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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.
The following is a list of equipment of the United States Army during World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941, the United States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign.
British Army [1] Field marshal: General: Lieutenant-general: Major-general: Brigadier [a] Colonel: Lieutenant-colonel: Major: Captain: Lieutenant: Second lieutenant Royal Air Force [2] Marshal of the RAF: Air chief marshal: Air marshal: Air vice-marshal: Air commodore: Group captain: Wing commander: Squadron leader: Flight lieutenant: Flying ...
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 Ground Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Service Forces. Throughout their existence, Army Ground Forces were the largest training organization ever established in the United States. Its strength of 780,000 troops on 1 ...
Military production during World War II was the production or mobilization of arms, ammunition, personnel and financing by the belligerents of the war, from the occupation of Austria in early 1938 to the surrender and occupation of Japan in late 1945.
Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equipment.
Military Relations between the United States and Canada, 1939–1945: Stanlye W. Dziuban: 1959 Rearming the French: Marcel Vigneras: 1957 Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt: Charles B. MacDonald and Sidney T. Mathews: 1952 The Women's Army Corps: Mattie E. Treadwell: 1953 Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb: Vincent C. Jones: 1985