This is the complete 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...

 of Allied and German forces involved during Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time....

.

Allied forces

US General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

 was Supreme Commander of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) and in that capacity was ultimately responsible for the planning and execution of the whole operation. British Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal

Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 Sir Arthur Tedder was his deputy, while Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 Walter Bedell Smith

Walter Bedell Smith

Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith was a senior United States Army general who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy...

 was chief of staff.

21st Army Group

Under Field Marshal

Field Marshal

Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...

 Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

First Allied Airborne Army

First Allied Airborne Army

The First Allied Airborne Army was an Allied formation formed on 2 August 1944 by the order of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. The formation was part of the Allied Expeditionary Force and controlled all Allied airborne forces in Western...

Commanded by Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force...

, USAAF

United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....

British I Airborne Corps

British I Airborne Corps

The 1st Airborne Corps was a airborne forces corps of the British Army during the Second World War. Together with the American XVIII Airborne Corps it was part of the 1st Allied Airborne Army.-Formation:...

Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning

Frederick Browning

Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO was a British Army officer who has been called the "father of the British airborne forces". He is best known as the commander of the I Airborne Corps and deputy commander of First Allied Airborne Army during Operation...

; also deputy commander of the 1st Airborne Army

• 1st Airborne Division - Major-General Roy Urquhart
  Roy Urquhart
  Major General Robert "Roy" Elliott Urquhart, CB, DSO was a British military officer. He became prominent for his role commanding the British 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.-Early career:...
  
  
  • 1st Parachute Brigade
    • 1st Parachute Battalion
    • 2nd Parachute Battalion
    • 3rd Parachute Battalion
    • 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
      Royal Artillery
      The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
      
      
    • 1st Parachute Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
      Royal Engineers
      The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
      
      
    • 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      The 16th Field Ambulance was a Royal Army Medical Corps unit of the British airborne forces during the Second World War. The unit was the first parachute field ambulance unit of the British Army. Their first deployment was in Operation Torch the Allied landings in North Africa. This was followed...
      
      , Royal Army Medical Corps
      Royal Army Medical Corps
      The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
      
      
  • 4th Parachute Brigade
    • 10th Parachute Battalion
    • 11th Parachute Battalion
    • 156th Parachute Battalion
    • 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
      Royal Artillery
      The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
      
      
    • 4th Parachute Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • 133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      The 133rd Field Ambulance was a Royal Army Medical Corps unit of the British airborne forces during the Second World War.The 133rd Field Ambulance was formed in Palestine in January 1943, by the conversion of the 133rd Field Ambulance to parachute duties...
      
      , Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 1st Airlanding Brigade
    • 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
      South Staffordshire Regiment
      The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. In 1959 the regiment was amlagamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment...
      
      
    • 7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
      King's Own Scottish Borderers
      The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.-History:It was raised on 18 March 1689 by the Earl of Leven to defend Edinburgh against the Jacobite forces of James II. It is said that 800 men were recruited within the space of two hours...
      
      
    • 1st Battalion Border Regiment
      Border Regiment
      The Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot....
      
      
    • 9th Airborne Field Company, Royal Engineers
    • 181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
      181st (Airlanding) Field Ambulance
      The 181st Field Ambulance was a Royal Army Medical Corps unit of the British airborne forces during the Second World War.The Field Ambulance was assigned to the 1st Airlanding Brigade, the glider borne element of the 1st Airborne Division. Some men of the unit took part in the first parachute raid...
      
      , Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 21st Independent Parachute Company (pathfinders)
  • 1st Airlanding Light Regiment
    1st Airlanding Light Regiment
    The 1st Airlanding Light Regiment was an airborne forces unit of the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.The regiment was raised in 1943, by the expansion of an existing airborne artillery battery...
    
    , Royal Artillery
  • 1st Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit
  • 1st Airborne Divisional Signals
  • 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
  • 261st (Airborne) Field Park Company
  • 250th (Airborne) Light Composite Company, Royal Army Service Corps
    Royal Army Service Corps
    The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...
    
