Germany planned to use two army groups in Operation Sealion, Army Groups A and C.

Army Group A

Army Group A commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt consisted of the following units:

16th Army (16. Armee) commanded by Ernst Busch

Which consisted of:
- IV Corps
  - 24th Infantry Division
  - 58th Infantry Division
- V Corps
  - 12th Infantry Division
  - 30th Infantry Division
- VII Corps
  - 7th Infantry Division
  - 1st Mountain Division
  - Luftwaffe I/Flak-Regiment 26
- XIII Corps
  - 17th Infantry Division
  - 35th Infantry Division
  - Luftwaffe II/Flak-Regiment 14
- XXXI Corps
  - 29th Infantry Division
  - Großdeutschland Infantry Regiment (motorized)
  - SS Adolf Hitler Infantry Regiment (motorized)
  - 8th Panzer Division
  - 10th Panzer Division
- XXXII Corps
  - 45th Infantry Division
  - 164th Infantry Division
9th Army (9. Armee) commanded by Adolf Strauss

Which consisted of:
- VIII Corps
  - 8th Infantry Division
  - 28th Infantry Division
  - 6th Mountain Division
- XV Corps
  - 20th Infantry Division
  - 4th Panzer Division
  - 7th Panzer Division
- XXIV Corps
  - 15th Infantry Division
  - 78th Infantry Division
- XXXVIII Corps
  - 26th Infantry Division
  - 34th Infantry Division

Army Group C

Army Group C commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb consisted of the following units:

6th Army (6. Armee) commanded by Walther von Reichenau

Which consisted of:
- II Corps
  - 6th Infantry Division
  - 256th Infantry Division
- Airborne Formations
  - Flieger (Air) Division
  - 22nd Infantry Division (Air Landing)
- Bau-Lehr-Regiment (Brandenburgers Special Forces

It was intended that the troops of Army Group A would be landed in waves:

First Wave:
- 16th Army's VII Corps
- 16th Army's XIII Corps
- 9th Army's XXXVIII Corps
- 9th Army's VII Corps
Second Wave:
- 16th Army's V Corps
- 16th Army's XXXI Corps
- 9th Army's XV Corps
Third Wave:
- 16th Army's IV Corps
- 16th Army's XXXII Corps
- 9th Army's XXIV Corps

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