America at war! (1941–) – Part 3

Divisions ashore in France listed

SHAEF, London, England (AP) –
Here is how Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery’s “first team” in Normandy lines up along the beachhead, so far as officially announced:

  • At Montebourg, 14 miles southeast of Cherbourg, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
  • At Sainte-Mère-Église and Carentan farther south, the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.
  • At Isigny and to the south, the U.S. 29th Infantry Division.
  • At Trévières and to the south, the U.S. 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions.
  • Bayeux sector, the British 50th Infantry Division.
  • Between Caen and Bayeux, the 3rd Canadian Division.
  • Orne River sector, the British 6th Airborne Division.