Divisions involved in the BoB

Jean MILMEISTER

I) The commanders and badges of the American divisions

A) American divisions on 16 December 1944

Supreme Commander: General Dwight D. EISENHOWER

12^th Army Group: Lieutenant General Omar N. BRADLEY

1) 9^th Army: Lieutenant General William H. SIMPSON

a) XIII. US-Corps: Major General  Alvan C. GILLEM Jr.

	- 7th Arm. Div. ("Lucky Seventh"): Maj.Gen. R.W. HASBROUCK		- 102nd Inf. Div. ("Ozark Division"): Maj.Gen. F.A. KEATING
	- 84th Inf. Div. ("Railsplitter Division"): Maj.Gen. BOLLING

b) XIX. US-Corps: Major General Rayond S. McLAIN

	- 29th Inf. Div. ("Blue and gray"): Maj.Gen. C.H.GERHARDT		- 2nd Arm. Div. ("Hell on wheels"): Maj.Gen. E.N.HARMON
	- 30th Inf. Div. ("Old Hickory"): Maj.Gen. L.S.HOBBS

2) 1^st Army: Lt. Gen. Courtney H. HODGES

a) VII. US-Corps: Lieutenant General  Lawton G. COLLINS

	- 1st Inf.Div. ("The Red One" - "The Fighting First" Maj.Gen. C. ANDRUS		- 104th Inf.Div. ("Timberwolf Division"): Maj.Gen. TdlM ALLEN
	- 9th Inf.Div. ("The Varsity"): Maj.Gen. L.A. CRAIG		- 3rd Arm.Div. ("Spearhead Division"): Maj.Gen. M. ROSE
	- 83rd Inf.Div. ("Thunderbolt"- "Ohio-Div."): Maj.Gen. R.C. MACON		- 5th Arm. Div. ("Victory Division"): Maj.Gen. L. E. OLIVER

b) V. US-Corps: Major General Leonard T. GEROW

	- 2nd Inf.Div. ("Indian Head"): Maj. Gen. W. M. ROBERTSON		- 78th Inf.Div. ("Lightning Division"): Maj. Gen. E. P. PARKER
	- 8th Inf. Div. ("Golden Arrow"): Maj. Gen. D. A. STROH		- 99th Inf. Div. ("Checkerboard Division" -Battle Babies"): Maj. Gen. W. E. LAUER

c) VIII. US-Corps: Major General Troy H. MIDDLETON

	- 4th Inf. Div. ("Ivy Division" - "Famous Fourth"): Maj. Gen. R. 0. BARTON		- 106th Inf. Div. ("Golden Lion"): Maj. Gen. A. W. JONES
	- 28th Inf. Div. ("Keystone Division"- "Bloody Bucket"): Maj. Gen. N.D. COTA		- 9th Arm. Div. ("Phantom Division"): Maj. Gen. J.W. LEONARD

3) 3rd Army: Lieutenant General George S.  PATTON Jr.

a) XX. US-Corps: Major General Walton H. WALKER

	- 5th Inf. Div. ("Red Diamond"): Maj. Gen. S.L. IRWIN		- 95th Inf. Div. ("Victory Division" - "O.K. Division"): Maj. Gen. H.L. TWADDLE
	- 90th Inf. Div. ("Texas-Oklahoma" - "Tough Ombres"): Maj. Gen. J.A. Van FLEET		- 10th Arm. Div. ("Tiger"): Maj. Gen. W. H. H. MORRIS Jr.

b) III. US-Corps: Major General John MILLIKIN

- 26th Inf. Div. ("Yankee Division"): Maj. Gen. W.S. PAUL

- 6th Arm. Div. ("Super Sixth"): Maj. Gen. R.W. GROW

c) XII. US-Corps: Major General Manton S. EDDY

	- 35th Inf. Div. ("Santa Fe" - "Harry Truman Division"): Maj. Gen. P.W. BAADE		- 87th Inf.Div. ("Golden Acorn"): Maj. Gen. G.L. CULIN Jr.
	- 80th Inf.Div. ("Blue Ridge"): Maj. Gen. H.L. Mc BRIDE		- 4th Arm. Div. Maj. Gen. H.J. GAFFEY

B) RESERVES

XVIII. AIRBORNE-Corps: Major General Matthew B. RIDGWAY

	- 82nd Airborne-Div. ("All American"): Maj. Gen. J.M. GAVIN (18.12.44)		- 75th Inf. Div.: Maj. Gen. F.B. PICKETT (23.12.44)
	- 101st Airborne-Div. ("Screaming Eagle"): Maj. Gen. M.D. TAYLOR (18.12.44)		- 76th Inf. Div. ("Liberty Bell" - "Onaway Division") Maj. Gen. W.R. SCHMIDT (25.1.45)

