Order of battle for the American airborne landings in Normandy

The Order of battle for the American airborne landings in Normandy is a list of the units immediately available for combat on the Cotentin Peninsula

Cotentin Peninsula

The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy, forming part of the north-western coast of France. It juts out north-westwards into the English Channel, towards Great Britain...

between June 6, 1944, and June 15, 1944, during the American airborne landings in Normandy

American airborne landings in Normandy

The American airborne landings in Normandy were the first United States combat operations during Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy by the Western Allies on June 6, 1944. Around 13,100 paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions made night parachute drops early on...

during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

American forces

Allied chain of command

Supreme Allied Commander

Supreme Allied Commander

Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances. It originated as a term used by the Western Allies during World War II, and is currently used only within NATO. Dwight Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary...

: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

21st Army Group: Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

U.S. First Army

U.S. First Army

The First United States Army is a field army of the United States Army. It now serves a mobilization, readiness and training command.- Establishment and World War I :...

: Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

U.S. VII Corps

U.S. VII Corps

The VII Corps of the United States Army was one of the two principal corps of the army in Europe during the Cold War, along with V Corps. Activated in 1918, it was subordinate to the Seventh Army, or USAREUR, throughout most of its existence and based outside of Stuttgart, West Germany, until...

: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins

J. Lawton Collins

Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins was a General in the United States Army. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. His elder brother, James Lawton Collins, was also in the army as a Major General...

82nd Airborne Division

82nd Airborne Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....

: Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

Matthew B. Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway
Matthew Bunker Ridgway was a United States Army General. He held several major commands and was most famous for resurrecting the United Nations war effort during the Korean War. Several historians have credited Ridgway for turning around the war in favor of the UN side...
- 325th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. Harry L. Lewis
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col.Klemm R. Boyd
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. John H. Swenson (WIA 11 June 44), Maj. Osmond Leahy, Maj. Roscoe Roy (KIA 15 June 44), Maj. Charles T. Major
  - 2d Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment: Lt Col. Charles A. Carrell (Relieved 9 June 44), Maj. Arthur W. Gardner (KIA 14 June 44); Maj. Osmond Leahy
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment is one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army.Activated in 1942, the regiment participated in the campaigns of Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...
  
  : Col. William E. Ekman
  - 1st Battalion: Maj. Frederick C. A. Kellam (KIA 6 June 44), Lt Col. Mark Alexander
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Benjamin H. Vandervoort
    Benjamin H. Vandervoort
    Benjamin Hayes "Vandy" Vandervoort was a Colonel in the United States Army, who fought in World War II. He was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross...
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt Col. Edward C. Krause
    Edward C. Krause
    Edward C. Krause was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during the Normandy landings.His award citation reads:...
- 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Col. George V. Millet (POW 8 June 44), Lt Col Arthur A. Maloney, Col. Edson D. Raff
  Edson Raff
  Edson Duncan Raff was an officer in the US Army and author of a book on paratroopers. He served as commanding officer of the first American paratroop unit to jump into combat, the 2nd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, near Oran as part of Operation Torch...
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Edwin J. Ostberg
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Charles Timmes
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt Col. Arthur A. Maloney
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Col. Roy E. Lindquist
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Herbert Batcheller (KIA 6 June 44), Maj. Shields Warren
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Thomas J. B. Shanley
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt Col. Louis G. Mendez
- 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. James C. Todd
- 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Paul E. Wright
- 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Wilbur N. Griffith
- 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Wagner J. d'Alessio
- 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion: Lt Col. Raymond E. Singleton
- 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion: Lt Col. Robert S. Palmer (POW 6 June 44), Maj. Edwin A. Bedell
- Pathfinder Group: Maj. Neal L. Roberts
Attached:
- 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. George F. Barber
- 746th Tank Battalion: Lt Col. Clarence G. Hupfer
- 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion:

101st Airborne Division

101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...

: Major General Maxwell D. Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor
General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army four star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by the President of the United States John F...
- 327th Glider Infantry Regiment: Col. George S. Wear (relieved 9 June 44) Col. Joseph H. Harper
  Joseph H. Harper
  Joseph H. "Bud" Harper was a United States Army officer. Harper was the officer who delivered General Anthony McAuliffe's one-word response, "Nuts", to the German request for the surrender of Bastogne....
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Hartford T. Salee (WIA 10 June 44)
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Thomas J. Rouzie
  - 1st Battalion, 401st Gilder Infantry Regiment: Lt Col. Ray C. Allen
- 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
  501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
  The 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment is the first Airborne unit in the United States Military. It has been assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, and is located in Fort Richardson, Alaska, to serve as a strategic front to the Department of Defense's Pacific...
  
