Is there a synonym of "deploy" in terms of sending military forces to a specific place?

The title is pretty much self-explanatory. I know you can say something like:

The 101st infantry division was deployed to Normandy in 1944.

But I feel like there is another way to express that. How would you have said the above sentence?

Solution 1:

One might say:

"The 101st infantry division was dispatched to Normandy in 1944." or

"The 101st infantry division was stationed in Normandy in 1944." or

"The 101st infantry division was sent to Normandy in 1944." or even

"The 101st infantry division was positioned in Normandy in 1944."

You would however, have to be careful to make the verb tenses convey the meaning you want.