Lorraine campaign order of battle

The following units and commanders participated in the Lorraine campaign from September 1 to December 18, 1944.

U.S. Third Army

Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.

Corps Division Regiments and others

XII Corps
     Major General Manton S. Eddy

Corps troops
  • 2nd Cavalry Group
  • 106th Cavalry Group
  • 702nd Tank Battalion
  • 737th Tank Battalion
  • 761st Tank Battalion
  • 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (self-propelled)
  • 603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (self-propelled)
  • 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (self-propelled)
  • 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion (self-propelled)
  • 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed)
  • 691st Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed)
  • 808th Tank Destroyer Battalion (towed)
  • 177th Field Artillery Group
  • 182nd Field Artillery Group
  • 183rd Field Artillery Group
  • 404th Field Artillery Group
  • 410th Field Artillery Group
26th Infantry Division


   Major General Willard S. Paul

  • 101st Infantry Regiment
  • 104th Infantry Regiment
  • 328th Infantry Regiment
  • 101st, 102nd, 180th, and 263rd Field Artillery Battalions
  • 39th Signal Company
  • 726th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 26th Quartermaster Company
  • 26th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
  • 101st Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 114th Medical Battalion
  • 26th CIC Detachment
35th Infantry Division[1]


   Major General Paul W. Baade

  • 134th Infantry Regiment
  • 137th Infantry Regiment
  • 320th Infantry Regiment
  • 127th, 161st, 216th, and 219th Field Artillery Battalions
  • 35th Signal Company
  • 735th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 35th Quartermaster Company
  • 35th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
  • 60th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 110th Medical Battalion
  • 35th CIC Detachment
80th Infantry Division[2]


   Major General Horace L. McBride

  • 317th Infantry Regiment
  • 318th Infantry Regiment
  • 319th Infantry Regiment
  • 313th, 314th, 315th, and 905th Field Artillery Battalions
  • 80th Signal Company
  • 780th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 80th Quartermaster Company
  • 80th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
  • 305th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 305th Medical Battalion
  • 80th CIC Detachment
4th Armored Division[3]


   Major General John S. Wood

  • 8th Tank Battalion
  • 35th Tank Battalion
  • 37th Tank Battalion
  • 10th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 51st Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 22nd, 66th, and 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
  • 25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
  • 144th Armored Signal Company
  • 126th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  • 24th Armored Engineer Battalion
  • 4th Armored Medical Battalion
  • 504th CIC Detachment
6th Armored Division[4]


   Major General Robert W. Grow

  • 15th Tank Battalion
  • 68th Tank Battalion
  • 69th Tank Battalion
  • 9th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 44th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 50th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 128th, 212th, and 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
  • 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
  • 146th Armored Signal Company
  • 128th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  • 25th Armored Engineer Battalion
  • 76th Armored Medical Battalion
  • 506th CIC Detachment

XX Corps
     Major General Walton Walker

Corps troops
5th Infantry Division[5]


   Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin

90th Infantry Division[6]


   Major General James Van Fleet

  • 357th Infantry Regiment
  • 358th Infantry Regiment
  • 359th Infantry Regiment
  • 343rd, 344th, 345th, and 915th Field Artillery Battalions
  • 90th Signal Company
  • 790th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 90th Quartermaster Company
  • 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
  • 325th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 315th Medical Battalion
  • 90th CIC Detachment
95th Infantry Division


   Major General Harry L. Twaddle

  • 377th Infantry Regiment
  • 378th Infantry Regiment
  • 379th Infantry Regiment
  • 358th, 359th, 360th, and 920th Field Artillery Battalions
  • 95th Signal Company
  • 795th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
  • 95th Quartermaster Company
  • 95th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
  • 320th Engineer Battalion
  • 320th Medical Battalion
  • 95th CIC Detachment
10th Armored Division[7]


   Major General William H. H. Morris Jr.

  • 3rd Tank Battalion
  • 11th Tank Battalion
  • 21st Tank Battalion
  • 20th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 54th Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 61st Armored Infantry Battalion
  • 419th, 420th, and 423rd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
  • 150th Armored Signal Company
  • 132nd Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  • 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
  • 55th Armored Engineer Battalion
  • 80th Armored Medical Battalion
  • 510th CIC Detachment

German Army Group G

General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck

  • Chief of Staff: Friedrick von Mellenthin

First Army

General der Panzertruppe otto von Knobelsdorff

Corps Division Regiments and others

XIII SS Army Corps
     Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Hermann Prieß

Corps troops
  • 1431st Fortress Battalion
  • 43rd Machinegun Battalion
  • 111th Flak Battalion
  • 401st Volks Artillery Corps
347th Infantry Division


   Lieutenant General Wolf Trierenberg

  • 860th Grenadier Regiment
  • 861st Grenadier Regiment
  • 862nd Grenadier Regiment
  • 347th Artillery Regiment
  • 347th Fusilier Battalion
  • 347th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 347th Engineer Battalion
  • 347th Signal Battalion
  • 347th Field Replacement Battalion
  • 347th Divisional Supply Troops
36th Volksgrenadier Division


   Major General August Wellm

  • 87th Grenadier Regiment
  • 118th Grenadier Regiment
  • 165th Grenadier Regiment
  • 268th Artillery Regiment
  • 36th Fusilier Company
  • 36th FLaK Company
  • 1036th Assault-gun detachment
  • 36th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 36th Signal Company
  • 36th Pioneer Company
  • 36th Supply Regiment
  • 36th Divisional Supply Troops
48th Volksgrenadier Division


