21st Army Group – August 1944
Battle of Normandy
August 1st, 1944
On this page, find the complete battle order of the 21st Army Group dated August 1, 1944. You also have access to the battle order of these units.
21st Army Group
General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
1st Canadian Army
General Henry “Harry” Crerar
I Corps: Lieutenant General John Crocker
4th Army Group, Royal Artillery
150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA
53rd (London) Medium Regiment, RA (209 & 210 (London) Batteries)
65th Medium Regiment, RA (222 Fraserborough & 223 Banffshire Batteries)
68th Medium Regiment, RA (212 & 233 Batteries)
79th (Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, RA
51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, RA
Corps Troops
II Corps (Canada): Lieutenant General Guy Simonds
2nd Armored Brigade
33rd Armored Brigade (from August 1944, operation Totalize)
Royal Brigade of Motorized Infantry of the Netherlands “Princess Irene”
No. 2 Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery
19th Army Field Regiment, RCA
3rd Medium Regiment, RCA
4th Medium Regiment, RCA
7th Medium Regiment, RCA
“E” Squadron, 25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps
Corps Troops
2nd British Army
Lieutenant General Sir Miles C. Dempsey
VIII Corps: Lieutenant General Sir Richard O’Connor
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
6 Guards Tank Brigade
8th Army Group, Royal Artillery
25th Field Regiment, RA
61st (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA
63rd Medium Regiment, RA
77th (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA
53rd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, RA
Corps Troops
XII Corps: Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
3rd Army Group, Royal Artillery
6th Field Regiment, RA
13th Medium Regiment, RA
59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, RA
67th Medium Regiment, RA
72nd Medium Regiment, RA
59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment, RA
Corps Troops
XXX Corps: Lieutenant General Bucknall & Lieutenant-General Horrocks
8th Army Group, Royal Artillery
4th Royal Horse Artillery
7th Medium Regiment, RA
64th Medium Regiment, RA
84th (Sussex) Medium Regiment, RA
121st (West Riding) Medium Regiment, RA
52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, RA
Corps Troops
