France | U.K. | U.K. | U.S. | U.S.S.R | Germany | Germany | Italy | Japan | Japan | |
1940 | 1939 | 1941 | 1942 | 1941 | 1939 | 1941 | 1940 | Std | Str | |
Strength | 17,500 | 13,863 | 17,298 | 15,514 | 9,619 | 17,200 | 12,352 | 14,300 | 20,000 | 29,400 |
Pistols | 1,486 | 1,946 | ? | 1,100 | 1,503 | |||||
Rifles | ? | 10,222 | 12,064 | 6,233 | ? | 15,500 | 9,069 | ? | 9,000 | 10,000 |
Sub-M.G.s | - | - | 700 | 1,503 | ||||||
Auto Rifles and Light M.G.s | 360 | 644 | 819 | 714 | 647 | 527 | 566 | 270 | 382 | 405 |
Other M.G.s | 154 | 56 | 48 | 133 | - | 116 | 90 | 80 | 112 | 112 |
Anti-Tank Rifles | - | 361 | 444 | 212 | 90 | - | - | 18 | 75 | |
Flamethrowers | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | |||
Grenade Dipensers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 340 | 460 | ||
Light Mortars (<60mm) | 27 | 108 | 162 | 81 | 56 | 84 | - | 126 | - | - |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | - | 18 | 56 | 57 | 83 | 58 | 48 | 30 | - | - |
Heavy Mortars | 51 | - | - | 21 | - | 28 | - | - | - | |
Anti-Tank Rocket Launchers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108 | - | - | - |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | 34 | 75 | 48 | 109 | 50 | 75 | - | 24 | 22 | 40 |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<75mm) | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 (14) | - | - | - |
Light Artillery (<105mm) | 36 | 72 | 72 | (18) | 32 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 66 | 72 |
Medium Artillery (<150mm) | 12 | - | - | 36 (6) | 12 | 40 | 42 | 12 | - | 24 |
Heavy Artillery | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | 12 |
Anti-Aircraft (<20mm) | - | - | - | - | 11 | (12) | - | - | - | |
Anti-Aircraft | - | - | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Armored Cars | - | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | 45 | 7 | 13 |
Light Tanks | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
Medium Tanks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
Motorcycles | - | 670 | 1,064 | - | - | 452 | 168 | 71 | - | - |
Carriers/Half-Tracks | - | 140 | 256 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Motor Vehicles (Other) | - | 1,708 | 2,158 | 2,149 | 180 | 942 | 615 | 86 | - | 500 |
Horse-drawn Vehicles | - | - | - | - | 640 | 1,133 | 1,466 | - | - | - |
Horses | - | - | - | - | - | 5,375 | 4,656 | - | ~8,000 | 10,000 |
British | U.S. | U.S. | U.S.S.R | Germany | Germany | |
1944 | 1943 | 1945 | 1943 | 1944 | V.G. | |
Strength | 18,347 | 14,253 | 14,037 | 9,619 | 12,352 | 10,072 |
Pistols | 1,011 | ? | ? | ? | 1,503 | 1,536 |
Rifles | 11,254 | 6,518 | 6,349 | ? | 9,069 | 6,504 |
Sub-M.G.s | 6,525 | - | - | - | 1,503 | 2,064 |
Auto Rifles and Light M.G.s | 1,262 | 400 | 616 | 647 | 566 | 369 |
Other M.G.s | 48 | 236 | 237 | - | 90 | 54 |
Anti-Tank Rifles | - | - | - | 212 | - | - |
Flamethrowers | - | - | - | - | 20 | 12 |
Grenade Dipensers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Light Mortars (<60mm) | 283 | 90 | 90 | 56 | - | - |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | 60 | 54 | 54 | 83 | 48 | 42 |
Heavy Mortars | 16 | - | - | 21 | 28 | 24 |
Anti-Tank Rocket Launchers | 436 | 557 | 558 | - | 108 | 216 |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | 110 | - | - | 50 | - | 9 |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<75mm) | - | 57 | 57 | - | - | - |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | - | - | - | - | 21 (14) | 9 (14) |
Light Artillery (<105mm) | 72 | - | - | 32 | 18 | 56 |
Medium Artillery (<150mm) | - | 54 | 54 | 12 | 42 | 24 |
Heavy Artillery | - | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | 12 |
Anti-Aircraft (<20mm) | 71 | - | - | - | (12) | (9) |
Anti-Aircraft | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
Armored Cars | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
Light Tanks | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medium Tanks | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Motorcycles | 983 | - | - | - | 168 | 119 |
Carriers/Half-Tracks | 595 | - | - | - | - | - |
Motor Vehicles (Other) | 2,142 | 2,012 | 2,114 | 180 | 615 | 426 |
Horse-drawn Vehicles | - | - | - | 640 | 1,466 | 1,142 |
Horses | - | - | - | - | 4,656 | 3,002 |
French | British | U.S | U.S. | U.S.S.R. | German | German | Italy | |||
1940 | 1940 | 1942 | 1944 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1944 | S.S. | 1940 | |
Strength | 6,510 | 10,750 | 13,235 | 14,964 | 14,620 | 10,937 | 10,980 | 13,725 | 17,262 | 7,750 |
Pistols | - | - | - | 2,324 | ? | ? | - | 3,317 | 4,064 | |
Rifles | ? | ? | ? | 6,689 | 1,628 | 2,063 | ? | 9,186 | 11,513 | ? |
Sub-M.G.s | - | - | - | 6,204 | 2,160 | 2,803 | - | 1,543 | 2,050 | |
Auto Rifles and Light M.G.s | - | 475 | 860 | 1,376 | 6,333 | 5,751 | 517 | 1,157 | 1,465 | 165 |
Other M.G.s | - | - | - | 22 | 103 | 404 | - | 64 | 100 | 78 |
Anti-Tank Rifles | - | 254 | - | - | - | - | 207 | - | - | |
Flamethrowers | - | - | 68 | 74 | ||||||
Rocket Launchers | 18 | |||||||||
Light Mortars (<60mm) | - | 364 | 60 | 132 | 63 | - | - | - | - | |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | - | - | 18 | 24 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 58 | - | |
Heavy Mortars | 4 | - | 42 | 16 | 24 | - | ||||
Portable Anti-Tank | - | - | - | 302 | 607 | 42 | - | - | - | |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | 96 | - | 220 | 78 | 27 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 8 | |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<75mm) | 71 | - | - | 30 | - | 15 (21) | - | - | - | |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | - | - | - | 24 (24) | - | - | - | - | ||
Light Artillery (<105mm) | - | 16 | 48 | 24 (24) | - | - | - | (12) | (12) | 24 |
Medium Artillery (<150mm) | 25 | - | - | - | (54) | (54) | (21) | 12 (12) | 12 (12) | - |
Heavy Artillery | - | - | - | - | - | (21) | 12 (18) | 24 (18) | - | |
Rocket Launchers | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||
Anti-Aircraft (<20mm) | - | - | 52 | - | - | - | - | 74 | 114 | 8 |
Anti-Aircraft | - | 24 | 36 | 36 (18) | - | - | - | 8 (8) | 12 (8) | - |
Light Tanks | - | 2 | - | 63 | 158 | 77 | - | - | - | 61 |
Medium Tanks | 158 | 304 | ~200 | 246 | 232 | 186 | 208 | 103 | 126 | - |
Tank Destroyers | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | 44 | 47 | - |
Other Tanks | - | 36 | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Tanks | 158 | 342 | ~200 | 366 | 392 | 263 | 208 | 147 | 174 | 61 |
Motorcycles | 400 | 649 | 956 | 853 | - | - | - | 480 | 530 | 431 |
Armored Cars | - | - | 64 | 3 | - | - | - | 357 | 359 | |
Carriers/Half-Tracks | - | 88 | 151 | 261 | 733 | 501 | - | - | - | |
Motor Vehicles (Other) | ~1,100 | 1,460 | 1,468 | 2,242 | 3,630 | 2,653 | 1,610 | 2,328 | 2,970 | 641 |
Horses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,012 | |
French | U.S.S.R. | German | |
1940 | 1944 | 1944 | |
Strength | 10,400 | 15,020 | 13,876 |
Pistols | ? | ? | 3,222 |
Rifles | ? | ? | 9,455 |
