Dark Earth Orders of Battle

Despite the armed forces being bigger than OTL.

But still larger than OT>

An outline of a wartime orbat of Allied Command Europe c. 1963

- It counts European forces deployed from their home countries (Britain, France, Belgium/Netherlands, Italy)
- Tactical air forces are reinforced to their wartime levels
- US Army reinforcements beyond the round out divisions are not counted, being in transit. They represent 12 divisions/4 corps in two further field armies, plus 12 USARNG divisions, deployed by sea and air.
- Further USAF (particularly ANG) and RCAF reinforcements en route

Allied Command Europe
SACEUR: General James Gavin, US Army
Deputy SACEUR: Field Marshal Sir Richard Gale, British Army

SACEUR Reserve

Allied Mobile Force (Land)
Allied Strategic Air Forces

AFNORTH

CINCNORTH: Field Marshal Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
LANDNORTH: General Sir John Hackett, British Army
AFNORTH: General Torsten Rapp, Royal Swedish Air Force
NAVNORTH: Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, Royal Navy

AFNORTH Strategic Reserve
A.) Royal Naval Division

B.) Commonwealth Marine Division
3rd Royal Canadian Marine Brigade
Royal West Indian Marine Brigade
Royal Newfoundland Marine Brigade


Allied Command Iceland

Icelandic Army Brigade
Iceland Defence Force
41st Canadian Infantry Brigade
USARNG 92nd Infantry Brigade
British MNBD Brigade


Allied Land Forces Scandinavia

I.) Sweden

Swedish Army

I Swedish Corps
1st Pansar Division
2nd Pansarskytte Division
3rd Pansarskytte Division
5th Pansar Division

II Swedish Corps
6th Bergsjägarna Division
12th Pansar Division
13th Pansarskytte Division
15th Pansarskytte Division

III Swedish Corps
4th Pansarskytte Division
9th Pansar Division
10th Jägare Division
14th Jägare Division

IV Swedish Corps (Reserve)
16th Pansarskytte Division
17th Jägare Division
18th Jägare Division
19th Jägare Division

V Swedish Corps (Reserve)
20th Jägare Division
21st Jägare Division
22nd Jägare Division
24th Jägare Division

Strategic Reserve Command
8th Luftburna Division
11th Jägare Division

Boden Fortress
Mekaniseradbrigad 54
Pansarbrigad 24
Infanteriebrigad 31
Infanteriebrigad 61

Gotland Command
7th Pansarskytte Division
Royal Swedish Marine Division

Åland Command
23rd Jägare Division (Reserve)
Infanteriebrigad 46

Oland Command
Infanteriebrigad 57

Bornholm Command
Mekaniserad Brigade 38
Infanteriebrigad 55

II.) Norway

Royal Norwegian Army
1st Mechanised Division (Finnmark)
2nd Infantry Division (Oslo)
3rd Infantry Division (Trondheim)
4th Infantry Division (Narvik)

5th Infantry Division (Reserve)
6th Infantry Division (Reserve)
7th Infantry Division (Reserve)
8th Infantry Division (Reserve)

Royal Guard Brigade (Oslo)
Army Ranger Brigade (Finnmark)
Commando Brigade (Tromso)
Armoured Brigade (Finnmark)

Canadian Air Sea Mobile Force
1st Royal Canadian Marine Division
12th Canadian Airborne Division
Canadian Guards Division
Canadian Special Service Force

British Mobile Force
1st Royal Marine Division
4th Armoured Division
6th Airborne Division
8th Mechanised Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
10th Infantry Division

US 2nd Marine Amphibious Corps
2nd US Marine Division
4th US Marine Division

US XVIII Airborne Corps
10th Mountain Division
24th Mechanised Division
82nd Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
179th Armored Brigade

Allied Air Forces Scandinavia

4 Allied Tactical Air Force
Royal Swedish Air Force: 1102 tactical fighters/bombers
US Nineteenth Air Force: 768 tactical fighters
RAF 6 Group: 360 tactical fighters (15 squadrons)
Royal Norwegian Air Force: 296 tactical fighters (12 squadrons)
RCAF 7 Group: 240 tactical fighters
RNAF Expeditionary Force: 96 tactical fighters
USMC 2nd Air Wing: 120 tactical fighters
USMC 4th Air Wing: 120 tactical fighters

