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63rd US Infantry Division "Blood and
Fire"
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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
| Divisional information |
History
| Constituted | 18.01.1943 |
| Activated | 15.06.1943 |
| Inactivated | 29.09.1945 |
Campaigns
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
Commanding Officer
| 00.06.1943-00.08.1945 | Maj.-Gen. Louis Emerson Hibbs |
| 00.08.1945-00.09.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Frederick M. Harris |
| Divisional troops |
Infantry
| 253rd Infantry Regiment | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 254th Infantry Regiment | 18.01.1943-29.09.1945 |
| 255th Infantry Regiment | 18.01.1943-29.09.1945 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 718th FA Battalion (155mm) | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 861st FA Battalion (105mm) | 18.01.1943-29.09.1945 |
| 862nd FA Battalion (105mm) | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 863rd FA Battalion (105mm) | 18.01.1943-29.09.1945 |
Other troops
| 263rd Engineer Combat Battalion | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 363rd Medical Battalion | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 563rd Signal Company | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 763rd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Hq & Hq Company, 63rd Infantry Division | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Hq & Hq Battery, 63rd Division Artillery | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| Headquarters Special Troops | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Counter Intelligence Company | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Quartermaster Company | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd MP Platoon | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| 63rd Infantry Division Band | 18.01.1943-27.09.1945 |
| Attachments |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)
| 36th AAA Battalion (Mobile) | 11.02.1945-01.05.1945 |
| 1st Platoon, C Battery, 353rd AAA Battalion | 16.02.1945-30.04.1945 |
Armor
| A Company, 749th Tank Battalion | 02.03.1945-04.03.1945 |
| C Company, 43rd Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division | 09.03.1945-12.03.1945 |
| 70th Tank Battalion | 12.03.1945-18.03.1945 |
| 740th Tank Battalion | 17.03.1945-28.03.1945 |
| 15th Tank Battalion (as part of Combat Command A, 6th Armored Division) | 19.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 753rd Tank Battalion | 31.03.1945-28.05.1945 |
Chemical
| A Company, 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion | 22.02.1945-22.03.1945 |
| 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion (less C Company) | 17.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion (less BCompany) | 19.04.1945-28.05.1945 |
| A Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion | 31.03.1945-19.04.1945 |
Engineers
| B Company, 25th Armored Engineers Battalion (as part of Combat Command A, 6th Armd. Div.) |
19.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 256th Engineers Combat Battalion | 14.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 6638th Mine Clearing Platoon | 14.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 1271th Engineers Combat Battalion | 29.03.1945-14.04.1945 |
| 2827th Engineers Combat Battalion | 12.04.1945-18.04.1945 |
| 286th Engineers Combat Battalion | 18.04.1945-27.04.1945 |
Field Artillery (FA)
| 212th Armored FA Battalion (as part of Combat Command A, 6th Armd. Div.) | 19.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 18th FA Battalion (105mm) | 13.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| 522nd FA Battalion (105mm) | 13.03.1945-22.03.1945 |
| 93rd Armored FA Battalion | 21.03.1945-24.03.1945 |
| 59th Armored FA Battalion | 31.03.1945-04.04.1945 |
| 36th FA Group | 19.04.1945-28.05.1945 |
| 162nd FA Battalion (105mm) | 08.05.1945-28.05.1945 |
Infantry
| 9th Armd. Infantry Battalion (as part of Combat Command A, 6th Armd. Div.) | 19.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 65th Infantry Battalion (less A & C Company) | 30.04.1945-12.05.1945 |
| 436th Automatic Weapons Battalion | 11.02.1945-01.03.1945 |
Reconnaissance (Recon)
| Troop A, 86th Cav. Recon Sq (as part of Combat Command A, 6th Armd. Div.) | 19.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 92nd Cavalry Recon Squad, 12th Armored Division | 15.03.1945-16.03.1945 |
| 116th Cavalry Recon Squad | 15.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 101th Cavalry Recon Squad | 17.03.1945-20.03.1945 |
| 107th Cavalry Recon Squad | 02.04.1945-19.04.1945 |
Tank Destroyer
| 822nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (Self Propelled) | 06.02.1945-17.03.1945 & 21.03.1945-28.05.1945 |
| 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Self Propelled) | 16.03.1945-21.03.1945 |
| 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (Self Propelled) | 30.03.1945-31.03.1945 |
| Assignments |
| 04.12.1944 | 6th Army Group | ||
| 10.12.1944 | 7th Army | 6th Army Group | |
| 01.02.1945 | XV Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| 22.02.1945 | XXI Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| 21.03.1945 | XV Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| 26.03.1945 | XXI Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| 01.04.1945 | VI Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| 19.04.1945-30.04.1945 | XXI Corps | 7th Army | 6th Army Group |
| Detachments |
| Unit | Attached to |
| 254th Infantry Regiment | 3rd Infantry Division | 28.12.1944-09.02.1945 |
| 255th Infantry Regiment | 100th Infantry Division | 31.12.1944-19.01.1945 |
| 253rd Infantry Regiment | 44th Infantry Division | 31.12.1944-06.02.1945 |
| 255th Infantry Regiment | 44th Infantry Division | 19.01.1945-06.02.1945 |
| 254th Infantry Regiment | 100th Infantry Division | 09.02.1945-17.02.1945 |
| 63rd Division Artillery | 45th Infantry Division | 24.03.1945-27.03.1945 |
| 2nd Battalion, 254th Infantry Regiment | Task Force, 6th Army Group | 31.03.1945-05.04.1945 |
| 2nd Battalion, 253rd Infantry Regiment | 35th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade | 16.04.1945-20.04.1945 |
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| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Last update: | 12.08.2003-CSS |