ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi, ðə dᵻvˈɪʒən wʌz plˈeɪst ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈæktɪkəl kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə jˌuːˈɛs ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪtiːn ˈɛɹboːɹn kˈɔːɹ ænd ɹˌiːɪnfˈoːɹst fɚðə ɡɹˈaʊnd wˈɔːɹ wɪððə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈuːnɪts fɹʌmðə jˌuːˈɛs ˈɑːɹmi: θɹˈiː bɐtˈæliənz fɹʌmðə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɪfθ ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, wˈʌn bɐtˈæliən fɹʌmðə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːnθ fˈiːld ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈɛkənd bɹɪɡˈeɪd ʌvðɪ ˈeɪɾi sˈɛkənd ˈɛɹboːɹn dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd ðə twˈɛnti sˈɛvənθ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ bɐtˈæliən.
In January, the Division was placed under the tactical control of the US XVIII Airborne Corps and reinforced for the ground war with the following units from the US Army: 3 battalions from the 325th Infantry Regiment, one battalion from the 319th Field Artillery Regiment (all part of the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division) and the 27th Engineer Battalion.