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Medical Brigadier l k . , ,

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10 5 6

11 5 20 6 33

12 3 14 18

13 5 20 28 54

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15 5 19 11 36

36 3 9 2 15

17 4 11 1 17

18 7 1 9

19 6 461 52

20 1 4 6

21 1 6 9 *7

22 4 1621

23 5 13 18

24 8 12

25 1 9 10

26 4 5

27 1 2

28 3 3

29 4 5

30 3 4

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3 1 56

4 2 3 6

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G un, , , T

G un, , , i

G un, , l , 1

G un, , l , 4

G un , , l , , B

G un, , l , , C

G un, b , l , , l

Rifle, , l , 8

M o rtar , , 2

M o rta r , , i

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Bayonet, 5

Carbine, l , 1

Knife, , i

Iyauncher, , i

l a u n c h e r , , , i

Pistol, , l , 1

P istol, , , 8 t

Pistol, , , k I

Projector, , , d 2 5rojector, , , 4

Rifle, , l , 1J4ifle, , l , i

9



STANDARD E T P

Gun, , i

Gun, , i

STANDARD E T P

Car, , 1

C arriage, , m , 8

C arriage, , m , 0

C arriage, , m , 3

C arriage, , h , oC arriage, , e , 3

C arrier, , , 3

M otorcycle, n , n

T a n k , , 4 1

T railer, 4 n , l o

T railer, n , l o

T railer , n 0 l r k

T railer, , 8T ru ck , 4 , , n

T ru ck , 4 , , d

T ru ck , 4 , , C

T ru ck , 4 , ,

T r u c k , 2 , , n

T ru ck , , , o

T r u c k , 2 , , l y

T ru ck , , , oT ru ck , , , r

T ru ck , , , o

10



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in x r e o h y , t . l e y

c a p t u r e , n l t f e s r , s y d

com e r e o d d e r t ,

in c lu d ed e n s f e e . y 0

t h e h y d s e m e s n e ,

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vSpecial , h

H eadquarters , l

H eadquarters , h

B attery , h A c s

2616th r s

D etachm ent, d , h e y

22d r r y 163d l n ;

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163d l o , y

D etachm ent , h l y o

D etachm ent, d l e

D etachm ent, d l e

180th l r y 2 o r s d

m e n t s ] ;

1 e d e , h l t e

541st d d y l

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101st y e

33d e g

Antiaircraft

45th A , s d s

1st , h t y t ;

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FIFTH Y S

403d A n

435th d h A . s

630th A c s n yiO2d e n y y w

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6673d n s m

400th d t A c s

168 h l y e

2d , h t y t

Armored

753d k n

Chemical

D etachm ent, h l y

24th l y

Engineers

337th d d r l e

Company , h r r y n

Company , h r r y n e

427th r p k

D etachm ent , h m g

i2O2d r g

General

D etachm ent, s d s , h e

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29th t

Inf

Companies d , h y n

2d , h e y t ;

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36th y

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36th y e p )h r

36th n , s d s

155th d y n s d ] m

131st d d d y s m

133d d y n y ] m

1 h l

736th e t e

36th r36th ;

M ilitary e

141st y

I42d y

143d y t t

8th A , s d s

B a ttery , h A c s nD etachm ent , d l y

48th e g

Medical

D etachm ent, h l y

8th, , d h n s 0

16th n l 0 ;

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94th n l 0 ) ;

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95th n l 0 ;Surgical s 4 d

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10



FIFTH Y S

161st l , s d s

401st, , d d g

601st gi62d l , s d s

404th d h g

6o2d g y d

Company , h e

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379th r f r t

Ordnance

6694th e e , s d s

42d e n e d , s

Headquarters

79th d h e t

Company , d e e

45th e n e d , s

Headquarters

28th, , d h e m e

D etachm ent, h e m e y

3485th, , d h e m e s

77th e t y d e

62d e n , s d

Detachmen

58th.. , d e n

Company , d e e t

87th e , s d s

87th e y e y

3497th e e y

188th e , s d s

477th e n

529th e y e y

10



Quartermaster

i s t , y , t r y

204th r s y n s d242d, , d 6th r e

263d r e n y

47th r y s ) d d d

i s t , h r n

85th r t y

90th r y ) 3

93d d h r s

vSupply

6th ;

531st r e ;

2699th r p

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74th l y

540th r e t y ;

