You don't Really hear about 'D-Day" unless you are a service member and you are brushing up on your Military history. D Day is just as important as any other day and i felt the need to Post something for all to Remember.....
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to
Courtesy of ARMY. MIL i have been able to get this photo to share this photo from the front for you guys to see what it was like during that day:
Army Assault Forces - Normandy 6 - 7 June 1944
This list identifies Army units that were awarded assault landing credit for the Normandy invasion,6 and 7 June 1944. It includes all units except for platoons and detachments that were a part of larger organizations and is based on the following War Department and Department of the Army General Orders: WD GO 70, 1945; WD GO 75, 1945; WD GO 116, 1946; DA GO 23, 1947; DA GO 72, 1948; DA GO 6, 1950; DA GO 37, 1950; DA GO 32, 1953; and DA GO 28 1956.
1st Infantry Division
- HHC, 1st Infantry Division (NOW KNOWN AS "THE BIG RED ONE!!")
- 16th Infantry
- 18th Infantry
- 26th Infantry
- HHB, 1st Division Artillery
- 5th Field Artillery Battalion
- 7th Field Artillery Battalion
- 32d Field Artillery Battalion
- 33d Field Artillery Battalion
- 1st Signal Company
- 701st Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 1st Quartermaster Company
- 1st Reconnaissance Troop
- 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1st Medical Battalion
- 1st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 1st Military Police Platoon
- 1st Infantry Division Band
- Headquarters, Special Troops, 1st Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division
- HHC, 29th Infantry Division
- 115th Infantry
- 116th Infantry
- 175th Infantry
- HHB, 29th Division Artillery
- 110th Field Artillery Battalion
- 111th Field Artillery Battalion
- 224th Field Artillery Battalion
- 227th Field Artillery Battalion
- 29th Signal Company
- 729th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 29th Quartermaster Company
- 29th Reconnaissance Troop
- 121st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 104th Medical Battalion
- 29th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 29th Military Police Platoon
- 29th Infantry Division Band
- Headquarters, Special Troops, 29th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
- HHC, 4th Infantry Division
- 8th Infantry
- 12th Infantry
- 22d Infantry
- HHB, 1st Division Artillery
- 20th Field Artillery Battalion
- 29th Field Artillery Battalion
- 42d Field Artillery Battalion
- 44th Field Artillery Battalion
- 4th Signal Company
- 704th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 4th Quartermaster Company
- 4th Reconnaissance Troop
- 4th Engineer Battalion
- 4th Medical Battalion
- 4th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 4th Military Police Platoon
- 4th Infantry Division Band
- Headquarters, Special Troops, 4th Infantry Division
82d Airborne Division
- HHC, 82d Airborne Division
- 325th Glider Infantry
- 505th Parachute Infantry
- HHB, 82d Airborne Division Artillery
- 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
- 82d Airborne Signal Company
- 782d Airborne Ordnance Maintenance Company
- 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company
- 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
- 307th Airborne Medical Company
- Military Police Platoon, 82d Airborne Division
90th Infantry Division
- HHC, 90th Infantry Division
- 357th Infantry
- 358th Infantry
- 359th Infantry
- HHB, 90th Division Artillery
- 343d Field Artillery Battalion
- 344th Field Artillery Battalion
- 345th Field Artillery Battalion
- 915th Field Artillery Battalion
- 90th Signal Company
- 790th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 90th Quartermaster Company
- 90th Reconnaissance Troop
- 315th Engineer Battalion
- 315th Medical Battalion
- 90th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 90th Military Police Platoon
- 90th Infantry Division Band
- Headquarters, Special Troops, 90th Infantry Division
101st Airborne Division
- HHC, 101st Airborne Division
- 327th Glider Infantry
- 401st Glider Infantry
- 502d Parachute Infantry
- HHB, 101st Airborne Division Artillery
- 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
- 101st Airborne Signal Company
- 801st Airborne Ordnance Company
- 426th Airborne Quartermaster Company
- 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion
- 326th Airborne Medical Company
- 101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- Military Police Platoon, 101st Airborne Division
Non-Divisional Units
- HHC, 1st Engineer Special Brigade
- HHC, First Army
- Headquarters, Special Troops, First Army
- 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion
- HHC, 3d Armored Group
- 3d Auxiliary Surgical Group (18 teams)
- 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
- HHC, V Corps
- HHB, V Corps Artillery
- HHC, 5th Engineer Special Brigade
- 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion
- HHC, 6th Armored Group
- HHC, 6th Engineer Special Brigade
- Order of Battle Team No.6 (Provisional)
