Operation Dragoon order of battle
This is the order of battle of Allied and German[1] forces during Operation Dragoon in August 1944 in the South of France.
Allied land forces
Seventh Army
Lieutenant General Alexander Patch
- Detachment, Army HQ & HQ Company & Special Troops
- Detachment, HQ Seventh Army (For Beach Control HQ)
SPECIAL FORCES
- 1st Airborne Task Force
Brigadier General Robert T. Frederick- HQ & HQ Company, 1st Airborne Task Force
- 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment[2]
- 1st Battalion 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion (HQ and four batteries of four 75mm pack howitzers)
- 596th Airborne Engineer Company
- 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- 550th Airborne Infantry Battalion (Glider)
- 1st Battalion, 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)
- 463rd Airborne Field Artillery Battalion
- 602d Glider Field Artillery Battalion (75mm Pack)
- 887th Airborne Engineer Aviation Company
- 512th Airborne Signal Company
- Antitank Company, 442d Infantry Regiment*
- 552nd Antitank Company* (The 552 Antitank Company was formed in July,1944, in Rome, specifically for this operation. Since the 442nd became available while the 552nd was in training and took very little time to train on the British 6 lb. guns need for gliders, it went in first. But the 552nd was always on the complement of troops slated for this operation (and the 1st ABTF) and relieved the 442nd mid-October 1944 supporting the 1st ABTF member units still in the area. From documents from the National Archives.)
- Company A, 2d Chemical Mortar Battalion
- Company D (airborne), 83d Chemical Mortar Battalion
- 676th Medical Collecting Company
- Provisional Airborne Military Police Platoon
- Provisional Pathfinder Detachment
- 172d Detail Issues Depot British Heavy Aerial Resupply Company
- 334th Quartermaster Depot Company(-)
- 3358th Quartermaster Truck Company
- Detachment, 3d Ordnance Company (Medium Maintenance)
- British 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group
- 4th Parachute Battalion
- 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion
- 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion
- 127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
- 300th Airlanding Anti-tank Battery Royal Artillery
- 64th Airlanding Battery Royal Artillery
- 2nd Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers
- 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Company Royal Signals
- 1st Independent Glider Squadron Army Air Corps
- 23rd Independent Platoon Army Air Corps (Pathfinders)
- 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Company Royal Army Service Corps
- 751st Parachute Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
- T Company Royal Army Service Corps
- 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Provost Section Royal Military Police
- US-Canadian 1st Special Service Force(-)(attached 22 August 1944 to replace the British 2nd Parachute Brigade; later assigned)
- French Groupe de Commandos (-)
- Commandos d'Afrique (750 men)
- Groupe Naval d'Assault de la Marine en Corse (67 men)
ENGINEER
- Company D (rem Map Plat), 378th Engineer Battalion (Separate)
- 697th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
- Mobile Laboratory, 701st Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
- Survey Platoon, 649th Engineer Topographic Battalion
- Company A, Engineer Camouflage Battalion
- 1202nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- 1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- 1711th Engineer Map Depot Detachment
- Special Platoon, 460th Engineer Depot Company
MILITARY POLICE
- 204th Military Police Company
- 372d Military Police Escort Guard Company
- 377th Military Police Escort Guard Company (-3 Sections)
- 504th Military Police Battalion (-2 Companies)
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 759th Military Police Battalion
MEDICAL
- 1st Advance Section, 7th Medical Depot Company
QUARTERMASTER
- 94th Quartermaster Railhead Company (-2 Platoons)
- 138th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 144th Quartermaster Truck Company
- Detachment, 202nd Quartermaster Car Company (-)
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion
- 3357th Quartermaster Truck Company
SIGNAL
- Army Signal Battalion
- 226th Signal Operation Company
- Detachment, 163rd Signal Photo Company
- 982nd Signal Service Company
MISCELLANEOUS
- Detachment 72nd Liaison Squadron
- 11th Postal Regulating Unit
- Special Service Staff (Office of Strategic Services)
- Twenty-eight Port Companies and Seven Battalion HQ Detachments.
