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106th inf. division

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    my grandfather was in that division but what happened after the 2 regts. were captured?
     
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    Welcome Gunny.

    Could I ask you to be more specific? What happened to what, the captured men, the remaining regiment and support units, the battle in general?
     
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    what i mean is what happened to the division after most of it was captured and thanks for the welcome.
     
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    The 424th Infantry Regiment and other surviving parts of the division (parts of the artillery battalions, some medical, divisional HQ) were formed up with a regiment of the 28th Infantry Division that had been seperated due the German attack, under command initially of Gen Jones and fought delaying actions back toward St Vith/Elsenborne Ridge. The 424th was eventually attached to the 7th Armored Division until Feb or Mar 1945, when it was pulled out and the division was reformed with other regiments (seems like one was the 3rd Infantry Regiment, you could look it up). I don't think the 106th ever saw combat again.

    The 422nd & 423rd were reformed as part of the 66th Infantry Division, to replace 2 of the regiments that were ravaged by sub attacks while crossing the Atlantic. I believe they spent their time helping to bottle up French English Channel and Atlantic ports that the Germans still held.

    Gen Alan Jones was relieved a week or so after the 16 Dec 1944 attacks. I do know what happened to him after that.

    Most of the men captured remained POWs until April 1945.
     
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    luckily my grandfather escaped twice.
     
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    Good question, I recall being mildly surprised by what I found in Stanton's work:

    The 424th Infantry Regiment was not captured although it lost a lot of equipment. It fought with the 28th Infantry Division and the 7th Armored Division in the Ardennes. From 11 to 17 January, the 424th along with other remnants of the 106th Division had the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached. Subsequently, the 424th was again attached to the 7th Armored Division and the 99th Infantry Division. The 424th was on the line until 15 March 1945.

    At St Quentin, France, the 106th Division was rebuilt using the 424th Infantry, and the independent 3rd and 159th Infantry Regiments as replacements for the captured 422nd and 423rd Regiments. The 106th Division was assigned to the 15th Army in April 1945 and spent the rest of the war occupying captured German territory and processing prisoners of war.

    As mentioned in this thread, the 422nd and 423rd Regiments were eventually reformed and assigned to the 66th Infantry Division, which had taken heavy losses when a troopship was sunk while crossing the English Channel. The two regiments were attached for training to the 66th Division on 15 April 1945 and were still doing that when the war ended.

    Cheers

    BW
     
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    A-58 Cool Dude

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    I've noticed that you keep Stanton's book handy too. It's a wealth of information and a good read as well. I reccommend to anyone interested in US Army OOB in WW2.
     
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    It is a good reference to have.
     
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    Stanton's work is unique and nicely packed into one volume. I tire of certain authors who want to sell you a 20-volume series instead of placing the essential information into a single volume. I liked his work on Vietnam as well.

    Cheers

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    Yes, I agree. I had his Vietnam Order of Battle, but I loaned it out to a buddy and haven't seen it since. I wish he'd do one on WW1 and the Korean War as well, before all those records are lost.
     
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