List of Allied forces in the Normandy campaign



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.

United Kingdom
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.

Free Norwegian forces
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 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:
 * Air Force
 * 331 Squadron
 * 332 Squadron
 * Navy
 * HNOMS Stord (G26)  S-class destroyer
 * HNOMS Svenner (G03) S-class destroyer
 * HNOMS Glaisdale (L44) Hunt-class destroyer
 * HNOMS Andenes (K01)  Flower-class corvette
 * HNOMS Eglantine (K197) Flower-class corvette
 * HNOMS Rose (K102) Flower-class corvette
 * HNOMS Nordkapp fishery protection vessel
 * Motor Launches No. 128, 213 and 573