Allied Land Forces Denmark

Royal Danish Army
1st Infantry Division (Zealand)
2nd Infantry Division (Slesvig)
3rd Infantry Division (Jutland)
4th Armoured Division (Jutland)

Royal Guard Brigade (Zealand)
Commando Brigade (Zealand)

German Schleswig-Holstein Kommand
German 19th Panzergrenadier Division
German 27th Jäger Division

Benelux Rapid Deployment Force
Dutch 7e Luchtlandingsdivisie
Belgian 9eme Division Paracommando
Dutch Koninklijk Nederlands Division Mariniers
Luxembourg Division

Anglo-American Amphibious Force
8th US Marine Amphibious Brigade
9th Royal Marine Brigade

Royal Marine Forces Germany

Allied Air Forces Denmark
US Fourth Air Force: 288 tactical fighters
Royal Danish Air Force: 288 tactical fighters (12 squadrons)
Royal Swedish Air Force: 240 tactical fighters
RNAS Expeditionary Force: 240 tactical fighters (10 squadrons)
Deutsche Marineflieger: 144 tactical fighters (6 squadrons)
RNeAF: 48 tactical fighters (4 squadrons)

Allied Naval Forces Northern Europe

Allied Naval Forces, Baltic


Central Baltic Force

Aland Squadron
HSwMS Vasa CVL
HSwMS Sverige BB, HSwMS Faderneslandet BB
HSwMS Stockholm CAG, HSwMS Goteborg CAG, HSwMS Uppsala CAG
HSwMS Gotland DDG, HSwMS Småland DDG
HSwMS Dalsland DD, HSwMS Blekinge DD, HSwMS Öland DD, HSwMS Närke DD, HSwMS Bohuslän DD, HSwMS Södermanland DD

Gotland Squadron
HSwMS Kronan CVL
HSwMS Gota Lejon BB, HSwMS Tre Kronor BB
HSwMS Visby CAG, HSwMS Sundsvall CAG, HSwMS Malmo CAG
HSwMS Östergötland DDG, HSwMS Västergötland DDG
HSwMS Halland DD, HSwMS Skåne DD, HSwMS Lappland DD, HSwMS Uppland DD, HSwMS Värmland DD, HSwMS Dalarna DD


Southern Baltic Force

Imperial German Navy Baltic Squadron
SMS Bayern BB, SMS Sachsen BB
SMS Munich CAG, SMS Hamburg CAG, SMS Nurnburg CAG, SMS Dusseldorf CAG
SMS Yorck DDG, SMS Blucher DDG
SMS Gotz von Berlichingen DD, SMS Freiherr von Munchhausen DD, SMS Ulrich von Hutten DD, SMS Florian Geyer DD, SMS Konrad von Landau DD, SMS Dietrich von Bern DD

Danish-Swedish Squadron
HSwMS Karlskrona CAG, HSwMS Norrköping CAG
HDMS Tordenskjold CLG,
HDMS Valdemar Sejr, HMDS Rolf Krake CL
HDMS Sjælland ML, HDMS Jylland ML
HDMS Niels Juel DD, HDMS Peder Skram DD, HDMS Herluf Trolle DD, HDMS Søren Norby DD, HSwMS Västmanland DD, HSwMS Ångermanland DD, HSwMS Gästrikland DD, HSwMS Hälsingland DD
HDMS Olfert Fischer FF, HDMS Pros Mund FF, HDMS Ove Gjedde FF, HDMS Otte Rud FF, HDMS Steen Andersen Bille FF


Allied Naval Forces, North Sea

Carrier Strike Group 6
HMS Malta CVB, HMS Africa CVB, HMS King George V BBG, HMS Prince of Wales BBG, HMS Monarch BBG, HMS Agincourt BBG, 8 CL, 16 DD/DDG

Carrier Strike Group 7
HNLMS Karel Doorman CVA, HNLMS de Zeven Provincien BB, HNLMS Willem Van Oranje BB , HNLMS Batavia BCG
HNLMS Gouden Leeuw CA, HNLMS Roode Draeck CA, HNLMS Friesland DD, HNLMS Groningen DD, HNLMS Amsterdam DD, HNLMS Drenthe DD, HNLMS Overijseel DD, HNLMS Limburg DD, HNLMS Breda DD, HNLMS Nijmegen DD

