List of Allied forces in the Normandy campaign
This is a list of Allied forces in the Normandy campaign between 6 June and 25 August 1944.Primary ground combat divisions and brigades are listed here; unit articles may contain a complete order of battle.See also Hastings Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Independent and GHQ brigades included 30th Armoured; 1st Tank Brigade; 4th Armoured; 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers; 31st Tank; 34th Tank; 6th Guards Tank Brigade; 27th Armoured (to 9.1944); 33rd Armoured; 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade; the headquarters of 74th, 76th, 80th, 100th, 101st, 105th, 106th and 107th Anti-Aircraft Brigades; numerous light anti-aircraft (LAA) and HAA regiments; and 56th Infantry Brigade, which joined 49th Division from 20 August 1944.Approximately 1,950 Norwegian military personnel took part in the Normandy campaign in separate Norwegian units or as part of other Allied units in addition to 45 civilian ships[3] with approximately 1,000 men from Nortraship.The Norwegian units operated under British command and were therefore primarily employed in the Gold, Sword and Juno sectors.
Monmouthshire RegimentArgentan6th Airborne DivisionCanadianchaplainbridgeheadEnglish ChannelAlliedNormandy campaignorder of battle1st Infantry DivisionClarence R. Huebner2nd Infantry DivisionWalter M. Robertson4th Infantry DivisionRaymond O. Barton5th Infantry DivisionStafford LeRoy Irwin8th Infantry DivisionDonald A. Stroh9th Infantry DivisionManton S. EddyLouis A. Craig28th Infantry DivisionLloyd D. BrownJames E. WhartonNorman D. Cota29th Infantry DivisionCharles H. Gerhardt30th Infantry DivisionLeland Hobbs35th Infantry DivisionPaul W. Baade79th Infantry DivisionIra T. Wyche83rd Infantry DivisionRobert C. Macon90th Infantry DivisionJay W. MacKelvieEugene M. LandrumRaymond S. McLain2nd Armored DivisionEdward H. Brooks3rd Armored DivisionLeroy H. WatsonMaurice Rose4th Armored DivisionJohn S. Wood5th Armored DivisionLunsford E. Oliver6th Armored DivisionRobert W. Grow82nd Airborne DivisionMatthew Ridgway101st Airborne DivisionMaxwell D. Taylor2nd Ranger BattalionJames E. Rudder5th Ranger BattalionMax F. Schneider320th Barrage Balloon Battalion1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers6th Guards Tank Brigade2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade56th Infantry BrigadeGuards Armoured DivisionAllan H.S. Adair7th Armoured DivisionGeorge W.E.J. Erskine11th Armoured DivisionGeorge P.B. Roberts8th Armoured Brigade27th Armoured BrigadeG. E. Prior-PalmerRichard Gale3rd Infantry DivisionThomas G. RennieLashmer G. Whistler15th (Scottish) Infantry DivisionG.H.A. MacMillan43rd (Wessex) Infantry DivisionG.I. Thomas49th (West Riding) Infantry DivisionE.H. Barker50th (Northumbrian) Infantry DivisionD.A.H. Graham51st (Highland) Infantry DivisionD.C. Bullen-SmithT.G. Rennie53rd (Welsh) Infantry DivisionR.K. Ross59th (Staffordshire) Infantry DivisionLewis Lyne79th Armoured DivisionPercy Hobart1st Special Service BrigadeLord Lovat4th Special Service Brigade4th Canadian (Armoured) DivisionGeorge KitchingHarry W. Foster2nd Canadian Infantry DivisionC. Foulkes3rd Canadian Infantry DivisionRodney F.L. KellerRobert A. Wyman1st Canadian Parachute BattalionBritish 6th Airborne DivisionFree French forcesFusiliers Marins1st Free French DivisionList of French paratrooper units2e Division BlindéePhilippe LeclercNos 1 and 8 TroopNo. 10 (Inter-Allied) CommandoNo. 4 CommandoCapitaine de frégatePhilippe Kieffer3ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air3ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes3rd SAS4ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes4th SAS1st Armoured Division