The

Ardennes Counteroffensive The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, taking place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 19 ...

, commonly known as the

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, was a massive military operation undertaken by

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in southern

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and northern

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which lasted from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945. The intent of the offensive was to split the ground forces of the

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from each other and encourage them to make peace with Germany, leaving all of Germany's military might to fight off the resurgent

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. The operation was conceived entirely by German head of state and armed forces chief

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. The plan was vigorously opposed by the two ranking generals who would oversee the assault, who saw only a waste of men and material with little chance of success. The Führer dismissed all objections, convinced that the elite German forces would roll over the war-weary and/or inexperienced American formations in the

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and drive all the way to the

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port of

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. In order to mislead any Allied intelligence personnel who might discover the plan, it was given the defensive sounding name Wacht am Rhein, meaning "watch on the Rhine". The order of battle presented here reflects a point near the end of the campaign. As with any large army organization in extended combat, forces and their assignments shifted over the course of the battle. For example, when the German attack began on 16 December, the US 7th Armored Division was assigned to XIII Corps, US Ninth Army, 12th Army Group. Later that day, its alignment became VIII Corps, US First Army, 12th Army Group. On 20 December, the alignment switched to XVIII Corps, US First Army, 12th Army Group — and later that day to XVIII Corps, US First Army, 21st Army Group. On 18 January 1945, the alignment changed one last time, to XVIII Corps, US First Army, 12th Army Group — as it is given in the following hierarchy. This OOB — specifically, at a point near the end of the battle, which lasted from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945. See for Allied and German Orders of Battle: December 1944 & January 1945: (Tucker-Jones pp 263–287)

High-level orders of battle

Axis

Oberbefehlshaber West ''Oberbefehlshaber West'' (German language, German: initialism, initials ''OB West'') (German: "Commander-in-Chief

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West") was the overall commander of the ''Westheer'', the German armed forces on the Western Front (WWII), Western Front dur ...

Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (; from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire, (''Reichsgeneralfeldmarsch ...

Gerd von Rundstedt Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (Field Marshal) in the ''German Army (1935–1945), Heer'' (Army) of Nazi Germany and OB West, ''Oberbefehlshaber West'' (Commande ...

Heeresgruppe B Army Group B () was the name of four distinct German army group commands that saw action during World War II. The first Army Group B was created on 12 October 1939 (from the former Army Group North) and fought in the Battle of France on the nor ...

Generalfeldmarschall

Walter Model Otto Moritz Walter Model (; 24 January 1891 – 21 April 1945) was a German during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, Model became best known as a practitioner of defensive warfare. H ...

''Armies deployed North to South:'' :

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(Northern Sector) : Oberstgruppenführer der Waffen SS Josef "Sepp" Dietrich ::

I SS Panzer Corps The I SS Panzer Corps () was a German armoured corps of the ''Waffen-SS''. It saw action on both the Western Front (World War II), Western and Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Fronts during World War II. Formation and training The Corps was ...

(SS-Gruppenführer

Hermann Priess Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS and a war criminal during World War II. He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") following the death of Theodor Eicke in Febru ...

) ::

II SS Panzer Corps The II SS Panzer Corps was a German ''Waffen-SS'' armoured corps which saw action on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II. It was commanded by Paul Hausser during the Third Battle of Kharkov and the Battle of Kursk in 1943 and ...

(SS-Obergruppenführer

Willi Bittrich Wilhelm Bittrich (26 February 1894 – 19 April 1979) was a high-ranking Waffen-SS commander of Nazi Germany. Between August 1942 and February 1943, Bittrich commanded the SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, in rear security operations (''Banden ...

) :: LXVII Corps (Generalleutnant

Otto Hitzfeld Otto Maximilian Hitzfeld (7 May 1898 – 6 December 1990) was a German general during World War II. He was listed as a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords by the West German Association of Knight's Cross Recipients. He ...

) :

Fifth Panzer Army 5th Panzer Army () was the name of two different German armoured formations during World War II. The first of these was formed in 1942, during the North African campaign and surrendered to the Allies at Tunis in 1943. The army was re-formed in F ...

(Central Sector) : General der Panzertruppen

Hasso von Manteuffel Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble Manteuffel, von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recip ...

:: XXXIX Panzer Corps (General der Panzertruppe

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) :: XLVII Panzer Corps (General der Panzertruppen

Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz (6 December 1896 – 9 October 1969) was a Prussian Junker, Olympic equestrian, and German officer who served in both World Wars, retiring as a ''General der Panzertruppe''. Lüttwitz's team competed a ...

) ::

LVIII Panzer Corps LVIII Panzer Corps was a panzer corps in the German Army during World War II. This corps was established on 28 July 1943 as LVIII. Reserve-Panzerkorps in Wehrkreis V. On 6 July 1944, it was renamed LVIII Panzerkorps. It was sent to Le Mans in F ...

(General der Panzertruppen Walter Krüger) :: LXVI Corps (General der Artillerie

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) : Seventh Army (Southern Sector) : General der Panzertruppen

Erich Brandenberger __NOTOC__ Erich Brandenberger (15 July 1892 – 21 June 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Biography In World War I ...

:: LIII Corps (General der Kavallerie

Edwin von Rothkirch Edwin Graf Rothkirch und Trach (1 November 1888 - 29 July 1980) born in Militsch, was a German general during World War II who commanded Army Group Centre Rear Area and later an army corps. As a show jumper, he took part in the 1932 Summer Olym ...

) :: LXXX Corps (General der Infanterie Franz Beyer) :: LXXXV Corps (General der Infanterie Baptist Kniess)

Allies

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces
General of the Army

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''Armies deployed North to South:'' :

21st Army Group The 21st Army Group was a British headquarters formation formed during the Second World War. It controlled two field armies and other supporting units, consisting primarily of the British Second Army and the First Canadian Army. Established ...

:: Field Marshal Sir

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::: UK XXX Corps ( Lt-Gen. Brian G. Horrocks) :

12th Army Group The Twelfth United States Army Group was the largest and most powerful United States Army formation ever to take to the field, commanding four field armies at its peak in 1945: First United States Army, Third United States Army, Ninth United Stat ...

:: Lieutenant General

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:::

US First Army First Army is the largest OC/T organization in the U.S. Army, comprising two divisions, ten brigades, and more than 7,500 Soldiers. Its mission is to partner with the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve to enable leaders and deliv ...

(Lieut. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges) ::::

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(Maj. Gen.

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) ::::

VII Corps 7th Corps, Seventh Corps, or VII Corps may refer to: * VII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * VII ...

(Maj. Gen.

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) ::::

XVIII Airborne Corps The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is r ...

(Maj. Gen.

Matthew B. Ridgway Matthew Bunker Ridgway (3 March 1895 – 26 July 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he s ...

) :::

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(Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr.) ::::

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(Maj. Gen.

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) ::::

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(Maj. Gen.

