| VII Corps |
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| VII Corps |
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VII Corps participated in five campaigns during World War II. The assault and landing at Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 June 1944, spearheaded the American landings on the Normandy beaches. The four other subsequent campaigns were Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe.
Allied Chain of Command and Order of Battle
Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
21st Army Group Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
First Army Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
VII Corps Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins
UNIT COMMANDERS
| 4th Infantry Division | Maj.Gen. Raymond O. Barton | |
| 8th Infantry | Col. James A. Van Fleet | |
| 12th Infantry | Col. Rusell P. Reeder ,(11 June) Lt. Col. Hervey Tribolet | |
| 22d Infantry | Col. Hervey A. Tribolet, (26 June) Col. Robert T. Foster |
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| 9th Infantry Division | Maj.Gen. Manton S. Eddy | |
| 39th Infantry | Col. Harry A. Flint | |
| 47th Infantry | Col. George W. Smythe | |
| 60th Infantry | Col. Frederick J. de Rohan | |
| 79th Infantry Division | Maj.Gen. Ira T. Wyche | |
| 313th Infantry | Col. Sterling A. Wood | |
| 314th Infantry | Col. Warren A. Robinson | |
| 315th Infantry | Col. Porter P. Wiggins (24 June) Col. Bernard B. McMahon |
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| 82d Airborne Division | Maj.Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway | |
| 505th Parachute Infantry | Col. William E. Ekman | |
| 507 Parachute Infantry | Col. George V. Millett, Jr. (15 June) Col. E.D. Raff |
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| 508th Parachute Infantry | Col. Roy E. Lindquist | |
| 325th Glider Infantry | Col. Harry L. Lewis | |
| 90th Infantry Division | Brig.Gen. Jay MacKelvie | |
| 357th Infantry | Col. Philip D. Ginder (13 June) Col. John W. Sheehy (15 June) Lt. Col. Charles M. Schwab (17 June) Col. George B. Barth |
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| 358th Infantry | Col. James V. Thompson (16 June) Col. Richard C. Partridge |
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| 359th Infantry | Col. Clark K. Fales | |
| 101st Airborne Division | Maj.Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor | |
| 501st Parachute Infantry | Col. Howard R. Johnson | |
| 502d Parachute Infantry | Col. George V. H. Moseley, Jr. (WIA
6 June), (6 June) Lt. Col. John H. Michaelis |
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| 506th Parachute Infantry | Col. Robert F. Sink | |
| 327th Glider Infantry | Col. George S. Wear (10 June) Col. Joseph H. Harper |
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| 4th Cavalry Group (Mech) | Col. Joseph M. Tully | |
| 4th Cavalry Squadron | Lt. Col. E. C. Dunn | |
| 24th Cavalry Squadron | Lt. Col. F. H. Gaston, Jr. | |
| 6th Armored Group | Col. Francis F. Fainter | |
| 70th Tank Battalion | Lt. Col. John C. Welborn | |
| 746th Tank Battalion | Lt. Col. C. G. Hupfer | |
Its first entry into Europe took place on D Day in 1944, as one of the two assault corps for US First Army during Operation Overlord. Subsequently, the unit participated in many battles during the advance across France and Germany until the surrender of the Third Reich.
Battle Casualties Sustained by VII Corps, 6 June-1 July 1944
| Unit | Killed | Wounded | Missing | Captured | Total |
| 4th Inf Division | 844 | 3,814 | 788 | 6 | 5,452 |
| 9th Inf Division | 301 | 2,061 | 76 | 0 | 5,438 |
| 79th Inf Division | 240 | 1,896: | 240 | 0 | 2,438 |
| 90th Inf Division | 386 | 1,979 | 34 | 0 | 2,376 |
| 82d A/B Div | 457 | 1,440 | 2,571 | 12 | 4,480 |
| 101st A/B Div | 546 | 2,217 | 1,907 | 0 | 4,480 |
| Corps Troops | 37 | 157 | 49 | 61 | 304 |
| All Units | 2,811 | 13,564 | 5,665 | 79 | 22,119 |
VII Corps from pre-invasion to VE Day