- HHC, VII Corps
- HHB, VII Corps Artillery
- Military Police Platoon, VII Corps
- 9th Infantry
- Photographic Interpreter Team No.10 (Provisional)
- HHB, 11th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- Prisoner of War Interrogation Team No.11 (Provisional)
- 11th Port Company
- 13th Field Hospital
- 15th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- HHB, 16th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- Hqs, 17th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
- HHB, 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- 20th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 23d Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
- 26th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 30th Chemical Decontamination Company
- Photographic Interpreter Team No.32 (Provisional)
- 33d Chemical Decontamination Company
- 35th Signal Construction Battalion
- 37th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 38th Engineer General Service Regiment (less Band)
- 42d Field Hospital
- 47th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 49th Engineer Combat Battalion
- HHD, 50th Medical Battalion
- 50th Ordnance Company
- 50th Signal Battalion
- 56th Signal Battalion
- 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- HHD, 61st Medical Battalion
- 62d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 70th Tank Battalion
- 81st Chemical Battalion
- 87th Chemical Battalion
- 97th Quartermaster Company
- HHD, 100th Ordnance Ammunition Battalion
- 102d Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
- HHT, 102d Cavalry Group, Mechanized
- HHB, 109th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- 110th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- 112th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 116th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- Troop B, 125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
- HHD, 131st Quartermaster Battalion
- 146th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 147th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 149th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 161st Ordnance Platoon
- 165th Signal Photographic Company
- 184th Port Company
- 185th Port Company
- 186th Field Artillery Battalion
- 186th Port Company
- 187th Field Artillery Battalion
- 187th Port Company
- 190th Field Artillery Battalion
- Hqs, 190th Field Artillery Group
- HHD, 191st Ordnance Battalion
- 197th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 200th Field Artillery Battalion
- Company A, 203d Quartermaster Gas Supply Battalion
- 205th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional)
- 207th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional)
- 208th Medical Dispensary, Aviation
- 210th Military Police Company
- 215th Signal Depot Company
- 226th Port Company
- 227th Port Company
- 228th Port Company
- 229th Port Company
- 234th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 237th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 238th Engineer Combat Battalion
- HHD, 251st Ordnance Battalion
- 254th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 261st Medical Battalion
- 270th Port Company
- 271st Port Company
- 272d Port Company
- 273d Port Company
- 279th Port Company
- 280th Port Company
- 282d Port Company
- 283d Port Company
- 286th Joint Assault Signal Company
- 293d Joint Assault Signal Company
- 294th Joint Assault Signal Company
- 298th Port Company
- 299th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 300th Port Company
- 301st Port Company
- 302d Military Police Escort Company
- 302d Port Company
- 303d Port Company
- 304th Port Company
- 305th Port Company
- HHD, 306th Quartermaster Battalion
- 320th Antiaircraft Artillery Balloon Barrage Battalion
- 336th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 348th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 363d Quartermaster Service Company
- 391st Medical Collecting Company
- 392d Medical Collecting Company
- 393d Medical Collecting Company
- 397th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (Provisional)
- Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.407 (Provisional)
- 413th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
- Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.416 (Provisional)
- Military Intelligence Interpreter Team No.419 (Provisional)
- 428th Military Police Escort Guard Company
- 447th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 449th Military Police Company
- 453d Amphibious Truck Company
- 457th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 458th Amphibious Truck Company
- 459th Amphibious Truck Company
- 462d Amphibious Truck Company
- 467th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 468th Amphibian Truck Company
- 474th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 478th Amphibious Truck Company
- 479th Amphibious Truck Company
- HHD, 487th Port Battalion
- 490th Port Battalion
- 501st Parachute Infantry
- 502d Engineer Light Pontoon Company
