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Allied 12th Army Group

Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley

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)

VII Corps

Major General J. Lawton Collins
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec

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 TD Battalion

195th AAA AW Battalion

elements of 738th Tank Battalion (special - mine clearing) attached

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 Recon Squadron

643rd and 703rd TD Battalions

486th AAA AW Battalion

XVIII Airborne Corps

Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as a lieutenant general

Major General Matthew B. Ridgway^[a]
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec

7th Armored ("Lucky Seventh") Division

Brigadier General Robert W. Hasbrouck

Combat Commands A, B, and R

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 Recon Squadron

814th TD Battalion

203rd AAA AW Battalion

820th TD Battalion (attached 25–30 December)

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 9th Army)

III Corps

Major General John Millikin

4th Armored Division

Major General Hugh J. Gaffey

Combat Commands A, B, and R

8th, 35th, and 37th Tank Battalions^[b]

10th, 51st, and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions

22nd, 66th, and 94th Armored FA Battalions

24th Armored Engineer Battalion

25th Cavalry Recon Squadron

489th AAA AW Battalion

704th TD Battalion

6th Armored ("Super Sixth") Division

Major General Robert W. Grow

Combat Commands A, B, and R

15th, 68th and 69th Tank Battalions

9th, 44th, and 50th Armored Infantry Battalions

128th, 212th, and 231st Armored FA Battalions

25th Armored Engineer Battalion

86th Cavalry Recon Squadron

691st TD Battalion

777th AAA AW Battalion

VIII Corps

Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton during the Ardennes Counteroffensive

Major General Troy H. Middleton
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec

9th Armored ("Phantom") Division

Major General John W. Leonard

Combat Commands A♦, B♦, and R♦

27th, 52nd, and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions

2nd, 14th, and 19th Tank Battalions

3rd, 16th, and 73rd Armored FA Battalions

9th Armored Engineer Battalion

89th Cavalry Squadron

811th TD Battalion

482nd AAA AW Battalion

11th Armored ("Thunderbolt") Division

Brigadier General Charles S. Kilburn

Combat Commands A, B, and R

21st, 55th, and 63rd Armored Infantry Battalions

22nd, 41st, and 42nd Tank Battalions

490th, 491st, and 492nd Armored FA Battalions

56th Armored Engineer Battalion

602nd TD Battalion

41st Cavalry Squadron

575th AAA AW Battalion

XII Corps

Major General Manton S. Eddy
♦ Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec

10th Armored ("Tiger") Division

Major General William H. H. Morris Jr.

Combat Commands A, B, and R

20th, 54th, and 61st Armored Infantry Battalions

3rd, 11th, and 21st Tank Battalions

419th, 420th, and 423rd Armored FA Battalions

609th TD Battalion

55th Armored Engineer Battalion

90th Cavalry Recon Squadron

796th AAA AW Battalion

↑ In England when the German assault began; during the Korean War, provided vigorous leadership to the US Eighth Army, followed by a term as Chief of Staff of the Army.
↑ The 37th Tank Bttn. was commanded by Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams, later commander of all US forces in Vietnam. [Beevor, p. 268]

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[1] In England when the German assault began; during the Korean War, provided vigorous leadership to the US Eighth Army, followed by a term as Chief of Staff of the Army.

[2] The 37th Tank Bttn. was commanded by Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams, later commander of all US forces in Vietnam. [Beevor, p. 268]

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