The order of battle for the Battle of France details the hierarchy of the major combatant forces in the

Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France during the Second Wor ...

in May 1940.

Comparative ranks

Allies

The bulk of the forces of the Allies were

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, although the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

( British Expeditionary Force),

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, and

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

had significant forces in the battle opposing Germany. Supreme Command was held by the French Commander-in-Chief

Général d'armée Army general (french: Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie. It is also used in the Air and Space Force, where it is called . Officially, it is not a rank but a position and styl ...

Maurice Gamelin, his deputy Général d'armée

Alphonse Joseph Georges Alphonse Joseph Georges (August 15, 1875 in Allier - Montluçon – April 24, 1951 in Paris) was a French army officer. He was commander in chief of the North East Front in 1939 and 1940. Opposing the plan by supreme commander Maurice Gamelin t ...

was appointed Commander of the North Western Front.

French First Army Group

The First Army Group guarded the north-east frontier of France, ready to move into Belgium and the Netherlands to oppose any German invasion of those nations. The First controlled four French armies as well as the Belgian Army and the British Expeditionary Force. ''Général d'armée'' Gaston Billotte was Commander-in-Chief until his death in a car crash on 23 May 1940, ''Général d'armée'' Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard was appointed to succeed him. * First Army - Général d'armée Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard ** Cavalry Corps - Général de corps d'armée

René Prioux René Jacques Adolphe Prioux (11 April 1879 – 16 June 1953) was a general of the French Army who served in both world wars. A cavalry officer of great talent, Prioux rapidly rose through the officer ranks and commanded the Cavalry Corps of the ...

(vs. Hoeppner's XVI Pz Corps @ Hannut) *** 2nd Light Mechanized Division - Général de brigade Gabriel-Marie-Joseph Bougrain (vs. Hoeppner Corps) *** 3rd Light Mechanized Division - Général de brigade Jean-Léon-Albert Langlois ** 3rd Corps - General de Fornel de la Laurencie *** 1st Motorized Infantry Division *** 1st Moroccan Infantry Division *** 2nd North African Infantry Division ** 4th Corps - Général de division Aymes *** 32nd Infantry Division *** 15th Motorized Infantry Division - Général de brigade

Alphonse Juin Alphonse Pierre Juin (16 December 1888 – 27 January 1967) was a senior French Army general who became Marshal of France. A graduate of the École Spéciale Militaire class of 1912, he served in Morocco in 1914 in command of native troops. Upon ...

** 5th Corps - Général de corps d'armée René Altmayer ***

5th North African Infantry Division The 5th North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II. History The Division was created in September 1939 and was dissolved in June 1940 following the invasion of France. The Division was commanded by Generals ...

*** 101st Infantry Division ** Belgian VII Corps *** 2nd Chasseurs Ardennais - Général de brigade Maurice-Colombe-Louis Keyaert

(at Chabrehez and Houx vs. 7th Pz Div) *** 8th Infantry Division (Belgium), 8th Infantry Division * Second Army - Général d'armée Charles Huntziger ** ''Directly reporting:'' (dispositions north to south) ***

5th Light Cavalry Division The French 5th Light Cavalry Division was a French Army division active during World War II. It was led by Lieut. General Baron Subervie. World War 2 Battle Of France During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division Division or divider may r ...

- Général de brigade Marie-Jacques-Henri Chanoin

(to Neufchateau-Bastogne, vs Guderian 1st and 2nd Pz, evacuated Sedan) *** 2nd Light Cavalry Division (to Habay La Neuve, Arlon Gap, vs 10th Pz Div) *** 1st Cavalry Brigade ** ''Directly reporting:'' (Reserves) ***4th Tank Battalion ***7th Tank Battalion ***205th Inf Regt ***213th Inf Regt - Lt Colonel Labarthé ** 10th Corps - Général de corps d'armée Pierre-Paul-Jacques Grandsar

*** 55th Infantry Division (France), 55th Infantry Division - Général de brigade Henri-Jean LaFontain

(Donchery and La Marfee on the Meuse, vs Guderian, 1st, 2nd Pz Divs.) *** 71st Infantry Division (France), 71st Infantry Division - Général de brigade Joseph-Antoine-Jacques-Louis Baude

(Wadelincourt on the Meuse and Raucourt, vs Guderian's 10th Pz Div) ***

3rd North African Infantry Division The 3rd North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II. History During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units: *12th Zouaves Regiment *14th Algerian Tirailleurs Regi ...

