eenheden ardennen offensief

pieter de vleminck · Bericht door **pieter de vleminck** » 04 nov 2005, 21:31

hey

kan iemand mij alle Amerikaanse en Britse eenheden zeggen die meevochten in het ardennen affensief?

greets pieter

Opgeheven account 1427

Dat waren er heel verschrikkelijk veel...

* North of the Northern Shoulder (Monschau to Aachen - Duren area)
o 3rd Armored Division: moved south from Monschau area to Verviers area, though some went as far as Ondenval and were captured and killed in the Malmédy Massacre at Baugnez
o V Corps (See 2nd Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, 78th Infantry Division, 99th Infantry Division)
o 7th Armored Division: moved from Aachen area to St. Vith (17 Dec)
o 8th Infantry Division: north of 78th Infantry Division, along the Kyll River line
o XIII Corps (See 7th Armored Division, 102nd Infantry Division, 104th Infantry Division)
o 30th Infantry Division: moved from Aachen area to Malmédy - Stoumont area (18 Dec)
o 78th Infantry Division: from Lammersdorf to Monschau; in attack with 2nd Infantry Division toward Roer River Valley
o 83rd Infantry Division: Duren (18 Dec)
o 97th Quartermaster Battalion: (16 Dec) camped 2 mi SW of Eupen
o 102nd Cavalry (Monschau)
o 102nd Infantry Division
o 104th Infantry Division: Aachen-Duren area
o 277th Engineer Combat Battalion, attached to 102nd Infantry Division Dec. 15-28, 1944
o 278th Engineer Combat Battalion: in Belgium at Hermalle and Vise (north of Liège) until 26 December, then in Belgium at Aubel (north of Verviers) and in Holland at "Lanaye Locks"
o 296th Engineer Combat Battalion: in attack in Aachen area at start of Bulge

* Northern Shoulder (northern Belgium)
o Forward (East) North Shoulder
+ 1st Infantry Division: moved up to Waimes and Butgenbach
+ 2nd Infantry Division: 9th & 38th Infantry Regiments were on attack toward Roer Valley; 23rd Infantry Regiment on Elsenborn area bore brunt of German attack in Bulge; 9th & 38th Rgmts then shifted to defense in same area as 23rd Rgmt and as 99th Infantry Division
+ 3rd Armored Division: moved south from Monschau area to Verviers area, though some went as far as Ondenval and were captured and killed in the Malmédy Massacre at Baugnez
+ V Corps (See 2nd Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, 78th Infantry Division, 99th Infantry Division)
+ 9th Infantry Division: Monschau and moved up to north of Elsenborn
+ 99th Infantry Division: bore brunt of northern attack and held at Elsenborn Ridge
+ 254th Engineer Combat Battalion: defended Bullingen in early days of the Bulge
o Central North Shoulder (Malmédy to Hotton)
+ 3rd Armored Division: Manhay and to the west, including Stoumont and La Gleize (late December)
+ 7th Armored Division: Manhay, Grandmenil, Vaux Chavanne (late December)
+ VII Corps: from Hotton west to the Meuse (from about 20 December)
+ 28th Infantry Division's 112th Infantry Regiment: Manhay area
+ 30th Infantry Division: Malmédy, Stavelot, Stoumont, La Gleize
+ 75th Infantry Division: Northern Shoulder
+ 82nd Airborne Division: Trois Ponts and west
+ 86th Mortar Battalion: Support for various Divisions in the area
+ 97th Quartermaster Battalion: (20? Dec) 3892 QM Truck Company participated in emptying of gas dump north of Stavelot; (15 Jan) 3892 QM Truck Company participated in recovery of bodies of Malmédy Massacre victims at Baugnez
+ 99th Infantry Battalion (the &quotNorwegian" Battalion): Malmédy
+ 106th Infantry Division: Manhay area
+ 238th Engineer Combat Battalion: Manhay (See here for one soldier's account.)
+ 291st Engineer Combat Battalion (the &quotDamned Engineers" Battalion): Trois Ponts, Stavelot, Malmédy
+ 300th Engineer Combat Battalion: December: Modave Castle, Janee; January: Filot, Xhoris, Louveigne, La Gleize
+ 505th Engineer Light Ponton Company: With VII Corps in Belgium: La Brouke (5-20 Dec), Xhenenmont (20-24 Dec), Terwagne (24-26 Dec), Nendrin (26 Dec - 11 Jan), Hamoir (11-15 Jan), Ferrieres (15-31 Jan)
o West North Shoulder
+ 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion: Shipped from England 20 December 1944, combat at Rochefort, Aye, Roy, Bande, Champion, Houffalize -- apparently the only Canadian unit to see combat in the Ardennes in WWII
+ 2nd Armored Division (Hogne - Leignon)
+ VII Corps: from Hotton west to the Meuse (from about 20 December)
+ 84th Infantry Division (Hotton - Marche)
+ British 29th Armored Brigade (Celles)
+ 505th Engineer Light Ponton Company: With VII Corps in Belgium: La Brouke (5-20 Dec), Xhenenmont (20-24 Dec), Terwagne (24-26 Dec), Nendrin (26 Dec - 11 Jan), Hamoir (11-15 Jan), Ferrieres (15-31 Jan)

Center (Losheim - Wiltz - west to Houffalize - Celles)

* Forward Center
o Northern Forward Center (Losheim - St. Vith / Schönburg - west to Houffalize - Samree - La Roche)
+ American Units
# 7th Armored Division: moved from Aachen area to Samree, Vielsalm in defense of St. Vith
# 9th Armored Division's Combat Command B (CCB): St. Vith
# 14th Cavalry (bore brunt of attack at Losheim Gap)
# 28th Infantry Division's 112th Infantry Regiment: bore brunt of attack near Luxembourg-Belgium border; defense of St. Vith
# 30th Infantry Division: late January 1945 followed 7th Armored into St. Vith
# 82nd Airborne Division: west of Vielsalm
# 87th Infantry Division: (arrived from South of the Southern Shoulder) 28 Jan: relieved 7th Armored Division which had re-captured St. Vith 23 Jan, began attacks east and captured Schlierbach, Selz, and Hogden by the end of Jan
# 89th Quartermaster Railhead Company: defense of Gouvy until 22 December, as part of the St. Vith salient (NOTE: link is to a narrative on the Company's role; there is no known web page for the unit)
# 106th Infantry Division: bore brunt of center attack; St. Vith and to the east in Germany; Baraque Fraiture, Belgium
# 168th Engineer Combat Battalion: lone defenders (with 81st Engr and 1/F/432 of 106th) of St. Vith on Dec. 16 and most of 17; continued in defense with 7th Armored Division (NOTE: link is to a narrative on the Battalion's role; there is no known web page for the 168th Association)
# 275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: gave critical support to 7th Armored Division in defense of St. Vith
# 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion: Baugnez (the Malmédy Massacre)
# 969th Engineer Maintenance Company: Vielsalm, then north to Maastricht
+ German Units
# 18th Volksgrenadier Division: attack on St. Vith, from northeast
# 62nd Volksgrenadier Division: attack on St. Vith, from southeast
o Southern Forward Center (Clervaux - Wiltz)
+ 9th Armored Division, minus CCB: bore brunt of attack at Dillingen
+ 28th Infantry Division: bore brunt of attack in far northern Luxembourg
+ 44th Engineer Combat Battalion: defense of Wiltz, Luxembourg
+ 398th Engineer General Service Regiment: arrived Luxembourg 23 December 1944 - exact locations unknown, other than casualties at Munshausen
+ 447th Anitaircraft Battalion: defense of Wiltz, Luxembourg
+ 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion: defense of Wiltz, Luxembourg
+ 707th Tank Battalion: defense of Wiltz, Luxembourg
* West Center
o Northern West Center (La Roche - Houffalize to Rochefort-Celles)
+ British 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry Armored Regiment: Liberated La Roche-en-Ardenne 11 January 1945
+ 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion: Shipped from England 20 December 1944, combat at Rochefort, Aye, Roy, Bande, Champion, Houffalize -- apparently the only Canadian unit to see combat in the Ardennes in WWII
+ 2nd Armored Division (Rocherfort - Celles)
+ British 51st Highland Division: Liberated La Roche-en-Ardenne 11 January 1945
+ 83rd Infantry Division: Relieved 5th Armd Div 22 December 1944 and 2nd Armd Div 28 December 1944 at tip of Bulge, near Rochefort, Belgium
+ 296th Engineer Combat Battalion: Houffalize late in the Bulge

o Southern West Center (Houffalize - St. Hubert - Beauraing)
+ 11th Armored Division