Carrier Strike Group 8
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm IV CV, SMS Deutschland BB, SMS Seydlitz DDG, SMS Berlin CL, SMS Franz von Sickingen DD, SMS Hans von Sagan DD, SMS Georg von Frundsberg DD
SMS Friedrich der Grosse CV, SMS Preussen BB, SMS Moltke DDG, SMS Frankfurt CL, SMS Werner von Urslingen DD, SMS Hermann von Salza DD, SMS Ernst von Mansfield DD






AFCENT
LANDCENT: Marshal Phillipe Leclerc, French Army
AAFCE: Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Pike, RAF

AFCENT Strategic Reserve

German Strategische Reservekraft Kommando
24th Fallschirmjager Division
25th Jager Division
29th Fallschirmjager Division
32nd Jager Division

French Force d'Action Rapide
11e Division Parachutiste
20e Division Parachutiste
24e Division d'Infanterie
25e Division Aeromobile

Berlin Command
British Berlin Brigade
French Berlin Brigade
US Berlin Brigade
Benelux Berlin Brigade

German Guards Division
German 44th Infanterie Division

German Panzer Lehr Brigade
German Teutonic Knights Brigade

VBK 29-40

A.) NORTHAG
CINCNORTHAG: General Sir Richard Sharpe, British Army

British Army of the Rhine

Royal Artillery Division
Royal Artillery Missile Command
BAOR Special Forces Command
BAOR Reconnaissance Force

British I Corps
1st Armoured Division
2nd Mechanised Infantry Division
6th Mechanised Infantry Division
19th Infantry Brigade

British II Corps
3rd Armoured Division
4th Mechanised Infantry Division
7th Armoured Division
6th Infantry Brigade

British III Corps
1st Mechanised Infantry Division
2nd Armoured Division
3rd Mechanised Infantry Division
25th Infantry Brigade

British IV Corps
5th Mechanised Infantry Division
6th Armoured Division
8th Armoured Division
26th Infantry Brigade

Canadian I Corps
Canadian 1st Mechanised Infantry Division
Canadian 2nd Mechanised Infantry Division
Canadian 4th Armoured Division

Canadian II Corps
Canadian 3rd Mechanised Infantry Division
Canadian 6th Mechanised Infantry Division
Canadian 8th Armoured Division

German 1st Feldarmee

German I Corps
1st Panzer Division
3rd Panzer Division
5th Panzergrenadier Division
30th Jager Division

German III Corps
6th Panzergrenadier Division
7th Panzer Division
11th Panzergrenadier Division
26th Jager Division

German V Corps
12th Panzergrenadier Division
13th Panzergrenadier Division
15th Panzer Division
21st Gebirgsjager Division

Benelux 1st Army

Belgian I Corps
1er Division Blindée
2eme Division Blindée
3eme Division Mécanisée

Belgian II Corps
4eme Division Mécanisée
5eme Division Blindee
7eme Division Mecanisee

Dutch I Corps
1e Pantser Divisie
2e Pantser Divisie
4e Pantserinfanterie Divisie

Dutch II Corps
3e Pantser Divisie
5th Pantserinfanterie Divisie
6th Pantserinfanterie Divisie

2 Allied Tactical Air Force
RAF 1st Tactical Air Force: 768 tactical fighters
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force: 768 tactical fighters
RCAFE: 480 tactical fighters
Benelux TAF: 576 tactical fighters
German 3 Luftdivision: 864 tactical fighters
German 4 Luftdivision: 864 tactical fighters


B.) CENTAG

CINCCENTAG: General Isaac D. White, US Army

German 2nd Feldarmee

German II Corps
2nd Panzer Division
4th Panzer Division
14th Panzergrenadier Division
31st Jager Division

German IV Corps
8th Panzer Division
9th Panzergrenadier Division
10th Panzergrenadier Division
23rd Jager Division

German VI Corps
16th Panzergrenadier Division
17th Panzer Division
18th Panzergrenadier Division
22nd Jager Division

US Seventh Army

US V Corps
1st Cavalry Division
3rd Infantry Division (Mechanised)
6th Armored Division

US VI Corps
4th Infantry Division (Mechanised)
7th Infantry Division (Mechanised)
8th Armored Division

US VII Corps
2nd Armored Division
5th Armored Division
6th Infantry Division (Mechanised)

US VIII Corps
7th Armored Division
9th Infantry Division (Mechanised)
12th Infantry Division (Mechanised)

