Operation Cobra order of battle
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.
Map of Operations Cobra and Spring
American order of battle
- Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley
Organization of VII, VIII, and XIX U.S. Army Corps during Operation Cobra 25 July 1944
VII Corps
J. Lawton Collins as a full general
- Major General J. Lawton Collins
1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division- Major General Clarence R. Huebner
- Infantry: 16th, 18th, 26th Infantry Regiments
- Artillery–105mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 5th Field Artillery Battalion
- Armor: 745th Tank Battalion, 635th Tank Destroyer Battalions
4th Infantry "Ivy" Division- Major General Raymond O. Barton
- Infantry: 8th, 12th, 22nd Infantry Regiments
- Artillery–105mm: 29th, 42nd, 44th Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 26th, 60th, 84th Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 5th Field Artillery Battalion
- Armor: 743rd Tank Battalion, 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Armored "Hell on Wheels" Division- Major General Edward H. Brooks
- Armor: 66th, 67th Armored Regiments, 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
- 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
VIII Corps
Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton during the Ardennes Counteroffensive
- Major General Troy H. Middleton
8th Infantry "Pathfinder" Division- Major General Donald A. Stroh
79th Infantry "Cross of Lorraine" Division- Major General Ira T. Wyche
- Infantry: 317th, 318th, 319th Infantry Regiments
- Artillery–105mm: 313th, 314th, 905th Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions
- Artillery–155mm: 324th Field Artillery Battalion
- Armor: 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
90th Infantry "Tough 'Ombres" Division- Major General Eugene M. Landrum
4th Armored Division- 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
6th Armored Division- 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
XIX Corps
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett
- Major General Charles H. Corlett
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28th Infantry Division- Major General Lloyd D. Brown
29th Infantry Division- Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
35th Infantry Division- Major General Paul W. Baade
German order of battle
SS-Obgfr Paul Hausser
Seventh Army[1]
SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser[2]
II Parachute Corps
- Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl
5th Fallschirmjäger Division[3]- Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke
- 13th, 14th, and 15th Parachute Infantry Regiments
- 5th Artillery Regiment
2nd Panzer Division[nb 1]- Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
- 3rd Panzer Regiment
- 2nd and 304th Panzergrenadier Regiments
- 74th Artillery Regiment
Panzer Lehr Division- Generalmajor Fritz Bayerlein
- 130th Panzer Regiment
- 901st and 902nd Panzergrenadier Regiments
- 130th Artillery Regiment
LXXXIV Corps
- Generalleutnant Dietrich von Choltitz
2nd SS Panzer Division- Sturmbannführer Christian Tychsen
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division- Brigadeführer Otto Baum
116th Panzer Division- General der Panzertruppen Gerhard von Schwerin
- 16th Panzer Regiment
- 60th and 156th Panzergrenadier Regiments
- 146th Artillery Regiment
352nd Infantry Division- Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss[nb 2]
- 914th, 915th, and 916th Volksgrenadier Regiments
- 352nd Artillery Regiment
- 353rd Infantry Division
Notes
- Footnotes
- Transferred to the Orne Valley area on the evening of July 24th.[4]
- Motally wounded near Saint-Lô, 2 Aug 1944
- Citations
- Wilmot, p. 363
- Reynolds, p. 22
- Wilmot, p. 289
- Wilmot, p. 390
References
- Hastings, Max (2006) [1985]. Overlord D-Day and the Battle for Normandy. Vintage Books USA; Reprint edition. ISBN 0-307-27571-X.
- Stanton, Shelby L. (1991) [1984]. World War II Order of Battle. Galahad Books. ISBN 0-88365-775-9.
- Wilmot, Chester; McDevitt, Christopher Daniel (1997) [1952]. The Struggle For Europe. Wordsworth Editions Ltd. ISBN 1-85326-677-9.
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