Index Part II: Formations, Units and Corps

A. Canadian Forces

Aerodrome Defence Companies: 175

Air Force. See Royal Canadian Air Force. Airfield Defence Battalions:175, 180

Army Field Regiments: defined, 66; See also Units, Artillery.

Army, First Canadian:

proposed and approved, 94-7

commander’s terms of reference, 98

formation and development, 99, 101, 103, 108-9, 134, 198, 209, 411-12

relations with NDHQ and CMHQ, 98, 200, 212-15, 217-29

training, 245, 247, 250, 252

Dieppe, 329, 333, 342-3, 399

commanders, 99, 416-17

other refs 72, 211, 430, 499, 515, Appx “F”, Apps “I” Army Service Corps. See Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.

Artillery. See Royal Canadian Artillery and General Index.

Atlantic Command:

GOC’s terms of reference, 163-4

G.O.Cs., Appx. “F”;

other refs 80, 171-2, 175-6, 179, 180, 186, Appx. “E”; See also Part I, Atlantic Coast, Coast Defence, Home Defence.

“B” Force (Bermuda): 181

Brigades–

Armoured

1st: 88, 92, 417

2nd: 93, 252, 417

4th: 252

Army Tank–

1st: 90-2, 298; training, 238, 242, 244, 248-9; Dieppe, 334; Sicily, 108, 251, 412

2nd: 99, 101, 104, 418

3rd: 102-4

Artillery–

1st Anti-Aircraft: 242

Infantry–

1st: “Angel Move”, 265-6, 268, 270; France (1940), 279-285, 287; other refs 43, 54, 247, 516

2nd: Norway, 234, 259; Spitsbergen, 302; other refs 43, 54, 85, 516

3rd: Hardelot, 309; other refs 43, 54, 245, 294, 516

4th: training, 236, 244-5; Dieppe, 334, 382, 387; other refs 43, 54, 75, 294

5th: 43-5, 54, 75, 244, 294

6th: Dieppe, 334, 372, 382-3, 387, 390; other refs 43, 45, 54, 75, 86, 166, 244-5

8th: 247

9th: 247

10th: 166

11th: 99

13th: 150-1, B.C., 166-8, 175, Appx. “E”; overseas, 185, 204; Aleutians, 498, 500-2, 504-5

14th: 175, 204, Appx. “E”.

15th: 167, 175, 204, Appx. “E”.

16th: 175, 185, Appx. “E”.

17th-21st: 175, Appx. “E”.

Training–

No. 1 Training Brigade Group: 135-6, 185

Reserve Brigade Groups–

31st to 42nd: 182

“C” Force (Hong Kong): Chap. XIV, passim.

Canadian Active Service Force. See Part I.

Canadian Armoured Corps:

formation of, 88-93, 95-6, 102

training centre, 133, 135-6

reconnaissance units, 290

Dieppe, 378

other refs 108, 204; See also Units.

Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles Training Centre: 34, 88, 133

Canadian Army, The. See Part I.

Canadian Army Occupation Force: 434, 519

Canadian Army Overseas. See Part I.

Canadian Army Pacific Force: 432-4, 512-19

Canadian Army Trades School: 137

Canadian Chaplain Service: 129, 201, 204, 421, 448

Canadian Corps. See Corps, 1st.

Canadian Dental Corps: 19, 201, 204, 206, 448

Canadian Forestry Corps: 65, 78-9, 189, 207-10

No. 5 Forestry Company, 208

Canadian Infantry Corps: formed, 143; See also Units, Infantry.

Canadian Intelligence Corps: 197, 204, 207

Canadian Military Headquarters. See Part I.

Canadian Officer Cadet Training Unit (Cdn.OCTU): 129, 138-9, 237, 240

Canadian Officers Training Corps: 19, 51, 113, 127, 139, 182

Canadian Postal Corps: 19, 197, 207, 448

Canadian Provost Corps: 93, 127, 151, 201, 204, 207, 232

No. 1 Cdn. Provost Company, 267

Canadian School of Army Administration: 136

Canadian Signal Training Centre: 133, 142

Canadian Tank School. See Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles Training Centre.

Canadian Technical Training Corps: 137

Canadian Training School (England): 136, 236-7, 240, 246

Canadian Wives Bureau, CMHQ: 201, 207, 424

Canadian Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps: 124

Canadian Women’s Army Corps: 117-18, 124-7, 137-8, 189, 210-11, 517

Commands. See Atlantic Command and Pacific Command.