(South of 71st Div) ** 18th Corps - Général de division Paul-André Doyen *** 1st Colonial Infantry Division *** 3rd Colonial Infantry Division *** 41st Infantry Division * Seventh Army - Général d'armée

Henri Giraud Henri Honoré Giraud (18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French general and a leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War until he was forced to retire in 1944. Born to an Alsatian family in Paris, Giraud graduated from ...

** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 21st Infantry Division *** 60th Infantry Division *** 68th Infantry Division ** 1st Corps *** 1st Light Mechanized Division *** 25th Motorized Division - Général de division Molinié ** 16th Corps ***

9th Motorized Division The French 9th Motorized Division was a French Army division active during World War II. World War 2 Battle Of France During the Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the We ...

* Ninth Army - Général d'armée

André Corap André Georges Corap (, 15 January 1878 – 15 August 1953) was a General in the French Army who fought in World War II. He commanded the 9th Army during the battle of France in 1940. Early life Corap was born in Pont Audemer, Normandy. His fat ...

** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 4th North African Infantry Division - Général de division Charles-Èugene Sancelm

(at Onhaye, vs 7th Pz Div) *** 53rd Infantry Division (France), 53rd Infantry Division - Général de brigade Jean-Marie-Léon Etchberrigaray (vs 2nd Pz) ** 2nd Corps Général de corps d'armée Jean-Gabriel Bouffe

*** 4th Light Cavalry Division - Général de division Paul-Louis-Arthur Barb

(deployed into the Ardennes, across the Meuse to the Ourthe, then Marche, vs 7th Pz Div) *** 5th Motorized Division (France), 5th Motorized Division - Général de brigade Jean-Noël-Louis Bouche

(Haut-le-Wastia, vs 7th Pz) ** French 11th Corps, 11th Corps - Général de corps d'armée Julien-Françoise-René Martin *** 1st Light Cavalry Division *** 18th Infantry Division - Général de division Camille-Léon Duffe

(on the Meuse at Houx, vs 7th Pz Div) ****66th Regt ****77th Regt ****125th Regt *** 22nd Infantry Division (France), 22nd Infantry Division - Général de brigade Joseph-Louis-Françoise Hassle

(Givet on the Meuse, vs 7th Pz Div) ** French 41st Corps, 41st Corps - Général de corps d'armée Emmanuel-Urbain Libau

*** 61st Infantry Division (France), 61st Infantry Division - Général de brigade Arsène-Marie Paul Vauthier (N of Monthermé vs 8 Pz Div) *** 102nd Fortress Division - Général de division Françoise-Arthur Portzer

(Monthermé, vs 6th Pz Div) *** - Colonel Marc ( La Horgne v 1st Pz) * French Armored Reserves (near Rheims to SW of breakthrough area) ** 1st Armored Division - Général de brigade Marie-Germain-Christian Brunea

(deployed to Charleroi then to Flavion, arrived low on fuel or out of fuel, vs 7 Pz Div and then 5th Pz Div) ** 2nd Armoured Division (France, 1940), 2nd Armored Division - Général de brigade Albert-Charles-Émile Bruch�

(to Signy, deployed piecemeal, destroyed by Reinhardt's XLI Pz Corps) ** 3rd Armoured Division (France, 1940), 3rd Armored Division - Général de brigade Georges-Louis Brocar

(to west of Stonne, versus Grossdeutschland Regt, 10th Pz Div, dispersed, small detachment attacked Stonne but driven off) ** 3rd Motorized Division (France), 3rd Motorized Infantry Division - Général de brigade Paul-Jean-Léon Bertin-Bossu

(to west of Stonne, dispersed, attacked Stonne but driven off) ** 4th Armored Division (France, 1940), 4th Armored Division - Général de brigade

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Governm ...

* British Expeditionary Force - General

Lord Gort Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actio ...

** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 5th Infantry Division - Major-General

Harold Franklyn General Sir Harold Edmund Franklyn, (28 November 1885 − 31 March 1963) was a British Army officer who fought in both the First and the Second World Wars. He is most notable for his command of the 5th Infantry Division during the Battle of F ...