	- 17th Airborne-Div. ("Thunder from Heaven"): Maj. Gen. W.M. MILEY (25.12.44)		- 94th Inf. Div. ("Neuf-cata"): Maj. Gen. H.J. MALONY (5.1.45)
	- 11th Arm. Div. ("Thunderbolt"): Brig. Gen. C.S. KILBURN (25.12.44)		- 8th Arm. Div. ("Iron Snake"- "Show Horse"): Maj. Gen. J.M. DEVINE (19.1.45)

II)  The commanders of the German divisions

A) German divisions on 16 December 1944

Oberbefehlshaber West: Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von RUNDSTEDT

Heeresgruppe B: Generalfeldmarschall Walther MODEL

1) 15. Armee: Gen.der Inf. von Zangen

     a) XII. SS-Armee-Korps: Gen.der Inf. Blumentritt
            176. Inf. Div.: Oberst Landau
               9. Pz. Div.: Gen.Maj. Freih. von Elverfeldt
             59. VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Poppe
             15. Pz. Gren.Div.: Oberst Deckert
     b) XIII. Armee-Korps: Gen.der Inf. Felber
           183. VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Lange
           340. VGDiv.: Oberst Tolsdorff
     c) LXXXI. Armee-Korps: Gen.der Inf. Koechling
            363. VGDiv.: Gen.Maj. Dettling
           246. VGDiv.: Oberst Koerte
             47. VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Bork
     d) LXXIV. Armee-Korps.: Gen.der lnf. Straube
           353.VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Mahlmann
             85. Inf.Div.: Oberst Bechler
           344. VGDiv.: Gen.Maj. Jolasse
             89. Inf.Div.: Gen.Maj. Bruns

2) 6. Panzer-Armee: SS-Oberstgruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS Dietrich
     a) LXVII Armee-Korps: Gen. Lt. Hitzfeld
           272. VGDiv.: Oberst Kosmalla

326. VGDiv.: Oberst Kaschner
     b) 1. SS-Pz.Korps: SS-GF und Gen. Lt. der Waffen-SS Priess
           277. VGDiv.: Oberst Fiebig

12. VGDiv.: Gen.Maj. Engel
               3. FS-Div.: Gen.Maj. Wadehn
             12. SS-Pz.Div. "HJ": SS-SF Kraas
               1. SS-Pz. Div. "LAH": SS-OF Mohnke
     c) II. SS-Pz.-Korps: SS-OGF und Gen. der Waffen-SS Bittrich
               2. SS-Pz.Div. "DR": SS-BF und Gen.Maj. der Waffen-SS Lammerding
               9. SS-Pz.Div. "H": SS-OF Stadler

3) 5. Panzer-Armee: General der Panzertruppen von Manteuffel
     a) LXVI. Armee-Korps: Gen. der Art. Lucht
             18. VGDiv.: Oberst Hoffmann-Schönborn
             62. VGDiv.: Oberst Kittel
     b) LVIII. Armee-Korps: Gen. der Pz. Tr. Krüger
           116. Pz.Div.: Gen.Maj. von Waldenburg
           560. VGDiv.: Oberst Langhäuser
     c) XXXXVII. Pz-Korps: Gen. der Pz. Tr. Freiherr von Lüttwitz
              2. Pz.Div.: Oberst von Lauchert
            26. VGDiv.: Oberst Kokott Pz.Lehr Div.: Gen.Lt. Bayerlein

4) 7. Armee: Gen.Pz.-Tr. Brandenberger
     a) LXXXV. Armee-Korps: Gen.der Inf. Kniess
             5. FSDiv.: Oberst Heilmann
         352. VGDiv.: Oberst Schmidt
     b) LXXX. Armee-Korps: Gen.der Inf. Beyer
         276. VGDiv.: Gen.Maj. Möhring
         212. VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Sensfuss
     c) LIII. Armee-Korps: Gen. der Kav. Graf von Rothkirch

B) RESERVES

     XXXIX. Pz.-Korps: Gen. Lt. Decker
            79. VGDiv.: Oberst Weber
           10. SS-Pz.Div.: SS-BF und Gen.Maj. der Waffen-SS Harmel
             3. Pz.-Gren.Div.: Gen.Maj. Denkert
             6. SS-Geb.Div.: SS-GF und Gen.Lt. der Pol. Brenner
             9. VGDiv.: Oberst Kolb
         167. VGDiv.: Gen.Lt. Höcker
           11. Pz.-Div.: Gen. Lt. Wendt von Wietersheim
         257. VGDiv.: Oberst Seidel
                 Führer-Begleit Brig.: Oberst Remer
                 Führer-Gren.Brig.: Oberst Kahler