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Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States Marine Corps in World War II" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United States portal The category includes sub-categories for United States Marine Corps shore commands, bases, formations and units and afloat formations and units during World War II ; as well as significant engagements, battles, and historical events participated in by US Marines.
The following is a list of United States Army and United States Marine Corps divisions of World War II. The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry. By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred.
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps divisions during World War II" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recruiting, training, and equipping the Marine Corps so that it is ready for operation under the command of the unified combatant commanders.
The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. Despite the original intent for Raiders to serve in a special operations capacity , most combat operations saw the Raiders employed as conventional infantry.
In the Preface to Volume I, Maj. Gen. E.W. Snedeker, the Marine Corps Assistant Chief of Staff, wrote, "By publishing this operational history in a durable form, it is hoped to make the Marine Corps record permanently available for the study of military personnel, the edification of the general public, and the contemplation of serious scholars of military history."
This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division. Some of the inactive regiments are succeeded by active battalions .