VI Corps
Major General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.
- HQ & HQ Company, VI Corps
COMBAT COMMAND
- Combat Command Sudre 1ere Division Blindee
- Attached:
- 1ere Cie, 9e Regt Chasseurs d'Afrique
- Det, 661/2 Cie De Reparation Engines Blindee
- 66e Cie de Munitions (-)
- Det, 705 Cie de Ravitaillement en Essence
FIELD ARTILLERY
- HQ & HQ Battery, VI Corps Artillery
- HQ & HQ Battery, 6th Field Artillery Group
- HQ & HQ Battery, 35th Field Artillery Group
- HQ & HQ Battery, 36th Field Artillery Group
- 2nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion
- 36th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Gun)
- 59th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer SP)
- 69th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer SP)
- 93rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer SP)
- 141st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- 634th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- 937th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- 938th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
- 976th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Gun)
- 977th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Gun)
ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY
- HQ & HQ Battery, 35th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade
- HQ & HQ Battery, 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- HQ & HQ Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- HQ & HQ Battery, 105th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)
- 72nd Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)
- 106th Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (SP)
- 107th Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Mobile)
- 108th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)
- 216th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Mobile)
- 433rd Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Mobile)
- 441st Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (SP)
- 443rd Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (SP)
- 451st Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Mobile)
- 534th Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Mobile)
- 895th Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Mobile)
- 102nd Antiaircraft Artillery Barrage Balloon Battery (VLA)
- 103rd Antiaircraft Artillery Barrage Balloon Battery (VLA)
- 104th Antiaircraft Artillery Barrage Balloon Battery (VLA)
ARMOR
- 191st Tank Battalion
- 753rd Tank Battalion
- 756th Tank Battalion
TANK DESTROYER
- 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion [3]
CAVALRY
- 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
CHEMICAL WARFARE
- 2nd Chemical Battalion Motorized (-1 Company)
- 3rd Chemical Battalion Motorized
- 83rd Chemical Battalion Motorized (-1 Company)
- 6th Chemical Depot Company
- 11th Chemical Maintenance Company
- 21st Chemical Decontamination Company (-3 platoons) (Smoke Troops)
ENGINEER
- 343rd Engineer General Service Regiment
- 344th Engineer General Service Regiment
- Company C, (Bailey bridge), 378th Engineer Battalion (Separate)
- Company D, (Treadway Bridge), 378th Engineer Battalion (Separate)
- 1st Platoon, 424th Engineer Dump Truck Company
- Contact Platoon, 469th Engineer Maintenance Company
- Survey Platoon, 661st Engineer Topographic Company
- 6617th Engineer Mine Clearance Company
MILITARY POLICE
- 206th Military Police Company
MEDICAL
- 2nd Auxiliary Surgical Group
- 14 General Surgical Teams
- 3 Shock Teams
- 1 Gas Team
- 3 Orthopaedic Teams
- 2 Thoracic Teams
- 2 Neurosurgery Teams
- 3 Dental Prosthetic Teams
- 2 Maxillofacial Teams
- 10th Field Hospital
- 6703rd Blood Transfusion Unit
- 11th Field Hospital
- 11th Evacuation Hospital (Semimobile) (400 bed)
- 93rd Evacuation Hospital (Semimobile) (400 bed)
- 95th Evacuation Hospital (Semimobile) (400 bed)
ORDNANCE
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 43rd Ordnance Battalion
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 44th Ordnance Battalion
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 45th Ordnance Battalion
- 14th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
- 45th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
- 46th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
- 87th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company (Field Artillery)
