User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/europeanfront/1945-05 US Army Group oobs

Order of Battle as of 8 May 1945
General 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.

First Army

 * 1st Army.svg General Courtney H. Hodges
 * Army-level unit
 * 78th Infantry Division SSI.svg 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
 * US VII Corps SSI.png VII Corps
 * Lieutenant General J. Lawton Collins
 * 9th Infantry Division patch.svg 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 US Armored Division SSI.svg 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
 * US 69th Infantry Division.svg 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
 * 104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg 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)

Third Army

 * US3ASSI.svg General George S. Patton, Jr.


 * Army-level units
 * US 1st Infantry Division SSI.svg 1st Infantry ("Big Red One") Division
 * Major General Clift Andrus
 * Infantry: 16th, 18th, 26th Infantry Regiments
 * Armor: 745th Tank Battalion
 * 2nd Infantry Division SSI (full color).svg 2nd Infantry ("Indianhead") Division
 * Major General Walter M. Robertson
 * Infantry: 9th, 23rd, 38th Infantry Regiments
 * Armor: 741st, 759th Tank Battalion
 * 70th Infantry Division patch.svg 70th Infantry ("Trailblazers") Division
 * Major General Allison J. Barnett
 * Infantry: 274th, 275th, 276th Infantry Regiments
 * 97THID.svg 97th Infantry ("Trident") Division
 * Brigadier General Milton B. Halsey
 * Infantry: 303rd, 386th, 387th Infantry Regiments
 * Armor: 782nd Tank Battalion



III

 * 3 Corps Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.svg III Corps
 * Major General James Van Fleet
 * 4th Infantry Division SSI.svg 4th Infantry ("Ivy") Division
 * Major General Harold W. Blakeley
 * Infantry: 8th, 12th, and 22nd Infantry Regiments
 * 14th US Armored Division SSI.svg 14th Armored ("Liberators") Division
 * Major General Albert C. Smith
 * US 99th Infantry Division.svg 99th Infantry ("Checkerboard") Division
 * Major General Walter E. Lauer

V

 * V Corps.svg V Corps
 * Major General Clarence R. Huebner
 * 16th US Armored Division SSI.svg 16th Armored Division
 * Brigadier General John L. Pierce

XII

 * XII CORPS SSI.gif XII Corps
 * Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin
 * 4th US Armored Division SSI.svg 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
 * US 5th Infantry Division.svg 5th Infantry "Red Diamond" Division
 * Major General Albert E. Brown
 * Infantry: 2nd, 10th, and 11th Infantry Regiments
 * 11th US Armored Division SSI.svg 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
 * Yankee Division.svg 26th Infantry "Yankee" Division
 * Major General Willard S. Paul
 * Infantry: 101st, 104th, 328th Infantry Regiments
 * 90th Infantry Division.patch.svg 90th Infantry "Tough 'Ombres" Division
 * Major General Herbert L. Earnest
 * Infantry: 357th, 358th, and 359th Infantry Regiments

XX

 * XX Corps ssi.gif XX Corps
 * Major General Walton H. Walker
 * 13th US Armored Division SSI.svg 13th Armored Division
 * Major General John Millikin
 * 65th Infantry Division SVG.svg 65th Infantry "Battle-Axe" Division
 * Major General Stanley E. Reinhart
 * US 71st Infantry Division.svg 71st Infantry "Red Circle" Division
 * Major General Willard G. Wyman
 * 80th Inf Div SSI SVG.svg 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division
 * Major General Horace L. McBride

Ninth Army

 * US Ninth Army patch.svg Lieutenant General William H. Simpson


 * Army-level unit
 * United States Army 2nd Armored Division CSIB.svg 2nd Armored Division
 * Major General Isaac D. White

VIII

 * VIII CORPS SSI.gif '''VIII Corps
 * Major General Troy H. Middleton
 * 6th US Armored Division SSI.svg 6th Armored "Super Sixth" Division
 * Major General Robert W. Grow
 * 76 Inf Div SSI.svg 76th Infantry "Onaway" Division
 * Major General William R. Schmidt
 * US 87th Infantry Division.svg 87th Infantry "Golden Acorn" Division
 * Major General Frank L. Culin Jr.
 * 89th Regional Readiness Command SSI.svg 89th Infantry "Rolling W" Division
 * Major General Thomas D. Finley

XIII

 * USA - XIII Corps.png XIII Corps
 * Major General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr.
 * 30th Infantry Division SSI.svg 30th Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Leland S. Hobbs
 * 35th Infantry Division SSI.svg 35th Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Paul W. Baade
 * 83rd Infantry Division SSI.svg 83rd Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Robert C. Macon
 * US 84th Infantry Division.svg 84th Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Alexander R. Bolling
 * 102 INF DIV SSI.svg 102nd Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Frank A. Keating

XVI

 * XVI Corps SSI.svg XVI Corps
 * Major General John B. Anderson
 * 29th Infantry Division SSI.svg 29th Infantry Division
 * Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
 * 75e Division d'Infanterie (USA).svg 75th Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Ray E. Porter
 * 79th Infantry Division SSI.svg 79th Infantry "Cross of Lorraine" Division'''
 * Major General Ira T. Wyche
 * 95TrainingDivSSI SVG.svg 95th Infantry Division'''
 * Major General Harry L. Twaddle

XIX

 * XIX Corps SSI.svg XIX Corps
 * Major General Raymond S. McLain
 * 3rd US Armored Division SSI.svg 3rd Armored Division
 * Brigadier General Doyle O. Hickey
 * Armor: 32nd, 33rd Armored Regiments, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
 * 8th US Armored Division SSI.svg 8th Armored Division
 * Major General John M. Devine
 * Armor: 18th, 36th, 80th Tank Battalions

Fifteenth Army

 * 15th US Army SSI.svg Lieutenant General Leonard T. Gerow


 * Army-level units
 * 66th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia.jpg 66th Infantry Division
 * Major General Herman F. Kramer
 * 106Infantry Division.svg 106th Infantry Division
 * Major General Donald A. Stroh

18

 * XVIII Airborne Corps CSIB.svg XVIII Airborne Corps
 * Major General Matthew B. Ridgway
 * 5th US Armored Division SSI.svg 5th Armored Division
 * Major General Lunsford E. Oliver
 * 7th US Armored Division SSI.svg 7th Armored Division
 * Major General Robert W. Hasbrouck
 * 8th Infantry Division patch.svg 8th Infantry Division
 * Major General Bryant E. Moore
 * 82nd Airborne Division CSIB.svg 82nd Airborne Division
 * Major General James M. Gavin
 * US 101st Airborne Division patch.svg 101st Airborne Division
 * Major General William C. Lee

22

 * XXII Corps SSI.svg XXII Corps
 * Major General Ernest N. Harmon
 * USA - 17 ABN DIV.svg 17th Airborne Division
 * Major General William M. Miley
 * 94th Regional Readiness Command SSI.svg 94th Infantry Division
 * Major General Harry J. Malony

23

 * XXIII Corps SSI.gif XXIII Corps
 * Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
 * 28th Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015).svg 28th Infantry "Keystone" Division
 * Major General Norman D. Cota
 * Infantry: 109th, 110th, 112th Infantry Regiments

Source: Bradley, Omar, A Soldier's Story, New York: Henry Holt and Company (1950), pp. 557–561

Order of battle (8 May 1945
Order 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

 * Seventh United States Army CSIB.svg Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch


 * Army-level units
 * 12th U.S. Armored Division CSIB.svg 12th Armored "Hellcat" Division
 * Major General Roderick R. Allen
 * 45thIBCTSSI.png 45th Infantry "Thunderbird" Division
 * Major General Robert T. Frederick
 * 63rd Infantry Division SSI.svg 63rd Infantry "Blood and Fire" Division
 * Major General Louis E. Hibbs
 * 100th Infantry Division SSI.svg 100th Infantry "Success in Battle" Division
 * Major General Withers A. Burress


 * [[Image:US VI Corps SSI.png|22px]] VI Corps
 * Major General Edward H. Brooks
 * 10th US Armored Division SSI.svg 10th Armored Division
 * Major General William H. H. Morris, Jr.
 * 44 INF DIV SSI.svg 44th Infantry Division
 * Major General William F. Dean
 * US 103rd Infantry Division.svg 103rd Infantry Division
 * Major General Anthony C. McAuliffe


 * [[Image:US XV Corps SSI.svg|22px]] XV Corps
 * Major General Wade H. Haislip
 * 3rd Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015).svg 3rd Infantry Division
 * Major General John W. O'Daniel
 * 20th US Armored Division SSI.svg 20th Armored Division
 * Major General Orlando Ward
 * 42nd Infantry Division SSI.svg 42nd Infantry Division
 * Major General Harry J. Collins
 * 86 Inf Div SSI.jpg 86th Infantry Division
 * Major General Harris M. McLaskey


 * [[Image:XXI CORPS SSI.gif|22px]] XXI Corps (Major General Frank W. Milburn
 * [[Image:2eDB-insigne.jpg|22px]] French 2nd Armored Division (Major General Philippe Leclerc
 * 36th Infantry Division CSIB.svg 36th Infantry Division (Major General John E. Dahlquist
 * US 101st Airborne Division patch.svg 101st Airborne Division (Major General Maxwell D. Taylor

French First Army

 * Insigne Rhin et Danube-1èrearmée.jpg
 * General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
 * French 1st Corps (Lieutenant General Antoine Béthouart
 * Insigne 2° DIM.jpg French 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (Brigadier General François de Linarès
 * Question Mark in a Circle.png French 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (Major General Rene de Hasdin
 * Insigne9emDIC.jpg French 9th Colonial Infantry Division (Brigadier General Jean-Étienne Valluy
 * Insigne 10° DI FFI.jpg French 10th Infantry Division  (Brigadier General Pierre Billotte
 * Question Mark in a Circle.png French 1st Armored Division (Brigadier General Aime Sudre
 * French 2nd Corps (Lieutenant General Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
 * Insigne-1dlf-ghemard.jpg French 1st Motorised Infantry Division (Brigadier General Pierre Garbay
 * Insigne de la 1er Division d’Infanterie.jpg French 1st Infantry Division (Brigadier General Jean Callies
 * Insigne de la 3° DIA.JPG French 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (Major General Augustin Guillaume
 * Insigne de la 14e Division d’Infanterie.jpg French 14th Infantry Division (Brigadier General Raoul Salan
 * Insigne 5° DB.JPG French 5th Armored Division (Brigadier General Guy Schlesser

Detachment Army of the Alps
Lieutenant General Paul Doyen
 * Insigne de la 27e Brigade d’Infanterie de Montagne.jpg French 27th Alpine Infantry Division (Colonel Jean Vallette d'Osia