The following units and commanders participated in the Lorraine campaign from September 1 to December 18, 1944.
U.S. Third Army
Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr.
German Army Group G
Army Group G was commanded by General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck.
Balck, who had since August been in charge of the Fourth Panzer Army on the Eastern Front took command on 21 September replacing Johannes Blaskowitz who had lost a substantial amount of his forces in the retreat following the Allied invasion of the south of France.
His chief of staff was Friedrick von Mellenthin
The 1st Army (1. Armee) was commanded by General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff
XIII SS Army Corps
XIII SS Army Corps was commanded by Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Hermann PrieÃÂ
LXXXIX Corps
LXXXIX Corps, General der infanterie Gustav Höhne (took command 7 September 1944)
- 361st Volksgrenadier Division (Generalmajor Alfred Philippi, appointed 1 September 1944 )
- 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
LXXXII Corps, General der Infanterie Walter Hörnlein
Notes
Sources
- Balkoski, Joseph. " Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign, 8 Nov. â 1 Dec. '44" in Strategy & Tactics, no. 78 (January/February 1980).
- Mitcham, Jr., Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 1: 1stâÂÂ290th Infantry Divisions in WW II. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. .
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