Operation Cobra order of battle
# 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

First Army

    Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley

### VII Corps

    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

    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

    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

Seventh Army SS-Obergruppenführer Paul Hausser

### 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
       353rd Infantry Division [de]
