This is the Juno Beach order of battle on D-Day.
Canadian Army
3rd Canadian Infantry Division Divisional Troops
Headquarters 3rd Canadian Division. General officer commanding: Major General Rod Keller 3rd Infantry Division Signals Regiment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals No. 3 Defence and Employment Platoon (Lorne Scots) No. 4 Canadian Provost Company, Canadian Provost Corps 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. Commander: Brigadier R.A. Wyman 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) Divisional reconnaissance and divisional machine gun / mortar 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (machine gun and mortar 4.2 in) Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery – divisional artillery (allocated for landings) Headquarters RCA 3rd Division – CRA: Brigadier P.A.S. Todd 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 13th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 19th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 3rd Anti-tank Regiment, RCA 4th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RCA Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers – divisional engineers Headquarters RCE 3rd Division – CRE: Lieutenant-Colonel R.J. Cassidy 5th Canadian Field Company, RCE (Obstacle Clearance: Attached from I Canadian Corps Army Troops Engineers) 6th Canadian Field Company, RCE (Assault with 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade) 16th Canadian Field Company, RCE (Assault with 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade) 18th Canadian Field Company, RCE (Obstacle Clearance) 3rd Canadian Field Park Company, RCE 3 Canadian Divisional Bridge Platoon, RCE (Lt A. Secter)
7th Canadian Infantry (Assault) Brigade Group – Mike Green / Mike Red and Nan Green Beaches Headquarters 7th Infantry Brigade. Commander: Brigadier H.W. Foster The Royal Winnipeg Rifles The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) The Regina Rifle Regiment 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) (Sherman DD tanks) 12th and 13th Field Regiments (SP), RCA A Company (MG) and D Company, The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) Platoon, 6th Canadian Field Company, RCE 248 A/T Battery, 62nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA), with 17 pdr M10 self-propelled guns (from British I Corps) 7th Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots) No. 3 Battery, 2nd Royal Marine Armoured Support Regiment with Centaur Close Support tanks
8th Canadian Infantry (Assault) Brigade Group – Nan White and Nan Red Beaches
Headquarters 8th Infantry Brigade. Commander: Brigadier K.G. Blackader
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
Le Régiment de la Chaudière
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) (Sherman DD tanks) 14th and 19th Field Regiments (SP), RCA Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery B Company (MG), The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) Platoon, 16th Canadian Field Company, RCE 246 A/T Battery, 62 Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) (17 pdr anti-tank gun) - from I Corps 8th Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots) No. 4 Battery, 2nd Royal Marine Armoured Support Regiment (Centaur close support tank)
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade – Landing through 8th CIB on Nan Beaches
Headquarters 9th Infantry Brigade. Commander: Brigadier D.G. Cunningham
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment) C Company (MG) and 1/2 D Company (4.2-in mortars), The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) 9th Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)
Supporting corps divisional units integrated in Mike Sector and Nan Sector
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
No. 14, No. 22, No. 23 Field Ambulance and No. 17 Light Field Ambulance (2nd CAB)s Royal Canadian Dental Corps Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Canadian Chaplain Service
British Forces
British forces on Juno beach included units from Second Army and Combined Operations Headquarters They also provided the tri-service Beach groups that defended the beaches from air attack, directed the following waves and arranged casualty evacuation. The 79th Armoured division was the administrative division of the specialist assault and combat engineering vehicle units allocated to overcome the defences.
