Guards Armoured Division
Battle order – July 1st, 1944 – Battle of Normandy
Commander: Major General Allan Adair
5th Guards Armoured Brigade
– 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
– 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
– 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards
– 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (Mechanized)
6th Guards Armoured Brigade
– 6th Guards Armoured Brigade Headquarters (Company)
– 2nd Armoured Battalion, Welsh Guards
– 3rd Armoured Battalion, Scots Guards
– 4th Armoured Battalion, Grenadier Guards
– 4th Motor Battalion, Coldstream Guards
32nd Guards Brigade
– 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
– 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
– 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
Divisional Artillery
– 55th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
– 153rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
– 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
– 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
– 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
– 14th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
– 15th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
– 148th Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers
– 11th Bridging Troop, Royal Engineers
Signals
– Guards Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
Reconnaissance
– 2nd Household Cavalry Regiment
– 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Guards
Other units
– 1st Independent Machine Gun Company
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