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) ::::

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(Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy) : Allied air forces :: US Strategic Air Forces in Europe (General

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) :::: US Eighth Air Force (Strategic) (Lt. Gen.

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) :::: US Ninth Air Force (Tactical) (Lt. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg) :: RAF_Logo_%282450274%29

Royal Air Force :::

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Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris) :::

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( Air Marshal Sir

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) :::

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(Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham)

Axis forces

Sixth Panzer Army (Northern Sector)

Oberstgruppenführer der Waffen SS Josef "Sepp" Dietrich : Army-level units :: 683rd Heavy Antitank Battalion :: 217th Assault Panzer Battalion :: 394th, 667th, and 902nd Assault Gun Battalions :: 741st Antitank Battalion :: 1098th, 1110th, and 1120th Heavy Howitzer Batteries :: 428th Heavy Mortar Battery :: 1123rd K-3 Battery :: 2nd Flak Division (41st and 43rd Regiments) :: von der Heydte Fallschirmjager Battalion :: 4th Todt Brigade

LXVII Corps

Generalleutnant

‡ ''Units involved in the initial assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 17th Volkswerfer Brigade (88th and 89th Werfer Regiments) :: 405th Volksartillerie Corps :: 1001st Heavy Assault Gun Company :

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: Generalmajor Walter Denkert :: 8th and 29th Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 103rd Panzer Battalion :: 3rd Artillery Regiment :: 103rd Recon Battalion :: 3rd Antitank Battalion :: 3rd Engineer Battalion :: 3rd Flak Battalion :: 3rd Signals Battalion : 246

246th Volksgrenadier Division : Oberst

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:: 352nd, 404th, and 689th VG Regiments :: 246th Artillery Regiment :: 246th Antitank Battalion :: 246th Engineer Battalion :: 246th Signals Battalion : 272_Volksgrenadier

272nd Volksgrenadier Division : Generalmajor

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:: 980th, 981st, and 982nd Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 272nd Artillery Regiment :: 272nd Antitank Battalion :: 272nd Engineer Battalion :: 272nd Signals Battalion : 326th Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Oberst Erwin Kaschner :: 751st, 752nd, and 753rd Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 326th Artillery Regiment :: 326th Antitank Battalion :: 326th Engineer Battalion :: 326th Signals Battalion

I SS Panzer Corps

SS-Gruppenführer

Hermann Prieß Hermann August Fredrich Priess (24 May 1901 – 2 February 1985) was a German general in the Waffen-SS and a war criminal during World War II. He commanded the SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head") following the death of Theodor Eicke in Februa ...

‡ ''Units involved in the initial assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 4th Volkswerfer Brigade (51st and 53rd Werfer Regiments) :: 9th Volkswerfer Brigade (14th and 54th Werfer Regiments) :: 388th Volksartillerie Corps :: 402nd Volksartillerie Corps :: 501st SS-Artillery Battalion :: 501st SS-Artillery Observation Battalion : 1st SS Panzer Division ''Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler'' ‡ : SS Oberführer

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:: 1st SS Panzer Regiment :: 1st and 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 1st SS Artillery Regiment :: 1st SS Recon Battalion :: 1st SS Antitank Battalion :: 1st SS Engineer Battalion :: 1st SS Flak Battalion :: 1st SS Signals Battalion :: 501st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion (attached) :: 84th Luftwaffe Flak Battalion (attached) : 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division ‡ : Generalmajor Walther Wadehn :: 5th, 8th, and 9th Parachute Infantry Regiments :: 3rd Artillery Regiment :: 3rd Recon Battalion :: 3rd Antitank Battalion :: 3rd Engineer Battalion :: 3rd Signals battalion : 12th SS Division Logo

12th SS Panzer Division ''Hitler Jugend'' ‡ : SS Standartenführer

Hugo Kraas Hugo Gottfried Kraas (25 January 1911 – 20 February 1980) was a German SS commander during World War II. He served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. Kraas was a recipient of the Kn ...

:: 12th SS Panzer Regiment :: 25th and 26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 12th SS Artillery Regiment :: 12th SS Recon Battalion :: 12th SS Antitank Battalion :: 12th SS Engineer Battalion :: 12th SS Flak Battalion :: 560th Heavy Antitank Battalion (attached) : 12th Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Generalmajor

Gerhard Engel Gerhard Engel (13 April 1906 – 9 December 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions after serving as an adjutant to Adolf Hitler. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. ...

:: 27th Fusilier and 48th and 89th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 12th Artillery Regiment :: 12th Antitank Battalion :: 12th Fusilier Battalion :: 12th Engineer Battalion :: 12th Signals Battalion : 277th Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Oberst Wilhelm Viebig :: 989th, 990th, and 991st Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 277th Artillery Regiment :: 277th Antitank Battalion :: 277th Engineer Battalion :: 277th Signals Battalion : 150th Panzer Brigade ‡ : Obersturmbannführer der Waffen SS

Otto Skorzeny Otto Johann Anton Skorzeny (12 June 1908 – 5 July 1975) was an Austrian-born German SS-''Standartenführer'' in the ''Waffen-SS'' during World War II. During the war, he was involved in a number of operations, including the removal from power ...

:: Two Panzer companies :: Two Panzergrenadier companies :: Two antitank companies :: A heavy mortar battalion (two batteries) ::

600th SS Parachute Battalion The 500th SS-Parachute Battalion () was the airborne unit of the ''Waffen-SS''. The idea to form a paratrooper unit within the ''Waffen-SS'' allegedly came directly from ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler. Creation Adolf Hitler supposedly go ...

Kampfgruppe 200 (Luftwaffe ground unit) :: An anti-partisan company

II SS Panzer Corps

SS Obergruppenführer

: Corps-level units :: 410th Volksartillerie Corps :: 502nd SS Heavy Artillery Battalion :: 502nd SS Artillery Observation Battalion : 2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'' : SS Brigadeführer

Heinz Lammerding Heinz Lammerding (27 August 1905 – 13 January 1971) was a German SS officer convicted of war crimes during the Nazi era. During World War II, he commanded the SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'' that perpetrated the Tulle and the Oradour-sur-Gla ...

:: 2nd SS Panzer Regiment :: 3rd and 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 2nd SS Artillery Regiment :: 2nd SS Recon Battalion :: 2nd SS Engineer Battalion :: 2nd SS Flak Battalion :: 2nd SS Signals Battalion : 9th SS Division Logo

9th SS Panzer Division ''Hohenstaufen'' : SS Oberführer

Sylvester Stadler __NOTOC__ Sylvester Stadler (30 December 1910 – 23 August 1995) was a high-ranking Austrian commander of the Waffen-SS, a commander of the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, previously having been the commander of the SS regiment whose 3rd C ...