*** 12th Infantry Division - Major-General Roderic Loraine Petre *** 23rd Infantry Division - Major-General William Norman Herbert *** 46th Infantry Division - Major-General Henry Curtis ** I Corps (UK) - Lieutenant-General Michael Barker succeeded by Major-General Harold Alexander *** 1st Infantry Division - Major-General Harold Alexander *** 2nd Infantry Division - Major-General

Charles Loyd General Sir Henry Charles Loyd, (12 February 1891 – 11 November 1973), nicknamed "Budget Loyd", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars, most notably during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding (GOC) ...

, succeeded by Brigadier

Noel Irwin Lieutenant General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin & Two Bars, MC (24 December 1892 – 21 December 1972) was a senior British Army officer, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma campaign ...

*** 48th Infantry Division - Major-General

Andrew Thorne General Sir Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne, (20 September 1885 – 25 September 1970) was a senior British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars, where he commanded the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division during t ...

** II Corps (UK) - Lieutenant-General Alan Brooke succeeded by Major-General

Bernard Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence an ...

*** 3rd Infantry Division - Major-General Bernard Montgomery, succeeded by Brigadier Kenneth Anderson *** 4th Infantry Division - Major-General Dudley Johnson *** 50th Infantry Division - Major-General Giffard Le Quesne Martel ** III Corps (UK) - Lieutenant-General

Ronald Adam General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, (30 October 1885 – 26 December 1982) was a senior British Army officer. He had an important influence on the conduct of the British Army during the Second World War as a result of his long tenure ...

*** 42nd Infantry Division - Major-General William Holmes *** 44th Infantry Division - Major-General Edmund Osborne

Belgian Army

The Belgian Army field approximately 600,000 personnel in 22 divisions, backed by 1,338 artillery pieces, 10 tanks and 240 other combat vehicles. King

Leopold III of Belgium Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invas ...

had assumed personal command of the army upon mobilization. His principal military advisor was Lieutenant-general

Raoul van Overstraeten Raoul François Casimir Van Overstraeten (Ath, 29 January 1885—Brussels, 30 January 1977) was a Belgian general who fought during the First World War and Second World War and, from 1938 to 1940, military adviser of king Leopold III of Belgium. ...

, while General-major

Oscar Michiels François-Fidèle-Oscar Michiels (24 July 1881 – 14 June 1946) was a Belgian military officer who served in World War I and World War II. Biography Oscar Michiels was born in central Brussels on 24 July 1881. He enrolled in a military sch ...

was Chief of the General Staff. *

I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to: France * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Ar ...

- Lieutenant-general Alexis van der Veken ** 4th Infantry Division ** 7th Reserve Infantry Division *

II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to: France * 2nd Army Corps (France) * II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...

- Lieutenant-general Victor Michem **

6th Infantry Division 6th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *6th Division (Australia) * 6th Division (Austria) * 6th (United Kingdom) Division * Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) *Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) * 6th Division (Reichswehr) *6th Divisio ...

** 14th Reserve Infantry Division *

III Corps 3rd Corps, Third Corps, III Corps, or 3rd Army Corps may refer to: France * 3rd Army Corps (France) * III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * III Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of t ...

- Lieutenant-general Joseph de Krahe ** 2nd Infantry Division ** 3rd Infantry Division * IV Corps - Lieutenant-general André Bogaerts ** 12th Reserve Infantry Division ** 15th Reserve Infantry Division ** 18th Reserve Infantry Division *

V Corps 5th Corps, Fifth Corps, or V Corps may refer to: France * 5th Army Corps (France) * V Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * V Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army ...

- Lieutenant-general Edouard Van den Bergen ** 13th Reserve Infantry Division ** 17th Reserve Infantry Division *

VI Corps 6 Corps, 6th Corps, Sixth Corps, or VI Corps may refer to: France * VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VI Corps (Grande Armée), a formation of the Imperial French army du ...

- Lieutenant-general Fernand Verstraete ** 5th Infantry Division ** 10th Reserve Infantry Division *

VII Corps 7th Corps, Seventh Corps, or VII Corps may refer to: * VII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * VII R ...

