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Second Army
The army activated in the summer of 1943 as the United Kingdom component of the 21st Army Group, the Allied ground force for the invasion of Normandy. Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey came from the ltalian front to command of the Second Army in January 1944. He led it during the invasion and throughout the remainder of the war in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Following the Normandy landings, the Second Army was involved in the much-debated and argued-about fighting in the Caen sector, where, though its progress was slow, it drew onto itself the bulk of the German defence forces, setting up conditions for a large-scale American advance.
Headquarters (HQ)
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C)
00.06.1943 - 00.01.1944Gen. Sir Kenneth A.N. Anderson
26.01.1944 - 08.08.1945Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempsey
Following the Normandy landings, the Second Army was involved in the much-debated and argued-about fighting in the Caen sector, where, though its progress was slow, it drew onto itself the bulk of the German defence forces, setting up conditions for a large-scale American advance.
Headquarters (HQ)
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C)
00.06.1943 - 00.01.1944Gen. Sir Kenneth A.N. Anderson
26.01.1944 - 08.08.1945Gen. Sir Miles C. Dempsey
Order of Battle Operation Overlord
Order of Battle Operation Market Garden
- VIII Corps
- XII Corps
- XXX Corps