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The United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to as the Third Army and as ARCENT, is a military formation of the United States Army that saw service in World War I and World War II, in the 1991 Gulf War, and in the coalition occupation of Iraq.
The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army.Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theater of World War II.
III Corps [3] is a corps of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Cavazos, Texas.It is a major formation of the United States Army Forces Command.. Activated in World War I in France, III Corps oversaw US Army divisions as they repelled several major German offensives and led them into Germany.
History of the Third Division, United States Army in the World War for the Period 1 December 1917 to 1 January 1919. Cologne, Germany: M. DuSchaubery, 1919. Holmes, Howard W. "100 Miles to Nijmegen." Army Digest 22 (January 1967):29–30. Howe, George F. Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West. United States Army in World War II ...
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division is an Armored Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. First organized in 1944, as Reserve Command, 1st Armored Division, the unit fought in Italy in World War 2, in Operation Desert Storm and in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first formed in 1812, although regimental units trace their lineages as far back as 1794. Based on the service of these antecedents, the regiment claims battle honors for the War of 1812, the Seminole campaign, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish ...
The other World War II unit that 3rd Ranger Battalion draws lineage from is the 5307 Provisional Unit, also called Merrill's Marauders.This unit was consolidated 10 August 1944 with Company F, 475th Infantry Regiment (Long Range Penetration, Special) (constituted 25 May 1944 in the Army of the United States), and consolidated unit designated as Company F, 475th Infantry Regiment.
There were four formations in the Union Army designated as III Corps (or Third Army Corps) during the American Civil War. Three were short-lived: In the Army of Virginia, a temporary designation of the command better known as I Corps (Army of the Potomac):: Irvin McDowell (June 26 – September 5, 1862); James B. Ricketts (September 5–6, 1862);