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Opposing army commanders
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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..... Otto von Knobelsdorff

Lorraine campaign is the unofficial name of the operations of the US Third Army in the Lorraine region during World War II. Official U.S. Army campaign names for this period and location are Northern France and Rhineland. The campaign lasted from 1 September to 18 December 1944, overlapping the Ardennes Counteroffensive by two days.

American

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US Third Army

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Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.

Chief of Staff: Major General Hugh Gaffey
Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy

XII Corps

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Major General Manton S. Eddy

Corps troops
Cavalry: 2nd, 106th Cavalry Groups
Armor: 702nd, 737th, 761st Tank Battalions
TD–self-propelled: 602nd, 603rd, 654th, 704th Tank Destroyer Battalions
TD–towed: 610th, 691st, 808th Tank Destroyer Battalions
Artillery: 177th, 182nd, 183rd, 404th, 410th Field Artillery Group

XX Corps

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Walton H. Walker as a lieut. general

Major General Walton H. Walker

Corps troops
Cavalry: 3rd, 712th Tank Battalions
Armor: 735th, 738th Tank Battalions
TD–self-propelled: 609th, 705th, 773rd, 818th Tank Destroyer Battalions
TD–towed: 614th, 774th, 802nd, 807th Tank Destroyer Battalions
Artillery: 5th (self-propelled), 40th, 193rd, 195th, 203rd, 204th Field Artillery Groups

German

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Hermann Prieß

1. Armee

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General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff

XIII SS Army Corps

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Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Hermann Prieß

Corps-level troops
1431st Fortress Battalion
43rd Machinegun Battalion
111th Flak Battalion
401st Volks Artillery Corps

LXXXIX Corps

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General der infanterie Gustav Höhne[c]

361st Volksgrenadier Division
Generalmajor Alfred Philippi[d]
951st Grenadier Regiment
952nd Grenadier Regiment
953rd Grenadier Regiment
361st Artillery Regiment
361st Fusilier Battalion
361st Tank Destroyer Company
361st Engineer Battalion
361st Signal Battalion
361st Field Replacement Battalion
361st Divisional Supply Troops
553rd Infantry Division
1119th Regiment
1120th Regiment

LXXXII Corps

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General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein

Corps-level troops
1010th Security Regiment
22nd Fortress Regiment
25th Fortress Regiment
43rd Fortress Battalion
44th Machinegun Battalion
45th Machinegun Battalion
48th Machinegun Battalion
53rd Machinegun Battalion
55th Engineer Battalion
811th Flak Battalion
243rd Assault Gun Brigade
404th Volks Artillery Corps
485th Antitank Battalion
485th Antitank Battalion

Notes

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  1. ^ The division had suffered heavy losses in Normandy. It had been withdrawn and rebuilt with what was left of SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 and SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51
  2. ^ Formed in November by upgrading 107th Panzer Brigade
  3. ^ took command 7 September 1944
  4. ^ appointed 1 September 1944

References

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  1. ^ Order of battle from 35th Infantry Division in World War II, 1941-1945.
  2. ^ Order of battle and commander information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  3. ^ Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  4. ^ "6th Armoured Division", Order of Battle of the U.S. Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army Center of Military History, December 1945, archived from the original on 2010-06-08
  5. ^ Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  6. ^ Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  7. ^ Order of battle information from U.S. Army Center of Military Information.
  8. ^ Mitcham, vol. 1, p. 63.
  9. ^ 416th Infantry Division feldgrau.com.

Sources

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  • Balkoski, Joseph. "Strategy & Tactics". No. 78 (January/February 1980). {{cite magazine}}: |article= ignored (help); Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  • Mitcham, Jr., Samuel W. (2007). German Order of Battle. Vol. 1: 1st–290th Infantry Divisions in WW II. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5.
  • Mitcham, Jr., Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 2: 291st–999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0.
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