    
  • 1st (Airborne) Divisional Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
    Royal Army Ordnance Corps
    The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a corps of the British Army. It dealt only with the supply and maintenance of weaponry, munitions and other military equipment until 1965, when it took over most other supply functions, as well as the provision of staff clerks, from the Royal Army Service...
    
    
  • 1st (Airborne) Divisional Workshops, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and WAH64 Apache...
    
    
  • 1st (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police
    Corps of Military Police
    The Corps of Military Police is the military police of the Indian Army. In addition, the CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges...
    
    
  • 89th (Parachute) Field Security Section, Intelligence Corps
  • Glider Pilot Regiment
    Glider Pilot Regiment
    The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War which was responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders and saw action in the European Theatre of World War II in support of Allied airborne operations...
    
     Colonel George Chatterton (flew to Nijmegen)
    • No.1 Wing
    • No.2 Wing
• Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade - Major-General Stanisław Sosabowski
  • 1st Parachute Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Parachute Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Parachute Infantry Battalion

• 82nd Airborne Division - Brigadier General
  Brigadier General
  Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
  
   James M. Gavin
  James M. Gavin
  James Maurice "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin was a prominent Lieutenant General in the United States Army during World War II...
  
  
  • 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment is an airborne infantry regiment in the United States Army, first formed in 1942 as part of the 82nd Airborne Division.-Organization:...
    
    
  • 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment is one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army.Activated in 1942, the regiment participated in the campaigns of Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...
    
    
  • 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
  • 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion
  • 82nd Airborne Signal Company
  • 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
  • 307th Airborne Medical Company
  • 82nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
  • 782nd Airborne Ordnance Maintenance Company
  • 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company
  • 82nd Parachute Maintenance Company

• 101st Airborne Division
  101st Airborne Division
  The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
  
  - Major General Maxwell D. Taylor
  Maxwell D. Taylor
  General Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army four star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by the President of the United States John F...
  
  
  • 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
    501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment is the first Airborne unit in the United States Military. It has been assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, and is located in Fort Richardson, Alaska, to serve as a strategic front to the Department of Defense's Pacific...
    
    
  • 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 506th Infantry Regiment is a unit assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division. During World War II, the unit was designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ....
    
    
  • 327th Glider Infantry Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment
  • 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion
  • 101st Airborne Signal Company
  • 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion
  • 326th Airborne Medical Company
  • 101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
  • 801st Airborne Ordnance Maintenance Company
  • 426th Airborne Quartermaster Company
  • 101st Parachute Maintenance Company

• IX Troop Carrier Command
  IX Troop Carrier Command
  The IX Troop Carrier Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 31 March 1946...
  
   - Major General Paul L. Williams
  Paul L. Williams (US general)
  Paul Langdon Williams was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force general. As head of the IX Troop Carrier Command during World War II, he was responsible for the airlift of the airborne landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, southern France, Holland and...
  
  
  • 50th Troop Carrier Wing (C-47 Skytrain
    C-47 Skytrain
    The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
    
    ) - Brigadier General Julian M. Chappell
    • 439th Troop Carrier Group
    • 440th Troop Carrier Group
    • 441st Troop Carrier Group
      441st Troop Carrier Group
      The 441st Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve organization. Its last assignment was to the 441st Troop Carrier Wing, stationed at Chicago-Orchard Airport, Illinois, on 14 March 1951....
      
      
    • 442d Troop Carrier Group
  • 52nd Troop Carrier Wing
    52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
    The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950....
    
     (C-47) - Brigadier General Harold L. Clark
    • 61st Troop Carrier Group
    • 313th Troop Carrier Group
      313th Troop Carrier Group
      The 313th Tactical Airlift Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 322d Airlift Division at RAF Mildenhall, England. It was inactivated on 1 February 1992....
      
      
    • 314th Troop Carrier Group
    • 315th Troop Carrier Group
    • 316th Troop Carrier Group
  • 53rd Troop Carrier Wing
    53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
    The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945....
    
     (C-47) - Brigadier General Maurice M. Beach
    • 434th Troop Carrier Group
    • 435th Troop Carrier Group
    • 436th Troop Carrier Group
    • 437th Troop Carrier Group
    • 438th Troop Carrier Group

• • No. 38 Group RAF
    No. 38 Group RAF
    No 38 Group RAF was formed on 6 November 1943 from nine squadrons as part of Fighter Command. It was finally disbanded on 1 April 2000.-History:...
    
     - Air Marshal
    Air Marshal
    Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
    
     L.M. Hollinghurst
    Leslie Norman Hollinghurst
    Air Chief Marshal Sir Leslie Norman Hollinghurst GBE, KCB, DFC , was a British First World War Flying Ace who later became an Air Chief Marshal in the RAF.-Involvement in the First World War:...
    
     (under operational control of IX Troop Carrier Command)
    • No. 190 Squadron RAF
      No. 190 Squadron RAF
      No 190 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron with a relative short existence, but a very broad career. It served as a trainer squadron during the first World War and as convoy escort, airborne support and transport squadron during World War II....
      
       (Stirlings
      Short Stirling
      The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941...
      
      )
    • No. 196 Squadron RAF
      No. 196 Squadron RAF
      No. 196 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron originally formed as a training unit during World War I. It was active during World War II in Nos. 3, 4 and 38 Group RAF...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 295 Squadron RAF
      No. 295 Squadron RAF
      No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.-With the Airborne Forces:...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 299 Squadron RAF
      No. 299 Squadron RAF
      -History:No. 299 Squadron was formed on 4 November 1943 form 'C' flight of 297 Squadron at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire as a special operations squadron. It became operational in April 1944 dropping SOE agents. During the Normandy landing the squadron first delivered paratroopers, and then returned...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 570 Squadron RAF
      No. 570 Squadron RAF
      No. 570 Squadron RAF was a bomber unit active within No. 38 Group RAF as an airborne, bomber support and special operations squadron during World War II.-History:...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 620 Squadron RAF
      No. 620 Squadron RAF
      No 620 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. During its existence it served as bomber, airborne forces and transport squadron.-History:...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 644 Squadron RAF
      No. 644 Squadron RAF
      No. 644 Squadron RAF was a unit in 38 Group of the Royal Air Force during World War II which undertook glider-towing and supply dropping missions as well being employed in the paratroop role.-Formation and World War II:...
      
       (Stirlings)
    • No. 296 Squadron RAF
      No. 296 Squadron RAF
      No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No...
      
        (Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
      Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
      The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a British twin-engine transport aircraft that entered service during the Second World War.Originally designed as a medium bomber that could be built by non-aviation companies without using light alloys, the Albemarle never served in that role, instead...
      
      )
    • No. 297 Squadron RAF
      No. 297 Squadron RAF
      No 297 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was notable for being the first airborne forces squadron formed. With sister No 296 Squadron it formed No 38 Wing RAF -soon to be expanded with sister No 295 Squadron, which expanded later to become No 38 Group RAF.-Formation and World War...
      
       (Albemarle)
    • No. 198 Squadron RAF
      No. 198 Squadron RAF
      No. 198 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War particularly in the ground attack role as the allies advanced through continental Europe.-History:...
      
       (Handley Page Halifax
      Handley Page Halifax
      The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing...
      
      )
    • No. 644 Squadron RAF
      No. 644 Squadron RAF
      No. 644 Squadron RAF was a unit in 38 Group of the Royal Air Force during World War II which undertook glider-towing and supply dropping missions as well being employed in the paratroop role.-Formation and World War II:...
      
       (Halifax)
  • No. 46 Group RAF - Air Commodore L. Darvall (under operational control of IX Troop Carrier Command) (Douglas Dakota
    C-47 Skytrain
    The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
    
    )
    • No. 48 Squadron RAF
      No. 48 Squadron RAF
      No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter...
      
      
    • No. 233 Squadron RAF
      No. 233 Squadron RAF
      No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952 - 1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service flights and took part in the tail end of World War I before being disbanded. The squadron was reformed with the...
      
      
    • No. 271 Squadron RAF
      No. 271 Squadron RAF
      No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was operational for two periods; a few brief months between 27 September 1918 and 9 December 1918 operating flying boats to protect shipping from German U-boats, and between 28 March 1940 and 1 December 1946 No. 271 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was...
      
      
    • No. 437 Squadron RAF
    • No. 512 Squadron RAF
      No. 512 Squadron RAF
      No. 512 Squadron was a Second World War Royal Air Force transport squadron.-History:No. 512 Squadron was formed on 18 June 1943 from the Dakota element of 24 Squadron at RAF Hendon. It operated on supply routes from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar and Algeria to support the campaign in North West...
      
      
    • No. 575 Squadron RAF
      No. 575 Squadron RAF
      No. 575 Squadron RAF was a transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-History:The squadron was formed at RAF Hendon on 1 February 1944 from elements of 512 Squadron. Just two weeks later it moved to RAF Broadwell to work-up as a tactical transport squadron with the...
      
      
    • No. 437 Squadron RCAF
      No. 437 Squadron RCAF
      437 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at CFB Trenton in Ontario. The unit operates the CC-150 Polaris, and is responsible for long range military and VIP transportation .-History:437 Squadron was formed at Blakehill Farm in Wiltshire,...
      
      

British Second Army

British Second Army

The British Second Army was active during both the First and Second World Wars. During the First World War the army was active on the Western Front and in Italy...

Commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey

Miles Dempsey

General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC was commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings in the Second World War...

VIII Corps

Lieutenant-General Richard O'Connor

Richard O'Connor

General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, DSO & Bar, MC, ADC was a British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II...

• 3rd Infantry Division
  British 3rd Infantry Division
  The 3rd Mechanised Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd Division or as Iron Sides; is a regular army division of the British Army...
  
  - Major-General L. G. Whistler
  Lashmer Whistler
  General Sir Lashmer Gordon Whistler GCB, KBE, DSO & Two Bars, DL , known as Bolo, was a British army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. In the Second World War he achieved senior ranks serving with Field Marshal Montgomery in North Africa and Europe...
  
  
• 11th Armoured Division
  British 11th Armoured Division
  The 11th Armoured Division, known as The Black Bull, was a British Army division formed in 1941 during the Second World War. The Division was formed in response to the unanticipated success of German panzer divisions...
  
  - Major-General G. P. B. Roberts
  George Philip Bradley Roberts
  Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts CB, DSO, MC, , better known as "Pip", was a British commander of an armoured division during the Second World War.-Military career:...
  
  
• 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
  1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
  The Belgian 1st Infantry Brigade, also known as the "Brigade Piron", after its commander, Jean-Baptiste Piron, was a Belgian and Luxembourger army unit which fought in World War II...
  
  - Colonel B. Piron
• 4th Armoured Brigade
  British 4th Armoured Brigade
  The 4th Mechanized Brigade is a British Army brigade.The 4th Armoured Brigade was formed during the Second World War, as an armoured brigade of the 7th Armoured Division....
  
  - Brigadier
  Brigadier
  Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
  
   R. M. P. Carver
  Michael Carver, Baron Carver
  Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC was a British soldier. He served as the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom and thus the professional head of the British Armed Forces.-Army career:Educated at Winchester College, Michael Carver was...
  
  

XII Corps

Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie

General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ was a senior British army officer during the Second World War.-Military career:...

• 7th Armoured Division
  British 7th Armoured Division
  The 7th Armoured Division was a British armoured division which saw service during the Second World War where its exploits made it famous as the Desert Rats....
  
  - Major-General G. L. Verney
• 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
  British 15th (Scottish) Division
  The 15th Infantry Division was a British Army division in both the First and Second World Wars.- First World War :The division was a New Army unit formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in...
  
  - Major-General C. M. Barber
• 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
  British 53rd (Welsh) Division
  The British 53rd Infantry Division was a Territorial Army division that fought in both World Wars. During the First World War the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. Remaining active during the interwar years as a peace-time formation, the division again saw action in the Second...
  
  - Major-General R. K. Ross

XXX Corps

Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks

Brian Horrocks

Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC was a British Army officer. He is chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War...

• 2nd Household Cavalry Regiment
  Household Cavalry Regiment
  The Household Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and is one of two regiments that are formed from the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1992, under the Options for Change reforms, by the amalgamation of The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. Both regiments were...
  
  
• Guards Armoured Division - Major-General A. H. S. Adair
  Allan Henry Shafto Adair
  Major General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar JP DL was a British Army general who served in both World Wars; as a company commander in the Grenadier Guards in the First, and as Commanding Officer the Guards Armoured Division in the Second.-Military career:Adair...
  
  
  • 2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion Welsh Guards
    Welsh Guards
    The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
    
    
  • 5th Guards Armoured Brigade
    • 2nd Armoured Battalion Grenadier Guards
      Grenadier Guards
      The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
      
      
    • 1st Armoured Battalion Coldstream Guards
      Coldstream Guards
      Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
      
      
    • 2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards
      Irish Guards
      The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
      
      
    • 1st Motorised Battalion Grenadier Guards
  • 32nd Guards Brigade
    British 32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards)
    The 32nd Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation from World War I to after World War II.-World War I:The Brigade was raised originally as the 32nd Infantry Brigade, part of the 11th Division, a New Army formation which served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during World War...
    
    
    • 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards
    • 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
    • 3rd Battalion Irish Guards
  • 1st Independent Machine Gun Company (Northumberland Fusiliers)
  • 55th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 153rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 21st Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 14th Field Squadron Royal Engineers
  • 615th Field Squadron Royal Engineers
  • 148th Field Park Squadron Royal Engineers
  • 11th Bridging Troop Royal Engineers
  • Guards Armoured Division Postal Unit Royal Engineers
  • 310th Armoured Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 224th Infantry Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 535th Infantry Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 32nd Guards Brigade Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 19th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 128th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 8th Guards Field Dressing Station Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 60th Field Hygiene Section Royal Army Medical Corps

• 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division - Major-General G. I. Thomas
  • 129th Infantry Brigade
    British 129th Infantry Brigade
    The 129th Infantry Brigade was a 1st Line Territorial Army brigade during the Second World War, part of the 43rd Infantry Division.-Commanders:*Brig. G.E.M. Whittuck*Brig. W.K.M. Leader*Brig. G. Brunskill...
    
    
    • 4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
    • 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
    • 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
  • 130th Infantry Brigade
    British 130th Infantry Brigade
    The 130th Infantry Brigade was a Territorial brigade of the British Army. The brigade was created as the Devon and Cornwall Brigade of the Wessex Division, later 43rd Division, in 1908.-First World War:...
    
    
    • 4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
    • 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
    • 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
  • 214th Infantry Brigade
    • 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
    • 5th Battalion The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
    • 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
  • 8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment
    Middlesex Regiment
    The Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three...
    
     (Machine Guns)
  • 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Reconnaissance Corps
  • 94th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 112th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 179th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 59th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 110th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 13th Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers
  • 204th Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 207th Field Park Company Royal Engineers
  • 260th Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 553rd Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 16th Airfield Construction Group Royal Engineers
  • 43rd (Wessex) Division Postal Unit Royal Engineers
  • 54th Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 504th Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 505th Company Royal Army Service Corps
  • 506th Divisional Company Royal Army Service Corps

• 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
  British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
  The 50th Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. The two Ts in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment area, the rivers Tyne and Tees...
  
  - Major-General D. A. H. Graham
  Douglas Alexander Graham
  Major General Douglas Alexander Henry Graham CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC, DL was a British soldier of the First and Second World Wars. During his early life he studied at the University of Glasgow...
  
  ; On September 18, the division was transferred to VIII Corps
  • 2nd Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun)
  • 69th Infantry Brigade
    British 69th Infantry Brigade
    .The 69th Infantry Brigade was a World War II British Army formation. It was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit and during the Battle of France served with the British 23rd Division a division which suffered such heavy losses that it was disbanded...
    
    
    • 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
    • 6th Battalion Green Howards
    • 7th Battalion Green Howards
  • 151st Infantry Brigade
    British 151st Infantry Brigade
    The 151st Infantry Brigade was a World War II British Army formation. Part of the British 50th Infantry Division.-Commanders:* Brig. Viscount Downe* Brig. J. A. Barstow* Brig. G. W. E. J. Erskine...
    
    
    • 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
      Durham Light Infantry
      The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
      
      
    • 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
    • 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
  • 231st Infantry Brigade
    British 231st Infantry Brigade
    .- History :The 231st Infantry Brigade was a Second World War British Army unit, originally formed from the 1st Malta Brigade.It was composed of regular British Army battalions, was stationed on Malta at the start of the Second World War...
    
    
    • 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
    • 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment
    • 7th Battalion Devonshire Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment (Machine Guns)
  • 74th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 90th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 124th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment (The Northumberland Hussars), Royal Artillery
  • 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 233rd Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 501st Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 505th Field Company Royal Engineers
  • 235th Field Park Company Royal Engineers
  • 50th (Northumbrian) Division Postal Unit Royal Engineers

• 8th Armoured Brigade
  British 8th Armoured Brigade
  The 8 Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade, formed in August 1941 during the Second World War and active until 1956. The brigade was formed by the re-designation of 6th Cavalry Brigade when the 1st Cavalry Division based in Palestine , converted from a motorised formation to an armoured...
  
  - Brigadier E. G. Prior-Palmer
• Royal Netherlands Brigade
  Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade
  During the Second World War the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade was a military unit initially formed from approximately 1500 Dutch troops, including a small group guarding German POWs, who arrived in the United Kingdom in May 1940 following the collapse of the Netherlands...
  
  'Prinses Irene' - Colonel
  Colonel
  Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
  
   A. de Ruyter van Steveninck

Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

Second Tactical Air Force

RAF Second Tactical Air Force

The former RAF Second Tactical Air Force was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War...

- Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham

Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. During the First World War, he was at Gallipoli with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, where he became a flying ace...

• No. 83 Group RAF
  No. 83 Group RAF
  No. 83 Group was a group within the Royal Air Force's 2nd Tactical Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war era. In 2006, the group was re-established as No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group.-History:...
  
   - Air Vice-Marshal
  Air Vice-Marshal
  Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
  
   H. Broadhurst
  Harry Broadhurst
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst GCB, KBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, AFC, RAF , commonly known as Broady, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early life:...
  
  
  • RCAF 39 Reconnaissance Wing
  • 121, 122, 123, 143 Wings (Typhoon
    Hawker Typhoon
    The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...
    
    )
  • 125 Wing (Spitfire
    Supermarine Spitfire
    The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
    
    )
  • RCAF 126, 127 Wings (Spitfire)
• No. 2 Group RAF
  No. 2 Group RAF
  Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....
  
   - Air Vice-Marshal B. E. Embry
  Basil Embry
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry GCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars, DFC, AFC, RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force commander...
  
  
  • 136, 138, 140 Wings (Mosquito
    De Havilland Mosquito
    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...
    
    )
  • 137, 139 Wings (B-25 Mitchell
    B-25 Mitchell
    The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...
    
    )
• No. 84 Group RAF - Air Vice Marshal Leslie Brown

Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when...

- Air Marshal Roderick Hill

Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command

RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...

- Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal

Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 Sir Arthur Harris

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet GCB OBE AFC , commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press, and often within the RAF as "Butcher" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during the latter half of World War...

RAF Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive...

- Air Chief Marshal Sholto Douglas

United States Army Air Forces

United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....

U.S. Eighth Air Force - Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle

U.S. Ninth Air Force - Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

German forces

The majority of German units stationed west of the Rhine were under the responsibility of Oberbefehlshaber West (OB West

OB West

The German Army Command in the West The German Army Command in the West The German Army Command in the West (Oberbefehlshaber West (German: initials OB West) was the overall command of the Westheer, the German Armed Forces on the Western Front during World War II. It was directly subordinate to...

), commanded at the time by Generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall

Field Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...

 Gerd von Rundstedt

Gerd von Rundstedt

Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German Army during World War II. He held some of the highest field commands in all phases of the war....

.

Due to a lack of replacements (both in terms of personnel and materiel

Materiel

Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....

) German units were generally severely understrength at this point in the war, with many units at about 50% of establishment strength.

German Armed Forces Group (AFC) Netherlands

Commanded by General der Flieger Friedrich Christiansen

Friedrich Christiansen

Friedrich Christiansen was a World War I German seaplane ace who claimed shooting down twenty planes and an airship; thirteen of those victories were confirmed...

II SS Panzer Corps

II SS Panzer Corps

The II SS Panzer Corps was a Nazi German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.- Formation - Kharkov :...

SS-Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest SS rank inferior only to Reichsführer-SS...

 Wilhelm Bittrich

Wilhelm Bittrich

Wilhelm Bittrich was an SS-Obergruppenführer and Waffen-SS General during World War II.-Overview:...

• 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
  9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
  The 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen", also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9 Hohenstaufen or 9. SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen, was a German Waffen-SS Armoured division which saw action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II. The...
  
  - 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...
  
   Walter Harzer
  Walter Harzer
  SS-Oberführer Walter Harzer was a German Waffen-SS officer who served in the SS-Standarte Deutschland and later commanded the 9.SS-Panzer-Division Hohenstaufen and 4.SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division...
  
  
  • 9th SS Panzer Regiment
  • 19th and 20th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments
  • 9th SS Artillery Regiment
  • 9th SS Recon Battalion
  • 9th SS Antitank Battalion
  • 9th SS Engineer Battalion
  • 9th SS Flak Battalion
  • 9th SS Signals Battalion

• 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
  10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
  The 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg or 10.SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg was a German Waffen SS panzer division. The division was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, their first campaign was in the Ukraine in April 1944...
  
  - SS-Brigadeführer
  Brigadeführer
  SS-Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945. Brigadeführer was also an SA rank....
  
   Heinz Harmel
  Heinz Harmel
  Heinz Harmel was a German Waffen-SS General during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
  
  
  • 10th SS Panzer Regiment
  • 21st and 22nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiments
  • 10th SS Artillery Regiment
  • 10th SS Recon Battalion
  • 10th SS Antitank Battalion
  • 10th SS Engineer Battalion
  • 10th SS Flak Battalion
  • 10th SS Signals Battalion

• Training Regiment
  Regiment
  A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
  
   of Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
  Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
  The Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring was an élite German Luftwaffe armoured division. The HG saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and on the Eastern front...
  
  - Oberstleutnant
  Oberstleutnant
  Oberstleutnant is a German Army and Air Force rank equal to Lieutenant Colonel, above Major, and below Oberst.There are two paygrade associated to the rank of Oberstleutnant...
  
   Fritz Fullriede
  Fritz Fullriede
  Fritz Fullriede was a German officer, reaching the rank of Generalmajor by the end of World War II.Fullriede was born in Bremen and fought in the First World War. As a Freikorps member after the war, he fought against Polish rebels in the Silesian Uprisings. Fullriede lived in Africa from 1924 to...
  
  
• Kampfgruppe "Von Tettau" - Generalleutnant Hans von Tettau
  Hans von Tettau
  Hans Bernhard Carl Otto von Tettau was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held commands at the division and corps level. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
  
  
• Kampfgruppe "Kraft"-SS-Sturmbannführer
  Sturmbannführer
  Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party equivalent to major, used both in the Sturmabteilung and the Schutzstaffel...
  
   Sepp Kraft of Training and Replacement Battalion 16 {of the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
  16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
  The 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS was a Panzergrenadier formation of the Waffen-SS during World War II.-History:Formed in November 1943 when Volksdeutsche recruits were added to the Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS, which was used as the cadre in the formation of the new division...
  
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• Kampfgruppe "Henke" - A Fallschirmjager training Regiment under the command of Oberst
  Oberst
  Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
  
   Henke

LXVIII Corps

General der Infanterie Otto Sponheimer

Otto Sponheimer

Otto Sponheimer was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps...

• 346th Infantry Division
  346th Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 346th Infantry Division was a division of the German Army during the Second World War.It was formed on 21 September 1942, at Bad Hersfeld. The majority of its manpower transferred from formations serving in France on occupation duties. In November 1942, the division was sent to France as a...
  