- 261st Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (Anti Aircraft)
- 3406th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company
- 3408th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company
- 3432nd Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company
- 64th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- 66th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- 680th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- 143rd Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 144th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 145th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
- 146th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
QUARTERMASTER
- 46th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company (-1 Platoon)
- Platoon, 549th Quartermaster Laundry Company
- 3426th Quartermaster Truck Company
SIGNAL
- 1st Signal Center Team
- 57th Signal Battalion
- 3201 SIS Detachment
- 4 Detachments, 163rd Signal Photo Company
- Detachment A, 117th Radio Intelligence Company
NAVAL
- 3 Naval Combat Intelligence Teams
- Naval Gunfire Liaison Personnel
- 15 Naval Shore Fire Control Parties
3rd Infantry Division
Major General John W. O'Daniel
ORGANIC UNITS
- HHC & Special Troops, 3rd Infantry Division
- 3rd Military Police Platoon
- 3rd Signal Company
- 3rd Quartermaster Company
- 3rd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 3rd Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop
- 703rd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 10th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 3rd Medical Battalion
- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 30th Infantry Regiment
- HHB, 3rd Division Artillery
- 9th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 10th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 39th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 41st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
3RD INFANTRY DIVISION BEACH GROUP
- 36th Engineer Combat Regiment
- 1st Naval Beach Battalion
- 72nd Signal Company (Special)
- Detachment, 207th Signal Depot Company
- Detachment, 177th Signal Repair Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 52nd Medical Battalion
- 376th Medical Collecting Company
- 377th Medical Collecting Company
- 378th Medical Collecting Company
- 682nd Medical Collecting Company
- 1st Plat & HQ Detachment, 616th Medical Clearing Company
- Detachment, Boat Guards
- 157th Military Police Prisoner of War Detachment
- 706th Military Police Prisoner of War Detachment
- 790th Military Police Prisoner of War Detachment
- Detachment, 377th Military Police Escort Guard Company
- Company A, 759th Military Police Battalion
- 1st Platoon, 21st Chemical Decontamination Company (Smoke Troops)
- Detachment, 63rd Chemical Depot Company
- 3rd Platoon, 450th Engineer Depot Company
- 69th Ordnance Ammunition Company
- Detachment, 77th Ordnance Depot Company
- Detachment, 977th Ordnance Depot Company
- 3407th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company (DUKW)
- 6690th Regulating Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 530th Quartermaster Battalion
- 4133rd Quartermaster Service Company
- 4134th Quartermaster Service Company
- 4135th Quartermaster Service Company
- 4136th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3277th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3357th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3634th Quartermaster Truck Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 52nd Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)
- 3333rd Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3334th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3325th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3336th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3353rd Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3355th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- Section, 3856th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
- 1 Platoon, 93rd Quartermaster Railhead Company
- 332nd Air Force Beach Detail
- 111th Beach Section, RAF
36th Infantry Division
Major General John E. Dahlquist
ORGANIC UNITS
- HHC & Special Troops, 36th Infantry Division
- 36th Military Police Platoon
- 36th Signal Company
- 36th Quartermaster Company
- 36th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 36th Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop
- 736th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 111th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 111th Medical Battalion
- 141st Infantry Regiment
- 142nd Infantry Regiment
- 143rd Infantry Regiment
- HHB, 36th Division Artillery
- 131st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 132nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 133rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 155th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
36TH INFANTRY DIVISION BEACH GROUP
- 540th Engineer Combat Regiment
- 48th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 8th Naval Beach Battalion
- 74th Signal Company (Special)
- Detachment, 207th Signal Depot Company
- Detachment, 177th Signal Repair Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 56th Medical Battalion
- 885th Medical Collecting Company
- 886th Medical Collecting Company
- 887th Medical Collecting Company
- 891st Medical Clearing Company
- 1st Platoon, 638th Clearing Company
- Co. C, 759th Military Police Battalion
- 1 Section, 377th Prisoner of War Escort Guard Company
- Detachment, Boat Guards
- 192nd Provisional Military Police Prisoner of War Detachment
- 601st Provisional Military Police Prisoner of War Detachment
- 3rd Platoon, 21st Chemical Decontamination Company (Smoke Troops)
- Detachment, 63rd Chemical Depot Company
- 1st Platoon, 450th Engineer Depot Company
- 603rd Ordnance Ammunition Company
- Detachment, 77th Ordnance Depot Company
- Detachment, 977th Ordnance Depot Company
- 3405th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company (DUKW)
- Detachment, 6690th Regulating Company
- 1 Section, 3894th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
- 2nd Platoon, 94th Quartermaster Railhead Co
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 53rd Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)
- 3337th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3338th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3339th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3340th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3354th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- 3356th Quartermaster Truck Company (DUKW)
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 259th Quartermaster Battalion
- 3286th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3287th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3288th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3289th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3299th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3300th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3427th Quartermaster Truck Company
- 3360th Quartermaster Truck Company
- Air Force Beach Detail
- 111th Brick Section, RAF
45th Infantry Division
Major General William W. Eagles
ORGANIC UNITS
- HHC & Special Troops, 45th Infantry Division
- 45th Military Police Platoon
- 45th Signal Company
- 45th Quartermaster Company
- 45th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
- 45th Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop
- 700th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 120th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 120th Medical Battalion
- 157th Infantry Regiment
- 179th Infantry Regiment
- 180th Infantry Regiment
- HHB, 45th Division Artillery
- 158th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 160th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 171st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)
- 189th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)
45TH INFANTRY DIVISION BEACH GROUP
- 40th Engineer Combat Regiment
- 4th Naval Beach Battalion
- 71st Signal Company (Special)
- Detachment, 207th Signal Depot Company
- Detachment, 177th Signal Repair Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 58th Medical Battalion
- 388th Medical Collecting Company
- 389th Medical Collecting Company
- 390th Medical Collecting Company
- 514th Medical Clearing Company
- 2nd Platoon, 616th Clearing Company
- Company B, 759th Military Police Battalion
- 1 Section, 377th Prisoner of War Escort Guard Company
- Detachment, Boat Guards
- 133rd Provisional Prisoner of War Detachment
- 175th Provisional Prisoner of War Detachment
- 191st Provisional Prisoner of War Detachment
- 3rd Platoon, 21st Chemical Decontamination Company (Smoke Troops)
