Operation Sea Lion order of battle

The German plan for a land invasion of Britain in 1940 during World War II was code-named Operation Sea Lion. This is the order of battle for Operation Sea Lion per the modified German plan produced on August 30, 1940.

German forces

[Army Group A]

Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt16th Army — Generaloberst Ernst Busch9th Army — Generaloberst Adolf Strauss

[Army Group C]

Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb6th Army — Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Reichenau

British forces

Home Forces

General Alan Brooke
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Bernard Paget

Northern Command — Lieutenant-General Ronald Forbes Adam
London District — Lieutenant-General Bertram Sergison-Brooke
* 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards)
* 24th Guards Brigade Group
* 3rd London Infantry Brigade
Eastern Command — Lieutenant-General Laurence Carr
Southern Command — Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck
Western Command — General Robert Gordon-FinlaysonScottish Command — Lieutenant-General Harold Carrington