This is the order of battle for Operation Cobra, a World War II American offensive against German forces in Normandy, France that lasted 25-31 July 1944.
Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley
See main article: VII Corps (United States).
Major General J. Lawton Collins
1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division
Major General Clarence R. Huebner
Infantry: 16th, 18th, 26th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 5th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 745th Tank Battalion, 635th Tank Destroyer Battalions
Major General Raymond O. Barton
Infantry: 8th, 12th, 22nd Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 29th, 42nd, 44th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 20th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 70th Tank Battalion, 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion
9th Infantry "Old Reliables" Division
Major General Manton S. Eddy
Infantry: 39th, 47th, 60th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 26th, 60th, 84th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 34th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 746th Tank Battalion
30th Infantry "Old Hickory" Division
Major General Leland S. Hobbs
Infantry: 117th, 119th, 120th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 5th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 743rd Tank Battalion, 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Armored "Hell on Wheels" Division
Major General Edward H. Brooks
Artillery: 14th, 78th, 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
Infantry: 41st Armored Infantry Regiment
3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division
Major General Leroy H. Watson
Armor: 32nd, 33rd Armored Regiments, 36th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Artillery: 54th, 67th, 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
See main article: VIII Corps (United States).
Major General Troy H. Middleton
8th Infantry "Pathfinder" Division
Major General Donald A. Stroh
Infantry: 13th, 28th, 121st Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 43rd, 45th, 56th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 28th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 709th Tank Battalion, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion
79th Infantry "Cross of Lorraine" Division
Major General Ira T. Wyche
Infantry: 317th, 318th, 319th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 313th, 314th, 905th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 315th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 749th Tank Battalion, 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
83rd Infantry "Thunderbolt" Division
Major General Robert C. Macon
Infantry: 329th, 330th, 331st Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 324th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
90th Infantry "Tough 'Ombres" Division
Major General Eugene M. Landrum
Infantry: 357th, 358th, 359th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 343rd, 344th, 915th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 345th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 712th Tank Battalion, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Major General John S. Wood
Armor: 8th, 35th, 37th Tank Battalions
Artillery: 22nd, 66th, 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
Infantry: 10th, 51st, 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions
Major General Robert W. Grow
Armor: 15th, 68th, 69th Tank Battalions
Artillery: 128th, 212nd, 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
Infantry: 9th, 44th, 50th Armored Infantry Battalions
See main article: XIX Corps (United States).
Major General Charles H. Corlett
Major General Lloyd D. Brown
Infantry: 109th, 110th, 112th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 324th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 744th Tank Battalion, 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Infantry: 115th, 116th, 175th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 110th, 111th, 224th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 227th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 747th Tank Battalion, 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Major General Paul W. Baade
Infantry: 134th, 137th, 320th Infantry Regiments
Artillery–105 mm: 161st, 216th, 219th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155 mm: 127th Field Artillery Battalion
Armor: 737th Tank Battalion, 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Seventh Army[1]
SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser[2]
See main article: II Parachute Corps (Germany).
Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl
5th Fallschirmjäger Division[3]
Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke
13th, 14th, and 15th Parachute Infantry Regiments
5th Artillery Regiment
Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
3rd Panzer Regiment
2nd and 304th Panzergrenadier Regiments
74th Artillery Regiment
Generalmajor Fritz Bayerlein
130th Panzer Regiment
901st and 902nd Panzergrenadier Regiments
130th Artillery Regiment
See main article: LXXXIV Corps (Germany).
Generalleutnant Dietrich von Choltitz
Sturmbannführer Christian Tychsen
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division
Brigadeführer Otto Baum
General der Panzertruppen Gerhard von Schwerin
16th Panzer Regiment
60th and 156th Panzergrenadier Regiments
146th Artillery Regiment
Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss
914th, 915th, and 916th Volksgrenadier Regiments
352nd Artillery Regiment
. Max Hastings . Overlord D-Day and the Battle for Normandy . 1985 . 2006 . Vintage Books USA; Reprint edition . 0-307-27571-X.
. Christopher Daniel . McDevitt . Chester Wilmot . The Struggle For Europe . 1952 . 1997 . Wordsworth Editions Ltd . 1-85326-677-9.