Sub-M.G.s | - | 1,441 | |
Auto Rifles and Light M.G.s | - | 895 | 1,019 |
Other M.G.s | - | 82 | |
Anti-Tank Rifles | - | 375 | - |
Flamethrowers | - | - | 26 |
Light Mortars (<60mm) | - | - | - |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | - | 100 | 52 |
Heavy Mortars | - | 42 | 24 |
Portable Anti-Tank | - | - | - |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | 180 | 52 | 38 |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<75mm) | 90 | - | - |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | - | 4 (12) | 38 (44) |
Light Artillery (<105mm) | 24 | - | - |
Medium Artillery (<150mm) | 12 | (17) | 12 (12) |
Heavy Artillery | - | (21) | 24 (6) |
Rocket Launchers | - | 8 | - |
Anti-Aircraft (<20mm) | - | - | 63 (3) |
Anti-Aircraft | - | - | 8 |
Light Tanks | 60 | 21 | - |
Medium Tanks | 160 | 176 | 48 |
Other Tanks | - | - | - |
Motorcycles | 1,500 | - | 469 |
Armored Cars | 40 | - | - |
Carriers/Half-Tracks | - | - | - |
Motor Vehicles (Other) | ~1,800 | 2,120 | 2,637 |
British | U.S. | German | |
1944 | 1942 | 1944 | |
Strength | 12,148 | 8,505 | 15,976 |
Pistols | 2,942 | 3,810 | |
Rifles | 7,171 | ? | 6,689 |
Sub-M.G.s. | 6,504 | 3,026 | |
Auto Rifles and Light M.G.s | 966 | 187 | 930 |
Other M.G.s | 46 | 105 | 80 |
Flamethrowers | 38 | 27 | 20 |
Light Mortars (<60mm) | 474 | 75 | - |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | 56 | 36 | 125 |
Heavy Mortars | 5 | - | 63 |
Portable Anti-Tank | 535 | 182 | 250 |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | - | - | - |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<75mm) | 84 | - | - |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | 16 | - | 21 (14) |
Light Artillery (<75mm) | 27 | 36 | 20 |
Medium Artillery (<105mm) | - | - | 24 |
Heavy Artillery | - | - | 12 |
Anti-Aircraft (<20mm) | 23 | - | 27 (12) |
Anti-Aircraft | - | 24 | 12 |
Light Tanks | 11 | - | - |
Medium Tanks | 11 | - | - |
Motorcycles | 1,233 | - | 389 |
Carriers/Half-Tracks | 25 | - | |
Motor Vehicles (Other) | 1,497 | 385 | 2,141 |
Horse-drawn Vehicles | - | - | - |
U.S. | Japan | |
1944 | 1941 | |
Strength | 17,465 | 10,060 |
Rifles | ? | 800 |
Auto Rifles an Light M.G.s | 464 | 55 |
Other M.G.s | 161 | 12 |
Flamethrowers | 267 | 10 |
Grenade Dispensers | 33 | |
Light Mortars (<60mm) | 117 | - |
Medium Mortars (<82mm) | 36 | - |
Heavy Mortars | - | - |
Portable Anti-Tank | 172 | - |
Light Anti-Tank Guns (<47mm) | 36 | - |
Medium Anti-Tank Guns (<76mm) | - | - |
Heavy Anti-Tank Guns | - | - |
Light Artillery (<75mm) | 24 | 4 |
Medium Artillery (<105mm) | 36 | - |
Heavy Artillery | - | - |
Light Tanks | - | - |
Medium Tanks | 46 | - |
Motor Vehicles | 1,056 | - |
Notes:
(1) Specifies official allotments; German units by 1944-45 were considerably understrength.
(2) Numbers in parenthesis are self-propelled guns of their respective type and caliber.
(3) Russian Tank and Mechanized formations were known as Corps. German V.G. is Volksgrenadier. Japanese Marines are Naval Landing Force.
(4) Portable Anti-Tank includes all man-portable rocket-propelled anti-tank weapons such as Bazookas (U.S.), P.I.A.T. (British), and Panzerfaust (German).
(5) German authorized tank strengths varied from divisions and some had unique structures (ex: Panzer Lehr division)
(6) Imperial caliber conversions to metric:
2-pdr (47-mm), 3-pdr (50-mm), 6-pdr (57-mm), 17-pdr (76.2-mm), 25-pdr (87.6-mm), 2-in (50.8-mm), 3-in (81-mm), 4.2-in (106.7-mm)
Source: Adapted from John Ellis, The World War II Databook.