- Detachment, 63rd Chemical Depot Company
- 2nd Platoon, 450th Engineer Depot Company
- 682nd Ordnance Ammunition Company
- Detachment, 77th Ordnance Depot Company
- Detachment, 977th Ordnance Depot Company
- 3487th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company (DUKW)
- 3633rd Quartermaster Truck Company
- Detachment, 6690th Regulating Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 147th Quartermaster Battalion (Mobile)
- 829th Amphibian Truck Company
- 830th Amphibian Truck Company
- 831st Amphibian Truck Company
- 832nd Amphibian Truck Company
- 1 Section, 3894th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company
- HQ & HQ Detachment, 240th Quartermaster Battalion
- 3250th Quartermaster Service Company
- 3251st Quartermaster Service Company
- 3252nd Quartermaster Service Company
- 3253rd Quartermaster Service Company
- 4053rd Quartermaster Service Company
- Platoon, 94th Quartermaster Railhead Company
- 3425th Quartermaster Truck Company
- Air Force Beach Detail
- 110th Beach Section, RAF
Armee "B"
Général d'armée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- Etat-major de l'Armée "B", compagnie de quartier général 162/27 (-)
2ème Corps d'Armee
Général de corps d'armée Edgard de Larminat
- Etat-major du 2ème Corps d'Armée et compagnie de quartier général 75
Divisions
- 1ère Division de Marche d'Infanterie - gen. Diego Brosset
- 1ère Division Blindée (-2 CC) - gen. Jean Touzet du Vigier
- 3ème Division d'Infanterie Algérienne - gen. Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
- 9ème Division d'Infanterie Coloniale - gen. Joseph Magnan
- 2ème Régiment de Spahis Algériens (Reconnaissance Battalion)
- 1er Groupe de Tabors Marocains
- 3ème Groupe de Tabors Marocains
- 4ème Groupe de Tabors Marocains
FIELD ARTILLERY
- Etat-major du Groupement d'artillerie
- No. 1 Detachment, 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion (US)
- 1er groupe du Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale du Levant
- 3ème groupe du 65e Régiment d'Artillerie
Anti Aircraft Artillery
- Detachment, HQ & HQ Battery, 34th AAA Brigade (US)
- 62nd AAA Gun Battalion (US)
- Detachment, HQ & HQ Battery, 80th AAA Group (US)
- 893rd AAA (AW) Battalion (SM)
Tank Destroyer
- Chasseurs d'Afrique
- 7ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
- 8ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
Engineer
- Compagnie Topographique du Génie No. 31
- 101ème Régiment du Génie
MILITARY POLICE
- 521ème Regulatrice Routiere
- 2e compagnie du 11e groupe de la Garde
MEDICAL
- 401ème Hôpital d'Evacuation Organe de Réanimation et de Transfusion No. 441/3
- 405ème Hôpital d'Evacuation
- 432ème Bataillion Médical
- 451/1 Depot Avancé
- 422e Hôpital de Campagne
ORDNANCE
- Etat-major du 651ème Bataillon de Réparation
- Compagnie Moyenne de Réparation du Materiel No. 652/1
- Compagnie Moyenne de Réparation Automobile No. 651/3
- Compagnie Moyenne de Réparation Automobile No. 652/3
- 64e Compagnie de Munitions
- 65e Compagnie de Munitions
QUARTERMASTER
- 1er bataillon du 8ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais, Pioniers
- Gestion de Subsistance d'Etapes No. 323
- Gestion de Subsistance d'Etapes No. 325
- Compagnie Mixte de Ravitaillement en Essence No. 704 (2 detachments)
SIGNAL
- 61ème Bataillon de Transmissions de Corps d'Armée
- 6693rd Signal Detachment (Provisional) (US)
- 3 Detachments, 163rd Signal Photo Company (US)
- 806ème Bataillon de Construction
- Detachment, Trans Armée "B"
- Compagnie d' Exploitation 827/1
- Station d'Ecoutes 828
- Groupe de télégraphie militaire 829
- Détachement du Parc de Transmissions No. 810 & Détachement de la Compagnie Technique de Transmissions No. 841
Transportation
- 11ème compagnie du Groupe de Transport No. 501
Allied air forces
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force
Major General John K. Cannon
XII Tactical Air Command
Brigadier General Gordon P. Saville
- 1st Fighter Group (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) (on loan to MATAF 12–20 August 1944)
- 14th Fighter Group (P-38 Lightning) (on loan to MATAF 12–20 August 1944)
- 27th Fighter Group (Republic P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 57th Fighter Group (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 79th Fighter Group (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 86th Fighter Group (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 324th Fighter Group (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- No. 251 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX)
