ORDER OF BATTLE

6^th Airborne Division, Normandy Landings

6^th June 1944

Divisional Headquarters

GOC Major General Richard GALE

ADC Captain Tom HAUGHTON

AA&QMG Lt-Col Shamus HICKIE

ADMS Lt-Col M. Mac EWAN

GSO1 (Air) Lt-Col W. BRADISH

GSO1 (Ops) Lt-Col Bobby BRAY

GSO2 (Ops) Major David BAIRD

GSO2 (Int) Major Gerry LACOSTE

GSO3 (Ops) Captain M. SPURLING

GSO3 (Int) Captain J. MAX

GSO3 (Air) Captain Nick PRATT

3^rd Parachute Brigade

CO Brigadier James HILL

1^st Canadian Para Bn Lt-Col George BRADBROOKE

8^th Para Bn Lt-Col Alastair PEARSON

9^th Para Bn Lt-Col Terence OTWAY

5^th Parachute Brigade

CO Brigadier Nigel POETT

7^th Para Bn Lt-Col Geoffrey PINE-COFFIN

12^th Para Bn Lt-Col Johnny JOHNSON

13^th Para Bn Lt-Col Peter LUARD

6^th Air landing Brigade

CO Brigadier Hon Hugh KINDERSLEY

Deputy Colonel Reggie PARKER

1^st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles Lt-Col R. CARSON

2^nd Bn Ox & Bucks Lt-Col Michael ROBERTS

12^th Bn Devon Lt-Col Dick Stevens

22^nd Independent Parachute Company (Pathfinders)

CO Major Francis LENNOX-BOYD

DIVISIONAL TROOPS

6^th Airborne Division Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment

CO Lt-Col Godfrey STEWART

6^th Airborne Divisional Signals Company

CO Lt-Col D. SMALLMAN-TEW

6^th Airborne Division Provost Company Captain IRWIN

Intelligence Corps

317^th Fd Security Sec Captain F.G. Mac MILLAN

Royal Army Medical Corps

195^th Air landing Field Ambulance Lt-Col Bill ANDERSON

224^th Para Field Ambulance Lt-Col D.H. THOMPSON

225^th Para Field Ambulance Lt-Col Bruce HARVEY

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

6^th Airborne Div Ord Fld Pk Major W.L. TAYLOR

Royal Army Service Corps

CRASC Lt-Col J. WATSON

63^rd Airborne Div Comp Coy Major A. BILLE-TOP

398^th Airborne Comp Coy Major M. PHIPPS

716^th Airborne Lt Comp Coy Major A. JONES

Royal Artillery

CRA Lt-Col Jack NORRIS

2^nd Air landing Lt AA Bty Major W.ROWAT

2^nd Forward Observation Unit Major Harry RICE

3^rd Air landing A Tk Bty Major W. CRANMER

4^th Air landing A Tk Bty Major T. DIXON

53^rd Worcestershire Yeomanry

CO Lt-Col Tony TEACHER

210^th Air landing Lt Bty Major Hon C. RUSSELL

211^th Air landing Lt Bty Major Tim CRAIGIE

212^th Air landing Lt Rgt Major Matt GUBBINS

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

CREME Lt-Col R. POWDITCH

6^th Airborne Div. Workshop Major E.B. BONNIWELL

Royal Engineers

CRE Lt-Col Frank H. LOWMAN

3^rd Para Sqn RE Major Tim ROSEVEARE

591^st Para Sqn RE Major P.A. WOOD

249^th Fd Coy Major A.H. RUTHERFORD

286^th Fd Coy Major Jack H. WATERS

The Glider Pilot Regiment

N.1 Wing GPR Lt-Col Ian A. MURRAY

N.2 Wing GPR Lt-Col P. GRIFFITHS

UNDER COMMAND OF THE 6^th AIRBORNE DIVISION, JUNE 1944

1^st Special Service Brigade

CO Brigadier The Lord LOVAT

3^rd Commando Lt-Col Peter C. YOUNG

6^th Commando Lt-Col Derek MILLS-ROBERTS

45^th Royal Marine Commando Lt-Col Charles RIES

4^th Special Service Brigade

CO Brigadier B.W. LEICESTER

41^st Royal Marine Commando Lt-Col E.C.E. PALMER

46^th Royal Marine Commando Lt-Col C.R. HARDY

47^th Royal Marine Commando Lt-Col C.F. PHILIPPS

48^th Royal Marine Commando Lt-Col J.C. MOULTON