  

  • 126th Grenadier Regiment
  • 127th Grenadier Regiment
  • 128th Grenadier Regiment
  • 148th Artillery Regiment
  • 48th Fusilier Battalion
  • 148th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 148th Engineer Battalion
  • 148th Signal Battalion
  • 148th Divisional Supply Troops
559th Volksgrenadier Division


   MG Kurt von Muehlen

  • 1125th Grenadier Regiment
  • 1126th Grenadier Regiment
  • 1127th Grenadier Regiment
  • 1559th Artillery Regiment
  • 1559th Fusilier Company
  • 1559th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 1559th Pioneer Battalion
Panzer Lehr Division


   Lieutenant General Fritz Bayerlein

  • 130th Panzer Lehr Regiment
  • 901st Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment
  • 902nd Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment
  • 130th Panzer Lehr Artillery Regiment
  • 130th Panzer Lehr Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 130th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 130th Panzer Lehr Engineer Battalion
  • 130th Panzer Lehr Signal Battalion
  • 311th Army Panzer Anti-Aircraft Battlion
11th Panzer Division


   Lieutenant General Wend von Wietersheim

  • 15th Panzer Regiment
  • 4th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 110th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 76th Artillery Regiment
  • 61st Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 11th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 277th Anti-Aircraft Battalion
  • 209th Pioneer Battalion
  • 89th Signal Battalion
  • 61st Field Replacement Battalion
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division


   Hans Lingner

  • 37th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 38th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 17th SS Panzer Battalion
  • 17th SS Artillery Regiment
  • 17th SS Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 17th SS Assault Gun Battalion
  • 17th SS Flak Battalion
  • 17th SS Signal Battalion
  • 17th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 17th SS Pionier Battalion
  • 17th SS Division Supply Troops
  • 17th SS Panzer Repair Battalion
  • 17th SS Wirtschafts Battalion
  • 17th SS Medical Battalion
25th Panzergrenadier Division


   Lieutenant General Paul Schürmann

  • 35th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 119th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 8th Panzer Battalion
  • 25th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 125th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 25th Artillery Regiment
  • 25th Signals Battalion

LXXXIX Corps
     General der infanterie Gustav Höhne

361st Infantry Division


   Major General Alfred Philippi

  • 951st Grenadier Regiment
  • 952nd Grenadier Regiment
  • 953rd Grenadier Regiment
  • 361st Artillery Regiment
  • 361st Fusilier Battalion
  • 361st Tank Destroyer Company
  • 361st Engineer Battalion
  • 361st Signal Battalion
  • 361st Field Replacement Battalion
  • 361st Divisional Supply Troops
553rd Infantry Division


  

  • 1119th Regiment
  • 1120th Regiment

LXXXII Corps
     General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein

Corps troops
  • 1010th Security Regiment
  • 22nd Fortress Regiment
  • 25th Fortress Regiment
  • 43rd Fortress Battalion
  • 44th Machinegun Battalion
  • 45th Machinegun Battalion
  • 48th Machinegun Battalion
  • 53rd Machinegun Battalion
  • 55th Engineer Battalion
  • 811th Flak Battalion
  • 243rd Assault Gun Brigade
  • 404th Volks Artillery Corps
  • 485th Antitank Battalion
  • 485th Antitank Battalion
19th Volksgrenadier Division[8]


   Lieutenant General Walter Wissmath

  • 59th Grenadier Regiment
  • 73rd Grenadier Regiment
  • 74th Grenadier Regiment
  • 119th Artillery Regiment
  • 119th Fusilier Battalion
  • 119th Engineer Battalion
  • 119th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 119th Signal Battalion
  • 119th Field Replacement Battalion
  • 119th Divisional Supply Troops
416th Infantry Division[9]


  

  • 712th Grenadier Regiment
  • 713th Grenadier Regiment
  • 774th Grenadier Regiment
  • 416th Artillery Regiment
  • 416th Fusilier Company
  • 416th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 416th Pionier Battalion
  • 416th Signal Battalion
  • 416th Sanitary Battalion
  • 416th Field Replacement Battalion
462nd Infantry Division


  

  • 1215th Regiment
  • 1216th Regiment
  • 1217th Regiment
21st Panzer Division


   Lieutenant General Edgar Feuchtinger

  • 22nd Panzer Regiment
  • 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
  • 192nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment
  • 155th Panzer Artillery Regiment
  • 21st Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 200th Assault Gun Battalion
  • 200th Anti-tank Battalion
  • 200th Panzer Signals Battalion
  • 220th Panzer Engineer Battalion
  • 305th Flak Battalion

Notes

  1. Order of battle from 35th Infantry Division in World War II, 1941-1945.
  2. Order of battle and commander information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  3. Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  4. Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History Archived 2010-05-24 at WebCite.
  5. Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  6. Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  7. Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military Information.
  8. <Mitcham, vol. 1, p. 63.
  9. 416th Infantry Division page of feldgrau.com.

Sources

  • Balkoski, Joseph. " Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign, 8 Nov. 1 Dec. '44" in Strategy & Tactics, no. 78 (January/February 1980).
  • Mitcham, Jr., Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 1: 1st290th Infantry Divisions in WW II. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5.
  • Mitcham, Jr., Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 2: 291st999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0.
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