belgium on 10–28 May 1940.

Allied armed forces

Belgian air service

The Belgian Air Service comprised three main aerial regiments:

1^er Régiment d'Aéronautique
*1^er Groupe
*2^e Groupe
*3^e Groupe
*4^e Groupe
*5^e Groupe
*6^e Groupe
2^e Régiment d'Aéronautique
*1^er Groupe
*2^e Groupe
*3^e Groupe
3^e Régiment d'Aéronautique
*1^er Groupe
*3^e Groupe

The Aéronautique Militaire Belge was reinforced by the Royal Air Force:

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 - Lieutenant-General Alexis Vander Veken

* 4th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General René de Grave
* 7th Infantry Division - Major General Eugène Van Trooyen II Corps - Lieutenant-General Victor Michem
* 6th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Emile Janssens
* 9th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Richard Vander Hofstadt III Corps - Lieutenant-General Joseph de Krahe
* 2nd Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Auguste Colpin
* 3rd Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Gaston Lozet IV Corps - Lieutenant-General André Bogaerts
* 12th Infantry Division - Major General Constant De Wulf
* 15th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Baron Raoul de Hennin de Boussu-Walcourt
* 18th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Henri Six V Corps - Lieutenant-General Edouard Van Den Bergen
* 13th Infantry Division - Major General François Duthoy
* 17th Infantry Division - Major General Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie VI Corps - Lieutenant-General Fernand Verstraeten
* 5th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Maurice Spinette
* 10th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Jules Pire VII Corps - Lieutenant-General Georges Deffontaine
* 8th Infantry Division - Major General André Lesaffre
* 2nd Division Chasseurs Ardennais - Major General François Ley Cavalry Corps - Lieutenant-General Knight Maximilien de Neve de Roden
* 1st Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Walter Coppens
* 14th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Armand Massart
* 2nd Cavalry Division - Major General Joseph Beernaert
* Group Ninitte - Major General Robert Ninitte Group K - Lieutenant-General Maurice Keyaerts
* 1st Cavalry Division - Lieutenant-General Maurice Keyaerts
* 1st Division Chasseurs Ardennais - Major General Werner Goffinet
General Army Reserve
* 11th Infantry Division - Major General Ivan Lebert
* 16th Infantry Division - Lieutenant-General Georges Van Egroo