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55th (West Lancashire) 52nd (Lowland) 9th 61st 45th Infantry Division Infantry Division Armoured Division Infantry Division Infantry Division *

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division * Hampshire & Dorset 77th NOTES: Western Command, Eastern District Holding Division $ Command and Southern Command did 76th not have any formations under Infantry Division * th command. 38 (Welsh) * = Reserve formations Infantry Division $ = The 77th Holding Division was under 80th War Office Control Infantry Division *

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Order of Battle st 21 Army Group 21st Army 1 June 1944 Group Invasion of France (D-Day)

2nd Army 1st Canadian Army

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4th Canadian 79th Armoured 1st Special Service 1st Airborne Armoured Division Division * Brigade $ Division

2nd Canadian Infantry 4th Special Service 6th Airborne Division Brigade $ Division #

* = Assault Formations on D-Day st 1 Polish Armoured # = Assault formation on D -1. Came under Division command of I Corps on landing $ = Assault formations on D-Day, came under command of I Corps.

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2nd Army

I Corps VIII Corps XII Corps XXX Corps

rd 3 Guards Armoured 43rd (Wessex) 7th Armoured Infantry Division * Division Infantry Division Division

st th 51 (Highland) 11 Armoured 53rd (Welsh) 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Division Infantry Division Infantry Division

th th 4 Canadian 15 (Scottish) 59th (Staffordshire) 50th (Northumbrian) Armoured Division Armoured Division Infantry Division Infantry Division *

rd th 3 Canadian 6 Guards 34th Tank 8th Armoured

Infantry Division * Tank Brigade Brigade Brigade *

th st 4 Armoured 31 Tank 33rd Armoured Brigade Brigade Brigade

27th Armoured th 56 Infantry Brigade * Brigade *

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