Corps–

1st

organized, 74, 76-8, 84-8, 90-1, 236, 249, 290

commanders, 96, 99, 215, 222-3, 243, 416, 429, Appx. “F”;

training, 238-41, 249-50, 252, 294-5

role 244-5, 297

Spitsbergen, 301-7

raiding projects, 308

Dieppe Raid, 329, 335, 343, 386, 399

Canaries, 411

other refs 43, 68, 70-1, 108, 412, 416, 429, 516

2nd

proposed, 94-5

formed, 99

commanders, 99, 223, 417, Appx. “F”;

training, 249-50, 252

North-West Europe, 109, Appx. “I”.

Corps of Military Staff Clerks: 19, 194

Corps Training Centres: 136

Dental Corps. See Royal Canadian Dental Corps.

District Depots: 53, 113-14, 116, 131, 135, 445

Divisions, Armoured

1st. See Divisions, Armoured, 5th.

4th

mobilized, 79-80, 84, 88, 91-3

converted to armour, 95-6, 99

defence of Canada, 167, 172, 176

overseas, 192

training, 86, 247, 252-3

commanders and staff, 417, Appx. “F”;

Holland, Appx. “I”;

other refs, 442-3, 418

5th

mobilized, proceeded overseas, 88-90, 92-3, 99, 190, 193

training, 242, 245-7, 249-52

Italy, 412

commanders and staff, 417-18, 516, Appx. “F”.

Divisions, Infantry

1st

mobilized, proceeded overseas, 43-5, 54-8, 67, 71-2, 80, 85, 189, 192-3

inspections, 85

employment, 74, 86, 254

command arrangements, 212-14, 256

training, 230-1, 234-8, 241, 243-8, 251-2, 254

proposed operations, 260-1, 264-6, 269, 274, 309, 411

2nd BEF, 273-4, 276-85

defence of U.K., 80, 273, 287-9, 294

Sicily, 108, 411-12

Ortona, 143-4, Appx. “I”;

commanders and staff, 249, 414-17, Appx. “F”;

morale, 425, 427-9

Pacific, 515-16

other refs 173, 329

2nd

mobilized, proceeded overseas, 43, 45, 54, 58, 70, 72-8, 86, 192

Iceland, 83-5

Newfoundland, 179

training, 202, 235-6, 238, 240-1, 243-7, 250, 252-3, 308

defence of U.K., 289, 294-5, 297

Dieppe, 329, 331, 334, 338, 343-4, 387, 392-3, 404, Appx. “H”;

commanders and staff, 215, 249, 414, 416, Appx. “F”;

Normandy, Appx. “I”.

3rd

mobilized, proceeded overseas, 77-80, 88, 91-2, 167, 192

Iceland, 83-5

defence of Canada, 162-3

Newfoundland, 179

training, 86, 242-8, 250-2, 329, 404

defence of U.K., 298

Canaries, 411

commanders, Appx. “F”;

Holland, Appx. “I”.

4th: see Divisions, Armoured, 4th.

6th

proposed and authorized, 89, 93

home defence, 166, 171-2, 175, 183-6

Kuriles, 507

other refs 442-3, Appx. “E”, Appx “F”.

6th (CAPF): 516, 518

7th: home defence, 171-2, 175, 183-4, 186, Appx. “E”, Appx. “F”.

8th: home defence, 171-3, 175, 183-4, 186, Appx. “E”, Appx. “F”.

First World War – 1st Canadian Division: 21, 51

Eastern Air Command (RCAF): 164

Engineers. See Royal Canadian Engineers.

First Canadian Army. See Army, First Canadian.

1st Echelon: 210-11, 219

First Special Service Force. See 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion under Units, Infantry.

Holding Units. See Reinforcement Units.

Japanese Language School: 518

Machine Gun Battalions: 19, 58, 268, 273, 285, 287, 444, 457

Medical Corps. See Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.

Military Districts–

General, 39, 41, 113, 116, 131, 137, 182, 186

mobilization, 49, 55 (table).

No. 1: 150

No. 2: 128, 150, 445

No. 3: 150

No. 4: 56, 150

No. 5: 150, 163, 176-7

No. 6: 142, 144, 150, 163-4, 180-2

No. 7: 150, 163

No. 10: 150, 445

No. 11: 36, 150, 163, 166, 186

No. 12: 55, 150, 445

No. 13: 53, 150, 166

Motorcycle Regiments: 80

“N” Force (Bahamas): 181-2

National Defence Headquarters. See Part I.

