Major General Leonard T. Gerow (December 16, 1944 - January 14, 1945), Clarence R. Huebner , Commanding (January 14, 1945 - January 25, 1945)
Colonel Orlando C. Mood , Chief of Staff
(Artillery Commander)
Brigadier General Clift Andrus , Commanding[ a]
Brigadier General George A. Taylor , Assistant Division Commander
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence E. Beck , Chief of Staff
16th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Frederick W. Gibb , Commanding)
18th Infantry Regiment (Colonel George Smith Jr. , Commanding)
26th Infantry Regiment (Colonel John F. R. Seitz , Commanding)
1st Infantry Division Artillery
Colonel William E. Waters , Commanding
5th Field Artillery Battalion
7th Field Artillery Battalion
32nd Field Artillery Battalion
33rd Field Artillery Battalion
1st Engineer Combat Battalion
745th Tank Battalion
634th Tank Destroyer Battalion
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
103rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
Major General Walter M. Robertson , Commanding
Colonel John H. Stokes Jr. , Assistant Division Commander
Colonel Ralph W. Zwicker , Chief of Staff
♦ 9th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Chester J. Hirschfelder (December 16, 1944 - January 10, 1945), Colonel Philip De Witt Ginder (January 10, 1945 - January 25, 1945), Commanding)
♦ 23rd Infantry Regiment (Colonel Jay B. Lovless , Commanding)
♦ 38th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Francis H. Boos , Commanding)
2nd Infantry Divison Artillery
Brigadier General John H. Hinds , Commanding
12th Field Artillery Battalion
15th Field Artillery Battalion
37th Field Artillery Battalion
38th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
741st Tank Battalion
612th Tank Destroyer Battalion
644th Tank Destroyer Battalion
462nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
Major General Louis A. Craig , Commanding
Colonel Hammond D. Birks , Assistant Division Commander
Colonel William Westmoreland , Chief of Staff
39th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Van H. Bond , Commanding)
47th Infantry Regiment (Colonel George W. Smythe , Commanding)
60th Infantry Regiment (Colonel John G. Van Houten , Commanding)
9th Infantry Division Artillery
Brigadier General Reese M. Howell , Commanding
26th Field Artillery Battalion
34th Field Artillery Battalion
60th Field Artillery Battalion
84th Field Artillery Battalion
15th Engineer Combat Battalion
38th Cavalry Recon Squadron
746th Tank Battalion
376th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions
413th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions
Major General Edwin P. Parker Jr. , Commanding
Brigadier General John K. Rice , Assistant Division Commander
Colonel Joseph A. Nichols , Chief of Staff
309th Infantry Regiment (Colonel John G. Ordnick , Commanding)
310th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Earl J. Miner , Commanding)
311th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Chester M. Willingham , Commanding)
78th Infantry Division Artillery
Brigadier General Frank Camm , Commanding
307th Field Artillery Battalion
308th Field Artillery Battalion
309th Field Artillery Battalion
903rd Field Artillery Battalion
303rd Engineer Combat Battalion
709th Tank Battalion
628th Tank Destroyer Battalion and
893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
552nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
Major General Walter E. Lauer , Commanding
Brigadier General Hugh T. Mayberry , Assistant Division Commander
Colonel Paul R. Davison (December 16, 1944 - January 18, 1945), Chief of Staff
Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Warren (January 18, 1945 - January 25, 1945), Chief of Staff
♦ 393rd Infantry Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Jean D. Scott , Commanding)
♦ 394th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Don Riley , Commanding)
♦ 395th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Alexander J. Mackenzie , Commanding)
99th Infantry Division Artillery
Brigadier General Frederick H. Black , Commanding
370th Field Artillery Battalion
371st Field Artillery Battalion
372nd Field Artillery Battalion
924th Field Artillery Battalion
324th Engineer Combat Battalion
801st Tank Destroyer Battalion
535th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
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 AAA AW Battalions
Major General J. Lawton Collins , Commanding
Colonel Richard C. Partridge , Chief of Staff
Brigadier General Williston B. Palmer , Corps Artillery Commander
2nd Armored Division
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2nd Armored ("Hell on Wheels") Division
Major General Ernest N. Harmon
41st Armored Infantry Regiment
66th and 67th Armored Regiments
14th , 78th , and 92nd Armored FA Battalions
17th Armored Engineer Battalion
82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
195th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
142nd Armored Signal Company
3rd Armored Division
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3rd Armored ("Spearhead") Division
Major General Maurice Rose
36th Armored Infantry Regiment
32nd and 33rd Armored Regiments
54th, 67th, and 391st Armored FA Battalions
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion
83rd Armored Recon Squadron
643rd and 703rd TD Battalions
486th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
143rd Armored Signal Company
83rd Infantry Division
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83rd Infantry ("Ohio") Division
Major General Robert C. Macon
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
Major General Alexander R. Bolling , Commanding
Brigadier General John H. Church , Assistant Division Commander
Colonel Louis W. Truman , Chief of Staff
333rd Infantry Regiment (Colonel Timothy A. Pedley Jr. , Commanding)
334th Infantry Regiment (Colonel John Roomsa (December 16, 1944 - December 30, 1944), Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Hoy (December 30, 1944 - January 9, 1945), Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd H. Gomes (January 9, 1945 - January 25, 1945), Commanding)
335th Infantry Regiment (Colonel Hugh C. Parker , Commanding)
84th Infantry Division Artillery
Colonel Charles J. Barrett , Commanding
325th Field Artillery Battalion
326th Field Artillery Battalion
327th Field Artillery Battalion
909th Field Artillery Battalion
309th Engineer Combat Battalion
701st Tank Battalion
638th Tank Destroyer Battalion
557th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
VII Corps Level Units
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Corps-level units
4th Cavalry Group, Mechanized
29th Infantry Regiment
Two French Light Infantry Battalions
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
Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as a lieutenant general
Major General Matthew B. Ridgway , Commanding[ b]
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
7th Armored Division
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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
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30th Infantry ("Old Hickory") Division
Major General Leland S. Hobbs
