Map of Operations Cobra and Spring

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–105mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 29th, 42nd, 44th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 26th, 60th, 84th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 7th, 32nd, 33rd Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 43rd, 45th, 56th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 313th, 314th, 905th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 343rd, 344th, 915th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 322nd, 323rd, 908th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 110th, 111th, 224th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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–105mm: 161st, 216th, 219th Field Artillery Battalions
Artillery–155mm: 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

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ↑ Transferred to the Orne Valley area on the evening of July 24th.[4]
  2. ↑ Motally wounded near Saint-Lô, 2 Aug 1944
Citations
  1. ↑ Wilmot, p. 363
  2. ↑ Reynolds, p. 22
  3. ↑ Wilmot, p. 289
  4. ↑ 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.
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