British Order of Battle
Second Army General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey
| VIII Corps Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O'Connor |
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| Corps Troops | |
| 91st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| 121st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| 21st Army Group Troops (attached to VIII Corps for Epsom) | |
| 8th Army Group Royal Artillery | 16 BL 5.5 inch Medium Guns, 16 BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.Is 24 heavy anti aircraft guns. |
| 11th Armoured Division Major-General George Roberts |
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| 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry | Cromwell and M5 Stuart tanks |
| 77th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery | Medium artillery |
| 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| 58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (elements) | |
| Counter-Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 13th, 612th, 147th Field Park Squadrons, Royal Engineers | |
| 10th Bridging Troop, Royal Engineers | |
| 4th Armoured Brigade Brigadier J.C.C. Currie |
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| The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) | Sherman II, Sherman Vc "Firefly" and M5 Stuart tanks |
| 3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters) | Sherman II, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts |
| 44th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment | Sherman II, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts |
| 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
| 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery | Sexton self-propelled 25 pounder guns |
| 144th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | M10 Achilles self-propelled anti-tank guns |
| 29th Armoured Brigade Brigadier C.B.C. Harvey |
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| 23rd Hussars | Sherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts |
| 3rd Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment | Sherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts |
| 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry | Sherman V, Sherman Vc and M5 Stuarts |
| 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade | |
| 13th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery | Sexton self-propelled 25 pounder guns |
| 119th Battery, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | M10 Wolverine and Achilles SP Anti-Tank Guns |
| 159th Infantry Brigade Brigadier J.G. Sandie |
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| 4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry | |
| 1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment | |
| 3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment | |
| 2nd (Independent) Machine-Gun Company, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers | |
| 151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-Pounder field guns |
| 117th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers | |
| 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Major-General G.H. MacMillan |
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| Divisional Troops | |
| 15th Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps | Humber Light Reconnaissance Car Humber armoured car |
| HQ and 346th Battery, 97th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| HQ 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| HQ 15th Division Engineers Regiment | |
| 624th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 26th Bridging Platoon, Royal Engineers | |
| 44th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade Brigadier H.D.K. Money |
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| 6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers | |
| 6th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers | |
| 8th Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) | |
| 141st (The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps | |
| A Company, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 190th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-Pounder field guns |
| 159th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers | |
| 279th Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 46th (Highland) Infantry Brigade Brigadier C.M. Barber |
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| 2nd Battalion, The Glasgow Highlanders | |
| 7th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders | |
| 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | |
| A Squadron, 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry | Cromwell tanks |
| 141st (The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)) Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps | Churchill Crocodile |
| B Company, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| 161st Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 81st Squadron, 6th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers | |
| 279th Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade Brigadier J.R. Mackintosh-Walker |
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| 2nd Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | |
| 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders | |
| 10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) | |
| C Company, 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 131st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-Pounder field guns |
| 286th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 391st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 20th Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 31st Independent Tank Brigade Brigadier G.S. Knight |
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| 7th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment | Churchill tanks |
| 9th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment | Churchill tanks |
| C Squadron, 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) | Flail tanks, Churchill AVREs and Churchill Crocodiles. |
| B Squadron, 22nd Dragoons | Flail tanks, Churchill AVREs and Churchill Crocodiles. |
| 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division Major-General G.I. Thomas |
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| Divisional Troops | |
| 43rd (Gloucestershire) Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps | Armoured cars |
| HQ 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| HQ and 236th Battery, 59th (Hampshire) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| HQ, 360th and 362nd Batteries, 110th (7th Dorset) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| HQ 43rd Division Engineers Regiment | |
| 20th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 129th Infantry Brigade Brigadier G.H.L. Luce |
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| 4th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry | |
| 4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment | |
| 5th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment | |
| A Company, 8th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 94th (Dorset and Hampshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-Pounder field guns |
| 235th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 360th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 20th Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop | |
| 206th Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 130th Infantry Brigade Brigadier N.D. Leslie |
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| 4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment | |
| 5th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment | |
| 7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment | |
| B Company, 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 112th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-Pounder field guns |
| 223rd Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 362nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 32nd Independent AA Troop, Royal Artillery | |
| 553rd Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 214th Infantry Brigade Brigadier H. Essame |
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| 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment | |
| 5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | |
| 7th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry | |
| C Company, 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun) | |
| 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Towed 25-pounder field guns |
| 333rd Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 361st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery | |
| 31st Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop, Royal Artillery | |
| 20th Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
| 32nd (Guards) Infantry Brigade Brigadier G.F. Johnson |
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| 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards | |
| 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards | |
| 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards |
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