Military history

Appendix 1

British Forces Orders of Battle

Operation “Epsom”

VIII Corps

15th Scottish Infantry Division (reinforced with the 31st Tank Brigade)

43rd Wessex Infantry Division

11th Armoured Division (reinforced with the 4th Armoured Brigade)

Corps Troops

91st Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

121st Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

21st Army Group Forces:

8th Army Group Royal Artillery

141st Regimental RAC (Crocodile flamethrower tanks of the 79th Armoured Division)

XXX Corps

49th West Riding Infantry Division

8th Armoured Division

Operation “Jupiter”

43rd Wessex Infantry Division (reinforced with the 4th Armoured Brigade and 31st Tank Brigade)

XII Corps Troops

86th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

21st Army Group Forces:

3rd Army Group Royal Artillery

8th Army Group Royal Artillery

141st Regimental RAC (Crocodile flamethrower tanks of the 79th Armoured Division)

Operation “Goodwood”

I Corps

3rd Infantry Division (reinforced with the 27th Armoured Brigade)

6th Airborne Division

51st Highland Infantry Division

VIII Corps

Guards Armoured Division

7th Armoured Division

11th Armoured Division

II Canadian Corps

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division

Operation “Bluecoat”

XXX Corps

43rd Wessex Infantry Division

50th Northumbrian Infantry Division

7th Armoured Division

VIII Corps

15th Scottish Infantry Division (reinforced with the 6th Guards Tank Brigade)

11th Armoured Division

Guards Armoured Division

Operation “Totalize”

2nd Infantry Division (Canadian)

4th Armoured Division (Canadian)

51st Highland Infantry Division

1st Armoured Division (Polish)

Order of Battle of Allied Division (Combat Formations)

15th Scottish Infantry Division

44th Lowland Infantry Brigade

8th Royal Scots

6th King’s Own Scottish Border Regiment

6th Royal Scots Fusiliers

46th Highland Infantry Brigade

2nd Glasgow Highlanders

7th Seaforth Highlanders

9th Cameronian Highlanders

227th Highland Infantry Brigade

10th Highland Light Infantry

2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

2nd Gordon Highlanders

43rd Wessex Infantry Division

129th Infantry Brigade

4th Somerset Light Infantry

4th Wiltshire Regiment

5th Wiltshire Regiment

130th Infantry Brigade

7th Hampshire Regiment

4th Dorsetshire Regiment

5th Dorsetshire Regiment

214th Infantry Brigade

7th Somerset Light Infantry

1st Worcestershire Regiment

5th Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

50th Northumbrian Infantry Division

69th Infantry Brigade

5th East Yorkshire

6th The Green Howards

7th The Green Howards

151st Infantry Brigade

6th Durham Light Infantry

8th Durham Light Infantry

9th Durham Light Infantry

231st Infantry Brigade

2nd Devonshire Regiment

1st Hampshire Regiment

1st Dorsetshire Regiment

51st Highland Infantry Division

152nd Infantry Brigade

2nd Seaforth Highlanders

5th Seaforth Highlanders

5th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

153rd Infantry Brigade

5th The Black Watch

1st Gordon Highlanders

5/7th Gordon Highlanders

154th Infantry Brigade

1st The Black Watch

7th The Black Watch

7th Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

7th Armoured Division

22nd Armoured Brigade

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

1st Royal Tank Regiment

5th Royal Tank Regiment

1st Rifle Brigade

131st Infantry Brigade

1/5th Queen’s Royal Regiment

1/6th Queen’s Royal Regiment

1/7th Queen’s Royal Regiment

11th Armoured Division

29th Armoured Brigade

23rd Hussars

3rd Royal Tank Regiment

2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

8th Rifle Brigade

159th Infantry Brigade

4th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment

1st Herefordshire Regiment

Guards Armoured Division

5th Guards Armoured Brigade

2nd (Armoured) Grenadier Guards

1st (Armoured) Grenadier Guards

1st Coldstream Guards

2nd Irish Guards

1st (Motor) Grenadier Guards

32nd Guards Armoured Brigade

5th Coldstream Guards

3rd Irish Guards

1st Welsh Guards

Additional attached formations:

4th Armoured Brigade

The Royal Scots Greys

3rd County of London Yeomanry

44th Royal Tank Regiment

2nd The King’s Royal Rifle Corps

31st Tank Brigade

7th Royal Tank Regiment

9th Royal Tank Regiment

2nd Infantry Division (Canadian)

4th Infantry Brigade

The Royal Regiment of Canada

The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry

The Essex Scottish Regiment

5th Infantry Brigade

Royal Highland Regiment of Canada

Régiment de Maisonneuve

The Calgary Highlanders

6th Infantry Brigade

Les Fusilers Mont-Royal

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

South Saskatchewan Regiment

4th Armoured Division (Canadian)

4th Armoured Brigade

21st Armoured Regiment

22nd Armoured Regiment

28th Armoured Regiment

The Lake Superior Regiment

10th Infantry Brigade

The Lincoln & Welland Regiment

The Algonquin Regiment

The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada

1st Armoured Division (Polish)

10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade

1st Armoured Regiment

2nd Armoured Regiment

24th Lancers

10th Dragoons

3rd Rifle Brigade

Highland Rifle Battalion

8th Rifle Battalion

9th Rifle Battalion

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