Units involved on D-Day

[Dieppe]

OK, I'm being dense now (do I hear a chorus of "No Change There Then!" from GWF Pals ) but can someone point me in the right direction so I can get a list of all British units (Army/RM) involved with the D-Day landings please?

Many thanks

[Paul Reed]

Hi Lee,

I am gradually adding all the details of the dead to these units on:

http://www.ddayancestors.com/

Unfortunately PC problems have held me back from completing the site before 6th June, but by the end of June all units will be on line. They all lost someone on D Day, so it is a fairly comprehensive listing - or will be!

[MalcolmII]

Paul,
Hope your pc gets better Good job.
Lee
5th Black Watch in 153 Brigade landed in the afternoon on D Day as well.
Aye
MalcolmII

[Dieppe]

Paul - Many thanks for the link mate & may your PC problems be sorted out ASAP!

Malcolm - And many thanks to you too mate! Hows the Ensign Ewart?

[salientpoints]

Lee, I have posted an example to help from the Gold Beach title I mentioned here -

http://wwiiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2...t=30&#entry2745

Ryan

[MalcolmII]

Originally posted by Lee@May 29 2004, 11:57 PM
Paul - Many thanks for the link mate & may your PC problems be sorted out ASAP!

Malcolm - And many thanks to you too mate! Hows the Ensign Ewart?

Ensign Ewart still good for a pint next time you're up.
Aye
MalcolmII

[Dieppe]

Ryan - Thanks mate.

Malcolm - Won't be this year mate as I'm hoping to get down to Dartmoor, but I'll give you a shout when I'm back up in your neck of the woods.

[angie999]

To Lee,

Can you define what you mean by a unit?

For instance, we could say that the British 50th Division landed at Gold Breach and list the three brigades and their nine battalions, which all landed. But this does not mean that the division landed in full on D-day.For instance, I couldn't say if 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, or 2nd Battalion the Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun), both part of the division, landed on the day itself, in whole or in part, without a lot of research. And I bet that not all the division's workshop sections, ordnance troops, RASC drivers, field bakeries, military police, etc. etc. landed on the first day.

So, if you want an absolutely complete list, it is difficult. If you want a list of divisions, brigades and front line battalions, it is relatively easy

[Dieppe]

Originally posted by angie999@Jun 7 2004, 08:06 PM
Can you define what you mean by a unit?

Angie999 - I see what you mean, I should have been a little clearer shouldn't I

If you could point me towards a list of divisions, brigades and front line battalions that landed on D-Day I would be grateful.

[Dpalme01]

Originally posted by angie999@Jun 7 2004, 07:06 PM
To Lee,

Can you define what you mean by a unit?

For instance, we could say that the British 50th Division landed at Gold Breach and list the three brigades and their nine battalions, which all landed. But this does not mean that the division landed in full on D-day.For instance, I couldn't say if 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, or 2nd Battalion the Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun), both part of the division, landed on the day itself, in whole or in part, without a lot of research. And I bet that not all the division's workshop sections, ordnance troops, RASC drivers, field bakeries, military police, etc. etc. landed on the first day.

So, if you want an absolutely complete list, it is difficult. If you want a list of divisions, brigades and front line battalions, it is relatively easy

I'm going off on a tangent from the subject here, but in World War II, were the troops aranged in their divisions, brigades, platoons etc. in the same general way as they are now, or has anything changed?
Daniel