Formation · army
British Second Army
Existed: 1 Jun 1943 – 25 Jun 1945
Commanders
- Miles Dempsey 26 Jan 1944 – 25 Jun 1945
Positions (approximate)
- 6 June 1944D-Day: XXX Corps at Gold, I Corps at Juno and Sword
- 12 June 1944Gold, Juno and Sword beaches; Caen
- 15 September 1944Brussels, Antwerp; Market Garden
- 16 December 1944Maas
- 7 March 1945Rhine at Wesel
- 25 April 1945Hamburg; Lüneburg Heath surrender 4 May
Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.
Sources
- [1]Second Army (United Kingdom)
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia
- [2]Normandy landings
Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia