St. Vith Scenario - 106th Inf Div

[warnevada]

There appears to be a problem with the organization of the US 106th Infantry division as presented in the game. It has more than twice as much artillery and an extra engineer battalion.

Below is the OOB for the 106th including attached units:

1942 ("Triangular") Organization

Headquarters, 106th Infantry Division
422nd Infantry Regiment
423rd Infantry Regiment
424th Infantry Regiment
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 106th Infantry Division Artillery
589th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
590th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
591st Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
592nd Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm)
81st Engineer Combat Battalion
331st Medical Battalion
106th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
Headquarters, Special Troops, 106th Infantry Division
Headquarters Company, 106th Infantry Division
806th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
106th Quartermaster Company
106th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Band
106th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment

Attached units

820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Towed): 8 December 1944 – 4 January 1945.
444th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Auto Weapons): 17 December 1944 – 25 December 1944.
563rd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Auto Weapons): 9 December 1944 – 18 December 1944.
634th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Auto Weapons): 8 December 1944 – 18 December 1944.

[nikdav]

When the 106th relieved the 2nd Infantry division, all the Corps units in the area were submitted to General Jones command. So the Division HQ controlled :
The 14th Cavalry Group ;
The 275th Armored Artillery battalion ;
The 168th Combat Engineer battalion;
The 174th, 333rd and 402nd Corps Field Artillery Groups (9 artillery battalions) ;

See "St. Vith, Lion in the way - the 106th infantry division in WW II " by Colonel R.Ernest Dupuy

Davide

[warnevada]

Please check the official unit history:

https://history.army.mil/documents/eto-ob/106ID-ETO.htm

You will find what you have is close but not exact.

[nikdav]

Ok !
I must check, already find 559th and 561st Artillery must have the 155mm Long Tom and not the 155mm howitzer !
Thanks for reporting !