Commander, SHAEF: General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Commander, 21st Army Group: General Bernard Montgomery[1]
Western Beaches
Sword
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Juno
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Gold
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79th Armoured Division: Major General Percy Hobart[2] provided specialised armoured vehicles which supported the landings on all beaches in Second Army's
Commander, First Army: Lieutenant General Omar Bradley[1]
The First Army contingent totalled approximately 73,000 men, including 15,600 from the airborne divisions.[3]