2nd Armored Division ‘Hell on Wheels’
Major General Ernest N. Harmon
CCA, CCB and CCR; 41st Armored Infantry Regiment; 66th and 67th Armored Regiments
14th, 78th and 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
17th Armored Engineer Battalion; 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion; 195th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
Elements of 738th Tank Battalion (special – mine clearing) attached
3rd Armored Division ‘Spearhead’
Major General Maurice Rose
CCA, CCB and CCR; 36th Armored Infantry Regiment; 32nd and 33rd Armored Regiments
54th, 67th and 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion; 83rd Reconnaissance Squadron
643rd and 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalions; 486th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
83rd Infantry Division ‘Ohio’
Major General Robert C. Macon
329th, 330th and 331st Infantry Regiments
322nd, 323rd, 324th and 908th Field Artillery Battalions
308th Engineer Combat Battalion; 453rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
774th Tank Battalion; 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
84th Infantry Division ‘Railsplitters’
Brigadier General Alexander R. Bolling
333rd, 334th and 335th Infantry Regiments
325th, 326th, 327th and 909th Field Artillery Battalions
309th Engineer Combat Battalion
701st Tank Battalion, replaced by 771st Tank Battalion on 20 December
638th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 557th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
XVIII Airborne Corps
Major General Matthew B. Ridgway
14th Cavalry Group, Mechanized
254th, 275th, 400th and 460th Field Artillery Battalions
79th Field Artillery Group (153rd, 551st and 552nd Field Artillery Battalions)
179th Field Artillery Group (259th and 965th Field Artillery Battalions)
211th Field Artillery Group (240th and 264th Field Artillery Battalions)
401st Field Artillery Group (187th and 809th Field Artillery Battalions)
7th Armored Division ‘Lucky Seventh’
Brigadier General Robert W. Hasbrouck
CCA, CCB and CCR; 23rd, 38th and 48th Armored Infantry Battalions
17th, 31st and 40th Tank Battalions; 87th Reconnaissance Squadron
434th, 440th and 489th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion; 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion
203rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (25–30 December)
30th Infantry Division ‘Old Hickory’
Major General Leland S. Hobbs
117th, 119th and 120th Infantry Regiments
113th, 118th, 197th and 230th Field Artillery Battalions
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached; 105th Engineer Combat Battalion
743rd Tank Battalion; 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
110th, 431st and 448th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalions
75th Infantry Division
Major General Fay B. Prickett
289th, 290th and 291st Infantry Regiments
730th, 897th, 898th and 899th Field Artillery Battalions
275th Engineer Combat Battalion; 440th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
750th Tank Battalion; 629th and 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalions
82nd Airborne Division ‘All American’
Major General James M. Gavin
504th, 505th, 507th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments
325th Glider Infantry Regiment; 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
319th and 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalions
376th and 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalions; 80th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion; 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion (2–11 January)
740th Tank Battalion (30 December–11 January)
643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (4–5 January)
106th Infantry Division ‘Golden Lions’
Major General Alan W. Jones
422nd, 423rd and 424th Infantry Regiments
589th, 590th, 591st and 592nd Field Artillery Battalions
81st Engineer Combat Battalion; 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion
634th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (8–18 December)
440th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (8 December–4 January)
563rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (9–18 December)
101st Airborne Division ‘Screaming Eagles’
Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe (Major General Maxwell D. Taylor)
501st, 502nd and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiments
327th Glider Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 401st Glider Infantry
321st and 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalions
377th and 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion; 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion
81st Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
US Third Army
Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr
109th, 115th, 217th and 777th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalions
456th, 465th, 550th and 565th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalions
280th Engineer Combat Battalion (later assigned to Ninth Army)
III Corps
Major General John Millikin
6th Cavalry Group, Mechanized; 179th, 274th, 776th and 777th Field Artillery Battalions
193rd Field Artillery Group (177th, 253rd, 696th, 776th and 949th Field Artillery Battalions)
203rd Field Artillery Group (278th, 742nd, 762nd Field Artillery Battalions)
1137th Engineer Combat Group (145th, 188th and 249th Engineer Combat Battalions)
183rd and 243rd Engineer Combat Battalions; 467th and 468th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalions
4th Armored Division
Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
CCA, CCB and CCR; 8th, 35th and 37th Tank Battalions
10th, 51st and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions
22nd, 66th and 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
24th Armored Engineer Battalion; 25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
489th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion; 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion
6th Armored Division ‘Super Sixth’
Major General Robert W. Grow
CCA, CCB and CCR; 15th, 68th and 69th Tank Battalions
9th, 44th and 50th Armored Infantry Battalions
128th, 212th and 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
25th Armored Engineer Battalion; 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
691st Tank Destroyer Battalion; 777th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
26th Infantry Division ‘Yankee’
Major General Willard S. Paul
101st, 104th and 328th Infantry Regiments
101st, 102nd, 180th and 263rd Field Artillery Battalions
101st Engineer Combat Battalion; 735th Tank Battalion
818th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 390th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
35th Infantry Division ‘Santa Fe’
Major General Paul W. Baade
134th, 137th and 320th Infantry Regiments
127th, 161st, 216th and 219th Field Artillery Battalions
60th Engineer Combat Battalion; 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion
448th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
90th Infantry Division ‘Tough ’Ombres’
Major General James A. Van Fleet
357th, 358th and 359th Infantry Regiments
343rd, 344th, 345th and 915th Field Artillery Battalions
315th Engineer Combat Battalion; 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
774th Tank Destroyer Battalion (21 December–6 January)
537th Anti-Aircraft Artil
lery Battalion
VIII Corps
Major General Troy H. Middleton
174th Field Artillery Group (965th, 969th and 700th Field Artillery Battalions)
333rd Field Artillery Group (333rd and 771st Field Artillery Battalions)
402nd Field Artillery Group (559th, 561st and 740th Field Artillery Battalions)
422nd Field Artillery Group (81st and 174th Field Artillery Battalions)
687th Field Artillery Battalion; 178th and 249th Engineer Combat Battalions
1102nd Engineer Group (341st Engineer General Service Regiment)
1107th Engineer Combat Group (159th and 168th 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 and 778th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalions
9th Armored Division ‘Phantom’
Major General John W. Leonard
CCA, CCB and CCR; 27th, 52nd and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions
2nd, 14th and 19th Tank Battalions; 3rd, 16th and 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
9th Armored Engineer Battalion; 89th Cavalry Squadron
811th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 482nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
11th Armored Division ‘Thunderbolt’
Brigadier General Charles S. Kilburn
CCA, CCB and CCR; 21st, 55th and 63rd Armored Infantry Battalions
22nd, 41st and 42nd Tank Battalions
490th, 491st and 492nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
56th Armored Engineer Battalion; 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Cavalry Squadron; 575th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
17th Airborne Division ‘Golden Talons’
Major General William M. Miley
507th and 513th Parachute Infantry Regiments; 193rd and 194th Glider Infantry Regiments
680th and 681st Glider Field Artillery Battalions; 466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
139th Airborne Engineer Battalion; 155th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
28th Infantry Division ‘Keystone’
Major General Norman D. Cota
109th, 110th and 112th Infantry Regiments
107th, 108th, 109th and 229th Field Artillery Battalions
103rd Engineer Combat Battalion; 447th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
707th Tank Battalion; 602nd and 630th Tank Destroyer Battalions
87th Infantry Division ‘Golden Acorn’
Brigadier General Frank L. Culin Jr
345th, 346th and 347th Infantry Regiments
334th, 335th, 336th and 912th Field Artillery Battalions; 312th Engineer Combat Battalion
761st Tank Battalion; 549th Anti-Aircraft Artillery 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
2nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized
161st, 244th, 277th, 334th, 336th and 736th Field Artillery Battalions
177th Field Artillery Group (215th, 255th and 775th Field Artillery Battalions)
182nd Field Artillery Group (802nd, 945th and 974th Field Artillery Battalions)
183rd Field Artillery Group (695th and 776th Field Artillery Battalions)
404th Field Artillery Group (273rd, 512th and 752nd Field Artillery Battalions)
4th Infantry Division ‘Ivy’
Major General Raymond O. Barton
8th, 12th and 22nd Infantry Regiments; 20th, 29th, 42nd and 44th Field Artillery Battalions
4th Engineer Combat Battalion; 70th Tank Battalion
802nd and 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalions; 377th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
5th Infantry Division ‘Red Diamond’
Major General Stafford L. Irwin
2nd, 10th and 11th Infantry Regiments; 19th, 21st, 46th and 50th Field Artillery Battalions
7th Engineer Combat Battalion; 737th Tank Battalion; 449th Anti-Aircraft Artillery 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)
10th Armored Division ‘Tiger’
Major General William H. H. Morris Jr
CCA, CCB and CCR; 20th, 54th and 61st Armored Infantry Battalions
3rd, 11th and 21st Tank Battalions; 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion
419th, 420th and 423rd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
55th Armored Engineer Battalion; 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
796th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
80th Infantry Division ‘Blue Ridge’
Major General Horace L. McBride
317th, 318th and 319th Infantry Regiments
313th, 314th, 315th and 905th Field Artillery Battalions; 702nd Tank Battalion
305th Engineer Combat Battalion; 633rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
610th Tank Destroyer Battalion (23 November–6 December and 21 December–28 January)
808th Tank Destroyer Battalion (25 September–21 December)
Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks
2nd Household Cavalry Regiment; 11th Hussars
4th and 5th Regiments, Royal Horse Artillery; 27th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
7th, 64th and 84th Medium Regiments, Royal Artillery
6th Airborne Division
Major General Eric Bols
6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
249th Airborne Field Company, Royal Engineers; 3rd and 591st Parachute Squadrons, Royal Engineers; 3rd and 9th Airborne Squadrons, Royal Engineers; 53rd Light Regiment, Royal Artillery; 3rd and 4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Batteries, Royal Artillery
22nd Independent Parachute Company
3rd Parachute Brigade (8th Parachute Battalion; 9th Parachute Battalion; 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion)
5th Parachute Brigade (7th Parachute Battalion; 12th Parachute Battalion; 13th Parachute Battalion)
6th Airlanding Brigade (12th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; 1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles)
51st (Highland) Infantry Division
Major General G. T. G. Rennie
2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry
126th, 127th and 128th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery; 61st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery; 40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
274th, 275th and 276th Field Companies, Royal Engineers
1/7 Machine-Gun Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
152nd Infantry Brigade (2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders; 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders; 5th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders)
153rd Infantry Brigade (5th Battalion, Black Watch; 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders; 5/7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders)
154th Infantry Brigade (1st Battalion, Black Watch; 7th Battalion, Black Watch; 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
Major General R. K. Ross
81st, 83rd and 133rd Field Regiments, Royal Artillery
53rd Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
71st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery; 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
244th, 282nd and 555th Field Companies, Royal Engineers
71st Infantry Brigade (1st Battalion, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry; 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers)
158th Infantry Brigade (7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers; 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment; 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment)
160th Infantry Briga
de (2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment; 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment; 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers)
29th Armoured Brigade
Brigadier C. B. Harvey
23rd Hussars; 3rd Royal Tank Regiment; 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry; 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
33rd Armoured Brigade
Brigadier H. B. Scott
144th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps; 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry; 1st East Riding Yeomanry
34th Army Tank Brigade
Brigadier W. S. Clarke
9th Royal Tank Regiment; 107th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps; 147th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
Corps Reserve
Guards Armoured Division
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
WEHRMACHT
Army Group B
Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model
Fifth Panzer Army
General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel
19th Flak-Brigade; 207th and 600th Engineer Battalions
653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion; 669th Ost (East) Battalion
638th, 1094th and 1095th Heavy Artillery Batteries
25th/975th Fortress Artillery Battery; 1099th, 1119th and 1121st Heavy Mortar Batteries
XLVII Panzer Corps
General der Panzertruppe Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
766th Volksartillerie Corps; 15th Volkswerfer-Brigade; 182nd Flak-Regiment
2nd Panzer-Division
Oberst Meinrad von Lauchert
3rd Panzer-Regiment; 2nd and 304th Panzergrenadier-Regiments
74th Artillery Regiment; 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
38th Anti-Tank Battalion; 38th Engineer Battalion; 273rd Flak Battalion
9th Panzer-Division
Generalmajor Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt
33rd Panzer-Regiment; 10th and 11th Panzergrenadier-Regiments
102nd Artillery Regiment; 9th Reconnaissance Battalion
50th Anti-Tank Battalion; 86th Engineer Battalion; 287th Flak Battalion
301st Heavy Panzer Battalion (attached)