- No. 322 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX)
- No. 324 Wing RAF (Supermarine Spitfire IX)
- 47th Bombardment Group (Douglas A-20 Havoc)
- 111th Reconnaissance Squadron (F-6A Mustang)
- 415th Night Fighter Squadron (Beaufighter VI)
- No. 225 Squadron RAF (Spitfire V)
- II/33 Escadrille (Spitfire V)
- Quartieme Escadre (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 57th Bombardment Wing
- 310th Bombardment Group (North American B-25 Mitchell)
- 321st Bombardment Group (B-25 Mitchell)
- 340th Bombardment Group (B-25 Mitchell)
- 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5 Lightning)
- 23d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (F-5 Lightning)
- No. 682 Squadron RAF (Supermarine Spitfire XI)
- 42d Bombardment Wing
- 17th Bombardment Group Martin B-26 Marauder
- 319th Bombardment Group (B-26 Marauder)
- 320th Bombardment Group (B-26 Marauder)
- 31e Escadre (B-26 Marauder)
- 31st Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (Escorts for airborne operations)
- 325th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (Escorts for airborne operations)
Source: Jackson (1986), p. 221
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force
- No. 326 (GC 2/7 Nice) (Spitfire V and IX)
- No. 327 (GC 1/3 Corse) (Spitfire IX)
- No. 328 (GC 1/7 Provence) (Spitfire V and IX)
- 417th Night Fighter Squadron (Beaufighter VI)
- VOC-01 (Grumman F6F Hellcat, Grumman TBF Avenger)
- 350th Fighter Group
- 345th Fighter Squadron (Bell P-39 Airacobra)
- 346th Fighter Squadron (P-39 Airacobra)
- 347th Fighter Squadron (P-39 Airacobra)
- No. 272 Squadron RAF (Beaufighter X)
- 414th Night Fighter Squadron (Beaufighter VI)
- No. 256 Squadron RAF (Mosquito XII and XIII)
- No. 153 Squadron RAF (Beaufighter VI)
- No. 458 Squadron RAAF (Wellington XIV)
- No. 36 Squadron RAF (Wellington XIV)
- No. 17 Squadron SAAF (Lockheed Ventura V)
- 4S Squadron (Supermarine Walrus)
- No. 14 Squadron RAF (Marauder I, II and III)
Source: Jackson (1986), p. 222
Provisional Troop Carrier Air Division
Brigadier General Paul L. Williams
- 50th Troop Carrier Wing (C-47 Skytrain)
- 51st Troop Carrier Wing (C-47 Skytrain)
- 53rd Troop Carrier Wing (C-47 Skytrain)
Source: Warren, p. 87
Allied naval forces
Vice Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt
CONTROL FORCE, Vice Admiral Hewitt
- Amphibious Force Flagship USS Catoctin, destroyer USS Plunkett, minesweepers USS Pheasant, Raven, Auk, Broadbill, Chickadee, Nuthatch, Staff, Swift, Threat
SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP Captain H. C. Johnson
- Western Diversionary Unit, Captain H. C. Johnson
- USS Endicott, four Minelayers, eight 8 PT boats, twelve ASRC
- Eastern Diversionary Unit, Lieutenant Commander Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Task Force 84 "Alpha Force"
Rear Admiral Frank J. Lowry
- Force Flagship Group: USCGC Duane, Fighter Director Ship HMS Ulster Queen, LCl-953, PC-1169.
- Assault Groups
- Red Beach Assault Group: 46 LCI, 25 LST, 7 LCC, 43 LCT, 11 LCM, 1 LCG, 1 LCF, 7 LCS, 4 British AM, 5 PC
- Yellow Beach Assault Group: Attack transports USS Samuel Chase, USS Henrico, transports USS Anne Arundel, USS Thurston, attack freighters USS Oberon, USS Andromeda, HMS Highway, 6 SC, 4 PC, 3 LCC, 6 LST, 9 LCI, 1 LCG, 1 LCF, 17 LCT, 9 LCM, 6 LCS, 4 British AM.
- Gunfire Support Group, Rear Admiral J. M. Mansfield RN
- Battleship HMS Ramillies
- Heavy cruiser USS Quincy
- Light cruisers HMS Orion, Aurora, Ajax, Black Prince, French light cruiser Gloire
- Destroyers USS Livermore, Eberle, Kearny, Ericsson, HMS Terpsichore, Termagant
- Minesweeper Group
- Salvage and firefighting group
- Fleet tug USS Hopi, 1 ATA, British tugs Empire Spitfire, Empire Ann, 1 boom vessel, 1 ATR, 1 YTB, 1 YTL, 1 FT
Task Force 85 "Delta Force"
Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers
- Force Flagship Group:
- Seaplane tender USS Biscayne
- Destroyer USS Forrest
- one fighter-director tender
- TRANSPORT GROUP
Captain R. A. Dierdorff- Transports USS Elizabeth C. Stanton, Lyon, Marine Robin, Santa Rosa, Barnett, Joseph T. Dickman
- Attack freighters USS Procyon, Arcturus
- British LSP Dilwara, LSI Ascania, Landing Ship Gantry Ennerdale (converted tanker carrying LCM).
