The 5 beaches landed on by the allies on June 6th 1944 were codenamed :-

• Utah - US 4th Infantry Division.
• Omaha - US 29th Infantry Division and elements of US Army Rangers.
• Gold - British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and British 8th Armoured Brigade
• Juno - Canadian 3rd Infantry Division. (Part of British 1 Corps)
• Sword - British 3rd Armoured Division, 1st Special Service Brigade, Free French Commandos, 27th Independent Armoured Brigade, 4th Special Service Brigade and elements of the 79th Armoured Division.

The British-Commanded Assaults:

• 6th Airborne Division (British)
• 1st Special Service Brigade (British)
• 4th Special Service Brigade (British)
• I Corps (British)
• 3rd Infantry Division (British)
• 27th Armoured Brigade (British)
• #3, #4, #6, #45 and #47 Commando Groups (British)
• 3rd Infantry Division (Canadian)
• 2nd Armoured Brigade (Canadian)
• XXX Corps (British)
• 50th Infantry Division (British)
• 8th Armoured Brigade (British)
• 79th Armoured Division (British & Canadian mix)
• 2nd Army Division (Australia)
• Royal Air Force (British)
• Royal Canadian Air Force (Canadian)
• Royal Navy (British)
• Royal Australian Air Force (Australian)
• XV Air Squadron (British and Australian joint force)

The American-Commanded Assaults:

• V Corps (American)
• 1st Infantry Division (American)
• 29th Infantry Division (American)
• 2nd and 5th Rangers (American)
• VII Corps (American)
• 4th Infantry Division (American)
• 359th Regimental Combat Team (American)
• 90th Infantry Division (American)
• 101st Airborne Division (American)
• 82nd Airborne Division (American)
• United States Air Force (American)
• United States Navy (American)

Other:

• French Resistance Army
• Several Polish Legion troops alongside the French Resistance Army
• Several Norwegian troops alongside both British and American Assaults
• Several New Zealand troops alongside British Assaults
• Several Netherlands/Dutch troops alongside British Assaults
• Several Belgian troops alongside British Assaults