  : Col. Howard R. Johnson
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Robert C. Carroll (KIA 6 June 44), Lt Col. Harry W. O. Kinnard
    Harry Kinnard
    Harry William Osborne Kinnard II was an American military officer who, during the Vietnam War, pioneered the airmobile concept of sending troops into battle using helicopters. Kinnard retired from the military as a lieutenant-general.Kinnard grew up in Dallas, Texas...
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Robert A. Ballard
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt Col. Julian J. Ewell
- 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment: Col. George Van Horn Moseley, Jr.
  George Van Horn Moseley, Jr.
  George Van Horn Moseley, Jr. was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on January 4, 1905, the son of George Van Horn Moseley and Alice Dodds Moseley. His father, then an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division, later rose to become a Major General and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army during the Hoover...
  
  (WIA 6 June 44), Lt Col. John H. Michaelis
  John H. Michaelis
  John Hersey Michaelis was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Commanding General, Eighth United States Army from 1969 to 1972.Michaelis was a 1936 graduate of the United States Military Academy...
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. Patrick F. Cassidy
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Steven A. Chapuis
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt Col. Robert G. Cole
    Robert G. Cole
    Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Cole was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the days following the D-Day Normandy invasion of World War II.-Early U.S. Army career:...
- 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  The 506th Infantry Regiment is a unit assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division. During World War II, the unit was designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ....
  
  : Col. Robert Sink
  Robert Sink
  Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink was a United States Army officer during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division...
  - 1st Battalion: Lt Col. William L. Turner (KIA 7 June 44), Lt Col. James L. LaPrade
  - 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Robert L. Strayer
  - 3rd Battalion: Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton
    Robert Lee Wolverton
    Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton was the commander of the American 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, from 1942 until his death on D-Day, June 6, 1944, during World War II ....
    
    (KIA 6 June 44), Maj. Oliver M. Horton
- 321st Gilder Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Edward L. Carmichael
- 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Benjamin Weisberg
- 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Clarence F. Nelson
- 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion: Maj. X. B. Cox, Jr.
- 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion: Lt Col. John C. Pappas (KIA 13 June 44)
- 101st Pathfinder Company (Provisional): Capt. Frank L. Lillyman

Attached:
- 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: Lt Col. Edward A. Bailey
- 70th Tank Battalion: Lt Col. John C. Welborn

IX Troop Carrier Command

Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams

Paul L. Williams (US general)

Paul Langdon Williams was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force general. As head of the IX Troop Carrier Command during World War II, he was responsible for the airlift of the airborne landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, southern France, Holland and...

(Grantham, Lincs

Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

)

Command Pathfinder School: Lt.Col. Joel E. Crouch, commandant (RAF North Witham
RAF North Witham
RAF Station North Witham is a former World War II airfield in Lincolnshire, England. The airfield is located in Twyford Wood, approximately east-southeast of Cotgrave; about north-northwest of London...

)
- 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional)

50th Troop Carrier Wing

Brig. Gen. Julian M. Chappell at RAF Exeter

439th Troop Carrier Group
439th Operations Group
The 439th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Twenty-Second Air Force 439th Airlift Wing, stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts...

: Lt Col. Charles H. Young (RAF Upottery
RAF Upottery
RAF Station Upottery is a former World War II airfield in East Devon, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Honiton; about southwest of London...

)
- 91st TCS: Maj. Howard U. Morton
- 92nd TCS: Maj. Cecil E. Petty
- 93rd TCS: Maj. Robert A. Barrere
- 94th TCS: Maj. Joseph A. Beck II
440th Troop Carrier Group: Lt Col. Frank X. Krebs (RAF Exeter)
- 95th TCS: Maj. Irvin G. Anderson
- 96th TCS: Capt. William R. Cooper
- 97th TCS: Maj. Jack S. Southard
- 98th TCS: Maj. Bascome L. Neal
441st Troop Carrier Group
441st Troop Carrier Group
The 441st Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve organization. Its last assignment was to the 441st Troop Carrier Wing, stationed at Chicago-Orchard Airport, Illinois, on 14 March 1951....

: Lt Col. Theodore G. Kershaw (RAF Merryfield
RAF Merryfield
RAF Station Merryfield is a former Second World War airfield at the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England. The name comes from the ruins of Merryfield House. The airfield is located approximately north of Chard, about southwest of London...

