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US Army, Battle of the Bulge, 17 December 1944 to 5 January 1945 US Army Battle of the Bulge 17 December 1944 to 5 January 1945 1st Army: Lt. General Courtney H. Hodges 526th Armored Infantry Battalion 99th Infantry Battalion 61st Engineer Battalion 158th Engineer Battalion 299th Engineer Battalion 300th Engineer Battalion 1278th Engineer Battalion Troop B, 125th Cavarly Reconnaissance Squadron 9th Canadian Forestry Company V Corps: Major General Leonard T. Gerow Corps Troops: 51st Engineer Battalion 112th Engineer Battalion 146th Engineer Battalion 202nd Engineer Battalion 254th Engineer Battalion 291st Engineer Battalion 296th Engineer Battalion 186th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 941st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 78th Infantry Division: Major General E.P.Parker 309th Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment 311th Infantry Regiment 307th Field Artillery Battalion 308th Field Artillery Battalion 309th Field Artillery Battalion 903rd Field Artillery Battalion 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion 709th Tank Battalion 552nd AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion 95th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion 303rd Medical Battalion 78th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 78th Division Military Police Platoon 778th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 78th Quartermaster Battalion 78th Signals Company 99th Infantry Division: Major General W.E.Lauer 393rd Infantry Regiment 394th Infantry Regiment 395th Infantry Regiment 370th Field Artillery Battalion 371st Field Artillery Battalion 372nd Field Artillery Battalion 324th Engineer Combat Battalion 1 535th AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion 924th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzers) 196th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzers) 776th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 801st Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed) 324th Engineer Combat Battalion 324th Medical Battalion 99th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 99th Division Military Police Platoon 799th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 99th Quartermaster Battalion 99th Signals Company 102nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Infantry Division: Major General Walter M. Robertson 9th Infantry Regiment 23rd Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 12th Field Artillery Battalion 15th Field Artillery Battalion 37th Field Artillery Battalion 38th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion 462nd AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (CCB) 18th Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" rockets) 200th Field Artillery Battalion (less Btry B) (155mm guns) 955th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 987th Field Artillery Battalion (less detachments) (155mm SP guns) 741st Tank Battalion 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (M-10) 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed) 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion 2nd Medical Battalion 2nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 2nd Division Military Police Platoon 702nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 2nd Quartermaster Battalion 2nd Signals Company CCB 9th Armored Division: Brigadier General W.M.Hoge 881th Tank Destroyer Battalion (M-18)(less detachments) VIII Corps: Major General T.H.Middleton Corps Troops: 35th Engineer Battalion 144th ngineer Battalion 159th Engineer Battalion 169th Engineer Battalion 106th Infantry Division: Major General A.W.Jones 422nd Infantry Regiment 423rd Infantry Regiment 424th Infantry Regiment 589th Field Artillery Regiment 590th Field Artillery Regiment 591st Field Artillery Regiment 592nd Field Artillery Regiment 81st Engineer Combat Battalion 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed) 14th Cavalry Group, Mechanized 275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 634th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion 563rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion 333rd Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 559th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm guns) 561st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm guns) 578th Field Artillery Battalion (8" howitzers) 740th Field Artillery Battalion (8" howitzers) 770th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 771st Field Artillery Battalion (4.5" guns) 965th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 969th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm howitzers) 14th Cavalry Group: 275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Independent Unit 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed) 28th Infantry Division: Major General 109th Infantry Regiment 110th Infantry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 108th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 107th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 