- Lieutenant-general Georges Deffontaine ** 8th Reserve Infantry Division ** 2nd Chasseurs Ardennais Division * Cavalry Corps - Lieutenant-general Maximilien de Neve de Roden ** 1st Infantry Division ** 14th Reserve Infantry Division ** 2nd Cavalry Division ** Group Ninitte * Group K - Lieutenant-general Maurice Keyaerts ** 1st Cavalry Division ** 1st Chasseurs Ardennais Division * General Reserve ** 11th Reserve Infantry Division ** 16th Reserve Infantry Division

Luxembourg Army

The Luxembourg army (the ''Corps des Gendarmes et Voluntaries'') was made up of two companies. The first company, the Volunteer Corps, was Luxembourg’s main army during the invasions. The second company was the ''Corps des Gendarmes'' Luxembourg’s gendarmarie force. * ''Corps des Gendarmes et Voluntaries'' - Émile Speller ** Volunteer Corps - Captain Aloyse Jacoby *** auxiliary unit ** '' Corps des Gendarmes'' - Captain Maurice Stein

French Second Army Group

The French 2nd Army Group was responsible for manning the bulk of the

Maginot Line The Maginot Line (french: Ligne Maginot, ), named after the Minister of the Armed Forces (France), French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by French Third Republic, F ...

from

Montmédy Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Citadel of Montmédy In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became th ...

to south of

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...

, and controlled three armies. General de Armee Andre-Gaston Pretelat was Commander-in-Chief of the army group throughout its existence. * Directly reporting to the Army Group: ** 87th African Infantry Division ** 4th Colonial Infantry Division * Third Army - General

Charles-Marie Condé Charles-Marie Condé ( Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) 25 February 1876 – 13 October 1945) was a French military officer. In World War II he was a general, and from 2 September 1939 to 20 June 1940, he commanded the 3rd French Army against the Germa ...

** Directly reporting: *** 3rd Light Cavalry Division - General Petiet ***

- General Lucien *** 6th North African Infantry Division - General de Verdilhac *** 6th Colonial Infantry Division - General Carles *** 7th Infantry Division *** 8th Infantry Division ** French Colonial Corps *** 2nd Infantry Division - General Klopfenstein *** British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division - Major-General Victor Fortune *** 56th Infantry Division ** 6th Corps *** 26th Infantry Division *** 42nd Infantry Division ** 24th Corps - General Fougère *** 51st Infantry Division - General Boell ** 42nd Corps - General Sivot *** 20th Infantry Division - General Corbe *** 58th Infantry Division - General Perraud * Fourth Army - General Edouard Réquin ** Directly reporting: *** Polish 1st Infantry Division - General Bronisław Duch *** 45th Infantry division - General Roux ** 9th Corps - General Laure *** 11th Infantry Division - General Arlabosse *** 47th Infantry Division - General Mendras ** 20th Corps - General Hubert *** 52nd Infantry Division *** 82nd African Infantry Division * Fifth Army - General

Victor Bourret Victor Bourret (22 September 1877 – 5 August 1949) was a French general and military administrator. Born on 22 September 1877 in Bastia on Corsica, he was the son of a gendarme. He joined up in 1895 and attended the '' École Nationale des Sou ...

** Directly reporting: *** 44th Infantry Division ** 8th Corps *** 24th Infantry Division *** 31st Infantry Division ** 12th Corps *** 16th Infantry Division *** 35th Infantry Division *** 70th Infantry Division ** 17th Corps *** 62nd Infantry Division *** 103rd Infantry Division ** 43rd Corps *** 30th Infantry Division

French Third Army Group

The 3rd Army Group was responsible for manning the southern end of the

, along the River Rhine and controlled one army. The army group's Commander-in-Chief was Général d'Armée Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson. * Eighth Army - General Marcel Garchery ** 7th Corps *** 13th Infantry Division *** 27th Infantry Division ** 13th Corps *** 19th Infantry Division *** 54th Infantry Division *** 104th Fortress Division *** 105th Fortress Division ** 44th Corps *** 67th Infantry Division ** 45th Corps *** 57th Infantry Division *** 63rd Infantry Division *** Polish

Second Infantry Fusiliers Division The 2nd Rifle Division ( pl, 2 Dywizja Strzelców Pieszych, french: 2e Division des Chasseurs or ''2e Division d'Infanterie Polonaise'') was a Polish Army unit, part of the recreated Polish Army in France in 1940. The division (numbering 15,830 s ...

- Brigadier-General Bronisław Prugar-Ketling

Royal Netherlands Army

The

had four corps, one motorized division and a defense division deployed to begin the battle. Total strength was 240,000 personnel, equipped with 676 artillery pieces and 32 armoured cars. Generaal Henri Winkelman was Supreme Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army and Navy. * Field Army Command - Luitenant-generaal Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst **

- Generaal-majoor Jacob Harberts *** 2nd Division *** 4th Division **

- Generaal-majoor Adrianus van Nijnatten ***

5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *5th Division (Australia) * 5th Division (People's Republic of China) * 5th Division (Colombia) * Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) *5th Light Cavalry Division (France) * 5th M ...

*** 6th Division ***

Light Division The Light Division was a light infantry division of the British Army. Its origins lay in "Light Companies" formed during the late 18th century, to move at speed over inhospitable terrain and protect a main force with skirmishing tactics. Thes ...

(Attached) *** ''Peel Division'' (Attached) ** IV Corps - Generaal-majoor Adrianus van den Bent *** 7th Division *** 8th Division ** A, B, G Brigades *

- Generaal-majoor Nicolaas Carstens ** 1st Division ** 3rd Division

French army facing Italy

* Armee des Alps Commanded by Général d'Armée

René Olry René-Henri Olry CLH (28 June 1880 – 3 January 1944) was a French general and commander of the Army of the Alps (french: l'Armée des Alpes) during the Battle of France of World War II. Biography Early life Olry was born on 28 June 1880 in ...

* 3 infantry divisions of type B 14th Army Corps 15th Army Corps ** Fortification sectors: Dauphiné, Savoie, Alpes Maritimes ** Defence sectors: Rhône, Nice Originally the French Sixth Army, the Army of the Alps was responsible for manning the southeast frontier with Italy. Overall, French forces in the region numbered about 35,000 soldiers.

French reserves

British Expeditionary Force

Axis

The commander-in-chief of the

Oberkommando des Heeres The (; abbreviated OKH) was the high command of the Army of Nazi Germany. It was founded in 1935 as part of Adolf Hitler's rearmament of Germany. OKH was ''de facto'' the most important unit within the German war planning until the defeat at ...

(OKH) was

Generaloberst A ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German ''Reichswehr'' and ''Wehrmacht'', the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. The rank was ...

Walter von Brauchitsch Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family ...

. Initially the Axis forces consisted of the forces of the German army. They were joined in the conflict by the Italian army on 10 June.

OKH Reserve

* Second Army -

General der Kavallerie General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers o ...

Maximilian von Weichs Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954) was a field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into an aristocratic family, Weichs ...

** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 267th Infantry Division *** 294th Infantry Division **

IX Corps 9 Corps, 9th Corps, Ninth Corps, or IX Corps may refer to: France * 9th Army Corps (France) * IX Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * IX Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German ...

- General der Infanterie

Hermann Geyer __NOTOC__ Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suic ...

*** 15th Infantry Division *** 205th Infantry Division ** XXVI Corps - General der Artillerie

Albert Wodrig __NOTOC__ Albert Wodrig (16 July 1883 – 31 October 1972) was a German general during World War II who commanded the XXVI. Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cro ...

*** 34th Infantry Division *** 45th Infantry Division *** 295th Infantry Division **

- General der Pioniere Otto-Wilhelm Förster *** 5th Infantry Division *** 293rd Infantry Division * Ninth Army - Generaloberst

Johannes Blaskowitz Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948) was a German '' Generaloberst'' during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. After joining the Imperial German Army i ...

** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 211th Infantry Division ** XXXXII Corps - General der Pioniere Walter Kuntze *** 50th Infantry Division *** 291st Infantry Division ** XXXXIII Corps - Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Speck, from 31 May Generalleutnant Franz Böhme *** 88th Infantry Division *** 96th Infantry Division *** 292nd Infantry Division ** XVIII Corps - General der Infanterie Eugen Beyer, from 5 June Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Speck *** 25th Infantry Division *** 81st Infantry Division *** 290th Infantry Division

German Army Group A Army Group A (Heeresgruppe A) was the name of several German Army Groups during World War II. During the Battle of France, the army group named Army Group A was composed of 45½ divisions, including 7 armored panzer divisions. It was responsible ...

Commanded by Generaloberst

Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German field marshal in the '' Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, Rundstedt entered th ...

(Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant Georg von Sodenstern) * Fourth Army - Generaloberst Günther von Kluge (Chief of Staff: Generalmajor

Kurt Brennecke Kurt Brennecke (16 December 1891 – 30 December 1982) was a General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXXXIII. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kurt Brennecke was ...

) **

- General der Infanterie Adolf Strauß -> 30.5.1940 General der Infanterie

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel Carl-Heinrich Rudolf Wilhelm von Stülpnagel (2 January 1886 – 30 August 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was an army level commander. While serving as military commander of German-occupied France and as comm ...