)
- 99th TCS: Lt Col. Walter T. Fletcher
- 100th TCS: Capt. James T. Cousin
- 301st TCS: Capt. Lloyd G. Neblett
- 302nd TCS: Lt. Col. Frederick Funston, Jr.

52nd Troop Carrier Wing
52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950....

Brig. Gen. Harold L. Clark at RAF Cottesmore

RAF Cottesmore

RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. The station housed all the operational Harrier GR9 squadrons in the Royal Air Force, and No 122 Expeditionary Air Wing...

61st Troop Carrier Group: Col. Willis W. Mitchell (RAF Barkston Heath
RAF Barkston Heath
RAF Barkston Heath is a Royal Air Force station near Grantham, Lincolnshire.RAF Barkston Heath is the home of the Defence Elementary Flying Training School which, for a period between approximately 1995-2010 operated the Slingsby T67M260 Firefly two seat trainer. The school now operates the Grob...

)
- 14th TCS: Maj. Lewis S. Frederick, Jr.
- 15th TCS: Maj. Lawrence C. McMurtry
- 53rd TCS: Maj. Howard M. Betts
- 59th TCS: Maj. Marcus O. Owens, Jr.
313th Troop Carrier Group
313th Troop Carrier Group
The 313th Tactical Airlift Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 322d Airlift Division at RAF Mildenhall, England. It was inactivated on 1 February 1992....

: Col. James J. Roberts, Jr. (RAF Folkingham
RAF Folkingham
RAF Folkingham is a former World War II Royal Air Force flying station in Lincolnshire, England. The airfield is located south west of Folkingham and due east of Lenton village, approximately due south of county town Lincoln and north of London...

)
- 29th TCS: Lt Col. Quinn M. Corley
- 47th TCS: Maj. Paul W. Stephens
- 48th TCS: Maj. Edgar F. Stovall, Jr.
- 49th TCS: Lt Col. Frank J. Lumsden
314th Troop Carrier Group: Col. Clayton Stiles (RAF Saltby
RAF Saltby
RAF Station Saltby was a World War II airfield in Leicestershire, England. The airfield is located approximately northeast of Melton Mowbray; about north-northwestof London....

)
- 32nd TCS: Maj. Halac G. Wilson
- 50th TCS: Maj. Joseph H. McClure
- 61st TCS: Maj. Campbell N. Smith
- 62nd TCS: Maj. Arthur E. Tappan
315th Troop Carrier Group: Col. Hamish McLelland (RAF Spanhoe
RAF Spanhoe
thumb|C-47s of the 310th TCS on a mission.RAF Station Spanhoe is a former World War II airfield in Northamptonshire, England. The airfield is located approximately east of Uppingham; about north-northwest of London...

)
- 34th TCS: Lt Col. Donald G. Dekin
- 43rd TCS: Lt Col. Otto H. Peterson
- 309th TCS: Lt Col. Smylie C. Stark
- 310th TCS: Lt Col. Henry G. Hamby, Jr.
316th Troop Carrier Group
316th Operations Group
The 316th Operations Group is the flying component of the Air Force District of Washington 316th Wing, stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland....

: Col. Harvey A. Berger (RAF Cottesmore
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton. The station housed all the operational Harrier GR9 squadrons in the Royal Air Force, and No 122 Expeditionary Air Wing...

)
- 36th TCS: Maj. James R. Roberts
- 37th TCS: Maj. Leonard C. Fletcher
- 44th TCS: Maj. Benjamin F. Kendig
- 45th TCS: Maj. Mars Lewis
442d Troop Carrier Group: Lt Col. Charles M. Smith (RAF Fulbeck
RAF Fulbeck
RAF Station Fulbeck is a former World War II airfield in Lincolnshire, England. The airfield is located approximately east-northeast of Radcliffe on Trent; about north-northwest of London...

, attached from 50th TCW)
- 303rd TCS: Maj. Robert O. Whittington
- 304th TCS: Maj. Kenneth L. Glassburn
- 305th TCS: Maj. John A. Crandell
- 306th TCS: Maj. Royal S. Thompson

53rd Troop Carrier Wing
53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945....

Brig. Gen. Maurice M. Beach at RAF Greenham Common

RAF Greenham Common

RAF Station Greenham Common is a former military airfield in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southwest of Thatcham; about west of London....

434th Troop Carrier Group: Col. William B. Whitacre (RAF Aldermaston
RAF Aldermaston
RAF Aldermaston was a World War II airfield. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Eighth and Ninth Air Force as a troop carrier group base, and was assigned USAAF station No 467.-Origins:...

