Order of Battle, As of 1 May 1945
- General Officer Commanding - Major General Earnest Edward Down.
- Commander, Royal Artillery - Brigadier Reginald John Kirton.
- British 14th Airlanding Brigade - Brigadier Francis William Gibb.
- 2nd Bn. Black Watch.
- 4th Bn. 6th Rajputana Rifles.
- 6th Bn. 16th Punjab Regiment.
- Indian 50th Parachute Brigade - Brigadier Edward Galbraith Woods.
- 16th Parachute Battalion.
- 1st Bn. Indian Parachute Regiment.
- 3rd Bn. Indian Parachute Regiment.
- Indian 77th Parachute Brigade - Brigadier Claude John Wilkinson.
- 15th (King's) Parachute Battalion.
- 2nd Bn. Indian Parachute Regiment.
- 4th Bn. Indian Parachute Regiment.
- Divisional Units.
- 123 Light / Airborne Regiment RA.
- 159 Field Regiment RA.
- 23rd Light Anti-Aircraft / Anti-Tank Regiment RA.
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