*** 12th Infantry Division -

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-s ...

Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach Walther Kurt von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (; 22 August 1888 – 28 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the LI Army Corps during the Battle of Stalingrad. At the end of the battle, he gave his officers freedom of action ...

*** 32nd Infantry Division -

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

Franz Böhme **

- General der Infanterie

Richard Ruoff Richard Ruoff (18 August 1883 – 30 March 1967) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 4th Panzer Army and the 17th Army on the Eastern Front. World War II Ruoff took command of V Army Corps on ...

*** 211th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Kurt Renner ***

251st Infantry Division The 251st Infantry Division (german: 251. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. It was active in two iterations: the initial 251st Infantry Division was deployed in 1939 and dissolved in November 19 ...

- Generalmajor

Hans Kratzert Hans Kratzert (3 February 1940 – 15 August 2023) was a German screenwriter and film director. Kratzert was born in Heerwegen in the Province of Silesia during the Second World War. He was part of Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–50), th ...

*** 263rd Infantry Division - Generalmajor Franz Karl **

VIII Corps 8th Corps, Eighth Corps, or VIII Corps may refer to: * VIII Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars *VIII Army Corps (German Confederation) * VIII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army ...

- General der Infanterie Walter Heitz *** 8th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Rudolf Koch-Erpach *** 28th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

Hans von Obstfelder __NOTOC__ Hans von Obstfelder (6 September 1886 – 20 December 1976) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. ...

-> 20.5.1940 Generalmajor

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*** 87th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Bogislav von Studnitz *** 267th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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XV Corps 15th Corps, Fifteenth Corps, or XV Corps may refer to: * XV Corps (British India) *XV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *15th Army Corps (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I * XV Royal Bav ...

- General der Infanterie

Hermann Hoth Hermann Hoth (12 April 1885 – 25 January 1971) was a German army commander, war criminal, and author. He served as a high-ranking panzer commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II, playing a prominent role in the Battle of France and on t ...

(dispositions north to south: Yvoir-Houx-Dinant) *** 5th Panzer Division - Generalleutnant Max von Hartlieb -> 22.5.1940 Generalleutnant Joachim Lemelsen -> 6.6.1940 Generalmajor Ludwig Cruwell *** 7th Panzer Division - Generalmajor

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*** 62nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 62nd Infantry Division - Generalmajor Walter Keiner * Twelfth Army - Generaloberst

Wilhelm List Wilhelm List (14 May 1880 – 17 August 1971) was a German field marshal during World War II who was convicted of war crimes by a US Army tribunal after the war. List commanded the 14th Army in the invasion of Poland and the 12th Army in the ...

(Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant Eberhard von Mackensen) **

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Curt Haase *** 3rd Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

Walter Lichel __NOTOC__ Walter Lichel (1 May 1885 – 10 December 1969) was a German general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Lichel surrendered to the Allied troops in 1945 and was held until 1947. ...

*** 23rd Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt __NOTOC__ Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (13 July 1887 – 9 May 1943) was a German general (General of the Infantry) during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt became il ...

*** 52nd Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Hans-Jurgen von Arnim **

- General of Engineers Otto-Wilhelm Förster *** 16th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Heinrich Krampf *** 24th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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-> 1.6.1940 Generalmajor

Hans-Valentin Hube Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890 – 21 April 1944) was a German general during World War II who commanded armoured forces in the invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. In the course of the war, Hube led the 16th Infantry Divisi ...

** XVIII Corps - General der Infanterie Eugen Beyer -> 1.6. Generalleutnant Hermann Ritter von Speck *** 5th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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*** 21st Infantry Division - Generalmajor

Otto Sponheimer __NOTOC__ Otto Sponheimer (19 December 1886 – 14 March 1961) was a German general (General of the Infantry) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of ...

*** 25th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Erich Clößner *** 1st Mountain Division - Generalleutnant

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* Sixteenth Army - General der Infanterie Ernst Busch (Chief of Staff: Generalmajor

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- General der Infanterie Eugen von Schobert *** 36th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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*** 68th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Georg Braun ** XIII Corps - Generalleutnant Heinrich von Vietinghoff *** 15th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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*** 17th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Herbert Loch *** 10th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Konrad von Cochenhausen ** XXIII Corps - Generalleutnant

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*** 34th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Hans Behlendorff *** 58th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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*** 76th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

Maximilian de Angelis __NOTOC__ Maximilian de Angelis (2 October 1889 – 6 December 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. On 4 April 1946 Angelis was e ...

*** 26th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Sigismund von Förster *

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- General der Kavallerie

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(Chief of Staff: Generalmajor

Kurt Zeitzler Kurt Zeitzler (9 June 1895 – 25 September 1963) was a Chief of the Army General Staff in the '' Wehrmacht'' of Nazi Germany during World War II. Zeitzler was almost exclusively a staff officer, serving as chief of staff in a corps, army, and ...

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XIV Corps 14 Corps, 14th Corps, Fourteenth Corps, or XIV Corps may refer to: * XIV Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XIV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World ...

- General der Infanterie

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*** 2nd Infantry Division (mot.) - Generalleutnant Paul Bader *** 13th Infantry Division (mot.) - Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch und Panthen *** 29th Infantry Division (mot.) - Generalmajor Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp ** XXXXI Corps - Generalleutnant

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(disposition of Panzer Corps north to south, Montherme) ***

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- Generalmajor Werner Kempf *** 8th Panzer Division -

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** XIX Corps - General der Kavallerie

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(dispositions east to west: Donchery to Sedan) *** 2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), 2nd Panzer Division - Generalleutnant Rudolf Veiel *** 1st Panzer Division - Generalleutnant Friedrich Kirchner *** 10th Panzer Division - Generalleutnant

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*** Infantry Regiment ''Großdeutschland'' * Reserves ** XXXX Corps - Generalleutnant

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- Generalleutnant

Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben __NOTOC__ Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben (16 April 1883 – 11 October 1940) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 6th Infantry Division of the '' Wehrmacht''. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Biegeleben ...

*** 9th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Georg von Apell *** 4th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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*** 27th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Friedrich Bergmann *** 71st Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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*** 73rd Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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Commanded by Generaloberst

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(Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant Hans von Salmuth) * Sixth Army - Generaloberst Walter von Reichenau (Chief of Staff: Generalmajor

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) ** XVI Corps - General der Kavallerie

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*** 4th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

*** 33rd Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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*** 3rd Panzer Division - Generalmajor Horst Stumpff *** 4th Panzer Division - Generalmajor Ludwig Radlmeier -> 8.6.1940 Generalmajor Johann Joachim Stever ** IV Corps - General der Infanterie

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*** 15th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

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*** 205th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant

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XI Corps 11 Corps, 11th Corps, Eleventh Corps, or XI Corps may refer to: * 11th Army Corps (France) * XI Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XI Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * XI ...

- Generalleutnant

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*** 7th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz *** 211th Infantry Division - Generalmajor Kurt Renner *** 31st Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Rudolf Kaempfe **

- General der Infanterie

** XXVII Corps - General der Infanterie

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*** 253th Infantry Division - Generalleutnant Fritz Kuhne *** 269th Infantry Division - Generalmajor

* Eighteenth Army - General der Artillerie Georg von Küchler ** Reporting Directly *** 1st Cavalry Division - Major General Kurt Feldt **

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- General Christian Hansen *** SS "Adolf Hitler" Reinforced Regiment -

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227th Infantry Division The 227th Infantry Division named "Rheinisch-Westfälische" was created on 26 August 1939 in Krefeld. The division was deployed for the last time in February 1945 in the Tuchola Forest. Operational history Activation and the low countries The 22 ...

*** 207th Infantry Division ***SS "Der Fuhrer" Reinforced Regiment (Detached from SS "Verfugungstruppe" Division) ** XXVI Corps - General

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256th Infantry Division The 256th Infantry Division (''256. Infanterie-Division'') was a German infantry division in World War II. They formed on August 1939 as part of the 4. Welle (wave). The division was destroyed at Vitebsk in June 1944 during Operation Bagration ...

*** 254th Infantry Division *** SS "Verfügungstruppe" Division (Less one Regiment "Der Fuhrer") - ss-Gruppenfuhrer

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9th Panzer Division The 9th Panzer Division was a panzer division of the German Army during World War II. It came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. The division was headquartered in Vienna, in the German military district Weh ...

