This is a list of Allied forces in the Normandy campaign between 6 June and 25 August 1944. Primary ground combat divisions and brigades are listed here; unit articles may contain a complete order of battle.
| Unit | Arrival | Beach | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6 | Omaha | Major General Clarence R. Huebner | ||
| June 7 | Omaha | Major General Walter M. Robertson | ||
| June 6 | Utah | |||
| July 9 | Utah | Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin | ||
| July 4 | Utah | Major General William C. McMahon Major General Donald A. Stroh (from 12 July) | ||
| June 10 | Utah | Major General Manton S. Eddy Major General Louis A. Craig (from 19 August) | ||
| July 22 | Omaha ? | Major General Lloyd D. Brown Brigadier General James E. Wharton (12–13 August) Major General Norman D. Cota (from 14 August) | ||
| June 6 | Omaha | Major General Charles H. Gerhardt | ||
| June 10 | Omaha | Major General Leland Hobbs | ||
| July 5 | Omaha | Major General Paul W. Baade | ||
| June 12 | Utah | Major General Ira T. Wyche | ||
| June 18 | Omaha | Major General Robert C. Macon | ||
| June 6 | Utah | Brigadier General Jay W. MacKelvie (until early July) Major General Eugene M. Landrum (July) Brigadier General Raymond S. McLain (from 30 July) | ||
| June 9 | Omaha | Major General Edward H. Brooks | ||
| June 23 | Omaha ? | Major General Leroy H. Watson Major General Maurice Rose (from 7 August) | ||
| July 11 | Utah | Major General John S. Wood | ||
| July 24 | Utah | Major General Lunsford E. Oliver | ||
| July 19 | Utah | Major General Robert W. Grow | ||
| June 6 | Utah | Major General Matthew Ridgway | ||
| June 6 | Utah | Major General Maxwell D. Taylor | ||
| June 6 | Omaha | Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder | ||
| June 6 | Omaha | Lt. Colonel Max F. Schneider | ||
| June 6 | Omaha and Utah | Lt. Colonel Leon J. Reed |
See also Hastings Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
Independent and GHQ brigades included 30th Armoured; 1st Tank Brigade; 4th Armoured; 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers; 31st Tank; 34th Tank; 6th Guards Tank Brigade; 27th Armoured (to 9.1944); 33rd Armoured; 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade; the headquarters of 74th, 76th, 80th, 100th, 101st, 105th, 106th and 107th Anti-Aircraft Brigades; numerous light anti-aircraft (LAA) and HAA regiments; and 56th Infantry Brigade, which joined 49th Division from 20 August 1944.
| Unit | Arrival | Beach | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division | 29 July | Juno ? | Major General George Kitching Major General Harry W. Foster (from 22 August) | |
| 2nd Canadian Infantry Division | 7 July | Juno | Major General C. Foulkes | |
| 3rd Canadian Infantry Division | 6 June | Juno | Major General Rodney F.L. Keller | |
| 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade | 6 June | Juno | Brigadier Robert A. Wyman | |
| Others | ||||
| 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (attached to the British 6th Airborne Division) | 6 June | Orne Brighead | Lieutenant-Colonel George Bradbrooke | |
See main article: Free French forces, Fusiliers Marins, 1st Free French Division and List of French paratrooper units.
| Unit | Arrival | Commander | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2e Division Blindée | 1 August | General Philippe Leclerc | ||
| Others | ||||
| Nos 1 and 8 Troop, No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando (attached to No. 4 Commando) | 6 June | Capitaine de frégate Philippe Kieffer | ||
| 3ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air (3e BIA) (3ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (3e RCP) from 1 August) / (3rd SAS) | 17 July | Capitaine | ||
| 4ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air (4e BIA) (2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (2e RCP) from 1 August) / (4th SAS) | 6 June | Capitaine | ||
| Unit | Arrival | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade ("Brigade Piron") | Between 30 July – 8 August | Colonel Jean-Baptiste Piron |
| Unit | Arrival | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August | Major General Alois Liška |
| Unit | Arrival | Commander | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HNLMS Flores | 6 Jun | ||
| HNLMS Soemba | 6 Jun | ||
| No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF | 6 Jun | ||
| Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade "Prinses Irene" ("Princess Irene Brigade") | 6 Aug | Colonel |
Approximately 1,950 Norwegian military personnel took part in the Normandy campaign in separate Norwegian units or as part of other Allied units in addition to 45 civilian ships[1] with approximately 1,000 men from Nortraship. The Norwegian units operated under British command and were therefore primarily employed in the Gold, Sword and Juno sectors.
Some of the participating units: