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On 6th July 1944, Operation Neptune also known as D-Day was under way. At 00:16hrs Gliders of the 6th Airbourne Division began an assault on Pegasus Bridge, Caen, in Operation Tonga. Thus the Allied action commenced. At 07:25 hrs British and Commonwealth landings began on Gold Beach, then at 07:30hrs Sword Beach but due to delays caused by the weather, Juno beach landings commenced at 07:35hrs. At the end of the day 83,115 men took part in the action, 61,715 of those were British. 350 men were lost on Gold Beach, 683 lost at Sword Beach and 340 lost on Juno Beach, a total of 1373 men collectively lost by days end with 2357 wounded and at least 47 men captured by Axis forces.These 3 Beachheads were split into a further smaller sectors:
Gold Beach:
- How Sector
- Item Sector
- Jig Sector
- King Sector
Juno Beach:
- Love Sector
- Mike Sector
- Nan Sector
Sword Beach:
- Oboe Sector
- Peter Sector
- Queen Sector
- Roger Sector
This the list of Regiments under the 2nd (British) Army Group:
From left to right:
30th (XXX) Corps:
Gold Beach - Yellow
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division Supported by 8th Armoured Brigade
69th Infantry Brigade:
- 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion Green Howards
- 7th Battalion Green Howards
151st Infantry Brigade:
- 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
- 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
- 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
231st Infantry Brigade:
- 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment
56th Independent Infantry Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers
- 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment
Supported by:
- 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards - 8th Armoured Birgade
- Nottingham Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 8th Armoured Brigade
Attached to 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division:
- B Sqn & 2 Tps C Sqn Westminster Dragoons - 30th Armoured Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 81st Assault Squadron (AVRE) 6th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers - 1st Assault Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 82nd Assault Squadron (AVRE) 6th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers - 1st Assault Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 86th (East Anglia) (Hertfordshire Yeomenary) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 90th (City of London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 61st Reconnaissance Regiment
- 987th Field Artillery Battalion (US unit under British Command)
- 200th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
1st (I) Corps:
Juno Beach - Green
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
7th Canadian Infantry Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion The Royal Regine Rifles Regiment
- 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment
- The Winnipeg Rifles Regiment
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade:
- The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- The North Shore Regiment
- Le Régiment De La Cháudiere
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade:
- Highland Light Infantry of Canada
- The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
- The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
Supported by 3rd Canadian Armoured Brigade
- 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) -
- 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse)
- 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)
Attached to 3rd Canadian Division:
- B Sqn & 2 Tps C Sqn 22nd Dragoons - 30th Armoured Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 26 Assault Squadron (AVRE) 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers - 1st Assault Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 12th Canadian Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- 13th Canadian Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- 4th Anti-Aircraft Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- 3rd Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers
- 6th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers
- 16th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers
- 18th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers
- 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars)
- The Cameron Highlanders of Ottowa Regiment (Machine Gun Regiment)
- No.14 Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
- No.22Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
- No.23 Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
- 3rd Canadian Divisional Signals
1st (I) Corps:
3rd (British) Infantry Division:
Sword Beach - Blue
8th Infantry Brigade:
- 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment
- 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
9th Infantry Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles
185th Infantry Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 1st battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Supported by 27th Armoured Brigade:
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars
- 1st East Riding Yeomanry
- The Staffordshire Yeomanry
Attached to the 3rd (British) Infanrty Division:
- A Sqn & 2 Tps C Sqn 22nd Dragoons - 30th Armoured Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 77 Assault Squadron (AVRE) 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers - 1st Assault Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 79 Assault Squadron (AVRE) 5th Assault Regiment Royal Engineers - 1st Assault Brigade - 79th Armoured Division
- 7th Field Regimental, Royal Artillery
- 33rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 76th Field regiment, Royal Artillery
- 20th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 92nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 15th Field park Company, Royal Engineers
- 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 246th Field Regiment, Royal Engineers
- 253rd Field Regiment, Royal Engineers
6th Airborne Division:
3rd Parachute Brigade:
- 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion
- 9th (Eastern & Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
- 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
- 3rd Parachute Battalion
- 3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
- 3rd Parachute Squadron, royal Engineers
- 224th (Parachute) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
5th Parachute Brigade:
- 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
- 12th Parachute Battalion
- 13th Parachute Battalion
- 'D' Company 2nd Battalion Oxfordhsire & Buckhamshire Light Infantry
- 225th (Parachute) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
- 4th Airlanding Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery
- 591st (Antrim) Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers
6th Airlanding Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles
- 12th battalion Devonshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- 53rd (Worcestershire Reomanry) Airlanding Light Infantry, Royal Artillery
- 249th (Airborne) Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
- Glider Pilot Regiment - Supported all 6th Airborne Division
1st Special Service Brigade:
- No.3 Commando (Sword Beach)
- No.4 Commando (Sword Beach)
- No.6 Commando (Sword Beach)
- 45 Royal Marines Commando (Sword Beach)
4th Special Service Brigade:
- 41 Royal Marine Commando (Sword Beach)
- 46 Royal Marine Commando
- 47 Royal Marine Commando (Gold Beach)
- 48 royal Marine Commando (Juno Beach)
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