§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total number of personnel and vehicles on the war establishment of the 1 (UK) Armoured Division. [HL6041]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach):The war establishment of 1 (UK) Armoured Division is 25,839 soldiers, all ranks, 2,891 armoured tracked vehicles, 4,740 wheeled vehicles and 492 pieces of plant, excluding generators. Actual numbers of vehicles and soldiers deploying on any particular operation would depend on mission analysis.
The figure does not include additional combat support (artillery and engineers) nor third line logistic support which is not part of the normal divisional structure but might be assigned to the division in war, depending on the scenario.