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.

American order of battle

First Army

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

105 mm Howitzer M3

M4 Sherman tanks

Major General J. Lawton Collins

1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division

Major General Clarence R. Huebner

Infantry: 16th, 18th, 26th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 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–105 mm: 29th, 42nd, 44th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 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–105 mm: 26th, 60th, 84th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 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–105 mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 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

M114 155 mm howitzer

M10 tank destroyer

Major General Troy H. Middleton

8th Infantry "Pathfinder" Division

Major General Donald A. Stroh

Infantry: 13th, 28th, 121st Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 43rd, 45th, 56th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 28th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 709th Tank Battalion, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion

79th Infantry "Cross of Lorraine" Division

Major General Ira T. Wyche

Infantry: 317th, 318th, 319th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 313th, 314th, 905th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 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–105 mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 324th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

90th Infantry "Tough 'Ombres" Division

Major General Eugene M. Landrum

Infantry: 357th, 358th, 359th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 343rd, 344th, 915th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 345th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 712th Tank Battalion, 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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

28th Infantry Division

Major General Lloyd D. Brown

Infantry: 109th, 110th, 112th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 324th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 744th Tank Battalion, 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion

29th Infantry Division

Major General Charles H. Gerhardt

Infantry: 115th, 116th, 175th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 110th, 111th, 224th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 227th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 747th Tank Battalion, 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion

35th Infantry Division

Major General Paul W. Baade

Infantry: 134th, 137th, 320th Infantry Regiments

Artillery–105 mm: 161st, 216th, 219th Field Artillery Battalions

Artillery–155 mm: 127th Field Artillery Battalion

Armor: 737th Tank Battalion, 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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 [de]

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.

[5] Transferred to the Orne Valley area on the evening of July 24th.^[4]

[6] Motally wounded near Saint-Lô, 2 Aug 1944

[1] Wilmot, p. 363

[2] Reynolds, p. 22

[3] Wilmot, p. 289

[4] Wilmot, p. 390

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