)
- 71st TCS: Maj. Glenn E. W. Mann, Jr.
- 72nd TCS: Maj. Frank W. Hansley
- 73rd TCS: Maj. Terry G. Hutton
- 74th TCS: Maj. Ralph L. Strean, Jr.
435th Troop Carrier Group: Col. Frank J. McNeese (RAF Welford
RAF Welford
RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately northwest of Newbury; about west-southwest of London...

)
- 75th TCS: Maj. Lewis A. Curtis
- 76th TCS: Lt Col. Robert C. Lewis
- 77th TCS: Lt Col. Henry H. Osmer
- 78th TCS: Lt Col. Bertil E. Hanson
436th Troop Carrier Group: Lt Col. Adriel N. Williams (RAF Membury
RAF Membury
RAF Station Membury is a former World War II airfield built in the civil parish of Lambourn in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately mi north-northwest of Hungerford, at the Membury services stop of the M4 motorway; about miles west-southwest of London...

)
- 79th TCS: Maj. John D. Kreyssler
- 80th TCS: Maj. Clarence L. Schmid
- 81st TCS: Maj. David W. Brack
- 82nd TCS: Capt. Robert G. Johns
- 85th TCS: Capt. Lester L. Ferguson (temporary attachment from 437 TCG)
437th Troop Carrier Group: Col. Cedric E. Hudgens (RAF Ramsbury
RAF Ramsbury
RAF Station Ramsbury is a former World War II airfield in Wiltshire, England. The airfield is located approximately east-northeast of Marlborough; about west of London. Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force. During the war it was used primarily...

)
- 83rd TCS: Capt. John White
- 84th TCS: Capt. John M. Campbell
- 86th TCS: Maj. Ralph E. Lehr
438th Troop Carrier Group: Lt Col. John M. Donalson (RAF Greenham Common
RAF Greenham Common
RAF Station Greenham Common is a former military airfield in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located approximately south-southwest of Thatcham; about west of London....

)
- 87th TCS: Lt Col. David E. Daniel
- 88th TCS: Maj. Robert W. Gates
- 89th TCS: Maj. Clement G. Richardson
- 90th TCS: Maj. Howard I. Pawlowski

German forces

German chain of command

Supreme Command West

OB West

The German Army Command in the West The German Army Command in the West The German Army Command in the West (Oberbefehlshaber West (German: initials OB West) was the overall command of the Westheer, the German Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War II. It was directly subordinate to...

: Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt

Gerd von Rundstedt

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Army during World War II. He held some of the highest field commands in all phases of the war....

Army Group B

Army Group B was the name of three different German Army Groups that saw action during World War II.-Battle for France:The first was involved in the Western Campaign in 1940 in Belgium and the Netherlands which was to be aimed to conquer the Maas bridges after the German airborne actions in Rotterdam...

: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel , popularly known as the Desert Fox , was a German Field Marshal of World War II. He won the respect of both his own troops and the enemies he fought....

Seventh Army

German Seventh Army

The 7th Army was a World War I and World War II field army of the German land forces.-Origins:The 7th Army was activated in Stuttgart on August 25, 1939 with General Friedrich Dollmann in command. At the outbreak of the war, the 7th Army defended the German border and manned the Westwall in the...

: Generaloberst Friedrich Dollman (died 28 June)

LXXXIV Corps: General der Artillerie Erich Marcks

Erich Marcks

Erich Marcks was a German general of artillery in World War II.-Biography:Born in Schöneberg, Marcks was the son of the German historian Erich Marcks. He began advanced studies in philosophy in Freiburg in 1909. He broke off his studies after only three semesters and became a career officer of...

(KIA 12 June)

ArmeeReserve

91st Air Landing Division
German 91st Infantry Division
The 91st Air Landing Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.- History :The 91st Infantry Division was created in January 1944, and converted reorganized as the 91st Air Landing Division in the spring to take part in Operation Tanne, an aborted airborne operation in Scandinavia...

: Generalleutnant Wilhelm Falley
Wilhelm Falley
Wilhelm Falley was the first German general to be killed during the Normandy Landings in France. He was commander of the 91st Infantry Division...
- 1057 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberst Sylvester von Saldern (La Haye-du-Puits
  La Haye-du-Puits
  La Haye-du-Puits is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Heraldry:-See also:*Communes of the Manche department...
  
  )
- 1058 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberst Kurt Beigang (Saint-Cyr
  Saint-Cyr, Manche
  Saint-Cyr is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-References:*...
  