:: 9th SS Panzer Regiment :: 19th and 20th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 9th SS Artillery Regiment :: 9th SS Recon Battalion :: 9th SS Antitank Battalion :: 9th SS Engineer Battalion :: 9th SS Flak Battalion :: 9th SS Signals Battalion :: 519th Heavy Antitank Battalion (attached)

Fifth Panzer Army (Central Sector)

General der Panzertruppen

: Army-level units ::

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:: 207th and 600th Engineer Battalions ::

653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion The 653rd Heavy ''Panzerjäger'' Battalion () was a tank destroyer unit of the German Wehrmacht active during World War II. It was equipped with ''Ferdinand'' and later ''Jagdtiger'' tank destroyers. Elements of the battalion served on the Eastern ...

:: 669th

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(East) Battalion :: 638th, 1094th, and 1095th Heavy Artillery Batteries :: 25th/975th Fortress Artillery Battery :: 1099th, 1119th, and 1121st Heavy Mortar Batteries :: 3rd Todt Brigade (paramilitary engineers)

LXVI Corps

General der Artillerie

: Corps-level units :: 16th Volkswerfer Brigade (86th and 87th Werfer Regiments) :: 244th Assault Gun Brigade :: 460th Heavy Artillery Battalion :

18th Volksgrenadier Division The 18th Volksgrenadier Division (''18. Volksgrenadier-Division''; 18. VGD) was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army (i.e. ''Heer'') during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945. The division was formed in Denmark, in Septem ...

‡ : Oberst

Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn __NOTOC__ Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn (1 May 1905 – 4 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Awards * Iron Cross (1939) 2nd C ...

:: 293rd, 294th, and 295th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 1818th Artillery Regiment :: 1818th Antitank Battalion :: 1818th Engineer Battalion :: 1818th Signals Battalion : 62nd Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Oberst

Friedrich Kittel Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich KittelIn German an engineer's degree is called ''Diplom-Ingenieur'' (abbreviated ''Dipl.-Ing.'') (19 December 1896 – 24 March 1973) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a ...

:: 164th, 193rd, and 190th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 162nd Artillery Regiment :: 162nd Antitank Battalion :: 162nd Engineer Battalion :: 162nd Signals Battalion

LVIII Panzer Corps

General der Panzertruppen Walter Krüger : Corps-level units :: 7th Volkswerfer Brigade (84th and 85th Werfer Regiments) :: 401st Volksartillerie Corps :: 1st Flak Regiment :

116th Panzer Division The 116th ''Panzer'' Division, also known as the "Windhund (Greyhound) Division", was a German armoured formation that saw combat during World War II. History Formation The 116th Division was constituted in the Rhineland and Westphalia areas ...

‡ : Generalmajor

Siegfried von Waldenburg __NOTOC__ Siegfried von Waldenburg (30 December 1898 – 27 March 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 116th Panzer Division.Born to the aristocratic house of von Kessel and Levi Kahana. He w ...

:: 16th Panzer Regiment :: 60th and 156th Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 146th Artillery Regiment :: 116th Armored Recon Battalion :: 226th Antitank Battalion :: 675th Engineer Battalion :: 281st Flak Battalion :

560th Volksgrenadier Division The 560th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945. The division was formed on 10 August 1944 in Norway, by redesignating the 560th Grenadier Division, itself ...

‡ : Oberst Rudolf Langhauser :: 1128th, 1129th, and 1130th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 1560th Artillery Regiment :: 1560th Antitank Battalion :: 1560th Engineer Battalion :: 1560th Signals Battalion

XLVII Panzer Corps

General der Panzertruppen

: Corps-level units :: 15th Volkswerfer Brigade :: 182nd Flak Regiment :: 766th Volksartillerie Corps :

2nd Panzer Division The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II. Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Austria after the Anschluss ...

‡ : Oberst

Meinrad von Lauchert __NOTOC__ Meinrad von Lauchert (29 August 1905 – 4 December 1987) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. On the eve of the Battle ...

:: 3rd Panzer Regiment :: 2nd and 304th Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 74th Artillery Regiment :: 2nd Recon Battalion :: 38th Antitank Battalion :: 38th Engineer Battalion :: 273rd Flak Battalion :: 38th Signals Battalion :

9th Panzer Division The 9th Panzer Division was a panzer division of the German Army during World War II. It came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. The division was headquartered in Vienna, in the German military district Weh ...

: Generalmajor

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:: 33rd Panzer Regiment :: 10th and 11th Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 102nd Artillery Regiment :: 9th Recon Battalion :: 50th Antitank Battalion :: 86th Engineer Battalion :: 287th Flak Battalion :: 81st Signals Battalion :: 301st Heavy Panzer Battalion (attached) :

Panzer-Lehr-Division The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training and demonstration troops (''Lehr'' = "teach") stationed in Germany, to provide additional a ...

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Fritz Bayerlein Fritz Hermann Michael Bayerlein (14 January 1899 – 30 January 1970) was a German general in the Wehrmacht, during World War II. He initially served as a staff officer, including with Erwin Rommel in the Afrika Korps. He then commanded the 3r ...

:: 130th Panzer Regiment :: 901st and 902nd Panzergrenadier Regiments :: 130th Artillery Regiment :: 130th Recon Battalion :: 130th Antitank Battalion :: 130th Engineer Battalion :: 311th Flak Battalion :: 559th Antitank Battalion (attached) :: 243rd Assault Gun Brigade (attached) : 26th Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Generalmajor

Heinz Kokott Heinz Kokott (14 November 1900 – 29 May 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Kokott took part in the siege of Bastogne in December 1944. ...

:: 39th Fusilier and 77th and 78th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 26th Artillery Regiment :: 26th Recon Battalion :: 26th Antitank Battalion :: 26th Engineer Battalion :: 26th Signals Battalion :

Führer Begleit Brigade ( , spelled ''Fuehrer'' when the umlaut is unavailable) is a German word meaning "leader" or "guide". As a political title, it is strongly associated with Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler officially called ...

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Otto Remer Otto Ernst Remer (18 August 1912 – 4 October 1997) was a German ''Wehrmacht'' German Army officer in World War II who played a major role in stopping the 20 July plot in 1944 against Adolf Hitler. He was a Captain and Major (1943-1944) and fina ...

:: 102nd Panzer Battalion :: 100th Panzergrenadier Regiment :: 120th Artillery Regiment :: 120th Recon Battalion :: 120th Engineer Battalion :: 828th Grenadier Battalion :: 673rd Antitank Battalion

XXXIX Panzer Corps

Generalleutnant

167th Volksgrenadier Division The 167th Volksgrenadier Division (German: ''167. Volksgrenadierdivision''), formerly the 167th Infantry Division (German: ''167. Infanteriedivision'') was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Operational history Formation and Franc ...

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Hanskurt Höcker Hanskurt Höcker (2 August 1894 – 10 August 1961) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Biography Hanskurt Hermann Höcker was born ...

:: 331st, 339th, 387th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 167th Artillery Regiment :: 167th Antitank Battalion :: 167th Engineer Battalion :: 167th Signals Battalion

Seventh Army (Southern Sector)

General der Panzertruppen

: Army-level units :: 657th and 668th Heavy Antitank Battalions :: 501st Fortress Antitank Battalion :: 47th Engineer Battalion :: 1092nd, 1093rd, 1124th, and 1125th Heavy Howitzer Batteries :: 660th Heavy Artillery Battery :: 1029th, 1039th, and 1122nd Heavy Mortar Batteries :: 999th Penal Battalion :: 44th Machine Gun Battalion :: 15th Flak Regiment :: 1st Todt Brigade

LXXXV Corps

General der Infanterie Baptist Knieß : Corps-level units :: 406th Volksartillerie Corps :: 18th Volkswerfer Brigade (21st and 22nd Werfer Regiments) : 5th Fallschirmjäger Division ‡ : Generalmajor

Ludwig Heilmann __NOTOC__ Ludwig Heilmann (9 August 1903 – 26 October 1959) was a German paratroop general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Awards * Wehrmacht Long Serv ...

:: 13th, 14th, and 15th Parachute Infantry Regiments :: 5th Artillery Regiment :: 5th Recon Battalion :: 5th Engineer Battalion :: 5th Flak Battalion :: 11th Assault Gun Brigade : 352nd Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Oberst

Erich-Otto Schmidt __NOTOC__ Erich-Otto Schmidt (17 August 1899 – 18 June 1959) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 352. Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards a ...

:: 914th, 915th, and 916th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 352nd Artillery Regiment :: 352nd Antitank Battalion :: 352nd Engineer Battalion :: 352nd Signals Battalion : 79th Volksgrenadier Division : Oberst Alois Weber :: 208th, 212th, and 226th Volksgrenadier Regiments :: 179th Artillery Regiments :: 179th Antitank Battalion :: 179th Engineer Battalion :: 179th Signals Battalion

LXXX Corps

General der Infanterie Franz Beyer : Corps-level units :: 408th Volksartillerie Corps :: 8th Volkswerfer Brigade :: 2nd and Lehr Werfer Regiments : 212th Volksgrenadier Division ‡ : Generalmajor

Franz Sensfuß __NOTOC__ Franz Heinrich Otto Sensfuß (21 June 1891 – 11 March 1976) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (18 ...

:: 316th, 320th, and 423rd VG Regiments :: 212th Artillery Regiment :: 212th Antitank Battalion :: 212th Engineer Battalion :: 212th Signals Battalion :

276th Volksgrenadier Division The 276th Volksgrenadier Division, initially known as the 276th Infantry Division, was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during World War II, active from 1944 to 1945. History 276th Infantry Division The 276th Infantry Division's c ...

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Kurt Möhring __NOTOC__ Kurt Möhring (3 January 1900 – 18 December 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Möhring was killed on 18 December 1944 in Befort, Luxemb ...

:: 986th, 987th, and 988th VG Regiments :: 276th Artillery Regiment :: 276th Antitank Battalion :: 276th Engineer Battalion :: 276th Signals Battalion :

340th Volksgrenadier Division The 340th Volksgrenadier Division was a volksgrenadier division of the German Army during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945. The division was formed in September 1944, replacing the destroyed 340th Infantry Division, by redesignating ...

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Theodor Tolsdorff Theodor Tolsdorff (3 November 1909 – 25 May 1978) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was one of 27 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Charged with the ...

:: 694th, 695th, and 696th VG Regiments :: 340th Artillery Regiment :: 340th Antitank Battalion :: 340th Engineer Battalion :: 340th Signals Battalion

LIII Corps

General der Kavallerie

: 9th Volksgrenadier Division : Oberst

Werner Kolb __NOTOC__ Werner Kolb (27 July 1895 – 18 February 1975) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 9th Volksgrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Awards ...

:: 36th, 57th, and 116th VG Regiments :: 9th Artillery Regiment :: 9th Antitank Battalion :: 9th Engineer Battalion :: 9th Signals Battalion :

15th Panzergrenadier Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division was a mobile division of the German Army in World War II. Combat History Sicily In July 1943 a new 15th Panzergrenadier Division, commanded by ''Generalleutnant'' Eberhard Rodt, was formed by redesignating the Sic ...

: Oberst Hans Joachim Deckert :: 104th and 115th Pzgr Regiments :: 115th Panzer Battalion :: 115th Artillery Regiment :: 115th Recon Battalion :: 33rd Antitank Battalion :: 33rd Engineer Battalion :: 33rd Flak Battalion :: 33rd Signals Battalion :

Führer Grenadier Brigade The Führer Grenadier Brigade (formerly Führer Grenadier Battalion later Führer Grenadier Division) was an élite German Army combat unit which saw action during World War II. The Führer Grenadier Brigade is sometimes mistakenly perceived as b ...

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Hans-Joachim Kahler __NOTOC__ Hans-Joachim Kahler (21 March 1908 – 14 January 2000) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July ...

:: 99th Pzgr Regiment :: 101st Panzer Battalion :: 911th Assault Gun Brigade :: 124th Antitank Battalion :: 124th Engineer Battalion :: 124th Flak Battalion :: 124th Artillery Regiment

Luftwaffe

II Fighter Corps : Generalmajor

Dietrich Peltz Dietrich Peltz (9 June 1914 – 10 August 2001) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and youngest general of the Wehrmacht. As a pilot he flew approximately 320 combat missions, including roughly 130 as a bomber pilot on the Easter ...

III Flak Corps A Flak Corps (, also spelt ) was a massed anti-aircraft (AA) artillery formation employed by the ''Luftwaffe'' for anti-aircraft, antitank, and fire support operations in World War II. A ''Flakkorps'' was a flexible organization that was made up of ...

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Wolfgang Pickert __NOTOC__ Wolfgang Pickert (3 February 1897 – 19 July 1984) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the III Flak Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. In Ja ...

Allied Forces

''Armies deployed north to south''

Allied 21st Army Group

Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

XXX Corps

Lt-Gen. Brian G. Horrocks :::

2nd Household Cavalry Regiment The Household Cavalry Composite Regiment was a temporary, wartime-only, cavalry regiment of the British Army consisting of personnel drawn from the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. It was active in 1882 for service in the ...

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11th Hussars The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Pri ...

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4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama ...

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5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth Avenue * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a cont ...

::: 73rd Antitank Regiment,

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

::: 7th, 64th, and 84th Medium Regiments, Royal Artillery ::: 27th Light AA Regiment, Royal Artillery : British_Airborne_Units

6th Airborne Division The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who m ...

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Eric Bols Major General Eric Louis Bols, (8 June 1904 – 14 June 1985) was a senior British Army officer who, during the Second World War, was most notable for serving as the General Officer Commanding the 6th Airborne Division during the final years of ...

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8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion The 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was created in late 1942 by the conversion of the 13th Battalion, Royal ...

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9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion The 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was created in late 1942 by the conversion of the 10th ...

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1st Canadian Parachute Battalion The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D ...

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5th Parachute Brigade The 5th Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces formation of brigade strength, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. Created during 1943, the brigade was assigned to the 6th Airborne Division, serving alongside the 3rd Parachut ...

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7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was raised in November 1942 by the conversion of the 10th Battalion ...

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12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion The 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was formed by the conversion of the 10th ( East Riding Yeomanry) Battali ...

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13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion The 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion was an Airborne forces, airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was formed in May 1 ...

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6th Airlanding Brigade The 6th Airlanding Brigade was an airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War. Created during May 1943, the brigade was composed of three glider infantry battalions and supporting units, and was assigned to the 6th ...

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Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served under various titles and served in many wars and conflicts from 1685 to 1958, such as the Second Boer War, the World War I, First World War and the World War II, ...

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Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. The regiment was formed as a consequence of th ...

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Royal Ulster Rifles The Royal Irish Rifles (became the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1 January 1921) was an light infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, first created in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot and the 86th (Royal ...

:::53rd Light Regiment, Royal Artillery :::3rd and 4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Batteries, Royal Artillery :::6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps :::249th Airborne Field Company Royal Engineers :::3rd, 591st Parachute Squadrons Royal Engineers :::3rd, 9th Airborne Squadrons Royal Engineers :::286th Airborne Field Park Company Royal Engineers :::6th Airborne Divisional Signals Company Royal Signals :::22nd Independent Parachute Company Army Air Corps :

51st (Highland) Infantry Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

: Maj-Gen. G T.G. Rennie ::: 152nd Infantry Brigade :::: 2nd Battalion,

Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw service ...

:::: 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders :::: 5th Battalion,

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (the Duke of Albany's) to form ...

::: 153rd Infantry Brigade :::: 5th Battalion,

Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

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Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Go ...

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154th Infantry Brigade The 154th Infantry Brigade was a formation of Britain's Territorial Force/ Territorial Army that was part of 51st (Highland) Division in both World Wars. From its origins in the 19th Century Volunteer Force, it was based in Stirling and was compo ...

:::: 1st Battalion, Black Watch :::: 7th Battalion, Black Watch :::: 7th Battalion,

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (military unit), company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army tha ...

::: 126th, 127th, and 128th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery :::

2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two reconnaissance regiments in the Second World W ...

::: 61st Antitank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 40th Light AA Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 274th, 275th, and 276th Field Companies Royal Engineers ::: 239th Field Park Company Royal Engineers ::: 16th Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers ::: 51st Divisional Signals Company Royal Signals ::: 1/7th Machine Gun Battalion

Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Re ...

53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought in both the First and Second World Wars. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the Territorial Force (TF), the division saw servic ...

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Robert Knox Ross Major General Robert Knox Ross, (23 August 1893 – 3 November 1951) was a senior British Army officer who, during the Second World War, commanded the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division throughout the campaign in North-West Europe from June 1944 ...

::: 71st Infantry Brigade :::: 1st Battalion,

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Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First World War, First and World War II, Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 t ...

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Royal Welch Fusiliers The Royal Welch Fusiliers () was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, and part of the Prince of Wales's Division, that was founded in 1689, shortly after the Glorious Revolution. In 1702, it was designated a fusilier regiment and becam ...

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158th Infantry Brigade The 158th Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the United States Army. It has subordinate battalions throughout Florida and Puerto Rico. The 158th Infantry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The unit is responsible ...

:::: 7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers :::: 1/5th Battalion,

Welch Regiment The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment line infantry, of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the am ...

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East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a Line infantry, line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59t ...

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160th Infantry Brigade 160th (Welsh) Brigade or Brigâd 160 (Cymru), is a regional brigade of the British Army that has been in existence since 1908, and saw service during both the First and the Second World Wars, as part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division. It is ...

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Monmouthshire Regiment The Monmouthshire Regiment was a Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial infantry regiment of the British Army. Originating in units of Volunteer Force (Great Britain), rifle volunteers formed in Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in 1859, ...

:::: 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment :::: 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers ::: 81st, 83rd, and 133rd Field Regiments, Royal Artillery ::: 53rd Recce Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps ::: 71st Antitank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 25th Light AA Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 244th, 282nd, and 555th Field Companies Royal Engineers ::: 285th Field Park Company Royal Engineers ::: 22nd Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers ::: 53rd Divisional Signals Company Royal Signals ::: 1st Machine Gun Battalion

Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 96th R ...

: 29th Armoured Brigade : Brig. C.B.C Harvey :::

23rd Hussars The 23rd Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army raised during World War II and in existence from 1940 to 1946. It had no lineal connection with the earlier 23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (1794–1802). History The regiment was rai ...

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3rd Royal Tank Regiment The 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army in existence from 1917 until 1992. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as C Battalion, Tank Cor ...

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2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (FFY) was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1793. It saw action in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War. It amalgamated with the Scottish Horse to form the Fif ...

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Rifle Brigade The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. They were soon renamed the "Rifle ...

: 33rd Armoured Brigade : Brig. H.B. Scott :::

144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps The 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (144 RAC) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. Originally raised during World War II as a battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment it was later transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. It fought in ...

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1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry The Northamptonshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 as volunteer cavalry. It served in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being reduced to squadron level in 1956. It cease ...

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1st East Riding Yeomanry The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army formed in 1902. Units of Yeomanry Cavalry were raised in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the 18th and early 19th centuries at times of national emergency: the Jacobite Rising ...

: 34th Army Tank Brigade : Brig. G W.S. Clarke ::: 9th Royal Tank Regiment :::

107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps The 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (King's Own) (107 RAC) was a Armoured warfare, tank regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps, raised by the British Army during the World War II, Second World War. The regiment served with distinction in Wester ...

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147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 147 Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (147 RAC) was an armoured regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps raised by the British Army in the Second World War. The regiment was created by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. The regiment ...

Corps Reserve

Guards Armoured Division The Guards Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was created in the United Kingdom on 17 June 1941 during the Second World War from elements of the Guards units, the Grenadie ...

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Allan Henry Shafto Adair Major-General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet, (3 November 1897 – 4 August 1988) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World wars; as a company commander in the Grenadier Guards in the First World War, and as ...

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5th Guards Armoured Brigade The 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, a component unit of the Guards Armoured Division, that served in the Second World War in North-west Europe from June 1944 until May 1945. History This brigade was con ...

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Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect ...

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Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarchy; due to this, it often ...

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Irish Guards The Irish Guards (IG) is one of the Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment (1992), Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infant ...

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32nd Guards Brigade 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies ...

:::: 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards :::: 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards :::: 1st Battalion,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WLSH GDS; ), part of the Guards and Parachute Division, Guards Division, is one of the Foot guards, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the World War I, First ...

