Editing Battle of Hürtgen Forest (section)

== Opposing armies ==

The Hürtgen Forest lay within the area of the U.S. First Army under Hodges. Responsibility fluctuated between the [[V Corps (United States)|V Corps]] and VII Corps.

At the start, the forest was defended by the German 275th and 353rd Infantry Divisions; understrength but well prepared—5,000 men (1,000 in reserve)—and commanded by ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' [[Hans Schmidt (general)|Hans Schmidt]]. They had little artillery and no tanks. As the battle progressed, German reinforcements were added. American expectations that these troops were weak and ready to withdraw were overly optimistic.

=== U.S. divisions and formations ===
* [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Clarence R. Huebner]])
* [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Raymond O. Barton]])
* [[8th Infantry Division (United States)|8th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Donald A. Stroh]])
* [[9th Infantry Division (United States)|9th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Louis A. Craig]])
* [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Norman Cota]])
* [[29th Infantry Division (United States)|29th Infantry Division]] (Elements) (Maj. Gen. [[Charles H. Gerhardt]])
* [[78th Division (United States)|78th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Edwin P. Parker Jr.]])
* [[82nd Airborne Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[James M. Gavin]])
* [[83rd Infantry Division (United States)|83rd Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Robert C. Macon]])
* [[99th Infantry Division (United States)|99th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Walter E. Lauer]])
* [[104th Infantry Division (United States)|104th Infantry Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.]])
* [[3rd Armored Division (United States)|3rd Armored Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Maurice Rose]])
* [[5th Armored Division (United States)|5th Armored Division]] (Maj. Gen. [[Lunsford E. Oliver]])
* [[2nd Ranger Battalion (United States)|2nd Ranger Battalion]]
* [[5th Ranger Battalion (United States)|5th Ranger Battalion]]
* [[366th Operations Group|366th Fighter Group]]

=== German divisions ===
* [[89th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|89th Infantry Division]]
* [[275th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|275th Infantry Division]]
* [[344th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|344th Infantry Division]]
* [[347th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|347th Infantry Division]]
* [[353rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|353rd Infantry Division]]
* [[German 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division|3rd Parachute Division]]
* [[3rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|3rd Panzergrenadier Division]]
* [[116th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|116th Panzer Division]]
* [[12th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|12th Volksgrenadier Division]]
* [[47th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|47th Volksgrenadier Division]]
* [[246th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|246th Volksgrenadier Division]]
* [[272nd Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|272nd Volksgrenadier Division]]
* [[326th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht)|326th Volksgrenadier Division]]