If the Krauts crack the defenses in the North Shoulder, they won’t surround the 101/AB Division in Bastogne, but the entire 1st Army in Belgium.
Feb
25
2009
Category : 106th-ID, 422nd-IR, 423rd-IR, Battle of the Bulge
Facts
The 106th Infantry Division moved from England to France and closed in its concentration area in the vicinity of Limesey, France to St Vith Belgium, completing the move at 101830A Dec 1944. In compliance with an VII Corps order the 106/ID with attachments, relieved the 2/ID in place. CG 106/ID assumed responsibility for the defense of the sector at 111900A Dec 1944. The major units attached to the division at this time were :
- 14th Cavalry Group
- 820th Tank Destroyer Bn
- 634th AAA-AW Bn
Early Dec 16, the enemy launched a coordinated infantry-tank attack with an estimated two infantry divisions and elements of two Panzer divisions preceded by an extensive artillery preparation. Captured documents taken by the division indicated the scope of the German attack. Operation Grief appeared to be part of this large scale counteroffensive. The German attack increased in fury and continued, generally along the whole sector, during the day.
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