Order of Battle, Allies, Europe (4/1945)

Ground Forces

		Unit	Commander	Target
		SUPREME H.Q. ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (S.H.A.E.F.)	Gen. D. D. Eisenhower
		— 1ST ALLIED AIRBORNE ARMY	Gen. M. B. Ridgeway
		—— 13th (U.S.) Airborne Div.
		21st BRITISH ARMY GROUP	F. M. B. L. Montgomery
		— 79th Armoured Div.
		— Czech Armoured Bde.
		— 1st CANADIAN ARMY	Gen. H. D. G. Crerar
		—— 1st Armoured Bde.
		—— 2nd Armoured Bde.
		—— 1st (Belgian) Infantry Bde.
		—— I Corps	Lt. Gen. C. Foulkes
		——— 1st Infantry Div.
		——— 49th (West Riding) Infantry Div.
		——— 34th (British) Armoured Bde.
		—— II Corps	Lt. Gen. G. G. Simonds
		——— 2nd Infantry Div.
		——— 3rd Infantry Div.
		——— 4th Armoured Div.
		——— 5th Armoured Div.
		——— 1st (Polish) Armoured Div.
		— 2nd BRITISH ARMY	Gen. M. C. Dempsey
		—— 3rd Infantry Div.
		—— I Corps	Lt. Gen. J. T. Crocker
		—— VIII Corps	Lt. Gen. E. Barker
		——— 5th Infantry Div.
		——— 15th (Scottish) Infantry Div.
		——— 11th Armoured Div.
		—— XII Corps	Lt. Gen. N. M. Ritchie
		——— 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Div.
		——— 7th Armoured Div.
		—— XXX Corps	Lt. Gen. B. G. Horrocks
		——— 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Div.
		——— 51st (Highland) Infantry Div.
		——— 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Div.
		——— Guards Armoured Div.
		——— 6th Guards Tank Bde.
		——— 8th Armoured Bde.
		—— XVIII (U.S.) Airborne Corps	Maj. Gen. M. B. Ridgeway
		——— 82nd Airborne Div.
		——— 6th (British) Airborne Div.
		——— 8th Infantry Div.
		——— 5th Armoured Div.
		——— 7th Armoured Div.
		12th U.S. ARMY GROUP	Gen. O. Bradley
		— 1st U.S. ARMY	Gen. C. H. Hodges
		—— VII Corps	Maj. Gen. J. L. Collins
		——— 9th Infantry Div.
		——— 69th Infantry Div.
		——— 104th Infantry Div.
		——— 3rd Armoured Div.
		—— VIII Corps	Maj. Gen. T. H. Middleton
		——— 76th Infantry Div.
		——— 87th Infantry Div.
		——— 89th Infantry Div.
		——— 6th Armoured Div.
		— 3rd U.S. ARMY	Gen. G. S. Patton
		—— 4th Infantry Div.
		—— 70th Infantry Div.
		—— III Corps	Maj. Gen. J. A. Van Fleet
		——— 99th Infantry Div.
		——— 14th Armoured Div.
		—— V Corps	Maj. Gen. C. Huebner
		——— 1st Infantry Div.
		——— 2nd Infantry Div.
		——— 97th Infantry Div.
		——— 9th Armoured Div.
		——— 16th Armoured Div.
		—— XII Corps	Maj. Gen. S. L. Irwin
		——— 5th Infantry Div.
		——— 26th Infantry Div.
		——— 90th Infantry Div.
		——— 4th Armoured Div.
		——— 11th Armoured Div.
		—— XX Corps	Maj. Gen. W. H. Walker
		——— 65th Infantry Div.
		——— 71th Infantry Div.
		——— 80th Infantry Div.
		——— 13th Armoured Div.
		— 9th U.S. ARMY	Gen. W. H. Simpson
		—— XIII Corps	Maj. Gen. A. C. Gillem
		——— 35th Infantry Div.
		——— 84th Infantry Div.
		——— 102nd Infantry Div.
		—— XVI Corps	Maj. Gen. J. B. Anderson
		——— 29th Infantry Div.
		——— 75th Infantry Div.
		——— 79th Infantry Div.
		——— 95th Infantry Div.
		—— XIX Corps	Maj. Gen. R. S. McLain
		——— 30th Infantry Div.
		——— 83rd Infantry Div.
		——— 2nd Armoured Div.
		——— 8th Armoured Div.
		— 15th U.S. ARMY	Gen. L. T. Gerow
		—— 66th Infantry Div.
		—— 106th Infantry Div.
		—— XXII Corps	Maj. Gen. E. N. Harmon
