British ground forces in Normandy
History and battle orders of British land forces during the Battle of Normandy from June to August 1944.
Infantry
DIVISION | COMMANDER | BATTLE ORDER |
3rd Infantry Division | Major General Tom G. Rennie | Battle order |
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division | General Gordon Holmes MacMillan | Battle order |
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division | Major General Ivor Thomas | Battle order |
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division | Major General Sir Evelyn W. Barker | Battle order |
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division | Major General D. A. H. Graham | Battle order |
51st (Highland) Infantry Division | Major General C. D. Bullen-Smith | Battle order |
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division | Major General R. K. Ross | Battle order |
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division | Major General Lewis Lyne | Battle order |
Airborne infantry
DIVISION | COMMANDER | BATTLE ORDER |
6th Airborne Division | General Richard Gale | Battle order |
Armoured units
DIVISION | COMMANDER | BATTLE ORDER |
7th Armoured Division | Maj. Gen. George W. E. J. Erskine | Battle order |
11th Armoured Division | Major General Evelyn W. Baker | Battle order |
79th Armoured Division | Major General Percy Hobarts | Battle order |
Miscellaneous
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