- HHD, 502d Port Battalion
- 503d Engineer Light Ponton Company
- 503d Quartermaster Car Company
- 506th Parachute Infantry
- 507th Parachute Infantry
- Company A and B, 507th Military Police Battalion
- 508th Parachute Infantry
- Company C, 509th Military Police Battalion
- Hqs Det, 518th Port Battalion
- 519th Port Battalion
- 526th Ordnance Tank Maintenance Company
- 531st Engineer Shore Regiment
- HHD, 533d Quartermaster Battalion
- 535th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
- 555th Signal Air Warning Battalion
- 556th Quartermaster Railhead Company
- 559th Quartermaster Railhead Company
- 562d Quartermaster Railhead Company
- HHD, 577th Quartermaster Battalion
- 582d Engineer Dump Truck Company
- 602d Engineer Camouflage Battalion
- 603d Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
- 606th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
- 610th Engineer Light Equipment Company
- 612th Engineer Light Equipment Company
- 616th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- HHD, 619th Quartermaster Battalion
- 625th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- 635th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 637th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- 643d Clearing Company
- 741st Tank Battalion
- 743d Tank Battalion
- 745th Tank Battalion
- 746th Tank Battalion
- 747th Tank Battalion
- 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- Battery B, 980th Field Artillery Battalion
- 987th Field Artillery Battalion
- 991st Engineer Treadway Bridge Company
- 992d Engineer Treadway Bridge Company
- 996th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company
- RHC, 1106th Engineer Combat Group
- HHC, 1121st Engineer Combat Group
- HHC, 1171st Engineer Combat Group
- 1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- 1340th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1605th Engineer Map Depot Detachment
- 2013th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- 2062d Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
- 3168th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3207th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3250th Signal Service Company
- 3275th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3466th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company
- 3497th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
- 3565th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company
- 3604th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3712th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3807th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3820th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
- 3891st Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3892d Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3939th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
- 4042d Quartermaster Truck Company
- 4141st Quartermaster Service Company
- 4142d Quartermaster Service Company
- 4143d Quartermaster Service Company
- 4144th Quartermaster Service Company
rder of Battle for the Normandy Campaign
US First Army
- 1. XII Corps
- 2. XV Corps
US Third Army
- 1. V Corps
- 2. VII Corps
- 3. VIII Corps
- 4. XIX Corps
Armored Divisions
- 1. 2nd Armored Division (2 July)
- 2. 3rd Armored Division (9 July)
- 3. 4th Armored Division (28th July)
- 4. 5th Armored Division (2 August)
- 5. 6th Armored Division (28th July)
- 6. 7th Armored Division (14 August)
- 7. 2nd French Armored Division (1 August)
Airborne Divisions
- 1. 82nd Airborne Division (6 June)
- 2. 101st Airborne Division (6 June)
Infantry Divisions
- 1. 1st Infantry Div (6 June)
- 2. 2nd Infantry Div (8 June)
- 3. 4th Infantry Div (6 June)
- 4. 5th Infantry Div (16 July)
- 5. 8th Infantry Div (8 July)
- 6. 9th Infantry Div (14 June)
- 7. 28th Infantry Div (27 July)
- 8. 29th Infantry Div(7 June)
- 9. 30th Infantry Div (15 June)
- 10. 35th Infantry Div (11 July)
- 11. 79th Infantry Div (19 June)
- 12. 80th Infantry Div 8 Aug)
- 13. 83rd Infantry Div (27 June)
- 14. 90th Infantry Div (10 June)
Allied Expeditionary Air Forces consisted of the: US Airforce
- 1. US Ninth Tatical Airforce
- 2. US Eighth Airforce
Royal Air Force
- 1. Second Tatical Force
The British 21st Army Group consisted of: The British Second Army
Armored Divisons
- 1. Guards Armored Div (28 June)
- 2. 7th Guards Armored Div (8 June)
- 3. 11th Armored Div (13 June)
- 4. 79th Armored Div (Specialized Armor 6 June)
Airborne Divisions
- 1. 6th Airborne Div (6 June)
Infantry Divisions
- 1. 3rd Infantry Div (6 June)
- 2. 15th Infantry Div (Scottish 14 June)
- 3. 43rd Infantry Div (Wessex 24 June)
- 4. 49th Infantry Div (West Riding 6 June)
- 5. 50th Infantry Div (Northumbrian 6 June)
- 6. 51st Infantry Div (Highland 6 June)
- 7. 53rd Infantry Div (Welsh 27 June)
- 8. 59th Infantry Div (Staffordshire 27 June)
Canadian and Polish Forces attached to the British Army:
- 1. 4th Canadian Armored Div
- 2. 1st Polish Armored Div
- 3. 2nd Canadian Div
- 4. 3rd Canadian Infantry Div
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