  - Generalleutnant Erich Diestel
  Erich Diestel
  Erich Diestel was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
  
  
• 711th Static Division
  711th Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 711th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.- History :The 711th Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 as part of the 15th wave of infantry divisions, and was moved to occupied France the following month, as part of the 15th Armee, to serve in standard...
  
  - Generalleutnant Josef Reichert
  Josef Reichert
  Josef Reichert was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
  
  
• 719th Coastal Division - Generalleutnant Karl Sievers - Transferred to 1st Fallschirmarmee September 4.

LXXXVIII Corps

General der Infanterie Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard

Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard

Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...

• Kampfgruppe "Chill" - Generalleutnant Kurt Chill
  Kurt Chill
  Kurt Chill was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LV. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful...
  
  
• 59th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Walter Poppe
  Walter Poppe
  Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe , born in Kassel, served as a Generalleutnant during the Second World War leading the 59th Infantry Division, subordinate to Georg-Hans Reinhard's LXXXVIII.Armeekorps....
  
  
• 245th Infantry Division - Oberst
  Oberst
  Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
  
   Gerhard Kegler
• 712th Static Division
  712th Infantry Division (Germany)
  The 712th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.- History :The 712th Infantry Division was raised in May 1941, and was moved to occupied France in June to serve with standard occupational duties...
  
  - Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
  Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
  Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several divisional and corps level commands. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
  
  

LXXXVI Corps

General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder

Hans von Obstfelder

Hans von Obstfelder was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...

• 176th Infantry Division - Oberst Christian Landau - Transferred to 1st Fallschirmarmee September 4.
• Kampfgruppe "Walther"
• 6th Parachute Regiment - Oberstleutnant Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
  Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
  Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. Friedrich August Freiherr von der HeydteIn German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. or Dr. jur. and a Doctorate of Economics is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol....
  
   - Transferred to 1st Fallschirmarmee September 4.
• 107th Panzer Brigade - Major Freiherr von Maltzahn
• Division "Erdmann"
  7th Parachute Division (Germany)
  The 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division was a fallschirmjäger division of the German military during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945....
  
  - Generalleutnant Wolfgang Erdmann
  Wolfgang Erdmann
  Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang ErdmannIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
  
   - Transferred to 1st Fallschirmarmee September 4.

XII SS Corps

SS-Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer

Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest SS rank inferior only to Reichsführer-SS...

 Kurt von Gottberg

• 180th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Bernhard Klosterkemper
  Bernhard Klosterkemper
  Bernhard Klosterkemper was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
  
  
• 190th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Ernst Hammer
  Ernst Hammer
  Dipl.-Ing. Ernst HammerIn Austria an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
  
  
• 363rd Volkgrenadier Division
  363rd Volksgrenadier Division (Germany)
  The 363rd Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the Heer during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945....
  
  - Generalleutnant Augustus Dettling

Wehrkreis VI

Corps "Feldt" - General der Kavalerie Kurt Feldt

Kurt Feldt

Kurt Feldt was a highly decorated General der Kavallerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...

• 406th Landesschützen Division - Generalleutnant Scherbenning

Luftwaffe West

Colonel General Kurt Student

Kurt Student

Kurt Student was a German Luftwaffe general who fought as a fighter pilot during the First World War and as the commander of German Fallschirmjäger during the Second World War.-Biography:...

• 1st Parachute Army - Drawn from a pool of available units, almost all understrength; totaling 3,000 men as of September 1944
  • I Parachute Corps
  • II Parachute Corps - General der Fallschirmtruppen Eugen Meindl
    Eugen Meindl
    Eugen Meindl was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger and general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
    
    
  • 86th Corps

External references

• Stephen Badsey, Arnhem 1944: Operation 'Market Garden. Osprey Publishing, Ltd. 1998. ISBN 1-85532-302-8
• Cornelius Ryan
  Cornelius Ryan
  Cornelius Ryan, was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day , The Last Battle , and A Bridge Too Far .-Early life:Ryan was born in Dublin and educated at Synge Street CBS,...
  
  , A Bridge Too Far. Simon and Shuster, 1974. ISBN 0-684-80330-5

External links

• Royal Engineers Museum The Royal Engineers and Operation Market Garden