TEXT: U.S. 78th Infantry Division  
        December, 1944 
  309th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  November, 2008 
  303rd 
  Engineer 
  Battalion 
  x 9 
  x 2 
  x 10 
  x 1 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  310th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  311th 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  307th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 1 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  308th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  309th 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 2 
  x 2 
  903rd 
  Field 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  
  x 4 
  552nd 
  Anti-Aircraft 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 4 
  709th 
  Tank 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 3 
  x 7 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 3 
  78th 
  Recon 
  Troop 
  (Mech) 
  x 3 
  x 2 
          The “Lightning” Division was almost totally inexperienced when the Germans came to call, having 
  been in France for less than one month.  One regiment had been involved in the fight in the Hurtgen For-
  est and the division was on the left flank of the attack towards the Ryr and Urft dams when the Germans 
  struck.  The division stayed on the north shoulder of the “bulge” and helped keep the 272nd Volksgrena-
  dier Division tied down, thus denying the Germans the use of this division in their offensive. 
  893rd 
  Tank 
  Destroyer 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 8 
  x 9 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  628th 
  Tank 
  Destroyer 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  attached on 
  December 19th 
  attached on 
  December 19th 
  x 9 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/1944 Battle of the Bulge/78thUSInfantryDec44.pdf