- Destroyers USS Baldwin, Madison, Carmick
- Destroyer escorts USS Marsh, Haines
- ASSAULT GROUPS
- Red Beach Assault Group: 10 LST, 6 LCI, 7 LCT, 1 LCG, I LCF, 4 LCS, 2 LCM(R), 2 SC, 2 LCC; 1 LCM
- Green Beach Assault Group: 5 LST, 5 LCI, 7 LCT, 4 LCS, 2 LCM, 2 SC, 1 LCC
- Yellow Beach Assault Group: 2 LST, 2 LCI, 26 LCVP, 4 LCS, 4 LCT, 3 LCM, 1 SC, 1 LCC
- Blue Beach Assault Group: 1 LST, 26 LCVP, 16 LCT, 1 LCG, 1 LCF, 4 LCS, 3 LCM, 1 PC, 1 LCC, 1 LCI
- Corps and Division Reserve Groups: 5 LST, 20 LCI, 18 LCT, I FT
- GUNFIRE SUPPORT GROUP
Rear Admiral C. F. Bryant- Battleships USS Texas, Nevada
- Light cruiser USS Philadelphia
- French light cruisers Montcalm, Georges Leygues
- Destroyers USS Ellyson, Rodman, Emmons, Forrest, Fitch, Hambleton, Macomb, Hobson
- French destroyers Le Fantasque, Le Terrible, Le Malin
- MINESWEEPER GROUP
- COMBAT AND FIREFIGHTING GROUP
- Fleet tugs USS Narragansett, Pinto, HMS Aspirant, Athlete, Charon, 1 ATA, 2 YTL.
Task Force 87 CAMEL FORCE
Rear Admiral Spencer S. Lewis
- Force Flagship Group: Attack transport USS Bayfield, British LCH-3l5·
- ASSAULT GROUPS
- Red Beach Assault Group:
- Attack transports USS Charles Carroll, Thomas Jefferson
- Transports USS Dorothea L. Dix, Florence Nightingale, General G. O. Squier
- Attack freighters USS Cepheus, Achernar, Betelgeuse
- 5 LCI, 3 LST, 21 LCT, 20 LCVP, 9 LCS, 3 LCC, 1 LCG, 1 LCF, 2 LCM, 3 SC, 2 PC; 1 LSI (Br.), 1 LSD (Br.)
- Green Beach Assault Group: 23 LCI, I LCH, 14 LST, 21 LCT, 7 LCVP, 7 LCS, 3 LCC, 1 LCG, 1 LCF, 2 LCM, 2 PC, 2 SC
- Blue Beach Assault Group: 5 LST, 1 LCI, 3 LCS, 2 LCT, 2 SC, 1 PC
- Escort and Screening Group: Destroyers from Bombardment Group; 6 PC, 10 SC, 1 LST, 2 LCF, 1 LSF, 1 LCC, 5 LCS, 5 LCVP, 1 LCT, 2 LCM
- Red Beach Assault Group:
- BOMBARDMENT GROUP
Rear Admiral Morton L. Deyo- Battleship USS Arkansas
- Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa
- Light cruisers USS Brooklyn, Marblehead, HMS Argonaut, French cruisers Duguay-Trouin, Émile Bertin
- Destroyers USS Parker, Kendrick, MacKenzie, McLanahan, Nields, Ordronaux, Woolsey, Ludlow, Edison, Boyle, Champlin
- Minesweeper Group
- Minesweepers USS Strive, Steady, Speed, Sustain, 6 YMS, 6 BYMS, 2 danlayers, 6 British ML, 12 British AM, HMS Product
- Salvage and Firefighting Group
- Fleet ocean tugs USS Moreno, Arikara, 1 U.S., 2 British ATA, 1 YTB, 3 LCI, 1 LCT, 4 LCM, 1 boom vessel, 1 YTL
Task Force 86 SITKA FORCE
- GUNFIRE SUPPORT GROUP
Rear Admiral Davidson- French battleship Lorraine
- Heavy cruiser USS Augusta (flagship)
- Light cruiser HMS Dido
- Destroyers USS Somers, USS Gleaves, HMS Lookout, HHMS Themistoklis
- Reserve: Light cruisers USS Omaha, USS Cincinnati, HMS Sirius
- TRANSPORT GROUP
Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler- Unit A: Destroyer transports USS Tattnall, HMS Prince Baudoin; PT-201
- Unit B: HMCS Prince Henry; Destroyer transports USS Barry, USS Greene, USS Roper, USS Osmond Ingram, four PT boats
- ROMEO Unit: HMCS Prince David, HMS Prins Albert, HMS Princess Beatrix, four PT boats
- Screen: Eight PT boats
- MINESWEEPER GROUP
- HMS Larne, Clinton, Octavia, Stormcloud, Welfare, four minelayers, Danlayer HMS Kintyre
