Order of Battle
Please note this page is still under construction.
Any units, ships or squadrons listed below
that are highlighted in light blue
have been completed
and will link through the respective Roll of Honour.
1940
British Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF)
48th Infantry Division
50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division
150 Infantry Brigade
151 Infantry Brigade
25 Infantry Brigade
Divisional Troops
Headquarters Line of Communications British Expeditionary Force
51 Highland Division
D-Day, Tuesday 6th June 1944
21st Army Group
General Headquarters (GHQ) and Army Troops
79th Armoured Division (in support of Second Army)
30 Armoured Brigade
1 Assault Brigade, Royal Engineers
- 77 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 79 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 80 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 26 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 81 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 82 Assault Squdron, Royal Engineers, Commanding - Major Harold George Elphinstone
- 82 Assault Squdron, Royal Engineers
- 87 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 284 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers(no identified fatal casualties in Normandy)
- 16 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers(no identified fatal casualties in Normandy)
- 617 Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 222 Assault Squdron, Royal Engineers(no identified fatal casualties in Normandy)
- 557 Assault Squdron, Royal Engineers(no identified fatal casualties in Normandy)
Independant Brigades
4 Armoured Brigade
ARMIES, CORPS and Divisions
First United States Army
VII Uited States Corps
V United States Corps
British Second Army
I British Corps, Headquarters
I British Airborne Corps, Headquarters
6th Airborne Division, Army Air Corps
3 Parachute Brigade
5 Parachute Brigade
6 Airlanding Brigade
Divisional Troops
1 Special Service Brigade
4 Special Service Brigade
Piron Brigade (1st Belgian Brigade)
Princess Irene Brigade (Royal Netherlands)
3rd Infantry Division (SWORD Beach)
8 Infantry Brigade
9 Infantry Brigade
185 Infantry Brigade
27 Armoured Brigade
Divisional Troops
51st (Highland) Division (SWORD Beach)
152 Infantry Brigade
153 Infantry Brigade
154 Infantry Brigade
Divisional Troops
3rd Canadian Infantry Division (JUNO Beach)
7 Canadian Infantry Brigade
8 Canadian Infantry Brigade
9 Canadain Infantry Brigade
2 Canadian Armoured Brigade
4 Special Service Brigade
Divisional Troops
Corps Troops
Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
- Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, Headquarters Squadron
- Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, B Squadron
- Inns of Court Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, C Squadron
62 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
102 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
9 Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery
I Corps Troops Engineers, Royal Engineers(no identified fatal Casualties in Normandy)
I Corps Troop Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
I Corps Signals, Royal Signals
XXX British Corps
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (GOLD Beach)
69 Infantry Brigade
151 Infantry Brigade
231 Infantry Brigade
8 Armoured Brigade
56 Infantry Brigade
Divisional Troops
Corps Troops
First Canadian Army
General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar
First Canadian Army Headquarters became operational on the 23rd July 1944