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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.
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 Army Service Forces was one of the three autonomous components of the United States Army during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces, created on 9 March 1942. By dividing the Army into three large commands, the Chief of Staff , General George C. Marshall , drastically reduced the number of officers and ...
Wings of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II (6 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States Army in World War II" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
Infantry divisions of the United States Army in World War II (64 P) Pages in category "United States Army divisions during World War II" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
Divisions in the United States Army have existed since the American Revolution, but during the 18th and 19th centuries, these were temporary organizations. [1] The concept of the permanent United States Army division was formulated and put to the test following the turn of the 20th century.
The head of the US Army was the Chief of the General Staff, a role filled by General George C. Marshall during World War II. There was also a special staff consisting of the Legislative and Liaison Division, the Inspector General , the Manpower Board, the Budget Division and the Civil Affairs Division .
United States Army divisions were square divisions until the beginning of World War II; reorganization as triangular divisions first occurred in late 1939, lasting through early 1942. [2]: 135 During that war, infantry divisions were typically triangular, with the division controlling three infantry regiments. [1]