Post Numéro: 5 de noel44 21 Juin 2020, 12:24
bonjour "Dog red",
Vous avez parfaitement raison, il s'agit bien évidemment bien du 7ième Corps.
La 84ième était en général installée à gauche de la route Marche-Liège.
le 7 ième Corps, s'est installée au parti du 21/12 plus au Nord de Baillonville, après le bois du Ban de Noiseux.
Le village de Noiseux était envahi de troupes.
En voici déjà un aperçu.
VII Corps: Major General J.L. Collins
Dates et lieu occupation
French Light Infantry Regimen
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
4th Cavarly Group, Mechanized
29th Infantry Regiment
18th Field Artillery Regiment
893rd Field Artillery Regiment
387th Field Artillery Regiment
183rd Field Artillery Regiment 23/12 Somme-L euze
193rd Field Artillery Regiment 31/12 WAILLET CP à RBZ
957th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm) 21/12 Noiseux
991st Field Artillery Regiment
18th Field Artillery Group
188th Field Artillery Regiment
666th Field Artillery Regiment
981st Field Artillery Regiment (155mm) 21/12 Noiseux
142nd Field Artillery Group
195th Field Artillery Regiment 29/12 Noiseux
266th Field Artillery Regiment
188th Field Artillery Group 22/12 noiseux
172nd Field Artillery Regiment (4,5”) 21 ou 23/12 noiseux
951st Field Artillery Regiment (155mm) 24/12 noiseux au COGNELY
980th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm) 21 ou 22/12 noiseux - position 3291
440ème bataillon (AAA) attaché à la 25/12 à petit-han
290th Infantry (2e la 75 div inf) 23/12 noiseux avec la 980th
342nd,366th,392nd,1308th,1313th eng.general services regiments
18th,83rd,87th,183rd,957th,991st FA batallions
193rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 24/12 waillet - 31/12 à noiseux
2nd Armored Division: Major General E.N.Harmon ”Hell on Wheels”
41st Armored Infantry Regiment
66th Armored Regiment
67th Armored Regiment
14th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
78th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalions
17th Armored Engineer Battalions
18th Reconnaissance Battalion
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
195th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
82nd Recon Battalion Avec 957e Fa le 21/12 à Noiseux
Elements of 738th Tank Battalion(special-mine clearing)
3rd Armored Division: Major General M.Rose
“Spearhead” Quartier general à NOISEUX le 23/12 24/12 à Barvaux
36th Armored Infantry Regiment
32nd Armored Regiment
33rd Armored Regiment
54th Armored Field Artillery Battalions
67th Armored Field Artillery Battalions 22 ou? 24/12 à noiseux
391st Armored Field Artillery Battalions oppagne
23rd Armored Engineer Battalions
83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (22 au 26/12) Cp à noiseux le 23/12
703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (2/1 au 9/5/45)
486th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
45th armored medical battalion 19/12 fin après-midi à Hotton
143rd armored signal company 23/12 noiseux
Headquarters
Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Division
Service Company, 3rd Armored Division
Division Trains
HHC
Maintenance Battalion
Supply Battalion
503rd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
83rd Infantry Division: Major General R.C.Macon
“Thunderbodt”/ “Ohio”
329th Infantry Regiment
330th Infantry Regiment à Somme-Leuze
331st Infantry Regiment
322nd Field Artillery Battalion
323rd Field Artillery Battalion
324th Field Artillery Battalion
908th Field Artillery Battalion
308th Engineer Combat Battalion
774th Tank Battalion
772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
453rd AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion
84th Infantry Division: Major General A.R.Bolling
“Railspitters” Cp à Marche puis à Baillonville le 23/12
333rd Infantry Regiment
334th Infantry Regiment
335th Infantry Regiment
325th Field Artillery Battalion
326th Field Artillery Battalion
327th Field Artillery Battalion 26/12 au 1/1/1945 Rabozée baillonville
909th Field Artillery Battalion
309th Engineer Combat Battalion ( genie)
771st Tank Battalion (a partir du 20/12 )
638th Tank Destroyer Battalion Arrivé par la route de Liège
557th AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion 24/12 à Rabozée
84-les différents trains
87th comp.A et D Bat. De mortiers chimiques(25/12)
298th Engineer Battalion – 3ième div. 27/12 au 30/12 à noiseux
04/01/1945 à noiseux
297th Engineer Battalion –company B 3ieme Div 23/12 à noiseux
474th AAA AW Bat 21/12 à noiseux
Voici un aperçu, de ce que j'ai pu retrouver.
Vous comprenez maintenant que lorsque les témoignages des villageois me rapportent que le village était "envahi" de canon qui se sont installés en grande partie durant la nuit.
a plus