User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/europeanfront/1945-05 US Army Group oobs
Order of Battle as of 8 May 1945
editGeneral Omar N. Bradley
This is the order of battle of the United States 12th Army Group on 8 May 1945, the date of the formal surrender of the military forces of Nazi Germany. The order of battle for the 6th Army Group, which opened the second front against Germany in Southern France, can be found here.
-
Omar N. Bradley
12th Army Group -
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army -
George S. Patton
Third Army -
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army -
Leonard T. Gerow
Fifteenth Army
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First Army
edit- General Courtney H. Hodges
- Army-level unit
- 78th Infantry ("Lightning") Division
- Major General Edwin P. Parker Jr.
- Infantry: 309th, 310th, and 311th Infantry Regiments
- Artillery 26th, 60th, and 8th (105 mm), 34th Field Artillery Battalions (155 mm)
- Armor: 746th Tank Battalion
- Antitank: 629th and 899th Tank Destroyer Battalions
- VII Corps
- Lieutenant General J. Lawton Collins
- 9th Infantry ("Old Reliables") Division
- Major General Louis A. Craig
- Infantry: 39th, 47th, and 60th Infantry Regiments
- Artillery: 307th, 308th, and 393rd (105 mm), 309th Field Artillery Battalions (155 mm)
- Armor: 709th, 736th, and 774th Tank Battalions
- Antitank: 628th, 817th, and 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalions
- 9th Armored ("Phantom") Division
- Major General John W. Leonard
- Armor: 2nd, 14th, and 19th Tank Battalions
- Infantry: 27th, 52nd, and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions
- Artillery: 3rd, 16th, 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
- 69th Infantry ("Fighting 69th") Division
- Major General Emil F. Reinhardt
- Infantry: 271st, 272nd, and 273rd Infantry Regiments
- Artillery: 879th, 880th, and 881st (105 mm), 724th Field Artillery Battalions (155 mm)
- Armor: 777th Tank Battalion
- Antitank: 661st Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 104th Infantry Division
- Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.
- Infantry: 413th, 414th, Infantry Regiments
- Artillery: 385th, 386th, 929th (105 mm), 387th Field Artillery Battalions (155 mm)
- Army-level unit
Third Army
edit- General George S. Patton, Jr.
- Army-level units
- 1st Infantry ("Big Red One") Division
- Major General Clift Andrus
- Infantry: 16th, 18th, 26th Infantry Regiments
- Armor: 745th Tank Battalion
- 2nd Infantry ("Indianhead") Division
- Major General Walter M. Robertson
- Infantry: 9th, 23rd, 38th Infantry Regiments
- Armor: 741st, 759th Tank Battalion
- 70th Infantry ("Trailblazers") Division
- Major General Allison J. Barnett
- Infantry: 274th, 275th, 276th Infantry Regiments
- 97th Infantry ("Trident") Division
- Brigadier General Milton B. Halsey
- Infantry: 303rd, 386th, 387th Infantry Regiments
- Armor: 782nd Tank Battalion
- Army-level units
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III
edit- III Corps
- Major General James Van Fleet
- 4th Infantry ("Ivy") Division
- Major General Harold W. Blakeley
- Infantry: 8th, 12th, and 22nd Infantry Regiments
- 14th Armored ("Liberators") Division
- Major General Albert C. Smith
- 99th Infantry ("Checkerboard") Division
- Major General Walter E. Lauer
V
edit- V Corps
- Major General Clarence R. Huebner
- 16th Armored Division
- Brigadier General John L. Pierce
XII
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- XII Corps
- Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin
- 4th Armored Division
- Major General William M. Hoge
- Armor: 8th, 35th, and 37th Armored Battalions
- Infantry: 10th, 51st, 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions
- Artillery: 22nd, 66th, 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
- 5th Infantry "Red Diamond" Division
- Major General Albert E. Brown
- Infantry: 2nd, 10th, and 11th Infantry Regiments
- 11th Armored "Thunderbolt" Division
- Major General Holmes E. Dager
- Armor: 22nd, 41st, and 42nd Armored Battalions
- Infantry: 21st, 55th, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalions
- Artillery: 490th, 491st, 492nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
- 26th Infantry "Yankee" Division
- Major General Willard S. Paul
- Infantry: 101st, 104th, 328th Infantry Regiments
- 90th Infantry "Tough 'Ombres" Division
- Major General Herbert L. Earnest
- Infantry: 357th, 358th, and 359th Infantry Regiments
XX
edit- XX Corps
- Major General Walton H. Walker
- 13th Armored Division
- Major General John Millikin
- 65th Infantry "Battle-Axe" Division
- Major General Stanley E. Reinhart
- 71st Infantry "Red Circle" Division
- Major General Willard G. Wyman
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division
- Major General Horace L. McBride
Ninth Army
edit- Lieutenant General William H. Simpson
- Army-level unit
- 2nd Armored Division
- Major General Isaac D. White
- Army-level unit
VIII
edit- VIII Corps
- Major General Troy H. Middleton
- 6th Armored "Super Sixth" Division
- Major General Robert W. Grow
- 76th Infantry "Onaway" Division
- Major General William R. Schmidt
- 87th Infantry "Golden Acorn" Division
- Major General Frank L. Culin Jr.