South

* Southern Shoulder (Luxembourg and southern Belgium)
o Forward (East) Southern Shoulder
+ 4th Infantry Division: bore brunt of attack at Echternach, Luxembourg
+ 9th Armored Division (-CCB): fell back to central Luxembourg from Southern Center
+ 10th Armored Division (task force): came to aid of 4th Infantry Division after initial attack
+ 10th Armored Division (detachments): central Luxembourg
+ XII Corps: 4th Inf Div, 9th Armd Div(-), 10th Armd(elem), 109th Rgt of 28th Inf div
+ 28th Infantry Division (109th Infantry Regiment): fell back to central Luxembourg from Southern Center
+ 282nd Engineer Combat Battalion: arrived in France 25 Dec 44; moved into combat, manning road blocks at Bech, Luxemboug 13-23 Jan 45 and at Christnach, Luxembourg 23-30 Jan 45
+ 284th Engineer Combat Battalion: arrived in France 9 Jan 45; moved into positions SE of Luxembourg City, at Oetrange, Dalheim, and Mondorf
o Center Southern Shoulder
+ III Corps: See 4th Armd Div, 26th Inf Div, 80th Inf Div
+ 4th Armored Division: southern Belgium; Bastogne (broke through the seige 12/26)
+ 6th Armored Division: Southern Shoulder
+ 9th Armored Division's CCR: Bastogne
+ 10th Armored Division's CCB: Bastogne
+ 11th Armored Division: new unit on continent in mid-Dec 44 - Remagne, Belgium and vicinity, moving north to close the Bulge
+ 26th Infantry Division: western Luxembourg, between 4th Armd Div to west and 80th Inf Div to east
+ 28th Infantry Division, minus 112th Infantry: south of Bastogne
+ 35th Infantry Division: In attack into Germany until 19 Dec; then transferred 22 Dec to III Corps (with 4th Armored and 26th Infantry Divisions) for attack to relieve Bastogne, after which their 320th Infantry Regiment was then attached to 6th Armored Division to attack the German lines near Bastogne while the rest of the Division countered the German Nordwind attack to the south.
+ 80th Infantry Division: came up from south to make far eastern end of center of southern shoulder, between 26th Inf to west and XII Corps to east
+ 90th Infantry Division: just west of Wiltz, Luxembourg (8 Jan 45 and after)
+ 101st Airborne Division: Bastogne
+ 158th Engineer Combat Battalion: near Ourtheville, Belgium
+ 274th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: (non-divisional) supporting drive to Bastogne; Morhet, Honville, and other areas south of Bastogne
+ 299th Engineer Combat Battalion: Luxembourg and area of Ourtheville and Martelange, Belgium
+ 712th Tank Battalion: (90th Infantry Division) south of Bastogne
+ 1128th Engineer Combat Group: Luxembourg and Martelange, Belgium area
+ 1278th Engineer Combat Battalion: Martelange, Belgium area
o West Southern Shoulder
+ 87th Infantry Division: (arrived from South of the Southern Shoulder) 30 Dec battle at Moircy and Jenneville; 1-2 Jan cut the Bastogne-St. Hubert road at Bonnerue; captured Tillet 10 Jan; reached the Ourthe River by 13 Jan; moved 15 Jan to Luxembourg (see South of the Southern Shoulder)

* South of the Southern Shoulder (Luxembourg City and South - before and during the Second Front of Operation Nordwind in Northeast France)
o 3rd Infantry Division
o 5th Infantry Division: came north of Luxembourg City and then joined closing of the Bulge
o 12th Armored Division
o 14th Armored Division
o 35th Infantry Division: In attack into Germany until 19 Dec; then transferred 22 Dec to III Corps (with 4th Armored and 26th Infantry Divisions) for attack to relieve Bastogne, after which their 320th Infantry Regiment was then attached to 6th Armored Division to attack the German lines near Bastogne while the rest of the Division countered the German Nordwind attack to the south.
o 36th Infantry Division
o 42nd Infantry Division
o 44th Infantry Division - also see here and here
o 45th Infantry Division
o 63rd Infantry Division
o 70th Infantry Division
o 79th Infantry Division
o 87th Infantry Division: 16-24 Dec bitter combat to clear the area between the Saar River and the West Wall; in SHAEF reserve 24-28 Dec and then committed at Moircy, Belgium 30 Dec (see West Southern Shoulder); returned to Luxembourg 15 Jan; captured Wasserbilg 23 Jan; moved 28 Jan to vicinity of St. Vith, Belgium (see North Forward Center)
o 90th Infantry Division: east of Thionville, France (until 8 Jan 45)
o 100th Infantry Division
o 103rd Infantry Division
o 274th Armored Field Artillery Battalion: (non-divisional) - moved north from vicinity of Thionville, France
o 737th Tank Battalion (Non-Divisional): supported 5th Infantry Division

pieter de vleminck · Bericht door **pieter de vleminck** » 05 nov 2005, 13:11

ok bedankt