Navy. See Royal Canadian Navy.

Non-Permanent Active Militia. See Part I.

“111 Force”: 301

Ordnance Corps. See Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps.

Pacific Command: 81, 86, 127, 162, 166-7, 171-5, 185-6, 498, 500-1

GOCs, Appx. “F”.

Pacific Force. See Canadian Army Pacific Force.

Permanent Force (P.F.). See Part I, Permanent Active Militia.

Postal Services. See Canadian Postal Corps.

Radio Location Unit, No. 1 Canadian: 246

Reconnaissance Units: 136, 168, 290

Regiments. See Units.

Reinforcement Units: 203-4, 207, 213, 221, 242-3, 247, 249, 434

training brigade, 204

CWAC, 210

Pacific Force, 516

Units–

No. I Cdn. Base Rft. Depot: 143-4

No. 7 Cdn. Inf. Rft. Unit: 143

No. 1 Cdn. Sigs. Rft. Unit: 143

No. 1 Cdn. General Rft. Unit: 204

No. I Cdn. Engineers Rft. Unit: 240

Repatriation Depots (U.K.): 144, 434

Royal Canadian Air Force:

funds for, 7, 9, 11, 13, 18, 36, 40, 69, 91, 111, 171

programme, 97, 115

enlistment, 116

women, 125

army guards for, 41, 151, 156, 167-9

home defence, 41-2, 158-9, 161, 163-4, 171-3, 175, 177-8

training in U.K., 234-5, 250

Dieppe, 348, 388

Aleutians, 495, 497, 503

Pacific, 511-13

other refs 34, 40, 89, 145, 192, 206, 225, 256, 296, 423, 432

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. See Canadian Armoured Corps.

Royal Canadian Army Cadets: 141

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

for U.K., 65

training, 133, 135-6, 144, 204, 251

hospitals, 142-3, 197, 206

welfare, 423

nursing sisters, 124, 517

Hong Kong, 444, 448-9

other refs 93, 197, 201, 428

Units–Field Ambulances:

No. 1: Appx. “E”.

No. 3: Appx. “E”.

No. 4: 268

No. 5: 302, 304

No. 6: Appx. “E”.

No. 9: 50, 248

No. 19: Appx. “E”.

No. 20: Appx. “E”.

No. 21: Appx. “E”.

No. 25: 498, Appx. “E”.

No. 27: Appx. “E”.

Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps: 129, 197, 204, 302, 304

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps: 65, 80, 93, 133, 136, 197, 204, 207, 232, 247, 251. 279

Units–

6th Divisional Ammunition Company: Appx. “E”.

7th Divisional Ammunition Company: Appx. “E”.

6th Divisional Petrol Company: Appx. “E”.

7th Divisional Petrol Company: Appx. “E”.

7th Divisional Supply Company: Appx. “E”.

No. 29 General Transport Company: Appx. “E”.

No. 71 General Transport Company: Appx. “E”.

21st Brigade Group Company: Appx. “E”.

Royal Canadian Artillery:

A.A. units, 34, 55, 91, 123, 148-9, 157, 167-8, 186, 290

AGRAs., 108-9

coast defence, 121, 146, 149, 151, 157, 167, 174, 178, 180, 186

Dieppe, 334

equipment, Appx. “G”;

France 1940, 279, 284-5

training, 136, 169, 174, 232-3

other refs 44, 66, 80, 127, 204, 273, 289, 516

Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, see Units Artillery, Field Regiments, 1st RCHA; See also Units, Artillery.

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals:

general, 47, 65, 85, 204, 333

formations, 93, 99, 198

training, 133, 135, 232, 250-1

operations, 284, 304, 443, 460, 464, 469, 488, Appx. “H”.

Units–

2nd Canadian Corps Signals: 250-1

6th Divisional Signals: Appx. “E”.

7th Divisional Signals: Appx. “E”.

8th Divisional Signals: Appx. “E”.

12th Divisional Signals: 51

No.1 Special Wireless Group: 510

Royal Canadian Dental Corps. See Canadian Dental Corps.

Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: 201, 206, 251

No. I Base Workshop, 206-7

Royal Canadian Engineers, Corps of: 19

officers, 129

training, 133, 232, 234, 247, 251

home defence, 41, 168, 180

operations, 285, 334, 444

Dieppe, 380, Appx. “H”;

1st Pioneer Battalion, 289-90

5th Field Park Company, Appx. “E”.

Tunnelling Companies–

No. 1: 290, 299-301

No. 2: 299-300

Field Companies–

1st: 268, 284

3rd: 302, 304

15th: Appx. “E”.

21st: Appx. “E”.

22nd: Appx. “E”.

23rd: Appx. “E”.

24th: 498, Appx. “E”.

25th: Appx. “E”.

26th: Appx. “E”.

27th: Appx. “E”.

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. See Canadian Infantry Corps.

Royal Canadian Navy

funds for, 4, 11, 13, 15, 69, 91, 111

enlistments, 115-16

women, 97, 125

Aleutians and Pacific, 497, 512-13, 518

other refs 28, 41, 89, 145, 161, 163-4, 177, 193, 206, 296, 434, 448; See also Part 1, Naval Defence.

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps: 19, 65, 93, 127, 129, 197, 201, 204, 251

No. 1 Static Base Laundry, 210

No. 2 Army Field Workshop, 291

Central Ordnance Depot, 206

2nd Echelon: 211, 219, 345, 516

Signal Units. See Royal Canadian Corps of Signals.

Special Service Force. See First Special Service Force under Inter-Allied Organizations.

Survey. See Royal Canadian Artillery.

Training Centres: 114, 116. 168, 174, 183

NPAM, 119, 121, 134

officers, 105, 127-32, 134, 138-41

basic, 121, 134-6, 138-9, 142, 445

advanced, 121-2, 134, 138, 142, 445

trades and specialist, 136-7

CWAC, 137-8

cadet camps, 141

combined, 302

list of, Appx. “D”; See also Part I, Training.

Transportation Units. See Part I, Railway Troops.

Units, Armoured–

Calgary Regiment, The (14th Armd. Regt.) 92, 244-5, 248

Dieppe, 334, 344, 346, 374, 378-80, 389, 404, Appx. “H”.

Canadian Grenadier Guards, The (22nd Armd. Regt.): 516

14th Army Tank Battalion (Regiment). See Calgary Regiment.

Lord Strathcona’s Horse (R.C.) (2nd Armd. Regt.): 81, 92

Ontario Regiment, The (11th Armd. Regt.): 92

Royal Canadian Dragoons, The (1st Armd. Car Regt.): 81, 92

30th Reconnaissance Regiment (The Essex Regiment): Appx. “E”.

31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance Regiment: Appx. “E”.

Three Rivers Regiment (12th Armd. Regt.) 92

12th Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armd. Car Regt.): 168

Units, Artillery–

Anti-Aircraft Batteries–

1st: 168

2nd: 148, 168

4th: 34, 41

14th: 158

34th: Appx. “E”.

40th: 159, Appx. “E”.

46th: 498

Anti-Aircraft Regiments–

3rd: 363

5th: 93

9th: Appx. “E”.

10th: Appx. “E”.

21st: Appx. “E”.

22nd: Appx. “E”.

23rd: Appx. “E”.

24th: Appx. “E”.

25th: Appx “E”.

26th: Appx. “E”.

27th: Apps “E”.

28th: Appx. “E”.

Anti-Tank Regiments–

4th: 92

8th: Appx. “E”.

Army Field Regiments – 11th: 302

Coast Brigades. See Coast Regiments.

Coast Batteries – role, 147

59th: 147, Appx. “E”.

102nd: 147

103rd: Appx. “E”.

104th: Appx. “E”.

105th: Appx. “E”.

106th: Appx. “E”.

108th: Appx. “E”.

Coast Regiments – 1st: 146, Appx. “E”.

3rd: 146-7, Appx. “E”.

5th: 146, Appx. “E”.

15th: 147, Appx. “E”.

16th: 147, Appx. “E”.

17th: Appx. “E”.

Field Batteries – 40th: 302. 94th: 147

Field Regiments – 1st RCHA: 44, 279, 281-2, 284

3rd: 268

4th: 363

11th: 302

17th: 92

20th: Appx. “E”.

21st: 168, Appx. “E”.

22nd: Appx. “E”.

23rd: Appx. “E”.

24th: 498, Appx. “E”.

25th: Appx. “E”.

26th: Appx. “E”.

