ARMOR IN THE HURTGEN FOREST
APPENDIX II
ORDER OF BATTLE
U.S. FORCES IN HURTGEN OPERATIONS
Of the Corps assigned to the First United States Army during operations in the HURTGEN FOREST the V and VII Corps bore the brunt of the fighting. The VIII Corps and at one time the XIX Corps were also part of the First-Army, but were on the south and north flanks respectively of the HURTGEN area. The frequent changes of divisions between the Corps warrants the inclusion of separate line-ups indicating these changes for the entire period under consideration.
The relative positions of the Corps listed were from north to south: the XIX, VII, V, and VIII Corps. On 22-23 October 1944, XIX Corps passed from First Army control to the Ninth Army on the north, while VIII Corps on the south passed from Third to First Army; the First Army remained at three Corps strength.
27 September 1944 |
XIX Corps |
VII Corps |
V Corps |
29th Inf Div |
1st Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
30th Inf Div |
9th Inf Div |
28th Inf Div |
2nd Armored Div |
3rd Armored Div |
5th Armored Div |
7th Armored Div |
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Except for the 29th Infantry Division and the 7th Armored Division which began to arrive in the First Army area on 26 September the order of battle indicated above was the same as that with which the Army had operated for most of the month of September.
11 October 1944 |
XIX Corps |
VII Corps |
V Corps |
29th Inf Div |
1st Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
30th Inf Div |
9th Inf Div |
28th Inf Div |
2nd Armored Div |
3rd Armored Div |
5th Armored Div |
22 October 1944 |
VII Corps |
V Corps |
VIII Corps |
1t Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
2nd Inf Div |
9th Inf Div |
28th Inf Div |
8th Inf Div |
3rd Armored Div |
5th Armored Div |
83rd Inf Div |
4th Cav Gp |
102 Cav Gp |
9th Armored Div |
27 October 1944 |
VII Corps |
V Corps |
VIII Corps |
1t Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
2nd Inf Div |
3rd Armored Div |
9th Inf Div (- 47 RCT) |
8th Inf Div |
47th RCT |
28th Inf Div |
83rd Inf Div |
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5th Armored Div |
9th Armored Div |
10 November 1944 |
XII Corps |
V Corps |
VIII Corps |
1t Inf Div |
9th Inf Div (- 47 RCT) |
2nd Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
* 28th Inf Div |
* 8th Inf Div |
104th Inf Div |
99th Inf Div |
83rd Inf Div |
47th RCT (atchd 1st Div) |
5th Armored Div (- CCR) |
9th Armored Div |
3rd Armored Div |
102nd Cav Gp |
14th Cav Gp |
CCR 5th Armored Div |
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4th Cav Gp |
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* These divisions traded Corps on 19-20 November.
15 December 1944 |
VII Corps |
V Corps |
VIII Corps |
1t Inf Div (res) |
2nd Inf Div |
4th Inf Div |
9th Inf Div |
8th Inf Div |
28th Inf Div |
83rd Inf Div |
78th Inf Div |
106th Inf Div |
104th Inf Div |
99th Inf Div |
9th Armd Div (- CCB) |
3rd Armored Div (res) |
CCR 5th Armored Div (res) |
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5th Armored Div (- CCR res) |
CCB 9th Armd Div (res) |
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4th Cav Gp |
102nd Cav Gp |
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