		——— 17th Airborne Div.
		——— 94th Infantry Div.
		—— XXIII Corps
		——— 28th Infantry Div.
		6th U.S. ARMY GROUP	Gen. J. L. Devers
		— 7th U.S. ARMY	Gen. A. M. Patch
		—— 45th Infantry Div.
		—— 63rd Infantry Div.
		—— 100th Infantry Div.
		—— 12th Armoured Div.
		—— VI Corps	Maj. Gen. E. H. Brooks
		——— 44th Infantry Div.
		——— 103rd Infantry Div.
		——— 10th Armoured Div.
		—— XV Corps	Maj. Gen. W. H. Haislip
		——— 3rd Infantry Div.
		——— 42nd Infantry Div.
		——— 86th Infantry Div.
		——— 20th Armoured Div.
		—— XXI Corps	Maj. Gen. F. W. Milburn
		——— 101st Airborne Div.
		——— 36th Infantry Div.
		— 1st FRENCH ARMY	Gen. dA. J. dL. de Tassigny
		—— 1re Div. de Marche d'Infanterie (Motorized)
		—— 10e Div. d'Infanterie
		—— 14e Div. d'Infanterie
		—— 27e Div. d'Infanterie de Montagne
		—— 2e Div. Blindée
		—— 1re Corps d'Armée	Gen. dC. M. E. A. Béthouart
		——— 4e Div. Marocain de Montagne
		——— 9e Div. d'Infanterie Coloniale
		——— 1re Div. Blindée
		—— 2e Corps d'Armée	Gen. dC. J. dG. de Monsabert
		——— 2e Div. d'Infanterie Marocain
		——— 3e Div. d'Infanterie Algérienne
		——— 5e Div. Blindée
		ALLIED FORCES HEADQUARTERS (A.F.H.Q.)	F. M. H. R. L. G. Alexander
		15th ALLIED ARMY GROUP	Gen. M. W. Clark
		— 5th U.S. ARMY	Gen. L. K. Truscott
		—— 85th Infantry Div.
		—— 92nd Infantry Div.
		—— II Corps	Maj. Gen. G. Keyes
		——— 34th Infantry Div.
		——— 88th Infantry Div.
		——— 91st Infantry Div.
		——— 6th (South African) Armoured Div.
		——— Gruppi di Combattimento "Legano" (Italian)
		—— IV Corps	Lt. Gen. W. D. Crittenberger
		——— 10th Mountain Div.
		——— 1st Armoured Div.
		——— 1a Div. de Infantaria Expedicionária
		— 8th BRITISH ARMY	Lt. Gen. R. McCreery
		—— 6th Armoured Div.
		—— 2nd Parachute Bde.
		—— V Corps	Lt. Gen. C. Keightley
		——— 56th (London) Infantry Div.
		——— 78th Infantry Div.
		——— 2nd (New Zealand) Infantry Div.
		——— 8th (Indian) Infantry Div.
		——— 2nd Armoured Bde.
		——— 21st Tank Bde.
		——— 4th (New Zealand) Armoured Bde.
		——— Gruppi di Combattimento "Cremona" (Italian)
		——— 2nd Commando Bde.
		—— X Corps	Lt. Gen. J. Hawkesworth
		——— Jewish Infantry Brigade Grp.
		——— Gruppi di Combattimento "Friuli" (Italian)
		—— XIII Corps	Lt. Gen. J. Harding
		——— 10th (Indian) Infantry Div.
		——— Gruppi di Combattimento "Folgore" (Italian)
		—— II (Polish) Corps	Maj. Gen. Z. Bohusz-Szyszko
		——— 3rd Carpathian Rifle Div.
		——— 5th Kresowa Infantry Div.
		——— 2nd Armoured Bde.
		——— 7th (British) Armoured Bde.
		——— 43rd Gurkha Lorried Bde.
		— HQ LAND FORCES AND MILITARY LIAISON (GREECE)	Lt. Gen. R. M. Scobie
		—— 4th Infantry Div.
		—— 4th (Indian) Infantry Div.
		—— 23rd Armoured Bde.

Notes:

(1) Only includes divisional and independent brigade-sized units.

(2) Reflects order of battle for S.H.A.E.F. on 30/4/45 and for A.F.H.Q. on 9/4/45 at the start of Operation Grapeshoot (Corps assignments may have shifted by V-E Day).

(3) British I Corps was held as Army reserve and did not include divisional units on 30/4/45.

Sources: Personally compiled from various sources including Ellis J., The World War II Data Book; Italy Volume II: From Cassino to Trieste.