Overlord (Pan Military Classics) (60 page)

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

Supreme Allied Commander

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Chief of Staff

General Walter Bedell Smith

TWENTY-FIRST ARMY GROUP

Commander-in-Chief

General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

Chief of Staff

Major-General Sir Francis W. de Guingand

GHQ AND ARMY TROOPS

79th Armoured Division

Major-General Sir Percy C. S. Hobard

30th Armoured Brigade

22nd Dragoons

1st Lothians and Border Horse

2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)

141st Regiment RAC

1st Tank Brigade

11th, 42nd and 49th Battalions RTR

1st Assault Brigade RE

5th, 6th and 42nd Assault Regiments RE

79th Armoured Divisional Signals

1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment

INDEPENDENT BRIGADES

4th Armoured Brigade

The Royal Scots Greys

3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) (to 28.7.44)

3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) (from 29.7.44)

44th Battalion RTR

2nd Battalion The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Motor)

8th Armoured Brigade

4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

24th Lancers (to 29.7.44)

The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry 13th/18th Royal Hussars (from 29.7.44)

12th Battalion The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Motor)

31st Tank Brigade

7th Battalion RTR (to 17.8.44)

9th Battalion RTR (to 31.8.44)

144th Regiment RAC (23–31.8.44)

34th Tank Brigade

107th and 147th Regiments RAC

153rd Regiment RAC (to 24.8.44)

6th Guards Tank Brigade

4th Tank Battalion Grenadier Guards

4th Tank Battalion Coldstream Guards

3rd Tank Battalion Scots Guards

27th Armoured Brigade
(to 29.7.44)

13th/18th Royal Hussars

1st East Riding Yeomanry

The Staffordshire Yeomanry

33rd Armoured Brigade

1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry

144th Regiment RAC (to 22.8.44)

148th Regiment RAC (to 16.8.44)

1st East Riding Yeomanry (from 16.8.44)

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade

6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars)

10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)

27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment)

HQ Anti-Aircraft Brigades

74th, 76th, 80th, 100th, 101st, 105th, 106th and 107th

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments
60th, 86th, 90th, 99th, 103rd, 105th, 107th, 108th, 109th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th, 121st, 146th, 165th and 174th; 2nd Canadian

Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments
20th, 27th, 32nd, 54th, 71st, 73rd, 93rd, 109th, 112th, 113th, 114th, 120th, 121st, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 133rd, 139th and 149th

Searchlight Regiments
41st

56th Infantry Brigade

(Became integral part of the 49th Division from 20.8.44)

2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers

2nd Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment

2nd Battalion The Essex Regiment

1st Special Service Brigade

Nos. 3, 4 and 6 Commandos

No. 45 (Royal Marine) Commando

47th Special Service Brigade

Nos. 41, 46, 47 and 48 (Royal Marine) Commandos

OTHER FORMATIONS AND UNITS

Armoured

GHQ Liaison Regiment RAC (‘Phantom’)

2nd Armoured Replacement Group

2nd Armoured Delivery Regiment

25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)

Artillery

HQ Army Groups Royal Artillery
3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th; 2nd Canadian

Heavy Regiments
1st, 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 59th

Medium Regiments
7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 53rd, 59th, 61st, 63rd, 64th, 65th, 67th, 68th, 72nd, 77th, 79th, 84th, 107th, 121st and 146th; 3rd, 4th and 7th Canadian

Field Regiments
4th RHA, 6th, 25th, 86th, 147th, 150th and 191st; 19th Canadian

Engineer

HQ Army Groups Royal Engineers
10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th; 1st Canadian

GHQ Troops Engineers
4th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 48th and 59th

Airfield Construction Groups
13th, 16th, 23rd, 24th and 25th

Army Troops Engineers
2nd, 6th and 7th; 1st and 2nd Canadian 2nd and 3rd Battalions Royal Canadian Engineers

Signal

Twenty-First Army Group Headquarters Signals

Second Army Headquarters Signals

First Canadian Army Headquarters Signals

Air Formation Signals, Nos. 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18

1st Special Wireless Group

Royal Marine

Armoured Support Group: 1st and 2nd Royal Marine Armoured Support Regiments

Special Air Service

1st and 2nd Special Air Service Regiments

3rd and 4th French Parachute Battalions

Infantry

4th Battalion The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun)

