Twenty-first Army Group
The Twenty-first Army Group, which consisted of the British and Canadian forces in the United Kingdom that were assigned for the invasion of Europe, was established in London in July 1943. In December 1944 General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery was designated as its commander. On June 6, 1944, General Montgomery directed the seaborne and airborne assault on the Continent. Under his command were the British Second Army, with the British 6th Airborne Division attached, and the United States First Army, with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions attached. Subsequently he commanded these two Armies and the United States Third Army and the Canadian First Army during the battle of Normandy and the advance to the Seine. On September 1, the Twenty-first Army Group was relieved of operational control of the United States Armies, and these Armies became the chief components of the new Twelfth Army Group. The Twenty-first Army Group, also called the Northern Group of Armies, operated in Northern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
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