117th , 119th, and 120th Infantry Regiments
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
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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
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82nd Airborne ("All American") Division
Major General James M. Gavin
504th , 505th , 507th , and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments
325th Glider Infantry Regiment
319th and 320th Glider FA Battalions
376th and 456th Parachute FA Battalions
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
80th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
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)
Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe (December 16, 1944 - December 27, 1944)[ c]
Major General Maxwell Taylor (December 27, 1944 - January 25, 1945), Commanding
Brigadier General Gerald J. Higgins , Assistant Division Commander
Lieutenant Colonel Ned D. Moore (December 16, 1944 - December 28, 1944), Chief of Staff
Colonel John H. Michaelis (December 28, 1944 - January 25, 1945), Chief of Staff
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Kinnard , Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 (Operations)
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (Colonel Julian Ewell (December 16, 1944 - January 9, 1945), Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Ballard (Janaury 9, 1945 - January 25, 1945), Commanding)
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Colonel Steve A. Chappuis , Commanding)
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Colonel Robert Sink , Commanding)
327th Glider Infantry Regiment (Colonel Joseph H. Harper , Commanding)
1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry
101st Airborne Division Artillery
Colonel Thomas L. Sherburne (December 5, 1944 - December 27, 1944), Commanding
Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe (December 28, 1944 - January 25, 1945), Commanding
321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion
907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
326th Parachute Engineer Battalion
705th Tank Destroyer Battalion
81st Airborne AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
106th Infantry Division
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106th Infantry ("Golden Lions") Division
Major General Alan W. Jones
422nd♦, 423rd♦,[ d] 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)
XVIII Airborne Corps Level Assets
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Corps-level units
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)
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton
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 9th Army )
Major General John Millikin
Corps-level units
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 Combat Battalions )
467th and 468th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions
4th Armored Division
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
8th, 35th , and 37th Tank Battalions [ e]
10th, 51st , and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions
22nd , 66th, and 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
6th Armored ("Super Sixth") Division
Major General Robert W. Grow
15th, 68th , and 69th Tank Battalions
9th, 44th, and 50th Armored Infantry Battalions
128th, 212th, and 231st Armored FA Battalions
86th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Mech.
25th Armored Engineer Battalion
691st Tank Destroyer Battalion
777th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
145th Armored Signal Company
26th Infantry ("Yankee") Division
Major General Willard S. Paul
101st, 104th , and 328th Infantry Regiments
101st , 102nd , 180th, and 263rd FA Battalions
101st Engineer Combat Battalion
735th Tank Battalion
818th Tank Destroyer Battalion
390th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
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 ("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
Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton during the Ardennes Counteroffensive
Major General Troy H. Middleton
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
Corps-level units
687th FA Battalion
174th FA Group (965th, 969th , and 700th FA Battalions)
333rd FA Group (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 , 168th , and 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 ("Phantom") Division
Major General John W. Leonard
2nd, 14th, and 19th Tank Battalions
27th, 52nd , and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions
3rd, 16th , and 73rd Armored FA Battalions
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
11th Armored ("Thunderbolt") Division
Brigadier General Charles S. Kilburn
22nd, 41st, and 42nd Tank Battalions
21st, 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
17th Airborne ("Golden Talons") Division
Major General William M. Miley
507th and 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 ("Keystone") Division
Major General Norman D. Cota
109th♦, 110th♦, and 112th♦ Infantry Regiments
107th, 108th, 109th, and 229th FA Battalions
103rd Engineer Combat Battalion
707th Tank Battalion
602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
630th Tank Destroyer Battalion
447th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
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
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)
Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy
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
1303rd Engineer Service Regiment
452nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion [colored]
457th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
4th Infantry ("Ivy") Division
Major General Raymond O. Barton
8th ♦, 12th ♦, and 22nd Infantry Regiments
20th , 29th , 42nd , and 44th FA Battalions
4th Engineer Combat Battalion
70th Tank Battalion
802nd and 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalions
377th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalions
5th Infantry ("Red Diamond") Division
Major General Stafford L. Irwin
2nd , 10th , and 11th Infantry Regiments
19th, 21st, 46th, and 50th FA Battalions
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
10th Armored ("Tiger") Division
Major General William H. H. Morris Jr.
3rd, 11th , and 21st Tank Battalions
20th, 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 Infantry ("Blue Ridge") Division
Major General Horace L. McBride
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
US Strategic Air Forces in Europe
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General Carl Spaatz
US Eighth Air Force (Strategic)
Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle
US Ninth Air Force (Tactical)
Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
IX Bombardment Division (Maj. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson )
IX Troop Carrier Command (Maj. Gen. 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
Bomber Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris
Fighter Command
Air Marshal Sir Roderic M. Hill
Second Tactical Air Force
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham
No. 2 Group RAF
No. 83 Group RAF
No. 84 Group RAF