VII Corps [ edit ] J. Lawton Collins as a full general Major General J. Lawton Collins Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
2nd Armored ("Hell on Wheels") Division Major General Ernest N. Harmon 41st Armored Infantry Regiment 66th and 67th Armored Regiments 14th , 78th , and 92nd Armored FA Battalions17th Armored Engineer Battalion 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 702nd TD Battalion
195th AAA AW Battalion
elements of 738th Tank Battalion (special - mine clearing) attached 3rd Armored ("Spearhead") Division Major General Maurice Rose 36th Armored Infantry Regiment 32nd and 33rd Armored Regiments 54th, 67th, and 391st Armored FA Battalions
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion
83rd Recon Squadron
643rd and 703rd TD Battalions486th AAA AW Battalion XVIII Airborne Corps [ edit ] Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as a lieutenant general Major General Matthew B. Ridgway [a] Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
7th Armored ("Lucky Seventh") Division Brigadier General Robert W. Hasbrouck Combat Commands A, B, and R
23rd, 38th, and 48th Armored Infantry Battalions
17th, 31st, and 40th Tank Battalions
434th, 440th, and 489th Armored FA Battalions
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion
87th Recon Squadron
814th TD Battalion
203rd AAA AW Battalion
820th TD Battalion (attached 25–30 December) US Third Army [ edit ] Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Lieutenant General George S. Patton
109th, 115th, 217th, and 777th AA Gun Battalions
456th, 465th, 550th, and 565th AAA AW Battalions
280th ECB - Engineer Combat Battalion - Non Divisional Unit (later assigned to the 9th Army ) III Corps [ edit ] Major General John Millikin
4th Armored Division Major General Hugh J. Gaffey Combat Commands A, B , and R
8th, 35th , and 37th Tank Battalions [b]
10th, 51st, and 53rd Armored Infantry Battalions 22nd , 66th, and 94th Armored FA Battalions 24th Armored Engineer Battalion
25th Cavalry Recon Squadron
489th AAA AW Battalion
704th TD Battalion 6th Armored ("Super Sixth") Division Major General Robert W. Grow Combat Commands A, B, and R
15th, 68th and 69th Tank Battalions 9th, 44th, and 50th Armored Infantry Battalions 128th, 212th, and 231st Armored FA Battalions
25th Armored Engineer Battalion
86th Cavalry Recon Squadron 691st TD Battalion
777th AAA AW Battalion VIII Corps [ edit ] Maj. Gen. Troy H. Middleton during the Ardennes Counteroffensive Major General Troy H. Middleton Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
9th Armored ("Phantom") Division Major General John W. Leonard Combat Commands A♦, B♦, and R♦
27th, 52nd, and 60th Armored Infantry Battalions 2nd, 14th, and 19th Tank Battalions
3rd, 16th , and 73rd Armored FA Battalions
9th Armored Engineer Battalion 89th Cavalry Squadron
811th TD Battalion
482nd AAA AW Battalion 11th Armored ("Thunderbolt") Division Brigadier General Charles S. Kilburn Combat Commands A, B, and R
21st, 55th, and 63rd Armored Infantry Battalions 22nd, 41st, and 42nd Tank Battalions
490th, 491st, and 492nd Armored FA Battalions
56th Armored Engineer Battalion
602nd TD Battalion 41st Cavalry Squadron
575th AAA AW Battalion XII Corps [ edit ] Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy Major General Manton S. Eddy Units that absorbed the initial German assault 16 Dec
10th Armored ("Tiger") Division Major General William H. H. Morris Jr. Combat Commands A, B, and R
20th, 54th, and 61st Armored Infantry Battalions 3rd, 11th, and 21st Tank Battalions 419th, 420th, and 423rd Armored FA Battalions
609th TD Battalion
55th Armored Engineer Battalion
90th Cavalry Recon Squadron
796th AAA AW Battalion
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