APPENDIX I
6th Airborne Division (operational grouping)
Main HQ Major General Bols
Dets 22 Independent Para Company
3 Parachute Brigade
HQ 3 and Signal Squadron Para Brigade - Brigadier Hill
8 Para Battalion
9 Para Battalion
1st Canadian Para Battalion
One troop 3 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA (6-pounder)
In support: Three field regiments RA 52nd Division’s Artillery Group
Troop 3 Para Squadron RE
224 Para Field Ambulance
Detachment Glider Pilot Regiment
5 Parachute Brigade
HQ and Signal Squadron 5 Para Brigade - Brigadier Poett
7 Para Battalion
12 Para Battalion
13 Para Battalion
4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA (8x17-pounder, 8x6-pounder)
One battery 53 (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment RA (12x75mm)
One medium regiment RA 52nd Division’s Artillery Group
Part 591 Para Squadron RE
225 Para Field Ambulance
Detachment Glider Pilot Regiment
6 Airlanding Brigade
HQ and Signal Squadron 6 Airlanding Brigade - Brigadier Bellamy
1 Royal Ulster Rifles
2 Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
12 Devons
3 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA less two 6-pounder troops and one 17-pounder section (6x17-pounder)
One battery 53 (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment RA (12x75mm)
One medium regiments RA 52nd Division’s Artillery Group
195 Airlanding Field Ambulance
Divisional Reserve
Two Locust troops 6 Armoured Recce Regiment
One 6-pounder troop and one 17-pounder section from 3 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA
After link up with sea tail:
6 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA (4x17-pounder, 12x6-pounder)
Support
8 Army Group Royal Artillery (general support to XVIII US Airborne Corps) – one field, one medium and one heavy regiments RA, plus 3 battalions of 155mm from Ninth US Army.
Divisional Troops
Detachment Divisional Rear HQ
HQ 53 Worcestershire Yeomanry Regiment RA
Detachments 2 Forward Observation Unit RA
6 Airborne Division Ordnance Field Park
Land Tail (after link up)
Divisional Rear HQ (less detachment)
22 Independent Para Company (less detachment)
6 Armoured Recce Regiment (less two Locust troops and 4.2” mortar troop)
One Squadron 44 RTR (DD Sqn less 17-pounder)
One SP Anti-tank battery