27th: Appx. “E” Heavy Batteries. See Coast Batteries.

Light Anti-Aircraft: 290, 334; See also Anti Aircraft.

Medium Batteries: 54

School of Artillery Overseas, No. 1: 247

Super-Heavy Batteries: 289

Units, Infantry–

Algonquin Regiment, The: 51, Appx. “E”.

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s), The: Appx. “E”.

Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, The: 45, 52, 54, 179, Appx. “E”;

Dieppe, 363-4, 366, 389

Brockville Rifles, The: Appx. “E”.

Calgary Highlanders, The: 45, 54, 241, 389

Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.), The: 54, 79, 85

Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), The: 498, Appx. “E”.

Canadian Scottish Regiment, The: Appx.

Carleton and York Regiment, The: 54, 57, 143-4

Hardelot raid, 308-10

Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada, The: Appx. “E”.

Edmonton Fusiliers, The: Appx. “E”.

Edmonton Regiment, The: See Loyal Edmonton Regiment, The.

Essex Scottish Regiment, The: 51: Dieppe , 334, 345-6, 366, 368, 374, 376-7, 381-2, 384-5, 389, Appx. “H”.

1st Airfield Defence Battalion (Le Régiment de Chateauguay): 180

1st Canadian Infantry Regiment: 516

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion: 103-4, 123, 433

1st Canadian Special Service Battalion: 103-8, 501-2, 505, Appx. “E”; See also First Special Service Force, 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion.

1st Garrison Battalion: Appx. “E”.

48th Highlanders of Canada: 48, 54, 268, 280, 282-3, 285, 290

Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, Les: Appx. “E”.

Fusiliers du St. Laurent: 177, 183, Appx. “E”

Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Les: 45

recruiting, 52, 54-5

Iceland, 45, 85

Dieppe, 334, 342, 347, 381-2, 387, 389, Appx. “H”;

3rd Bn: Appx. “E”.

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, The: 54, 63, 268, 282, 284

Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment): 75, Appx. “B”.

Kent Regiment, The: Appx. “E”.

King’s Own Rifles of Canada, The: 51, Appx. “E”.

Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), The: 176

Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, The: Appx. “E”.

Lincoln and Welland Regiment, The: Appx. “E”.

Loyal Edmonton Regiment, The: 54, 259, 302, 304. 429

Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), The: 445, Appx. “E”.

New Brunswick Rangers, The (10th Independent Machine Gun Company): 180, Appx “E”.

Oxford Rifles, The: Appx. “E”.

Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR): 174

Parachute Battalion. See 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.

Pictou Highlanders, The: 181, Appx. “E”.

Prince Albert Volunteers, The: Appx. “E”.

Prince Edward Island Highlanders, The: Appx. “E”.

Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment), The: Appx. “E”.

Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment (M.G.), The: Appx. “E”.

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry: 54, 259, 302

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, The: 54

Dieppe, 334, 337, 342, 347, 370-4, 384, 389, Appx. “H”.

Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, The: 179, Appx. “E”.

Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment), The: Appx. “E”.

Régiment de Chateauguay, Le (1st Airfield Defence Battalion): 180, Appx. “E”.

Régiment de Gaspe-Bonaventure, Le: 177

Régiment de Hull, Le: 498, 500, 506, Appx. Régiment de Joliette, Le: Appx. “E”.

Régiment de la Chaudiere, Le: 45, 78, 79

Régiment de Levis, Le: Appx. “E”.

Régiment de Maisonneuve, Le: 52, 55, Appx. “E”.

Régiment de Montmagny, Le: Appx. “E”.

Régiment de Quebec, Le: Appx. “E”.

Régiment de St. Hyacinthe, Le: Appx. “E”.

Regina Rifle Regiment, The: 175, Appx. “E”.

Rocky Mountain Rangers, The: 498, Appx. “E”.

Royal Canadian Regiment, The: 268, 282

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, The: Dieppe, 334, 346, 370, 374-7, 381-2, 389, Appx. “H”.

Royal Montreal Regiment, 54, 516

Royal Regiment of Canada, The: 57

Iceland, 83-5

Dieppe, 334, 339, 346

Puys 363-8, 381, 389

Royal Rifles of Canada, The: 80, Appx. “E”;

Hong Kong, 443-8, 460-1, 469-70, 473-9, 483-4, 488, 490

Royal 22e Régiment, 34, 44-5, 51, 54

Royal Winnipeg Rifles, The: 79, Appx. “E”.