French 1ère Armée

French I Corps
1e Division Blindée
2e Division des Gardes Françaises Royale
3e Division d'Infanterie
5e Division Blindée

French II Corps
1e Division d'Infanterie
2e Division Blindée
4e Division d'Infanterie
7e Division Blindée

French III Corps
1er Division des Gardes Françaises Royale
2e Division d'Infanterie
3e Division Blindée
4e Division Blindée

French IIe Armée

IV Corps
5e Division d'Infanterie
6e Division Blindee
8e Division Blindee
23e Division Alpine

V Corps
6e Division d'Infanterie
8e Division d'Infanterie
9e Division Blindeee
22e Division d'Infanterie

VI Corps
7e Division d'Infanterie
9e Division d'Infanterie
12e Division Blindee
27e Division Alpine


1 Allied Tactical Air Force
US Ninth Air Force: 864 tactical fighters
US Twelfth Air Force: 864 tactical fighters
US Seventeenth Air Force: 864 tactical fighters
French 1er CATAC: 720 tactical fighters
French 2eme CATAC: 720 tactical fighters
German 1st Luftdivision: 864 tactical fighters
German 2nd Luftdivision: 864 tactical fighters





C.) SOUTHAG

CINCSOUTHAG: Generalfeldmarshall Erwin Fussenegger, KuK Army

SOUTHAG Strategic Reserve

German Alpenkorps
20th Panzergrenadier Division
28th Gebirgsjager Division


Austro-Hungarian 1st Feldarmee

Austro-Hungarian I Corps
1st Panzergrenadier Division
2nd Panzer Division
9th Jager Division
15th Panzergrenadier Division

Austro-Hungarian IV Corps
3rd Panzer Division
6th Panzer Division
7th Panzergrenadier Division
22nd Jager Division

Austro-Hungarian VI Corps
5th Panzergrenadier Division
10th Panzer Division
12th Panzergrenadier Division
18th Fallschirmjager Division

Ruritanian Corps
1 Panzer Division
2 Panzergrenadier Division
3 Panzer Division
4 Panzergrenadier Division


Austro-Hungarian 2nd Feldarmee

Austro-Hungarian II Corps
4th Panzer Division
13th Gebirgsjager Division
17th Panzergrenadier Division
20th Jager Division

Austro-Hungarian III Corps
8th Panzergrenadier Division
19th Panzergrenadier Division
21st Jager Division
24th Panzer Division

Austro-Hungarian V Corps
11th Panzer Division
14th Fallschirmjager Division
16th Panzergrenadier Division
23rd Gebirgsjager Division

Iberian Corps
1st Spanish Armoured Division Castillejos
2nd Spanish Infantry Division "Guzman el Bueno"
3ª Divisão Blindada Português
6th Spanish Mechanised Division Pavia


Italian Prima Armata

Italian I Corps
Ariete Armoured Division
Firenze Infantry Division
Lombardia Infantry Division
Julia Alpini Division
Regina Armoured Brigade

Italian III Corps
Vittorio Veneto Armoured Division
Julia Alpini Division
Mantova Mechanised Division
Tridentina Alpini Division
Savona Armoured Brigade

Italian V Corps
Freccia Mechanised Division
Lombardia Mechanised Division
Taurinense Alpini Division
Nembo Airborne Division
Brescia Armoured Brigade

3 Allied Tactical Air Force
Austro-Hungarian 1st Luftdivision: 768 tactical fighters
Austro-Hungarian 2nd Luftdivision: 768 tactical fighters
Ruritanian AF: 194 tactical fighters/8 squadrons
US Sixteenth Air Force: 432 tactical fighters
Italian TAF: 576 tactical fighters
Spanish TAF: 432 tactical fighters





AFSOUTH

CINCSOUTH: Admiral Sir Horatio Hornblower, Royal Navy

LANDSOUTH: Field Marshal Giorgio Liuzzi, Regio Escercito
AAFSOUTH: Air Chief Marshal Ioannis Romanos, Imperial Greek Air Force
NAVSOUTH: Admiral Sir Douglas Holland-Martin, Royal Navy

A.) WESTAG

CINCWESTAG: General Rade Hamovic, Royal Yugoslav Army

Yugoslav First Army

Yugoslav I Corps
Guards Division
3rd Armoured Division Dunavska
5th Armoured Division Šumadijska
25th Infantry Division Vardarska

