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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)

XXX Corps

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 Brigade (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

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)

Panzer Lehr Division

Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein

130th Panzer-Regiment; 901st and 902nd Panzergrenadier-Regiments

130th Artillery Regiment; 130th Reconnaissance Battalion

130th Anti-Tank Battalion; 130th Engineer Battalion; 311th Flak Battalion

559th Anti-Tank Battalion (attached); 243rd Assault Gun Brigade (attached)

26th Volksgrenadier-Division

Generalmajor Heinz Kokott

39th Fusilier Regiment; 77th and 78th Volksgrenadier-Regiments; 26th Artillery Regiment;

26th Reconnaissance Battalion; 26th Anti-Tank Battalion; 26th Engineer Battalion

Führer Begleit Brigade

Oberst Otto Remer

102nd Panzer Battalion; 100th Panzergrenadier-Regiment; 120th Artillery Regiment

120th Reconnaissance Battalion; 120th Anti-Tank Battalion; 120th Engineer Battalion

828th Grenadier Battalion; 673rd Flak-Regiment

LXVI Corps

General der Artillerie Walter Lucht

16th Volkswerfer-Brigade (86th and 87th Werfer-Regiments)

244th Assault Gun Brigade; 460th Heavy Artillery Battalion

18th Volksgrenadier-Division

Oberst Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn

293rd, 294th and 295th Volksgrenadier-Regiments; 1818th Artillery Regiment

1818th Anti-Tank Battalion; 1818th Engineer Battalion

62nd Volksgrenadier-Division

Oberst Friedrich Kittel

164th, 190th and 193rd Volksgrenadier-Regiments; 162nd Artillery Regiment

162nd Anti-Tank Battalion; 162nd Engineer Battalion

LVIII Panzer Corps

General der Panzertruppe Walter Krüger

401st Volksartillerie Corps; 7th Volkswerfer-Brigade (84th and 85th Werfer-Regiments)

1st Flak-Regiment

116th Panzer-Division

Generalmajor Siegfried von Waldenburg

16th Panzer-Regiment; 60th and 156th Panzergrenadier-Regiments

146th Artillery Regiment; 146th Reconnaissance Battalion; 226th Anti-Tank Battalion

675th Engineer Battalion; 281st Flak Battalion

560th Volksgrenadier-Division

Oberst Rudolf Langhauser