Saint John Fusiliers (M.G.), The: 498, Appx. “E”.

Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), The: 54, 248, 260, 304, 516

Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment, The: Appx. “E”.

Scots Fusiliers of Canada, The: Appx. “E”.

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, The: 51, 54, 259

2nd Airfield Defence Battalion (The Regina Rifle Regiment): 175

2nd Canadian Infantry Regiment: 516

2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion: 105, Appx. “E”; See also 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion.

2nd/10th Dragoons CIC: Appx. “E”.

South Saskatchewan Regiment, The: 54

Dieppe, 334, 346-7, 369-74, 389, Appx “H”.

10th Independent Machine Gun Company. See New Brunswick Rangers.

3rd Canadian Infantry Regiment: 516

Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.), The: 283, 389

Victoria Rifles of Canada, The: Appx. “E”.

Voltigeurs de Quebec, Les: Appx. “E”.

Westminster Regiment (Motor), The: 51, 210

West Nova Scotia Regiment, The: 54, 144

Winnipeg Grenadiers, The: 51, 54, Appx. “E”;

West Indies, 181

Hong Kong, 443-8, 460-1, 467, 469, 480-8, 490

Aleutians, 498

Winnipeg Light Infantry, The: Appx. “E”.

Veterans Guard of Canada, The (formerly The Veterans Home Guard): 79, 151, 167, 169, 180-2, 510

“W” Force (Newfoundland): 180, Appx. “H”.

Western Command: 186

“Z” Force (Iceland): 84-5

B. British and Allied Forces

British (United Kingdom) Forces

Air Force

Auxiliary Air Force. See Royal Air Force.

Bomber Command: 291, 331

Coastal Command, RAF: 193

Fighter Command: 275, 291, 312, 314, 321

No. 11 Fighter Group: 332, 335, 338, 348.

Groups, Composite, 250-1

Royal Air Force:

Auxiliary Air Force, 39

WAAF, 125

in 1940, 275, 291-3

Dieppe, 330, 335-6, 347-8, 362, 374, 383-4, 386,

bombing 398,

losses 388,

press 394

Normandy, 403

Far East and Pacific, 444, 456-8, 464, 512

other refs 79, 106, 162, 193, 250-1, 257, 291, 293, 324

Women’s Auxiliary Air Force: 125

Army

Aldershot Command: 231, 294

Anti-Aircraft Command: 242

Armies–

First: 248, 251, 417, 509

Second: 288, Appx. “I”.

Eighth: 249, 343, 417, 429, Appx. “I”.

Fourteenth: 509

Army Group, 21st: 109, 211, 219, 224, 427

Auxiliary Territorial Service: 124-5

Brigades–

Infantry–

24th Guards: Appx. “I”.

148th: 257

Parachute–

3rd: 104

British Expeditionary Force. See Part I.

British Troops in China, China Command: 438, 464, 477

Commandos: 240, 324

Dieppe, 342-3, 361, 392-4; See also Units.

Corps–

1st: 252, Appx. “I”.

2nd: 274, 278

4th: 74, 230, 239, 241, 264, 287, 291-2, 297

5th: Appx. “I”.

7th: 86-7, 234-5, 288-9, 291-2, 295

8th: 250

10th: Appx. “I”.

11th: 250

12th: 244-5, 250, 295, Appx. “I”.

30th: Appx. “I”

Divisions, Armoured

1st: 238, 274, 278, 280, 283, 288, 295

2nd: 288

6th: 240

8th: 239

9th: 252

Guards: 249-51

Divisions, Airborne–

6th: 104

Divisions, Infantry–

3rd: 244, 275, 286

43rd: 250, 286-8

46th: 245

47th (London): 241

51st (Highland): 271, 274, 278

52nd (Lowland): 271, 274, 278, 280-1, 283, 287

53rd: 250

55th: 297

61st: 252

78th: Appx. “I”.

Eastern Command: 239, 250, 290, 292

Expeditionary Force. See Part 1, British Expeditionary Force.

Far East Command: 444

GHQ Home Forces:

command arrangements, 219, 231

training, 85, 239, 246, 249-51

defence of U.K., 272-3, 287-9, 292

Dieppe, 312-14, 321, 323, 328-9, 333, 338, 343, 399

cross channel operations, 412

GHQ Reserve: 75, 239, 273, 287, 289, 295, 297

Home Guard: 285, 292, 298, 424

Reconnaissance Corps: 290

Royal Army Ordnance Corps: 206, 282, 285

Royal Artillery: 275, 298, 468, 488

Newfoundland Regiments, Appx. “I”; See also Units.