  )
- 191 Artillerie-Regiment: Oberstlautnant Heinrich Kiewitt (Les Carrières)
- 91 Fusilier Battalion
- 191 Mountain Flak Battalion
- 191 Panzerjäger Company

6th Parachute Regiment: Oberstleutnant Friedrich von der Heydte
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich August Freiherr von der HeydteIn German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. or Dr. jur. and a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol....

(La Hotellerie)
- 1./6: Hauptmann Emil Priekschat (Mont-Castre)
- 2./6: Hauptmann Rolf Mager (Lessay
  Lessay
  Lessay is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.-History:It was originally founded as a monastery but a town grew up around it over the years. The 10th century monastery is one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in Normandy...
  
  )
- 3./6: Hauptmann Horst Trebes (Rougeval)

LXXXIV Corps

243rd Infantry Division
German 243rd Static Infantry Division
The 243rd Static Infantry Division was raised in July 1943. It was stationed in the Cotentin Peninsula when the Allies invaded in June 1944.Generalleutnant Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, commander of the 709th Infantry Division reported that the commander of the 922nd Grenadier Regiment,...

: Genlt. Heinz Hellmich
Heinz Hellmich
Heinz Hellmich was a German Generalleutnant during World War II. Awarded with a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 243. Infanterie-Division....
- 920 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberst Bernhard Klosterkemper
  Bernhard Klosterkemper
  Bernhard Klosterkemper was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
  
  (Etoupville)
- 921 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberstleutnant Jacob Simon (Mauger
  Mauger
  Mauger may be:*a Jamaican Creole term: Mauger *a Norman French surname: Mauger *Mauger , Archbishop of Rouen*Mauger of Worcester , bishop of Worcester*Aaron Mauger, NZ rugby union player...
  
  )
- 922 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberstleutnant Franz Müller (Haquets)
- 243 Artillerie-Regiment: Oberst Eduard Hellwig (Le Vrétot
  Le Vrétot
  Le Vrétot is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
  
  )
- 561 Ost Battalion (Russian): (Flamanville
  Flamanville, Manche
  Flamanville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.- Port :The port of Flamanville, in the northern part of the commune, is known as Diélette...
  
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- 206 Panzer Battalion: Major Ernst Wenk (Audenville)
- 243 Panzerjäger Company: (La Commanderie)

709th Infantry Division
German 709th Static Infantry Division
The 709th Static Infantry Division was a German Army static division in World War II.- History :The 709th Static Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 and used for occupation duties during the German occupation of France in World War II until the Allied invasion. It was on the Normandy coast...

: Genlt. Karl W. von Schlieben
- 729 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberst Helmuth Rohrbach (Le Vicel
  Le Vicel
  Le Vicel is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
  
  )
- 739 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberst Walter Köhn (Querqueville
  Querqueville
  Querqueville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.The Chapel of Saint Germanus with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at...
  
  )
- 919 Grenadier-Regiment: Oberstleutnant Günther Keil (Montebourg
  Montebourg
  Montebourg is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-Heraldry:...
  
  )
- 1709 Artillerie-Regiment: Oberst Robert Reiter (Equeurdreville
  Équeurdreville
  Équeurdreville may mean or refer to:* Équeurdreville-Hainneville, a commune in the Manche département of the Basse-Normandie region of northern France....
  
  )
- 649 Ost Battalion (Russian): (La Brasserie)
- 795 Ost Battalion (Georgian): Hauptmann Stiller (Turqueville
  Turqueville
  Turqueville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
  
  )
- 709 Panzerjager Company: Hauptmann Willi Hümmerich (Le Catelet
  Le Catelet
  Le Catelet is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
  
  )

752 Grenadier-Regiment (zbV): Oberst Kessler (Gavray
Gavray
Gavray is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France....

)
- 635 Ost Battalion (Russian): (Donville-les-Bains
  Donville-les-Bains
  -See also:*Communes of the Manche department...
  
  )
- 797 Ost Battalion (Georgian): hauptmann Peter Massberg (Gouville
  Gouville
  Gouville is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.-Population:...
  
  )

Attached independent units:
- Sturm Battalion AOK 7: Major Hugo Messerschmidt (Le Vicel
  Le Vicel
  Le Vicel is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
  
  )
- 100th Panzer Replacement Battalion (100.Panzer Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abteilung): Major Bardtenschlager (Francquetot)
- 101st Stellungswerfer Regiment: Major Rasner (Vasteville
  Vasteville
  Vasteville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
  
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German battalion dispositions in Normandy, 5 June 1944

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