109th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 229th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 28th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed) 707th Tank Battalion 687th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzers) 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion 103rd Medical Battalion 28th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 19th Division Military Police Platoon 728th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 28th Quartermaster Battalion 28th Signals Company 4th Infantry Division: Major General R.O.Barton 8th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment 22nd Infantry Regiment 20th Field Artillery Battalion 29th Field Artillery Battalion 42nd Field Artillery Battalion 3 44th Field Artillery Battalion 4th Engineer Combat Battalion 70th Tank Battalion 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion 337th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion 4th Engineer Combat Battalion 4th Medical Battalion 4th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 4th Division Military Police Platoon 704th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 4th Quartermaster Battalion 4th Signals Company 81st Field Artillery Battalion ((155mm Howitzers) 174th Field Artillery Battalion ((155mm guns) 70th Tank Battalion 9th Armored Division: Major General J.W.Leonard CCA CCB (detached) CCR 27th Armored Infantry Battalion 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion 60th Armored Infantry Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 14th Tank Battalion 19th Tank Battalion 3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion 16th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion 9th Armored Engineer Battalion 89th Cavalry Squadron 811st Tank Destroyer Battalion (M-18)(less detachments) 482nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion Headquarters Headquarters Company, 9th Armored Division HHC, Combat Command A HHC, Combat Command B HQs, Reserve Command HHC, Division Trains 2nd Medical Battalion, Armored 131st Armored Ordnance Battalion Military Police Platoon 9th Armored Engineer Battalion 149th Armored Signal Company 9th US Air Force: Lt. General H.S. Vandenburg IX TAC: Brigadier General E.R.Quesada 70th Fighter Wing 365th Fighter Group (P-47) 366th Fighter Group (P-47) 368th Fighter Group (P-47) 370th Fighter Group (P-38) 474th Fighter Group (P-38) 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (TRG) 422nd Night Fighter Squadron (NFS) XIX TAC: Major Genreal O.P.Weyhland 100th Fighter Wing 354th Fighter Group (P-47) 358th Fighter Group (P-47) 362nd Fighter Group (P-47) 405th Fighter Group (P-47) 406th Fighter Group (aircraft unknown) 10th Photo Reconnaissance Gruop (PRG) 42tth Night Fighter Squadron (NFS) XXIX TAC: Brigadier General R.E.Nugent 84th & 303rd Fighter Wings 36th Fighter Group (P-47) 48th Fighter Group (P-47) 373rd Fighter Group (P-47) 404th Fighter Group (P-47) 363rd Fighter Group (P-51) IX Bombardment Comamnd: Brigadier General S.E.Anderson 97th Combat Bomb Wing 409th Bomb Group (aircraft unknown) 410th Bomb Group (A-20) 416th Bomb Group (A-20) 98th Combat Bomb Wing 323rd Bomb Group (B-26) 387th Bomb Group (B-26) 394th Bomb Group (B-26) 397th Bomb Group (B-26) 1 Pathfinder Squadron 99th Combat Bomb Wing 322nd Bomb Group (B-26) 344th Bomb Group (B-26) 386th Bomb Group (aircraft unknown) 391st Bomb Group (B-26) IX Troop Carrier Command: Brigadier General B.F.Giles 52nd Troop Carrier Command 61st Troop Carrier Group 313th Troop Carrier Group 314th Troop Carrier Group 315th Troop Carrier Group 349th Troop Carrier Group 53rd Troop Carrier Command 434th Troop Carrier Group 435th Troop Carrier Group 436th Troop Carrier Group 437th Troop Carrier Group 438th Troop Carrier Group 50th Troop Carrier Command 439th Troop Carrier Group 440th Troop Carrier Group 441st Troop Carrier Group 442nd Troop Carrier Group 5 Arrived 16 December: from North CCR, 5th Armored Division (in reserve) 751st Field Artillery Battalion Arrived 17 December: From North 7th Armored Division: Brigadier General R.W.Hasbrouck 17th Tank Battalion 31st Tank Battalion 40th Tank Battalion 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion 38th Armored Infantry Battalion 48th Armored Infantry Battalion HHB Division Artillery 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized 507th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Headquarters Company, 7th Armored Division HHC, Combat Command A HHC, Combat Command B HQs, Reserve Command HHC, Division Trains 77th Medical Battalion, Armored 129th Armored Ordnance Battalion Military Police Platoon 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion 147th Armored Signal Company 1st Infantry Division: Brigdier General C.Andrus 16th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 5th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 7th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 32nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 33rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 1st Reconnaissance
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