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Endnotes
1 So impressed by this performance was the Ninth Army commander, General Simpson, that he later had it staged as an orientation demonstration for officers newly arrived at the front. Hewitt, Workhorse of the Western Front, p. 162.
2 29th Div G-2–G-3 Jnl, 21 Nov 44. Unless otherwise noted, sources for this chapter are the same as for Chapter XXI.
3 OB WEST KTB, 17 Nov 44; TWX, Gruppe von Manteuffel to LXXXI Corps 2345, 19 Nov 44, LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. G. u. Armee; Order LXXXI Corps to 340th Div, 2030, 20 Nov 44, LXXXI Corps KTB, Befehle an Div.
4 Charles V. P. von Luttichau, The Ardennes Offensive, Planning and Preparations, Chapter I: The Preliminary Planning, p. 24, MS in OCMH.
5 Order, Gruppe von Manteuffel to LXXXI Corps, 0010, 22 Nov 44, LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. Gr. u. Armee.
6 These identifications are from American sources. The Jagdpanther was a hybrid vehicle, a Mark V tank chassis mounting an 88-mm. gun.
7 29th Div G-2–G-3 Jnl, 22 Nov 44.
8 2d Armd Div G-3 Jnl, 22 Nov 44.
9 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AAR for 23 Nov 44.
10 2d Armd Div G-3 Jnl, 23 Nov 44.
11 29th Div G-2-G-3 Jnl, 23 Nov 44.
12 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AAR for 23 Nov 44.
13 See, for example, NUSA Opns, IV, 214, 218-19.
14 XIX Corps Arty AAR, Nov 44.
15 LXXXI Corps KTB, Arty.-Lage u. Art.Gliederungen.
16 NUSA Opns, IV, 220, citing Combat Interv with Kayes.
17 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AAR for 25 and 26 Nov 44.
18 29th Div G-2-G-3 Jnl, 26 Nov 44.
19 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AARs for 22-27 Nov 44.
20 Note various messages of concern about the dams in corps and division journals during this period.
21 On 22 November, for example, the corps artillery commander, Brig. Gen. R. P. Shugg, had recommended that two additional tank destroyer battalions be attached to the corps to protect the north flank. XIII Corps Arty AAR, Nov 44.
22 NUSA Ltr of Instrs 8, 25 Nov, and XIII Corps FO 2, 27 Nov, both in XIII Corps G-3 Jnl file, 24-28 Nov 44.
23 Annex I to 84th Div G-2 Per Rpt 8, 25 Nov, and XIII Corps G-2 Per Rpt 17, 25 Nov, both in XIII Corps G-2 Jnl file, 25-26 Nov 44.
24 See, for example, XIX Corps G-2 Estimate, 26 Nov, XIII Corps G-2 Jnl file, 27 Nov 44.
25 Order, Gruppe von Manteuffel to XII SS and LXXXI Corps, 2045 19 Nov 44, and TWX, Gruppe von Manteuffel to LXXXI Corps, 2225, 23 Nov, both in LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. Gr. u. Armee.
26 TWX, Gruppe von Manteuffel to XII SS and LXXXI Corps, 0030, 25 Nov 44, LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. Gr. u. Armee.
27 XII and XIX Corps Arty AARs, Nov 44, and Annex 3 to XIII Corps FO 2, 27 Nov, XIII Corps G-3 Jnl file, 24-28 Nov 44.
28 Memo to CG XIII Corps, 24 Nov, and 84th Div FO 7, 28 Nov, both in XIII Corps G-3 Jnl file, 24-28 Nov 44.
29 Unless otherwise noted, the account of the 84th Division action is based upon official division and corps records; Draper, The 84th Division, pp. 50-74; and NUSA Opns, Vol. IV. The last contains rich combat interview material.
30 Draper, The 84th Division, p. 58.
31 NUSA Opns, IV, 263.
32 Opns Order for 30 Nov 44, Gruppe von Manteuffel to XII SS and LXXXI Corps, 2250, 29 Nov 44, and Opns Order for 2 Dec 44, Gruppe von Manteuffel to XII SS, XLVII Pz, and LXXXI Corps, 0040, 2 Dec 44, both in LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. Gr. u. Armee.
33 NUSA Opns, IV, 278.
34 XIII Corps Ltr of Instrs 5, 28 Nov, XIII Corps G-3 Jnl file, 24-28 Nov 44.
35 The corps commander apparently thought the same. If the 102d Division had not captured Linnich by 2 December, he directed, the 7th Armored Division was to be called upon. Ibid.
36 102d Div FO 4, 29 Nov, XIII Corps G-3 Jnl file, 29-30 Nov 44. Official records of the 102d Division are supplemented by Ninth U.S. Army Operations, Vol. IV, several combat interviews, and a good unit history, Allan H. Mick, With the 102d Infantry Division Through Germany (Washington: Infantry Journal Press, 1947), pp. 73-84.
37 102d Div G-3 Jnl, 30 Nov 44.
38 On 2 December, for example, the XXIX TAC flew 143 sorties and dropped ninety-seven tons of bombs, mostly on villages and artillery positions beyond the Roer. On other days, bad weather and proximity of American troops to the river limited close support missions.
39 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AAR for 2 Dec 44; Opns Order for 6 Dec 44, Gruppe von Manteuffel to LXXXI Corps, 2100, 5 Dec 44, LXXXI Corps KTB, Bef. H. Gr. u. Armee.
40 Opns Order for 6 Dec. 44, Gruppe von Manteuffel to LXXXI Corps, 2100, 5 Dec 44.
41 OB WEST KTB, 2 Dec 44.
42 LXXXI Corps Gefechtsbericht, AAR for 1 Dec 44.
43 NUSA Opns, IV, 328, citing combat interv with 2d Lt Sears G. Sutton, Co I, 116th Inf.
44 Ibid., p. 331, citing combat interv with 1st Lt Elmer C. Reagor, Co K, 116th Inf.
45 Ewing, 29 Let’s Go!, p. 195.
46 29th Div G-2–G-3 Jnl, 7 Dec 44.
47 Ewing, 29 Let’s Go!, p. 198.
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