First Canadian Army Headquarters Defence Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment)

Army Air Corps

Glider Pilot Regiment: 1st and 2nd Glider Pilot Wings

European Allies

1st Belgian Infantry Brigade

Royal Netherlands Brigade (Princess Irene’s)

ARMIES, CORPS AND DIVISIONS

Second Army

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief

Lieutenant-General Sir Miles C. Dempsey

Chief of Staff

Brigadier M. S. Chilton

First Canadian Army

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief

Lieutenant-General H. D. G. Crerar

Chief of Staff

Brigadier C. C. Mann

I Corps

Lieutenant-General J. T. Crocker

The Inns of Court Regiment RAC (Armoured Car)

62nd Anti-Tank, 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft, 9th Survey Regiments RA

1 Corps Troops Engineers

I Corps Signals

VIII Corps

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard N. O’Connor

2nd Household Cavalry Regiment (Armoured Car)

91st Anti-Tank, 121st Light Anti-Aircraft,

10th Survey Regiments RA

VIII Corps Troops Engineers

VIII Corps Signals

XII Corps

Lieutenant-General N. M. Ritchie

1st The Royal Dragoons (Armoured Car)

86th Anti-Tank, 112th Light Anti-Aircraft, 7th Survey Regiments RA

XII Corps Troops Engineers

XII Corps Signals

XXX Corps

Lieutenant-General G. C. Bucknall (to 3.8.44)

Lieutenant-General B. G. Horrocks (from 4.8.44)

11th Hussars (Armoured Car)

73rd Anti-Tank, 27th Light Anti-Aircraft, 4th Survey Regiments RA

XXX Corps Troops Engineers

XXX Corps Signals

II Canadian Corps

Lieutenant-General G. G. Simonds

18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons)

6th Anti-Tank, 6th Light Anti-Aircraft, 2nd Survey Regiments RCA

II Canadian Corps Troops Engineers

II Canadian Corps Signals

Guards Armoured Division

Major-General A. H. S. Adair

5th Guards Armoured Brigade

2nd (Armoured) Battalion Grenadier Guards

1st (Armoured) Battalion Coldstream Guards

2nd (Armoured) Battalion Irish Guards

1st (Motor) Battalion Grenadier Guards

32rd Guards Brigade

5th Battalion Coldstream Guards

3rd Battalion Irish Guards

1st Battalion Welsh Guards

Divisional Troops

2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion Welsh Guards

Guards Armoured Divisional Engineers

55th and 153rd Field, 21st Anti-Tank and 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments RA

Guards Armoured Divisional Signals

7th Armoured Division

Major-General G. W. E. J. Erskine (to 3.8.44)

Major-General G. L. Verney (from 4.8.44)

22nd Armoured Brigade

4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) (to 29.7.44)

1st and 5th Battalions RTR

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (from 29.7.44)

1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Motor)

131st Infantry Brigade

1/5th, 1/6th and 1/7th Battalions The Queen’s Royal Regiment

Divisional Troops

8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars

7th Armoured Divisional Engineers

7th Armoured Divisional Signals

3rd and 5th Regiments RHA; 6th Anti-Tank and 15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments RA

11th Armoured Division

Major-General G. P. B. Roberts

29th Armoured Brigade

23rd Hussars

2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

3rd Battalion RTR

8th Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Motor)

159th Infantry Brigade

3rd Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment

4th Battalion The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

1st Battalion The Herefordshire Regiment

Divisional Troops

2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry (to 17.8.44)

15th/19th The King’s Royal Hussars (from 17.8.44)

11th Armoured Divisional Engineers

13th Regiment RHA; 151st Field, 75th Anti-Tank and 58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments RA

11th Armoured Divisional Signals

3rd Division

Major-General T. G. Rennie (to 13.6.44)

Brigadier E. E. E. Cass (acting)

Major-General L. G. Whistler (from 23.6.44)

8th Brigade

1st Battalion The Suffolk Regiment

2nd Battalion The East Yorkshire Regiment

1st Battalion The South Lancashire Regiment

9th Brigade

2nd Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment

1st Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borderers

2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles

185th Brigade

2nd Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1st Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment

2nd Battalion The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

Divisional Troops

3rd Reconnaissance Regiment RAC

3rd Divisional Engineers