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.