Royal Engineers: 304, 331, 347, 457, 485

22nd Fortress Company, 457

40th Fortress Company, 457

Scottish Command: 208-9

South East Asia Command: 509

South Eastern Command:

command arrangements, 219, 298

training, 238-9, 241, 244

operations, 309, 329, 342-3.

Southern Command: 239, 292.

Special Service Brigade: 396.

Sussex District: 299

21st Army Group. See Army Groups. Training Establishments: 231-4, 236-7, 247-8

Units

Artillery

5th Anti-Aircraft Regiment: 457

8th Coast Regiment: 457

12th Coast Regiment: 457

965th Defence Battery: 457

57th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment: Appx “I”.

59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment:Appx. “I”.

11th Field Regiment: Appx. “I”.

166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment: . Appx. “I”.

Commando–

No. 3 Commando: 342, 346, 358-63, 368, 392

No. 4 Commando: 309, 346, 362-3, 369, 390, 392, Appx. “G”.

No. 10 Commando (Inter-Allied): 345. See also Royal Marines.

Infantry–

Buffs: 248

King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry: 260

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry: 181

Middlesex Regiment, 1st Battalion: 457-8, 460, 469, 475-6, 479, 480, 483, 486-7

Royal Scots, 2nd Battalion: 457-9, 461, 465, 467, 469, 480-1, 483, 485-7

Miscellaneous

Combined Operations Headquarters:

training, 245-7, 302

operations, 308-10, 312, 314, 324-5

Dieppe, 324-5, 327-9, 334, 340-1, 344, 363, 388, 394-6, 399-404

functions of, 326-7, 411; See also Part I, Combined Operations, Mountbatten.

Naval Forces

Admiralty: 192, 259-60, 398, 402, 450

Force “A”, Royal Navy: 304, 306

Force “J”, Royal Navy: 404

Home Fleet: 257, 302

Royal Navy: 79, 161-2, 260, 278

Spitsbergen, 301-6

Hardelot, 309

Combined Commanders, 321-2

Dieppe, 330, 334-5, 342, 345, 364, 367

Pourville, 373, 375, 377

evacuation, 384-6, 392

losses, 387-8

lessons, 399-402

Gibraltar and Canaries, 410

Japan and Hong Kong, 455-8, 481, 485-7

Pacific, 512

other refs 193; See also ships, units and formations by name.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: 400

Units and Formations–

3rd Battle Squadron: 157

9th and 13th Minesweeping Flotillas: 345

Portsmouth Command: 358, 402

Royal Marines

“A” Commando: 345, 347, 382, 392

Royal Marines: 78, 387, 485, Appx. “G”.

Commonwealth and Empire Forces (Other than United Kingdom and Canada)

Australian Forces: 508-100

Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery: 457

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps: 457, 461, 475-6, 479, 481-2

Indian Army: general, 457, 460, 486, 488, 512

Corps–

15th: 509

Divisions–

4th: Appx. “I”.

8th: Appx. “I”.

Brigades–

17th: Appx. “I”.

Units–

14th Punjab Regiment, 2nd Bn: 457-9, 464, 467-9, 480, 486

7th Rajput Regiment, 5th Bn: 457-9, 467-71, 473, 475, 486

Newfoundland Militia: 180, Appx. “I”.

Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit: 210

Newfoundland Regiment: 180

New Zealand Air Force, Royal: 348

New Zealand Force (in United Kingdom) 288, 295, 428

New Zealand Forces: 508

2nd New Zealand Division, Appx. “I”.

United States Forces

Air Force, U.S. Army: 172, 181, 311

Dieppe, 348, 356,384, 398

other zones, 403, 495, 518

Alaska Defense Command: 496, 498

Armies–

First: 519

Fifth: Appx. “I”.

Sixth: 518-19

Eighth: 519

Tenth: 519

Divisions–

7th: 496

1st Marine: 509

85th: Appx. “I”.

GHQ South West Pacific Area: 509

National Guard: 5

North Pacific Force (U.S.): 496-7

Ranger Battalion, 1st U.S.: 345, 362

671st Signal Air Warning Reporting Company: 159

Special Service Force, First. See Inter-Allied Organizations.