D etachm ent, h l

Transportat ion

D etachm ent, s d s , h t

H eadquarters, g

D etachm ent, d p g

Com pany , d r n

56th r k

389th d h t s n

2d , h r k

1st , h r k

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9th e s

Attached

D etachm ent.. s d s , d

Grand

10



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A ntiaircraft y

35th A , s d s

Chemical

84th l n y

Engineers

36th r t t y

39th r t t d

661st r c

Company d , y , h d

Battalio

D etachm ent, y , h r r y

1st , t r t y m c e

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13th d ' , s d s1st , h d y m ]

tank

36th d y m ] d

1st , h d y m

1st d y n n

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3d y

H eadquarters d s

3d y e p

10th r

3d n , s d s

9th d y n m

10th, , d t d y s m

3d l

703d e t e3d r

3d l

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11



7th y

15th y

30th y

1st , h t y ;

409th A n n ) s d

441st A c s n

3d , h r y s751st k n

34th y

H eadquarters d s34th y e p

109th r

34th n , s d s

185th d y n m

125th, , d h d y s m

109th l

2634th e t e

2635th r

34th l

M ilitary e

133d y d

100th y n ) s d

135th y

168th y

5th A , s d s

105th A c s n ) y

776th k r

45th y

H eadquarters d s

45th y e p

120th r

45th n , s d s189th d y n m

158th, , d t d y s m

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120th l

700th e t e

45th r45th l

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157th y

179th y

180th y

2d l n

106th A c s n27th d d y n m

191st k n

756th k n

645th k r

Medical

52d l

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206th y e

Company , h y e

Quartermaster

Company , h r s y

Company , d r e2d d d , h r y s

2d , h r y s

2d d d , h r y

Company , h r k

Signal

57th l ;


D etachm ent, h l y o

D etachm ent, h l r

11



D etachm ent, h l e

D etachm ent , l y

T ank r

601st k r

636th k r n y

10

H eadqu arters 0

10 s e

Anti Aircraft

12 t , l y

9, , d 7 y t s A h 4 h

13, , d 2 t t s A h 4 m

56 t t t 4 m

Armoured

2 d k y , l d

7 d

H eadquarters d

r s e s ) r

H eadqu arters d n l

3 l e y 4

5 l e y 4

65 k t A 6 m ; 215 t t t A 4 m

7 d n l

7 d n l

7 d n l y e

7 d n e d

7 d n t

2 d 1 d e s l y l

Royal l d l

22 d e p y

131 d e p y



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22 d

i , l k

5 , l k4 y f n y k

i , l e t d

131 y

1/5 , s n l

1/6 , s n l

1/7 , s n l

23 d

23 d e l l

331 d e y l y e

23 d e e d

150 t d e l y l

23 d e p l l d l

gineers

40 , l k

Royal s s d ) k

Engineers

10 s , l

14 Q , l

15 d n , l

Field

2 y p l

23 d 1 y d s A 4

24 y d t A 4 m

142 y d t A 4 s

146 y d t A 4

5 d 4 m s A 6 h

51 d 9 m s A 8 h ; h

itzers

56 m t A 6 h

57 k t A 8

11



654 r n t

8 y t

Attached2d , h d y t m

In fa n try d

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46 y

H eadquarters 6 y

2 , l d s s n q d

port ] s

46 n l

70, , d 2 d s A 4

58 k t A 6 m ; 2

115 t t A 4 m46 y n l

46 y n l

46 y n l y e

46 y n e b

46 y n t

183, , d 5 d e s l y

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46 y n l l d l46 e t

128 y

1/4 , e

2 , e

5 , e

138 y

6 , e2/4 , s n e t

6 , k d r



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139 y

2/5 , e

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56 ) y

H eadquarters 6 ) y

6 , ) e t n

56 y n l

64, , d 3 d s A 4

67 k A 6 m ; 2100 t t t A 4 m

56 y n l

56 y n l

56 y n l y e

56 y n e d

56 y n t

5, , d 4 d e s l y l

56 y n l l d l44 e

167 y

8 , l

9 , l

7 , e d e t

169 y

2/5 , s n l

2/6 , s n l

2/7 , s n l

201 s

6 , r

3 , n

2 , s

82d e y n

H eadquarters d s

307th e r

11



82d e n , s d s

3 1 9t h d h r d y s m k

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307th e l

782d e e e

407th e r

82d e l

M ilitary e

325th r y t y

504th e y t505th e y

1st, , d h

1st , d y

B attery , d d y n m

Batteries d , h d y n m

D etachm ent, h k r

Company , h r eCompanies d , d l n

405th l g ;

2d , d g

1st , h r y

Company , h r t

D etachm ent, d l

D etachm ent , d l y

D etachm ent, h l rD etachm ent, h l

Medical

Surgical s , , d 3 d y l

Service

10 s t

15 e f n t n l y e

10 s , e d

10 s , l l d l

11



i o S

Beach s . , , d

Brick ,

Signal

10 s l

2 , 6 e f s l

Attached,


D etachm ent , d l y

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