- Major General Alfred Ritter Von Hubicki ** XXXIX Corps (Activated 13 May 1940) – Lieutenant General

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**Reserves *** 208th Infantry Division *** 225th Infantry Division ***526th Infantry Division **Air Landing Corps (Under Luftwaffe control) ***

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*** 22nd Air Landing Infantry Division

German Army Group C

Commanded by Generaloberst

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* First Army - Generaloberst Erwin von Witzleben ** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 197th Infantry Division ** Höh. Kom. z.b.V. XXXVII - Generalleutnant Alfred Böhm-Tettelbach *** 246th Infantry Division *** 215th Infantry Division *** 262nd Infantry Division ***

257th Infantry Division The 257th Infantry Division (german: 257. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. The division was destroyed in combat in August 1944 and formally dissolved on 9 October 1944. The division was rede ...

** XXIV Corps - General der Panzertruppe Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg *** 60th Infantry Division *** 252nd Infantry Division *** 168th Infantry Division **

XII Corps 12th Corps, Twelfth Corps, or XII Corps may refer to: * 12th Army Corps (France) * XII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army * XII (Ro ...

- Generaloberst

Gotthard Heinrici Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II. Heinrici is considered as the premier defensive expert of the ''Wehrmacht''. His final command was Army Group Vistula, formed from t ...

*** 75th Infantry Division *** 268th Infantry Division *** 198th Infantry Division ** XXX Corps - General der Artillerie Otto Hartmann *** 258th Infantry Division *** 93rd Infantry Division *** 79th Infantry Division ** Höh. Kom. z.b.V. XXXXV - General der Infanterie Kurt von Greiff *** 95th Infantry Division *** 167th Infantry Division * Seventh Army - Generaloberst

Friedrich Dollmann Friedrich Karl Albert Dollmann (2 February 188228 June 1944Reynolds, M: ''Steel Inferno'', p. 163. Dell Publishing, 1997.D'Este, C: ''Decision in Normandy'', pp. 241–242. Penguin Books, 2004.) was a German general during World War II who comma ...

** Höh. Kom. z.b.V. XXXIII - General der Kavallerie Georg Brandt *** 213th Infantry Division *** 554th Infantry Division *** 556th Infantry Division ***

239th Infantry Division The 239th Infantry Division (german: 239. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II. The division was activated in 1939 and remained in active duty until December 1941. Its staff was formally dissolved in ...

** XXV Corps - General der Infanterie

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*** 557th Infantry Division *** 555th Infantry Division *** 6th Mountain Division ** ''Directly reporting:'' *** 218th Infantry Division *** 221st Infantry Division

Italian Army Group "West"

Commanded by Prince General

Umberto di Savoia en, Albert Nicholas Thomas John Maria of Savoy , house = Savoy , father = Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , mother = Princess Elena of Montenegro , birth_date = , birth_place = Racconigi, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy , ...

1st Army First Army may refer to: China * New 1st Army, Republic of China * First Field Army, a Communist Party of China unit in the Chinese Civil War * 1st Group Army, People's Republic of China Germany * 1st Army (German Empire), a World War I field Arm ...

- General Pietro Pintor ** II Army Corps - General Francesco Bertini ** III Army Corps - General Mario Arisio ** XV Army Corps - General

Gastone Gambara Gastone Gambara (10 November 1890 – 27 February 1962) was an Italian General who participated in World War I and World War II. He excelled during the Italian intervention in favor of the nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. During World War ...

* 4th Army - General

Alfredo Guzzoni Alfredo Guzzoni (12 April 1877 – 15 April 1965) was an Italian military officer who served in both World War I and World War II. Early life Guzzoni was a native of Mantua, Italy. Italian Army Guzzoni joined the Italian Royal Army ('' Regio ...

** I Army Corps - General

Carlo Vecchiarelli Carlo Vecchiarelli (10 January 1884 – 13 December 1948) was an Italian general. He was a veteran combatant of the First World War. Between the two world wars he held the positions of Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Prague, Honora ...

** IV Army Corps - General

Camillo Mercalli Camillo Mercalli ( Savona, 18 July 1882 – Turin, 13 November 1974) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography He was born in Savona on 18 July 1882, the son of Antonio Mercalli and Gabriella Marchesi Massimino, and after enl ...

Alpine Army Corps The Comando Truppe Alpine (Alpine Troops Command) or COMTA (formerly also COMALP) commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called ''Alpini'' (singular: ''Alpino'') and various support and training units. It is the successor to the ''4º ...

- General Luigi Negri Cesi Overall, the Italian forces numbered about 312,000 troops. However they had inadequate artillery and transport and most were not equipped for the cold Alpine environment.

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War over Holland May 1940: The Dutch struggle
* {{DEFAULTSORT:France Battle of France World War II orders of battle