Two young Luftwaffe soldiers captured in Hamminkeln March 1945

Varsity Final Map (Original)

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TROOP LIST AS OF 2400, MARCH 25, 1945

XVIII Corps (Airborne)

– Hq & Hq Co, XVIII Corps (Airborne)
– Hq & Hq Btry, XVIII Corps Artillery (Airborne)
– 54th Sig Bn (Airborne)
– One (1) Graves Registration Plat (Atchd)
– 224th Field Co
– 508th Corps Fd Pk. Co RE (Atchd)
– Hq 106th Br Co RASC (Atchd)
– Tipper Plat, 8th Corps Comp Co RASC (less Det) (Atchd)
– One (1) BD Plat RE (Atchd)
– 16th Airfield Construction Gp (Atchd)
– 25th Mechanical Equipment Plat RE (Atchd)
– 8th Corps Tps RE (less Fd Pk. Co) (Atchd Approx D+2)
– Det Tipper Plat, 22d Co RASC
– Det Tipper Plat 8th Corps Comp Co RASC (Atchd Approx D+2)
– 1626th FBE Plat

8th AGRA
– 25th Fd Regt
– 61st Med Regt
– 53d Hy Regt
– 547th FA Bn (155-MM Gun) (US)(Atchd)
– 548th FA Bn (155-MM Gun) (US)(Atchd)
– 549th FA Bn (155-MM Gun) (US)(Atchd)

9th AGRA: (In general support for counterbattery)
– 9th Med Regt
– 11th Med Regt
– 107th Med Regt
– 3d Super Hy Regt
– 382d HAA Regt (less 2 Btys)

6th Airborne Division

Division Hqs
Hq 3d Para Bde
– 8th Para Bn
– 9th Para Bn
– 1st Cdn Para Bn
Hq 5th Para Bde
– 7th Para Bn
– 12th Para Bn
– 13th Para Bn
Hq 6th Airldg Bd
– 12th Devon
– 2d Oxf Bucks
– 1st RUR
22d Indep Para Co
6th Airborne Amd Rece Regt
Hq RA
– 53d (WY ) Airldg Lt Regt RA
– 2d Airldg A Tk Regt
– 2d FCU
Hq RE
– 3d Para Sqn RE
– 591st Para Son RE
– 249th Fd Co RE (Airborne)
– 286th FD Tk Co (Airborne)
6th Airborne Div Sigs
Hq RASC
– 398 Comp Co (Airborne Hy) RASC
– 63d Comp Co (Airborne Hy) RASC
– 716th Comp Co (Airborne Lt) RASC
– 224th Para Fd Amb
– 225th Para Fd Amb
– 195th Airldg Fd Amb
Hq RAOC
– 6th Airborne Div Ord Fd Pk
Hq REME
6th Airborne Div Wksps
6th Airborne Div Pro Co
Div Postal Unit
317th FS Sec
Sqns Glider P Regt
One (1) Sqn 44th R Tks (less 17 Pdr Tks) Equipped with DD Tks (Atchd)
One (1) SP A Tk Bty (12 SP M-1O 17 Pdrs) (Atchd)
6th Fd Regt RA (Atchd Approx D+1)
52d (L) Arty Gp
– 63d Med Regt
– 146th Med Regt
– 79th Fd Regt
– 80th Fd Regt
– 180th Fd Regt
– 1 Bty 382d HAA Regt

17th Airborne Division
Hq & Hq Co, 17th Abn Div
Sp Trs, 17th Abn Div
MP Plat, 17th Abn Div
17th Abn Div Band
Rcn Plat, 17th Abn Div
717th Abn Ord Maint Co
411th Abn QM Co
517th Abn Sig Co
17th Prcht Maint Co
224th Abn Med Co
139th Abn Engr Bn
155th Abn AA Bn
Hq & Hq Btry, 17th Abn Div Arty
– 464th Prcht FA Bn
– 466th Prcht FA Bn
– 680th Gli FA Bn
– 681st Gli FA Bn
507th Prcht Inf Regt
513th Prcht Inf Regt
194th Gli Inf Regt
1st Commando Brigade (Atchd)
771st Tank Bn (Atchd)
605th TD Bn (3″ Towed with 55 DUKWS)(Atchd)
692d FA Bn (25 Pdr)(Atchd)
387th AAAAW Bn (Atchd)
Co A, 3d Cml Bn (Mecz) (4.2 Mort) (Atchd)
One (1) AT Bty SP (17 Pdr)(Atchd)
53d (W) Div Arty Gp (In support from P Hour)
– 81st Fd Regt
– 83d Fd Regt
– 133d Fd Regt
– 17th A Tk Regt
– 25th LAA Regt
– 77th Med Regt 8th AGRA
– 1 Bty 382d HAA Regt
– 6th Guards Armored Brigade

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