This is the order of battle

Order of battle

In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...

 for the Battle of Villers-Bocage

Battle of Villers-Bocage

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to improve their position by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in...

, a World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 battle between British and German

Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

 forces in Normandy, France as part of Operation Perch

Operation Perch

Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place between 7 and 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of...

 on June 13, 1944.

British Order of Battle

The 22nd Armoured Brigade group

Brigade group

A brigade group is a term used primarily in armies of the Commonwealth of Nations for an ad hoc arrangement of forces and not a permanent organisation whereas, with a capital G, a Brigade Group is....

, was made up of Corps and Divisional troops from XXX Corps and the 7th Armoured Division as well as elements of the divisions two brigades, the 22nd Armoured Brigade and 131st (Queens) Infantry Brigade.

The Brigade group was placed under the command of the 22nd Armoured Brigade commanding officer, Brigadier W.R.N. "Looney" Hinde.

• XXX Corps - Lieutenant-General G.C. Bucknall
  Gerard Bucknall
  Lieutenant General Gerard Corfield Bucknall, CB, MC was a British Army officer and corps commander during World War II.-Military career:...
  
  
  • 7th Armoured Division - Major-General G.W.E.J. Erskine
    • 22nd Armoured Brigade group (Brigadier W.R.N. Hinde)
      • 1st battalion Rifle Brigade
        • A Company (minus Scout platoon), C and I Companies
        • Support Company, one AT Section attached to each rifle company
      • 1/5th battalion Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
        Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
        The Queen's Royal Regiment was a regiment of the English and later British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Army line infantry order of precedence...
        
        
        • A, B, C, D Companies
      • 1/7th battalion Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
        • A, B, C, D Companies
      • 4th County of London Yeomanry (Cromwell IV
        Cromwell tank
        Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell ,The designation as the eighth Cruiser tank design, its name given for ease of reference and its General Staff specification number respectively and the related Centaur tank, were one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second...
        
        , M4A4 Sherman Firefly
        Sherman Firefly
        The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon...
        
         and M5 Stuarts)
        • Headquarters Troop
        • Reconnaissance Troop
        • A, B and C Squadron
      • 5th Royal Horse Artillery
        Royal Horse Artillery
        The regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery , dating from 1793, are part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery of the British Army...
        
         (Sexton
        Sexton (artillery)
        The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton was a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II, based on an American tank hull design, built by Canada for the British Army, and associated Commonwealth forces, and some of the other Allies....
        
        )
        • C, G and K Batteries
      • 5th Royal Tank Regiment
        5th Royal Tank Regiment
        The 5th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1969. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps...
        
         (Cromwell IV, Firefly and M5 Stuarts)
        • A, B and C Squadron
      • 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
        8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
        The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
        
         (Cromwell IV)
        • Headquarters Troop
        • A and B Squadron
      • 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
        11th Hussars
        The 11th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was founded in 1715 as Colonel Philip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons and was known by the name of its Colonel until 1751 when it became the 11th Regiment of Dragoons...
        
         (Daimler Armoured Car
        Daimler Armoured Car
        The Daimler Armoured Car was a British armoured car of the Second World War.-History:The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo "Scout car", a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms design...
        
        )
        • Headquarters Troop
        • C Squadron
      • 65th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA (Norfolk Yeomanry)
        • 260th Anti Tank Battery (M10 3 in SP )

German Order of Battle

• I SS Panzer Corps
  I SS Panzer Corps
  The I SS Panzer Corps Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or I SS Panzer Corps was a German Waffen-SS panzer corps which saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during World War II.-Formation and training:...
  
   - General (SS-Oberstgruppenführer
  Oberstgruppenführer
  Oberst-Gruppenführer was the highest commissioned SS rank with the exception of Reichsführer-SS, which was a special rank held by Heinrich Himmler...
  
  ) Josef Dietrich
  • Panzer-Lehr-Division - Major-General (Generalleutnant) Fritz Bayerlein
    Fritz Bayerlein
    Fritz Bayerlein was a German panzer general during the Second World War.Fritz Bayerlein was born in Würzburg, Franconia, Germany. During the First World War, Bayerlein was drafted into the 9th Bavarian Infantry in 1917 and fought on the Western front. He was wounded and received an Iron Cross when...
    
    
    • Panzer Lehr Regiment 130 (Panzer IV
      Panzer IV
      The Panzerkampfwagen IV , commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz...
      
      )
  • SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 101 (Schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101) (SS-Obersturmbannführer
    Obersturmbannführer
    Obersturmbannführer was a paramilitary Nazi Party rank used by both the SA and the SS. It was created in May 1933 to fill the need for an additional field grade officer rank above Sturmbannführer as the SA expanded. It became an SS rank at the same time...
    
     von Westerhagen)
    • 1st Company (Tiger I
      Tiger I
      Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank developed in 1942 and used in World War II. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of...
      
      )
    • 2nd Company (Tiger I)
    • 4th Escort Company
• XLVII Panzer Corps - Lieutenant-General (General der Panzer Truppen) Hans Freiherr von Funck
  Hans Freiherr von Funck
  General Hans Emil Richard Freiherr von Funck was a highly decorated Panzer General in the German army during World War II.-Biography:...
  
  
  • 2nd Panzer Division (elements) - Major-General Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
    Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
    Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz was a German general of the Panzer troops, serving during World War II...