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
VII Corps
Major General J. Lawton Collins 1st Infantry 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 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 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 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 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 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
Major General Troy H. Middleton 8th Infantry 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 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 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 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, 212th, 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalions Infantry: 9th, 44th, 50th Armored Infantry Battalions
XIX Corps
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 (light), 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
Seventh ArmyWilmot, p. 363 SS-Obergruppenführer Paul HausserReynolds, p. 22 II Parachute Corps
Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl 5th Fallschirmjäger DivisionWilmot, p. 289 Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke 13th, 14th, and 15th Parachute Infantry Regiments 5th Artillery Regiment 2nd Panzer Division 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 914th, 915th, and 916th Volksgrenadier Regiments 352nd Artillery Regiment 353rd Infantry Division
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