::: 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards (Recce) ::: 14th Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 615th Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 153rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :

43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of Britain's Territorial Army (United Kingdom), Territorial Army (TA). The division was first formed in 1908, as the Wessex Division. During the World War I, First ...

: Maj-Gen. Ivor Thomas ::: 129th Infantry Brigade :::: 4th Battalion,

Somerset Light Infantry The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry to form the Som ...

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Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. T ...

:::: 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment ::: 130th Infantry Brigade :::: 7th Battalion,

Hampshire Regiment The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. The re ...

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Dorsetshire Regiment The Dorset Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958, being the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951, it was formally called the Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets". In 19 ...

:::: 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment ::: 214th Infantry Brigade :::: 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry :::: 1st Battalion,

Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment ...

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Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a Light infantry, light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, by the merger of the 32nd ( ...

::: 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Vickers Machine Gunners) ::: 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps ::: 94th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 112th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 59th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 13th Bridging Platoon, Royal Engineers ::: 204th Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 207th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (from Bath, Somerset). ::: 260th Field Company, Royal Engineers (from Chippenham, Wiltshire). ::: 553rd Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 54th Company, RASC ::: 504th Company, RASC ::: 505th Company, RASC ::: 506th Divisional Company, RASC ::: 110th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :

50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War. Pre-war, the division was part of the Territorial Army (TA) and the two ''Ts'' in the divisional in ...

: Maj-Gen. Douglas Alexander Graham :::

69th Infantry Brigade The 69th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army in the Second World War. It was a second-line Territorial Army formation, and fought in the Battle of France with the 23rd (Northumbrian) Division. The brigade was later part ...

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East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...

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Green Howards The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under variou ...

:::: 7th Battalion, Green Howards ::: 151st Infantry Brigade :::: 6th Battalion,

Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and ...

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231st Infantry Brigade The 231st Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. In each case it was formed by redesignation of existing formations. In the First World War, it fought in Palestine ...

:::: 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment :::: 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment :::: 1st/7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) :::: 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment ::: 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 90th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment (

Northumberland Hussars The Northumberland Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, transferred to the Royal Artillery for the duration of the Second World War. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of t ...

), Royal Artillery ::: 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 501st Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 505th Field Company, Royal Engineers ::: 235th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Allied 12th Army Group

Lieutenant General

US First Army

Lieutenant General Courtney H. Hodges :: 5th Belgian Fusilier Battalion :: 143rd and 413th AA Gun Battalions :: 526th Armored Infantry Battalion :: 99th Infantry Battalion (Norwegian-Americans)

=V Corps

Major General

♦ ''Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 56th Signal Battalion :: 102nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized♦ ::: 38th and 102nd Cavalry Recon Squadrons (attached) :: 613th TD Battalion :: 186th, 196th, 200th, and 955th FA Battalions :: 254th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 187th FA Group (751st and 997th FA Battalions) :: 190th FA Group (62nd, 190th, 272nd, and 268th FA Battalions) :: 406th FA Group (76th, 941st, 953rd, and 987th FA Battalions) :: 1111th Engineer Combat Group (51st, 202nd, 291st, and 296th Engineer Combat Battalions) :: 1121st Engineer Combat Group (146th, 254th Engineer Combat Battalions) :: 1195th Engineer Combat Group :: 134th, 387th, 445th, 460th, 461st, 531st, 602nd, 639th, and 863rd

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AW Battalions :: 1st Infantry ("Big Red One") Division :: Brigadier General Clift Andrus :::

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, 18th and 26th Infantry Regiments :::

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, 32nd, and 33rd FA Battalions ::: 1st Engineer Combat Battalion :::

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::: 634th and 703rd TD Battalions ::: 103rd AAA AW Battalion :: 2nd Infantry ("Indianhead") Division :: Major General Walter M. Robertson ::: 9th♦, 23rd♦, and 38th♦ Infantry Regiments :::

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, 15th, 37th, and 38th FA Battalions ::: 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion ::: 741st Tank Battalion ::: 612th and 644th TD Battalions ::: 462nd AAA AW Battalion :: 9th Infantry ("Old Reliables") Division :: Major General Louis A. Craig ::: 39th Infantry Regiment (United States), 39th, 47th Infantry Regiment (United States), 47th, and 60th Infantry Regiment (United States), 60th Infantry Regiments ::: 26th Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 26th, 34th Field Artillery Regiment, 34th, 60th Field Artillery Regiment, 60th, and 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 84th FA Battalions ::: 15th Engineer Battalion (United States), 15th Engineer Combat Battalion ::: 38th Cavalry Recon Squadron ::: 746th Tank Battalion (United States), 746th Tank Battalion ::: 376th and 413th AAA AW Battalions :: 78th Infantry Division (United States), 78th Infantry ("Lightning") Division :: Major General Edwin P. Parker Jr. ::: 309th, 310th, and 311th Infantry Regiments ::: 307th, 308th, 309th, and 903rd FA Battalions ::: 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion ::: 709th Tank Battalion (United States), 709th Tank Battalion ::: 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 628th and 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 893rd TD Battalions ::: 552nd AAA AW Battalion :::: CCR, 5th Armored Division (United States), 5th Armored Division (attached) :::: 2nd Ranger Battalion (attached) :: US 99th Infantry Division

99th Infantry Division (United States), 99th Infantry ("Checkerboard") Division :: Major General Walter E. Lauer ::: 393rd♦, 394th♦, and 395th Infantry Regiment (United States), 395th♦ Infantry Regiments ::: 370th, 371st, 372nd, and 924th FA Battalions ::: 324th Engineer Combat Battalion ::: 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion, 801st TD Battalion ::: 535th AAA AW Battalion

=VII Corps

Major General

♦ ''Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 4th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized :: 29th Infantry Regiment (United States), 29th Infantry Regiment :: Two French Light Infantry Battalions :: 509th Infantry Regiment (United States), 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion :: 298th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 740th Tank Battalion :: 18th FA Group (188th, 666th, and 981st FA Battalions) :: 142nd FA Group (195th and 266th FA Battalions) :: 188th FA Group (172nd, 951st, and 980th FA Battalions) :: 342nd, 366th, 392nd♦, 1308th, and 1313th Engineer General Service Regiments :: 18th, 83rd, 87th, 183rd, 193rd, 957th, and 991st FA Battalions : 2nd Armored Division (United States), 2nd Armored ("Hell on Wheels") Division : Major General Ernest N. Harmon :: 41st Infantry Regiment (United States), 41st Armored Infantry Regiment :: 66th Armor Regiment (United States), 66th and 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 67th Armored Regiments :: 6th Battalion, 14th Field Artillery (United States), 14th, 78th Field Artillery Regiment, 78th, and 92nd Field Artillery Regiment, 92nd Armored FA Battalions :: 17th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 82nd armored reconnaissance battalion, 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion :: 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 195th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 142nd Armored Signal Company : U.S. 3rd Armored Division, 3rd Armored ("Spearhead") Division : Major General Maurice Rose :: 36th Infantry Regiment (United States), 36th Armored Infantry Regiment :: 32nd Armor Regiment (United States), 32nd and 33rd Armor Regiment (United States), 33rd Armored Regiments :: 54th, 67th, and 391st Armored FA Battalions :: 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion :: 83rd Armored Recon Squadron :: 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 643rd and 703rd TD Battalions :: 486th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 143rd Armored Signal Company : 83rd Infantry Division (United States), 83rd Infantry ("Ohio") Division : Major General Robert C. Macon :: 329th Infantry Regiment (United States), 329th, 330th, and 331st Infantry Regiments :: 322nd, 323rd, 324th, and 908th FA Battalions :: 308th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 453rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 774th Tank Battalion :: 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion : US 84th Infantry Division

