List of Belgian military equipment of World War II

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The following is a list of Belgian military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked the Belgium as part of their war with France. By 28 May 1940 the Belgian mainland was controlled by Germans, although colony of Belgian Congo remained independent throughout the war. Belgian power was not restored until final Axis collapse in late 1944. This list covers the equipment of armed elements centered on Belgian Army and Force Publique of Belgian Congo, but not Free Belgian Forces or Belgian mainland forces after October, 1944, which was equipped completely by foreign forces.

Small arms

Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)

• Browning Hi-Power

Rifles

• Mauser Model 1889

Artillery

Infantry mortars

• 50mm DBT mortar
• Brandt Mle 1935 60mm mortar
• 70mm van Deuren mortar
• Stokes mortar (81mm stokes-brandt)

Heavy mortars & rocket launchers

• 142mm Delattre mortar - fired cluster bombs

Field artillery

• Canon de 75 mle TA 1877
• Canon de 75 mle GP III
• Canon de 75 mle GP1
• Canon de 75 mle GP11
• Canon de 75 mle TR
• Canon de 75 modele 1934
• Canon de 76 FRC
• 10 cm K 17 - WWI German gun
• Canon de 120mm L mle 1931

Fortress and siege guns

• 57 mm Cockerill-Nordenfeld
• Canone de 155 L mle 1924
• 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen - German rail gun of WWI

Anti-tank guns

• 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun
• canon antichar de 60 mm

Anti-aircraft weapons

Heavy anti-aircraft guns

• 75 mm FRC M27 (German 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun relined to 75mm)
• Belgian M36 (French M32)
• C75 DTCA M34 (French 75 mm CA Mle 1917)
• QF 3.7-inch AA gun

Vehicles

Tankettes

• T-15 Light tank
• T-13 tank destroyers

Tanks

• Renault FT
• ACG-1 (Renault AMC-35)

Tractors & prime movers

• Vickers Utility Tractor

Navy ships and war vessels

• Belgian ship A4
• HMS Buttercup (K193)
• HMS Godetia (K226)

Aircraft

• Fairey Firefly II
• Fairey Fox
• Hawker Hurricane
• Renard R.35B - design plans only
• Airco DH.4 - as transport only at outbreak of war
• SABCA S.40 - trainer
• Caproni Ca.135 (license-build as SABCA S.45)
• Caproni Ca.310 (license-build as SABCA S.46)
• Caproni Ca.335 (license-build as SABCA S.47)
• Caproni Ca.312 (license-build as SABCA S.48)
• Fiat CR.42 Falco
• Stampe et Vertongen SV.4 - trainer
• Stampe et Vertongen SV.5
• Stampe et Vertongen SV.10
• Fairey Battle