American Forces
Allied chain of command
Supreme Allied Commander: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
21st Army Group: Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
U.S. First Army: Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
U.S. VII Corps: Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins
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