84th Division (United States), 84th Infantry ("Railsplitters") Division : Brigadier General Alexander R. Bolling :: 333rd, 334th, and 335th Infantry Regiments :: 325th, 326th, 327th, and 909th FA Battalions :: 309th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 701st Tank Battalion, replaced by 771st Tank Battalion on 20 December :: 638th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 557th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion

=XVIII Airborne Corps

= Major General

♦ ''Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 14th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 14th Cavalry Group, Mechanized♦ :: 254th, 275th, 400th, and 460th FA Battalions :: 79th FA Group (153rd, 551st, and 552nd FA Battalions) :: 179th FA Group (259th and 965th FA Battalions) :: 211th FA Group (240th and 264th FA Battalions) :: 401st FA Group (187th and 809th FA Battalions) : U.S. 7th Armored Division, 7th Armored ("Lucky Seventh") Division : Brigadier General Robert W. Hasbrouck :: 23rd, 38th, and 48th Armored Infantry Battalions :: 17th, 31st, and 40th Tank Battalions :: 434th, 440th, and 489th Armored FA Battalions :: 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion :: 87th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech. :: 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 25–30 December) :: 203rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 147th Armored Signal Company : 30th Infantry Division (United States), 30th Infantry ("Old Hickory") Division : Major General Leland S. Hobbs :: 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States), 117th, 119th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States), 119th, and 120th Infantry Regiments :: 113th Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 113th, 118th, 197th, and 230th FA Battalions :: 105th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 743rd Tank Battalion :: 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (attached) :: 110th, 431st and 448th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions : 75th Infantry Division (United States), 75th Infantry Division : Major General Fay B. Prickett :: 289th, 290th, and 291st Infantry Regiments :: 730th, 897th, 898th, and 899th FA Battalions :: 275th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 750th Tank Battalion :: 629th and 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalions :: 440th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : 82nd Airborne Division (United States), 82nd Airborne ("All American") Division : Major General James M. Gavin :: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 504th, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 505th, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 507th, and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments :: 325th Glider Infantry Regiment :: 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 319th and 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (United States), 320th Glider FA Battalions :: 376th and 456th Parachute FA Battalions :: 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion :: 80th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (United States), 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion :: 740th Tank Battalion (attached 30 December – 11 January) :: 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 2–11 January) :: 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 4–5 January) : 106th Infantry Division (United States), 106th Infantry ("Golden Lions") Division : Major General Alan W. Jones :: 422nd♦, 423rd♦, and 424th♦ Infantry Regiments :: 589th, 590th, 591st, and 592nd FA Battalions :: 81st Engineer Combat Battalion :: 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 634th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (8–18 December) :: 440th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (8 December – 4 January) :: 563rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (9–18 December) : 101st Airborne Division, 101st Airborne ("Screaming Eagles") Division : Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe (acting) :: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States), 501st, 502nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 502nd, and 506th Infantry Regiment, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiments :: 327th Glider Infantry Regiment :: 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry :: 321st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 321st and 907th Glider FA Battalions :: 377th and 463rd Parachute FA Battalion :: 326th Parachute Engineer Battalion :: 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 81st Airborne AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion

US Third Army

Lieutenant General George S. Patton : 109th, 115th, 217th, and 777th AA Gun Battalions : 456th, 465th, 550th, and 565th AAA AW Battalions : 280th ECB - Engineer Combat Battalion - Non Divisional Unit (later assigned to the Ninth United States Army, 9th Army)

III Corps

Major General

: Corps-level units :: 6th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 6th Cavalry Group, Mechanized :: 179th, 274th, 776th, and 777th FA Battalions :: 193rd FA Group (177th, 253rd, 696th, 776th, and 949th FA Battalions) :: 203rd FA Group (278th, 742nd, 762nd FA Battalions) :: 183rd and 243rd Engineer Combat Battalions :: 1137th Engineer Combat Group (145th, 188th, and 249th Engineer Battalion (United States), 249th Engineer Combat Battalions) :: 467th and 468th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions : U.S. 4th Armored Division, 4th Armored Division : Major General Hugh Joseph Gaffey, Hugh J. Gaffey :: 8th, 35th Armor Regiment (United States), 35th, and 37th Armor Regiment (United States), 37th Tank Battalions :: 10th, 51st Infantry Regiment (United States), 51st, and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions :: 22nd Field Artillery Regiment, 22nd, 66th, and 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 94th Armored FA Battalions :: 24th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 25th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech. :: 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 489th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 144th Armored Signal Company : U.S. 6th Armored Division, 6th Armored ("Super Sixth") Division : Major General Robert W. Grow :: 15th, 68th Armored Regiment (United States), 68th, and 69th Armor Regiment, 69th Tank Battalions :: 9th, 44th, and 50th Infantry Regiment (United States), 50th Armored Infantry Battalions :: 128th, 212th, and 231st Armored FA Battalions :: 68th Armored Regiment (United States), 86th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech. :: 25th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 777th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 145th Armored Signal Company : Yankee Division

26th Infantry Division (United States), 26th Infantry ("Yankee") Division : Major General Willard S. Paul :: 101st, 104th Infantry Regiment (United States), 104th, and 328th Infantry Regiment (United States), 328th Infantry Regiments :: 101st Field Artillery Regiment, 101st, 1st Battalion, 102nd Field Artillery (United States), 102nd, 180th, and 263rd FA Battalions :: 101st Engineer Battalion (United States), 101st Engineer Combat Battalion :: 735th Tank Battalion (United States), 735th Tank Battalion :: 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 390th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : 35th Infantry Division (United States), 35th Infantry ("Santa Fe") Division : Major General Paul W. Baade :: 134th, 137th, and 320th Infantry Regiments :: 127th, 161st, 216th, and 219th FA Battalions :: 60th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 448th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : 90th Infantry Division (United States), 90th Infantry ("Tough 'Ombres") Division : Major General James A. Van Fleet :: 357th, 358th, and 359th Infantry Regiments :: 343rd, 344th, 345th, and 915th FA Battalions :: 315th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 21 December – 6 January) :: 537th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion

VIII Corps

Major General

♦ ''Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 687th FA Battalion :: 174th FA Group (965th, 969th Artillery Battalion (United States), 969th, and 700th FA Battalions) :: 333rd FA Group (333rd Artillery Battalion (United States), 333rd and 771st FA Battalions) :: 402nd FA Group (559th, 561st, and 740th FA Battalions) :: 422nd FA Group (81st and 174th FA Battalions) :: 178th and 249th Engineer Combat Battalions :: 1102nd Engineer Group (341st Engineer General Service Regiment) :: 1107th Engineer Combat Group (159th Engineer Battalion (United States), 159th, 168th Engineer Battalion (United States), 168th, and 202nd Engineer Battalion (United States), 202nd Engineer Combat Battalions) :: 1128th Engineer Combat Group (35th, 44th, and 202nd Engineer Combat Battalions) :: French Light Infantry (six Light Infantry Battalions from Metz region) :: 467th, 635th, 778th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions : 9th Armored Division (United States), 9th Armored ("Phantom") Division : Major General John W. Leonard :: 2nd, 14th, and 19th Tank Battalions :: 27th, 52nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 52nd, and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions :: 3rd, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery (United States), 16th, and 73rd Armored FA Battalions :: 9th Engineer Battalion (United States), 9th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 89th Cavalry Recon. Squadron, Mech. :: 9th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 482nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion (detached 9 January 1945) :: 149th Armored Signal Company : U.S. 11th Armored Division, 11th Armored ("Thunderbolt") Division : Brigadier General Charles S. Kilburn :: 22nd, 41st, and 42nd Tank Battalions :: 21st, 55th Infantry Regiment (United States), 55th, and 63rd Armored Infantry Battalions :: 490th, 491st, and 492nd Armored FA Battalions :: 56th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 41st Cavalry Recon. Squadron, Mech. :: 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 575th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 151st Armored Signal Company : USA - 17 ABN DIV

17th Airborne Division (United States), 17th Airborne ("Golden Talons") Division : Major General William M. Miley ::507th Infantry Regiment (United States), 507th and 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States), 513th Parachute Infantry Regiments :: 193rd and 194th Glider Infantry Regiments :: 680th and 681st Glider FA Battalions :: 466th Parachute FA Battalion :: 139th Airborne Engineer Battalion :: 155th Airborne AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : 28th Infantry Division (United States), 28th Infantry ("Keystone") Division : Major General Norman Cota, Norman D. Cota :: 109th♦, 110th♦, and 112th Infantry Regiment (United States), 112th♦ Infantry Regiments :: 107th, 108th, 109th, and 229th FA Battalions :: 103rd Engineer Battalion (United States), 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion :: 707th Tank Battalion (United States), 707th Tank Battalion :: 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 447th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : 87th Infantry Division (United States), 87th Infantry ("Golden Acorn") Division : Brigadier General Frank L. Culin Jr. :: 345th, 346th, and 347th Infantry Regiments :: 334th, 335th, 336th, 912th FA Battalions :: 312th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 761st Tank Battalion (United States), 761st Tank Battalion :: 549th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion (14–22 December) :: 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion (22–24 December and 8–26 January) :: 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion (17–19 December)

XII Corps

Major General Manton S. Eddy
♦ ''Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec'' : Corps-level units :: 2nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized :: 161st, 244th, 277th, 334th, 336th, and 736th FA Battalions :: 177th FA group 215th, 255th, and 775th FA Battalions :: 182nd FA group 802nd, 945th, and 974th FA Battalions :: 183rd FA group 695th and 776th FA Battalions :: 404th FA group 273rd, 512th, and 752nd FA Battalions :: 130th Engineer Brigade (United States), 1303rd Engineer Service Regiment :: 452nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion [colored] :: 457th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 372nd Engineer General Service Regiment : 4th Infantry Division (United States), 4th Infantry ("Ivy") Division : Major General Raymond O. Barton :: 8th Infantry Regiment (United States), 8th♦, 12th Infantry Regiment (United States), 12th♦, and 22nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 22nd Infantry Regiments :: 2d Battalion, 20th Field Artillery (United States), 20th, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery (United States), 29th, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery (United States), 42nd, and 44th FA Battalions :: 4th Engineer Battalion (United States), 4th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 70th Armor Regiment (United States), 70th Tank Battalion :: 802nd and 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalions :: 377th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions : 5th Infantry Division (United States), 5th Infantry ("Red Diamond") Division : Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin, Stafford L. Irwin :: 2nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 2nd, 10th Infantry Regiment (United States), 10th, and 11th Infantry Regiment (United States), 11th Infantry Regiments :: 19th, 21st, 46th, and 50th FA Battalions :: 7th Engineer Battalion (United States), 7th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 737th Tank Battalion :: 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (22–25 December) :: 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (from 25 December) :: 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (17–21 December) :: 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion (13 July – 20 December) :: 449th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion : U.S. 10th Armored Division, 10th Armored ("Tiger") Division : Major General William H. H. Morris Jr. :: 3rd, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th, and 21st Tank Battalions :: 20th, 54th Infantry Regiment (United States), 54th, and 61st Armored Infantry Battalions :: 419th, 420th, and 423rd Armored FA Battalions :: 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion :: 55th Armored Engineer Battalion :: 90th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech. :: 796th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion :: 150th Armored Signal Company : 80th Division (United States), 80th Infantry ("Blue Ridge") Division : Major General Horace L. McBride :: 317th Infantry Regiment (United States), 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments :: 313th, 314th, 315th, and 905th FA Battalions :: 305th Engineer Combat Battalion :: 702nd Tank Battalion :: 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion (23 November – 6 December and 21 December – 28 January) :: 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion (25 September – 21 December) :: 633rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion

Allied Air Forces

US Strategic Air Forces in Europe

General

: US Eighth Air Force (Strategic) : Lieutenant General

: US Ninth Air Force (Tactical) : Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg :: 19th Air Division, IX Bombardment Division (Maj. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson) :: IX Troop Carrier Command (Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams (US general), Paul L. Williams) :: IX Tactical Air Command (Maj. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada) ::: Supporting First Army :: XIX Tactical Air Command (Maj. Gen. Otto P. Weyland) ::: Supporting Third Army :: XXIX Tactical Air Command (Brig. Gen. Richard E. Nugent) ::: Supporting Ninth Army

Royal Air Force

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris :

:: Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill, Roderic M. Hill :

:: Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham ::: No. 2 Group RAF ::: No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group (United Kingdom), No. 83 Group RAF ::: No. 84 Group RAF

Notes

References

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