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

<big> First Army</big>

<big> Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley</big>

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, 212nd, 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

<big>Seventh Army</big><br> <big>SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser</big>

II Parachute Corps

Generalleutnant Eugen Meindl

: 5th Fallschirmjäger Division

: 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

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