TEXT: U.S. 3rd Armored Division  
   
   December, 1944 
  36th 
  Armored 
  Infantry 
  Regiment 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 15 
  x 3 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  Updated March, 2009 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  32nd 
  Tank 
  Regiment 
   
  33rd 
  Tank 
  Regiment 
   
  Armored 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  Tank 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 4 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  Recon 
  Company 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 2 
  x 3 
  Tank 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 4 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  Recon 
  Company 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 2 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  54th 
  Armored 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  23rd 
  Armored 
  Engineers 
  Battalion 
  x 9 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  67th 
  Armored 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  391st 
  Armored 
  Artillery 
  Battalion 
  x 7 
  x 1 
  
  x 4 
  486th 
  Anti-Aircraft 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 4 
  x 9 
  643rd 
  Tank 
  Destroyer 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 12 
  83rd 
  Armored 
  Recon 
  Battalion 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 12 
  x 8 
          The “Spearhead” division was one of the ’42 organization armored divisions which escaped the 
  reorganization and therefore contained more tanks than the other tank divisions.  The 3rd Armored had 
  just been heavily engaged in the battle for Aachen and was still fighting in the north when the German 
  offensive began.  It was sent south and supported the 82nd Airborne, helping stop the German thrusts to 
  the north.  The 3rd then helped take Houffalize to reunite the First and Third Armies. 
          These “heavy” divisions were usually organized with two very powerful combat commands (CCA 
  and CCB).  CCR was usually just a small force and was never equal to CCA and CCB.  At the bulge 
  CCR initially consisted of the following force: 
   
  attached 
  December 
  22-26 
  x 9 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  x 15 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 3 
  x 6 
  x 12 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 12 
  x 8 
  x 3 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  Co. A 
  738th Tank 
  Battalion 
  (attached) 
  x 3 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/1944 Battle of the Bulge/3rdUSArmoredDec44.pdf