Order of battle for Operation Epsom


This is the order of battle for Operation Epsom, a Second World War battle between British and German forces in Normandy, France between 26 June and 30 June 1944.

British Order of Battle

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey
VIII Corps
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O'Connor'''		-
Corps Troops
91st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
121st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
21st Army Group Troops
8th Army Group Royal Artillery16 BL 5.5 inch Medium Guns,
16 BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.Is
24 heavy anti aircraft guns.
11th Armoured Division
Major-General George Roberts
2nd Northamptonshire YeomanryCromwell and M5 Stuart tanks
77th Medium Regiment, Royal ArtilleryMedium artillery
75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
58th Light lAnti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
Counter-Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery
13th, 612th, 147th Field Park Squadrons, [Royal Engineers
10th Bridging Troop and Royal Engineers
4th Armoured Brigade
Brigadier J.C. Currie
The Royal Scots Greys Sherman II, Sherman Vc "Firefly" and M5 Stuart tanks
3rd County of London Yeomanry Sherman II, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts
44th Royal Tank RegimentSherman II, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts
2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
4th Regiment, Royal Horse ArtillerySexton self-propelled 25 pounder guns
144th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal ArtilleryM10C Achilles self-propelled anti-tank guns
29th Armoured Brigade
Brigadier C.B.C. Harvey
23rd HussarsSherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts
3rd Royal Tank RegimentSherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts
2nd Fife and Forfar YeomanrySherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts
8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
13th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Sexton self-propelled 25 pounder guns
119th Battery, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryM10 and M10C SP Anti-Tank Guns
159th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier J.G. Sandie
4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment
3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment
2nd Machine-Gun Company, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
151st Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
117th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers
15th Infantry Division
Major-General G.H. MacMillan		-
Divisional Troops
15th Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured CorpsHumber Light Reconnaissance Car
Humber armoured car
HQ and 346th Battery, 97th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
HQ 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
HQ 15th Division Engineers Regiment
624th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
26th Bridging Platoon, Royal Engineers
44th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier H.D.K. Money
6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers
6th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers
8th Battalion, Royal Scots
141st Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
A Company, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
190th Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
159th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers
279th Field Company, Royal Engineers
46th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier C.M. Barber
2nd Battalion, The Glasgow Highlanders
7th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders
9th Battalion, The Cameronians
A Squadron, 2nd Northamptonshire YeomanryCromwell tanks
141st Regiment, Royal Armoured CorpsChurchill Crocodile
B Company, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
181st Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
161st Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers
279th Field Company, Royal Engineers
227th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier J.R. Mackintosh-Walker
2nd Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders
10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
C Company, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
131st Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
286th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
391st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
20th Field Company, Royal Engineers
31st Independent Tank Brigade
Brigadier G.S. Knight
7th Royal Tank RegimentChurchill tanks
9th Royal Tank RegimentChurchill tanks
C Squadron, 2nd County of London Yeomanry Flail tanks, Churchill AVREs and Churchill Crocodiles.
B Squadron, 22nd DragoonsFlail tanks, Churchill AVREs and Churchill Crocodiles.
43rd Infantry Division
Major-General G.I. Thomas		-
Divisional Troops
43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured CorpsArmoured cars
HQ 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
HQ and 236th Battery, 59th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
HQ, 360th and 362nd Batteries, 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
HQ 43rd Division Engineers Regiment
20th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
129th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier G.H.L. Luce
4th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry
4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment
A Company, 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
94th Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
235th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
360th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
20th Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop
206th Field Company, Royal Engineers
130th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier N.D. Leslie
4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
B Company, 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
112th Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-Pounder field guns
223rd Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
362nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
32nd Independent AA Troop, Royal Artillery
553rd Field Company, Royal Engineers
214th Infantry Brigade
Brigadier H. Essame
1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
7th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry
C Company, 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
179th Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryTowed 25-pounder field guns
333rd Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
361st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
31st Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop, Royal Artillery
20th Field Company, Royal Engineers
32nd Infantry Brigade

Brigadier G.F. Johnson		-
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards

German Order of Battle

Seventh Army / Panzer Group West

General Friedrich Dollmann

General der Panzertruppe Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg

Army Troops

  • Projector Brigade 7
  • Projector Brigade 8

    I SS Panzer Corps

SS-Obergruppenführer Sepp Dietrich
  • Corps Troops
  • *Heavy SS Panzer Battalion 101 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Heinz von Westerhagen
  • *SS-Artillery Battalion 101
  • *Artillery Battalion 992
  • 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend - SS-Standartenführer Kurt Meyer
  • *SS-Panzer Regiment 12
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 25
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 26
  • *SS-Panzer Artillery Regiment 12
  • *SS-Reconnaissance Battalion 12
  • *SS-Anti-Tank Battalion 12
  • *SS-Projector Battalion 12
  • *SS-Anti-Aircraft Battalion 12
  • *SS-Panzer Pioneer Battalion 12
  • 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler - SS-Obersturmbannführer Albert Frey
  • *battlegroup Frey
  • **SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 3
  • **SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 4
  • 21st Panzer Division - Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger
  • *One battlegroup
  • Panzer-Lehr-Division - Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein
  • 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich - SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger
  • *Battlegroup Weidinger
  • *1st Battalion, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer"
  • *14th, 15th and 16th Companies, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer"
  • *1st Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Deutschland"

    II SS Panzer Corps

SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser

SS-Obergruppenführer Willi Bittrich
  • 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen - SS-Standartenführer Thomas Müller
  • *SS-Panzer Regiment 9
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 19
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 20
  • *SS-Panzer Artillery Regiment 9
  • *SS-Reconnaissance Battalion 9
  • *SS-Anti-Tank Battalion 9
  • *SS-Anti-Aircraft Battalion 9
  • *SS-Panzer Pioneer Battalion 9
  • 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg - SS-Oberführer Heinz Harmel
  • *SS-Panzer Regiment 10
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 21
  • *SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 22
  • *SS-Panzer Artillery Regiment 10
  • *SS-Reconnaissance Battalion 10
  • *SS-Anti-Aircraft Battalion 10
  • *SS-Panzer Pioneer Battalion 10

    III Anti-Aircraft Corps

General der Flakartillerie Wolfgang Pickert
  • 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment

    XLVII Panzer Corps

  • 2nd Panzer Division
  • *One battlegroup based around a tank battalion