- 89th Infantry "Rolling W" Division
- Major General Thomas D. Finley
XIII
edit- XIII Corps
- Major General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr.
- 30th Infantry Division
- Major General Leland S. Hobbs
- 35th Infantry Division
- Major General Paul W. Baade
- 83rd Infantry Division
- Major General Robert C. Macon
- 84th Infantry Division
- Major General Alexander R. Bolling
- 102nd Infantry Division
- Major General Frank A. Keating
XVI
edit- XVI Corps
- Major General John B. Anderson
- 29th Infantry Division
- Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
- 75th Infantry Division
- Major General Ray E. Porter
- 79th Infantry "Cross of Lorraine" Division
- Major General Ira T. Wyche
- 95th Infantry Division
- Major General Harry L. Twaddle
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XIX
edit- XIX Corps
- Major General Raymond S. McLain
- 3rd Armored Division
- Brigadier General Doyle O. Hickey
- Armor: 32nd, 33rd Armored Regiments, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
- 8th Armored Division
- Major General John M. Devine
- Armor: 18th, 36th, 80th Tank Battalions
Fifteenth Army
edit- Lieutenant General Leonard T. Gerow
- Army-level units
- 66th Infantry Division
- Major General Herman F. Kramer
- 106th Infantry Division
- Major General Donald A. Stroh
- Army-level units
18
edit- XVIII Airborne Corps
- Major General Matthew B. Ridgway
- 5th Armored Division
- Major General Lunsford E. Oliver
- 7th Armored Division
- Major General Robert W. Hasbrouck
- 8th Infantry Division
- Major General Bryant E. Moore
- 82nd Airborne Division
- Major General James M. Gavin
- 101st Airborne Division
- Major General William C. Lee
22
edit- XXII Corps
- Major General Ernest N. Harmon
- 17th Airborne Division
- Major General William M. Miley
- 94th Infantry Division
- Major General Harry J. Malony
23
edit- XXIII Corps
- Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
- 28th Infantry "Keystone" Division
- Major General Norman D. Cota
- Infantry: 109th, 110th, 112th Infantry Regiments
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Source: Bradley, Omar, A Soldier's Story, New York: Henry Holt and Company (1950), pp. 557–561
Order of battle (8 May 1945
editOrder of battle shifted frequently in the Sixth Army Group, but accelerated dramatically during its late-war push through southern Bavaria into the Austrian Alps to head off German establishment of a National Redoubt and close off passes to Nazi escape. Order of Battle on 8 May represents a significantly different disposition in some instances than in the weeks and even days leading up to it.
General Jacob L. Devers
Seventh Army
edit- Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch
- Army-level units
- 12th Armored "Hellcat" Division
- Major General Roderick R. Allen
- 45th Infantry "Thunderbird" Division
- Major General Robert T. Frederick
- 63rd Infantry "Blood and Fire" Division
- Major General Louis E. Hibbs
- 100th Infantry "Success in Battle" Division
- Major General Withers A. Burress
- Army-level units
- VI Corps
- Major General Edward H. Brooks
- 10th Armored Division
- Major General William H. H. Morris, Jr.
- 44th Infantry Division
- Major General William F. Dean
- 103rd Infantry Division
- Major General Anthony C. McAuliffe
- XV Corps
- Major General Wade H. Haislip
- 3rd Infantry Division
- Major General John W. O'Daniel
- 20th Armored Division
- Major General Orlando Ward
- 42nd Infantry Division
- Major General Harry J. Collins
- 86th Infantry Division
- Major General Harris M. McLaskey
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- XXI Corps (Major General Frank W. Milburn
- French 2nd Armored Division (Major General Philippe Leclerc
- 36th Infantry Division (Major General John E. Dahlquist
- 101st Airborne Division (Major General Maxwell D. Taylor
- XXI Corps (Major General Frank W. Milburn
French First Army
edit- General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny[a]
- French 1st Corps (Lieutenant General Antoine Béthouart
- French 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (Brigadier General François de Linarès
- French 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (Major General Rene de Hasdin
- French 9th Colonial Infantry Division (Brigadier General Jean-Étienne Valluy
- French 10th Infantry Division (Brigadier General Pierre Billotte
- French 1st Armored Division (Brigadier General Aime Sudre
- French 2nd Corps (Lieutenant General Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
- French 1st Motorised Infantry Division (Brigadier General Pierre Garbay
- French 1st Infantry Division (Brigadier General Jean Callies
- French 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (Major General Augustin Guillaume
- French 14th Infantry Division (Brigadier General Raoul Salan
- French 5th Armored Division (Brigadier General Guy Schlesser
- French 1st Corps (Lieutenant General Antoine Béthouart
Detachment Army of the Alps
editLieutenant General Paul Doyen
- French 27th Alpine Infantry Division (Colonel Jean Vallette d'Osia
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