Yugoslav II Corps
7th Armoured Division Potiska
27th Infantry Division Savska
38th Infantry Division Dravska
40th Infantry Division Slavonska

Yugoslav III Corps
12th Armoured Division Jadranska
30th Infantry Division Osiječka
32nd Infantry Division Triglavski
42nd Infantry Division Murska

Italian Seconda Armata

Italian II Corps
Roma Armoured Division
Superga Armoured Division
Bologna Infantry Division
Livorno Infantry Division
Parma Armoured Brigade

Italian IV Corps
Pozzuolo del Friuli Armoured Division
Torino Mechanised Division
Orobica Alpini Division
Cremona Mechanised Division
Calabria Armoured Brigade

Italian Forza di Rapida
Folgore Airborne Division
Granatieri di Savoia Mechanised Division
Garibaldi Bersaglieri Division
Mezzini Bersaglieri Division
Lupi di Toscana Armoured Brigade

5 Allied Tactical Air Force
Italian Tactical Airforce: 684 tactical fighters
Royal Yugoslav Air Force: 477 tactical fighters

B.) EASTAG

CINCEASTAG: General Ivan Bachvarov, Royal Bulgarian Army

First Bulgarian Army

I Bulgarian Corps
1st Sofia Armoured Division
2nd Targoviste Armoured Division
3rd Varna Infantry Division

II Bulgarian Corps
4th Preslav Armoured Division
5th Danube Infantry Division
6th Bdin Infantry Division

III Bulgarian Corps
7th Rila Infantry Division
8th Shumen Armoured Division
9th Pleven Infantry Division
10th Vratsa Infantry Division

Third Greek Army

Greek V Corps
6th Mechanised Infantry Division "Serres"
7th Mechanised Infantry Division "Sarantaporos"
10th Armoured Division "Thessaloniki"
18th Infantry Division "Corinth"

Greek VI Corps
9th Mechanised Infantry Division "Adrianople"
12th Mechanized Infantry Division "Evros"
15th Infantry Division "Thebes"
20th Armoured Division "Macedonia"

Greek Soma Grigoris Drasis
Varangian Guard Division
24th Spartan Infantry Division
25th Macedonian Paratrooper Division
1st Imperial Hellenic Marine Division

US IX Corps
2nd Air Cavalry Division
11th Airborne Division
17th Airborne Division
20th Infantry Division

6th US Marine Amphibious Force
6th US Marine Division

Commonwealth Balkan Expeditionary Force
4th Royal Marine Division
6th Israeli Mechanised Infantry Division
11th Canadian Airborne Division
12th British Infantry Division

6 Allied Tactical Air Force
Royal Bulgarian Air Force: 485 tactical fighters
Greek Tactical Air Force: 676 tactical fighters

Thank you. There are quite a few hints and snippets of information contained within the orbat, as well as a general sense of what fronts/areas are considered of prime importance/greater threat. There are naturally some distinct differences from @, above and beyond size and the presence of certain countries.

1.) There are no sectors in Berlin. The presence of Allied troops in Berlin is more of a political gesture in light of the strategic situation of Berlin. The border/Iron Wall is along the Oder, ~80-100 miles away from Dark Earth Berlin. Defending the city is a problem due to this proximity. The first obstacle would be the river line itself, which would be heavily fortified. Next would be an immediate line of defence based on the Seelow Heights, followed by a third around Muncheberg. The immediate defences of Berlin itself would be a combination of minefields, defensive bunkers, field works, anti-tank ditches, pillboxes and even a large concrete barrier.

And what is the collective name for this bastion of the defence of freedom and democracy?

The Berlin Wall.

2.) The Luxembourg Division is a divisional sized unit that is effectively the majority of the Luxembourg Army. This is larger than the brigade sized Groupement Tactique Régimentaire of 1954-1959 of @, reflecting the larger population. At the same time, putting it into a frontline role could end up very badly, very quickly, so they are ideally suited to the flank reinforcement mission in Denmark.

3.) Command of the Benelux Army would rotate between the Belgians and Dutch.

So if Luxembourg is larger, does that mean they have a small air force, like based on transport aircraft.

I can imagine plenty of NATO generals reduced to tears at the sight of this! I also imagine it would give the west a much less fatalistic society than we would be used to.

Comrade Dave.