Operation Sea Lion order of battle

The German plan for a land invasion of Britain in 1940 during World War II was code-named Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe in German). This is the order of battle for Operation Sea Lion per the modified German plan produced on August 30, 1940.

Army Group A
Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
 * Insignia of the German 16. Armee (Wehrmacht).svg 16th Army — Generaloberst Ernst Busch



First Wave
 * XIII Army Corps — General Heinrich-Gottfried von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel.
 * 17th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 17th Infantry Division
 * Divisionsabzeichen der 35. Infanterie-Division der Wehrmacht.jpg 35th Infantry Division
 * Luftwaffe II./14th Flak Regiment
 * VII Army Corps — Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert
 * VerbAbz1GebDivW.jpg 1st Mountain Division
 * 7th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 7th Infantry Division
 * Luftwaffe I./26th Flak Regiment

Second Wave
 * V Armeekorps emblem.svg V Army Corps — General Richard Ruoff
 * 12th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 12th Infantry Division
 * 30th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 30th Infantry Division
 * XXXXI.svg XXXXI Army Corps — General der Panzertruppen Georg-Hans Reinhardt
 * 8th Panzer Division logo.svg 8th Panzer Division
 * 10th Panzer Division logo 1.svg 10th Panzer Division
 * 29th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 29th Infantry Division (motorised)
 * GDInsig.svg Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland (motorised)
 * 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler.svg Infantry Regiment Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (motorised)

Third Wave
 * IV Armeekorps emblem.svg IV Army Corps — General Viktor von Schwedler
 * 24. Infanterie-Division (Wehrmacht).svg 24th Infantry Division
 * 58th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 58th Infantry Division
 * XXXXII Armee-Korps unit marking Unternehmen Zitadelle.png XXXXII Army Corps — General Walter Kuntze
 * Divisionsabzeichen 45. Infanterie-Division.jpg 45th Infantry Division
 * 164th leichte Afrika Division Logo 1.svg 164th Infantry Division
 * }
 * Insignia of the German 9. Armee (Wehrmacht).svg 9th Army — Generaloberst Adolf Strauss



First Wave
 * XXXVIII Army Corps — General Erich von Manstein
 * 26. Infanterie-Division(Wehrmacht).svg 26th Infantry Division
 * Divisionsabzeichen der 34. Infanterie-Division.jpg 34th Infantry Division
 * VIII Armeekorps.svg VIII Army Corps — General Walter Heitz
 * 6th Mountain Division logo 1.svg 6th Mountain Division
 * 8th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 8th Infantry Division
 * 28th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 28th Infantry Division

Second Wave
 * XV Army Corps — Generaloberst Hermann Hoth
 * 4 Panzer Division.JPG 4th Panzer Division
 * 7th Panzer Division logo 2.svg 7th Panzer Division
 * 20th Infanterie Division Logo.svg 20th Infantry Division (motorised)

Third Wave
 * XXIV Army Corps General Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
 * 15th Infanterie Division Logo 1.svg 15th Infantry Division
 * 78th Infanterie Division Logo 1.svg 78th Infantry Division
 * }

Army Group C
Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
 * 6th Army Logo.svg 6th Army — Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Reichenau


 * II Army Corps — General Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
 * 6th Infanterie Division logo.svg 6th Infantry Division
 * 256th Infanterie-Division Logo 1.svg 256th Infantry Division
 * Airborne Formations — General Kurt Student
 * 1st Airborn Dvision Logo 1.svg 7th Air Division
 * 22. Luftlande-Infanterie-Division(Wehrmacht)(gules).svg 22nd Infantry Division (Air Landing)
 * Brandenburger.png 800th Special Duties Construction Training Regiment Brandenburg
 * }
 * }

Home Forces
General Alan Brooke Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Bernard Paget




 * 38 inf div -vector.svg 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
 * 21st armoured brigade.svg 21st Army Tank Brigade
 * IV corps.svg IV Corps — Lieutenant-General Francis Nosworthy
 * British 2nd Armoured Division.svg 2nd Armoured Division
 * 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
 * 31st Independent Infantry Brigade.svg 31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group
 * VII Corps — Lieutenant-General Andrew McNaughton of Canada
 * 1st Armoured Div.svg 1st Armoured Division
 * 1 Canadian Infantry Division patch.svg 1st Canadian Infantry Division
 * 1st Army Tank Brigade Formation Badge.svg 1st Army Tank Brigade
 * }
 * Northern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Northern Command — Lieutenant-General Ronald Forbes Adam
 * Northern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Northern Command — Lieutenant-General Ronald Forbes Adam


 * I Corps.svg I Corps — Lieutenant-General Harold Alexander
 * British 1st Division 3 type.svg 1st Infantry Division
 * British 2nd Infantry Division.svg 2nd Infantry Division
 * 45 inf div -vector.svg 45th Infantry Division
 * X corps.svg X Corps — Lieutenant-General William Holmes
 * 54 inf div -vector.svg 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division
 * 59 inf div -vector.svg 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
 * }
 * London District — Lieutenant-General Bertram Sergison-Brooke
 * 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
 * 24th Infantry Brigade Badge.gif 24th Guards Brigade Group
 * 3rd London Infantry Brigade
 * Eastern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Eastern Command — Lieutenant-General Laurence Carr
 * Eastern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Eastern Command — Lieutenant-General Laurence Carr


 * II corps.svg II Corps — Lieutenant-General Edmund Osborne
 * 18 inf div -vector.svg 18th Infantry Division
 * 52 inf div -vector.svg 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
 * 37th Independent Infantry Brigade.svg 37th Independent Infantry Brigade
 * XI corps.svg XI Corps — Lieutenant-General Hugh Massy
 * 15th (Scottish) div WW2 1st pattern.svg 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
 * 55 inf div -vector2.svg 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
 * XII corps.svg XII Corps — Lieutenant-General Andrew Thorne
 * 56 inf div -vector.svg 1st London Infantry Division
 * 43 inf div -vector.svg 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
 * 2nd NZ.svg New Zealand Division
 * 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
 * 29th Infantry Brigade Formation Patch.svg 29th Independent Infantry Brigade
 * }
 * Southern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Southern Command — Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck
 * Southern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Southern Command — Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck


 * V corps.svg V Corps — Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery
 * British 3rd Infantry Division2.svg 3rd Infantry Division
 * 4 inf div -vector.svg 4th Infantry Division
 * 50 inf div -vector.svg 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
 * VIII corps (1).svg VIII Corps — Lieutenant-General Harold Franklyn
 * 48 inf div -vector.svg 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
 * 70th Independent Infantry Brigade
 * 9th aus inf div (1).svg Australian force in the UK (later 9th Division) — Major General Henry Wynter
 * HQ 18th Brigade.png 18th Australian Infantry Brigade (Southern Command Striking Force)
 * HQ 25th Brigade.png 25th Australian Infantry Brigade
 * }
 * Western Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Western Command — General Robert Gordon-Finlayson
 * Western Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg Western Command — General Robert Gordon-Finlayson


 * 47th div.svg 2nd London Infantry Division
 * III corps.svg III Corps — Lieutenant-General James Marshall-Cornwall
 * 5 inf div -vector.svg 5th Infantry Division
 * 3rd Motor Machine Gun Brigade
 * 36th Independent Infantry Brigade.svg 36th Independent Infantry Brigade
 * }
 * Scottish Command — Lieutenant-General Harold Carrington
 * Scottish Command — Lieutenant-General Harold Carrington


 * 46 inf div -vector.svg 46th Infantry Division
 * 51 inf div -vector.svg 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
 * }
 * }