Task Force 88 AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORCE
A view from HMS Pursuer, showing some of the other carriers of the TG 88.1, HMS Attacker and HMS Khedive, just prior to Operation Dragoon, 7 August 1944
Rear Admiral Thomas Hope Troubridge RN
TG 88.1
Rear Admiral T.H. Troubridge RN
- HMS Khedive (899 Naval Air Squadron) Supermarine Seafire
- HMS Emperor (800 Naval Air Squadron) Grumman Hellcat
- HMS Searcher (882 Naval Air Squadron) Grumman Wildcat
- HMS Pursuer (881 Naval Air Squadron) Wildcat
- HMS Attacker (879 Naval Air Squadron) Supermarine Seafire
- Anti-aircraft light cruisers HMS Royalist (flagship), HMS Delhi,
- Destroyers HMS Troubridge, Tuscan, Tyrian, Teazer, Tumult, Wheatland; HHMS Navarinon
TG 88.2
Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin USN
- USS Tulagi (VOF-01) F6F Hellcat,
- USS Kasaan Bay (VF-74) F6F Hellcat,
- HMS Hunter (807 Naval Air Squadron) Supermarine Seafire,
- HMS Stalker (809 Naval Air Squadron) Supermarine Seafire
- Antiaircraft light cruisers HMS Colombo, HMS Caledon
- Destroyers USS Butler, Gherardi, Herndon, Murphy, Jeffers, Shubrick, 6 British ML.
TG 80.6 Antisubmarine and Convoy Control Group
Captain J. P. Clay
- Destroyers USS Jouett, Benson, Niblack, Madison, Hilary P. Jones, Charles F. Hughes, Frankford, Carmick, Doyle, McCook, Baldwin, Harding, Satterlee, Thompson, HMS Aldenham, Beaufort, Belvoir, Whaddon, Blackmore, Eggesford, Lauderdale, HHMS Pindos, HMS Farndale, Atherstone, Brecon, Calpe, Catterick, Cleveland, Haydon, Bicester, Liddesdale, Oakley, Zetland, HHMS Kriti, HHMS Themistoklis
- Destroyer escorts USS Tatum, Haines, Marsh, Currier, Frederick C. Davis, Herbert C. Jones
- French destroyers Le Fortuné , Forbin , Simoun, Tempête, Alcyon
- French corvettes Marocain, Tunisien , Hova, Algérien, Somali
- French sloops Commandant Domine, La Moqueuse, Commandant Bory, La Gracieuse, Commandant Delage, La Boudeuse
- Minesweepers USS Improve, Implicit, Incessant, Incredible, Mainstay, Pinnacle, 6 YMS
- Corvettes HMS Aubrietia, Columbine
Source: Morison, The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944–1945 (1957), pp. 338–343
German land forces
IV Luftwaffe Field Corps
LXXXV Army Corps
General der Infanterie Baptist Kneiss
- 338th Infantry Division
Generalleutnant René l'Homme de Courbiére - 244th Infantry Division
Generalleutnant Hans Schaefer
LXII Army Corps
General der Infanterie Ferdinand Neuling
- 242nd Infantry Division
Generalleutnant Johannes Baessler - 148th Reserve Division
Generalmajor Otto Fretter-Pico
LXIV Army Corps
The Corps swapped units with the IV Luftwaffe Corps in September.
- 159th Reserve Division
Army Reserve
- 11th Panzer Division
Generalmajor Wend von Wietersheim - 157th Reserve Division
- 158th Reserve Division (was in transition forming the 16th Infantry Division)
German air forces
Luftflotte 2
- 2. Flieger-Division
German naval forces
Kommandierender Admiral der französische Südküste
- 6. Sicherungsflotille
Notes
- Vogel (1983), pp. 588-590.
- "The 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) Unit History". The U.S. Airborne During WWII.
- "645th Tank Destroyer Bn. Combat History". 45th Infantry Division.
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