The unit under V Corps is the 3rd Armored Group. It contained one light and three medium tank battalions. For D-Day, the latter three were attached to the 1st Infantry Division. Two of them were partially equipped with the amphibious version of the M4 Sherman.
As I noted, the NEPTUNE plan underwent revisions, the most significant of which was its expansion from a three-division assault to a five-division assault. The American beaches were added to enlarge the bridgehead and also because the early capture of Cherbourg was made a key objective. For that reason, US forces were based in the southwestern UK.
The unit under V Corps is the 3rd Armored Group. It contained one light and three medium tank battalions. For D-Day, the latter three were attached to the 1st Infantry Division. Two of them were partially equipped with the amphibious version of the M4 Sherman.
As I noted, the NEPTUNE plan underwent revisions, the most significant of which was its expansion from a three-division assault to a five-division assault. The American beaches were added to enlarge the bridgehead and also because the early capture of Cherbourg was made a key objective. For that reason, US forces were based in the southwestern UK.