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First United States Army Group — Fictitious formation, created as a part of Operation Quicksilver. 6th Army Group - Served in France and Germany from 15 September 1944 to 15 June 1945. (Consisted of Seventh United States Army and French First Army) 12th Army Group - Served in France and Germany from 1 August 1944 until 12 July 1945 ...
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
14th Armored Division – "Liberators"; earned during the last days of World War II when it liberated some 200,000 Allied prisoners of war from German prison camps. 20th Armored Division – "Armoraiders"; not official, but the division did associate itself with this nickname while in training at Camp Campbell during World War II
During World War II, the United States Army underwent significant changes and played a crucial role in the conflict, fundamentally shaping its purpose and structure. The primary objective of the U.S. Army during this period was to mobilize and deploy forces to combat Axis powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 [update] this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states.
This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.
The United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The U.S. Army fought World War II with more flexible divisions, consisting of three infantry regiments of three infantry battalions each. Most soldiers' time was spent in training in the United States, with large numbers only going overseas in ...
June 21–22, 1942 – Bombardment of Fort Stevens, the second attack on a U.S. military base in the continental U.S. in World War II. September 9, 1942, and September 29, 1942 – Lookout Air Raids, the only attack by enemy aircraft on the contiguous U.S. and the second enemy aircraft attack on the U.S. continent in World War II.