The United States Armored Infantry Battalion
The Armored Infantry Battalion was inspired by the success of mechanised German Panzer Grenadiers. It was the American equivalent of such units and in its latter form, certainly in terms of weapons and equipment, I think it actually surpassed them. A great strength of US Armored Divisions was that all of their Infantry Battalions were themselves armoured. Unlike British and German formations, there were no lorry bound troops struggling to keep up across rough ground, or forced to fight a more traditional infantry battle.
The United States Armored Infantry Battalion 1942 to 1943
Derived from the following Tables of Organization
Headquarters & Headquarters Company,
Armored Infantry Battalion, Table of Organization number T/O 7-26, dated
March 1st 1942.
Rifle Company, Armored Infantry Regiment, Table of Organization number 7-27, dated March 1st 1942.
The United States Armored Infantry Battalion 1944 to 1945
Derived from the following Tables of Organization
Headquarters & Headquarters Company,
Armored Infantry Battalion, Table of Organization number 7-26, dated
September 15th 1943 (including Changes 2, 4 and 5).
Rifle Company, Armored Infantry Battalion, Table of Organization number T/O
7-27, dated, September 15th 1943 (including Change 2).
Service Company, Armored Infantry Battalion, Table of Organization number T/O
7-29, dated September 15th 1943 (including Changes 2 and 3).
Return to