Task Force 8. See North Pacific Force.

United States Army. See Part I.

United States Marines: 403, 509

United States Navy: 173, 193, 318, 449, 492, 496, 503, 518

United States Pacific Fleet: 451, 462, 492, 518

Western Defense Command: 496, 498

Allied Forces (Other than U.S.)

Belgian

Belgian Army: 265, 269

Belgian Air Force: 348

Chinese

Chinese Forces: 452, 487

Czechoslovak

Czechoslovak Air Force: 348

French

Armies–

First: 264

Tenth: 280-1

Divisions–

60th: 272

68th: 272

French Air Force: 348

French Army: 280, 284

French Navy: 277, 347

Italian

Italian Army: 184th Italian Infantry Brigade, Appx. “1”.

Netherlands

Netherlands Army: 77, 264

Norwegian

Royal Norwegian Air Force: 348

Norwegian Infantry: 304

Polish

1st Polish Armoured Division: 252

Polish Air Force: 348

USSR

Russian Forces: 452; See also Part 1

Russian Navy: 301

Inter-Allied Organizations

First Special Service Force: 104-8, 500-2, 505; See also 1st Combined Chiefs of Staff: 311, 319, 325; See also Part 1. Canadian Special Service Battalion.

Combined Commanders. See Part I.

Commando, No. 10 (Inter-Allied). See under British (United Kingdom) Forces, Units.

C. Enemy Forces

German

Air Force: general, 42, 260, 318, 339, 350, 355, 359, 363, 408, 420, 425

Poland, 42

diversion from Russian front, 252, 312-13, 317

Battle of Britain, 275, 290-4, 296

Dieppe, 383

Dieppe losses, 318, 388

3rd Air Fleet, 355

Armies–

Seventh: 390

Fifteenth: 352, 356, 392

Army:

general, 272, 308

Dieppe, 351-5, 388, 390

France 1940, 263-4

France 1942,[.406–8];

Norway, 257, 408

Spain, 410

Army Headquarters, Berlin (OKH): 352

Army Groups: 390, 405

Artillery: 354, 407

Commander-in-Chief West (GHQ West) authority, 352

Dieppe raid, 355-9, 362

comments on Dieppe raid, 379, 390-1

Atlantic Wall, 405-8; See also Part I, Rundstedt.

Corps–

Infantry–

81st: 352, 357, 359, 362, 379-80, 390-2, 398

Panzer–

S.S. Panzer: 351

S.S. Corps HQ (Motorized). See Panzer above.

Divisions–

Infantry–

110th: 358

165th (Reserve): 407

302nd: 352, 354-9, 361, 364, 366, 370, 372, 376, 383, 390-1, 393

Panzer–

1st S.S. (Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler): 350-1, 355, 407

2nd S.S. (Das Reich): 350-1, 407

3rd S.S. (Totenkopf): 350

6th: 350-1

7th: 283, 350-1

10th: 339, 350-1, 355, 373, 390

23rd: 350

Parachute–

7th Flieger: 350, 355, 407

Luftwaffe. See Air Force.

Navy: general, 16, 160-1, 294, 306-7, 350

Naval Group West, 359, 391

Operations Staff, 383, 391

Dieppe, 390; See also Part I, ships by name, U-Boats.

Units–

Goring Regt.: 350

571st Infantry Regt.: 355, 359, 367, 370, 372, 374

23rd (Heavy) Aircraft Reporting Company: 366

Japanese

Air Force: Hong Kong, 463-4, 468-9

Aleutians, 493, 495

Araki Detachment: 463, 487

Armies–

China Expeditionary: 462

Twenty-Third: 462-3, 473

Army: 451-3, 465, 470, 511

Artillery: 463, 469-70, 485

Brigades–

23rd Inf.: 452

35th Inf.: 452

Divisions–

9th: 471

18th: 452

38th: 452, 462-3, 491

104th: 452

Engineers: 463, 471

Regiments–

66th Inf.: 463

228th Inf.: 452, 463-5, 471, 491

229th Inf.: 452, 463-4, 471, 473, 491

230th Inf.: 463-5, 471, 491

Navy: general, 451, 453, 462, 470-1, 473

C-in-C Combined Fleet, 453-4

naval formations, 462, 493, 504

Aleutians, 495-6, 502