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  2. Sixth United States Army Group - Wikipedia

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    The 6th United States Army Group (also referred to as the Southern Group of Armies) was an Allied army group that fought in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Made up of field armies from both the United States Army and the French Army, it fought in France, Germany, Austria, and, briefly, Italy.

  3. 6th Army (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia

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    This new 6th Army later fought in Ukraine and Romania as part of Army Group South until transferred to Army Group A (later renamed to Army Group South Ukraine). [23] In May 1944, the 6th Army became part of Army Group Dumitrescu, commanded by the Romanian general Petre Dumitrescu. The Army Group also included the Romanian 3rd Army.

  4. Sixth Army (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Sixth Army then continued to clear the north of Luzon and confronted the Shimbu Group in the Sierra Madres until the end of the war. Sixth Army was to have provided the ground forces for the first phase of the invasion of Japan, [9] though after Japan's early surrender Sixth Army was reassigned to occupation duty in Japan. [10] Sixth Army ...

  5. List of American Army Groups in World War II - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Jacob L. Devers - Wikipedia

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    Jacob Loucks Devers (/ ˈ d ɛ v ər z /; 8 September 1887 – 15 October 1979) was a United States Army general who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater of World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous weapons, including the M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks, the DUKW amphibious truck, the Bell H-13 ...

  7. Army group - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent of an army group in the Imperial Japanese Army was a "general army" (Sō-gun (総軍)). Army groups may be multi-national formations. For example, during World War II, the Southern Group of Armies (also known as the U.S. 6th Army Group) comprised the U.S.

  8. Operation Nordwind order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Sixth Army Group (cont.) Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers. Forces deployed North to South: French First Army [4] Lieutenant General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny [d] II Corps Géneral Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert 1st Armored Division (Gén. Aimé Sudré) 9th Colonial Infantry Division (Gén. Joseph Magnan) 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (Gén ...

  9. Colmar Pocket - Wikipedia

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    War situation on 15 January 1945; the German bridgehead in the vicinity of Colmar is clearly visible on the map. A German bridgehead on the west bank of the Rhine 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and 50 kilometres (30 mi) deep was isolated in November 1944 when the German defenses in the Vosges Mountains collapsed under the pressure of an offensive by the U.S. 6th Army Group. [5]