I Armored Corps (United States)
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| I Armored Corps | |
|---|---|
| Inactive |
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| Active | 1940-07-15–1943-07-10[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Armor |
| Size | Corps |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
George S. Patton |
I Armored Corps was a World War II corps of the United States Army.
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[edit] History
- Established - July 15, 1940 - at Fort Knox, Kentucky under the command of MG Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.. [2] [3]
- Change of command - November 1940 - MG Charles L. Scott assumes command[4]
- Change of command - 1942-01-15 - MG George S. Patton assumes command[5] [6] [7]
- Transfer of HQ - January 1942 - to Fort Benning, Georgia
- Training - 1942-03-26 - MG Patton designated to setup Desert Training Center[8]
- Training - 1924-04-10 to 1942-07-30 - at Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC-CAMA) [9] [10]
- Planning - 1942-07-30 - 1942-08-05 - Patton and staff does initial planning for Operation Torch in Washington, DC
- Planning - 1942-08-05 - 1942-08-21 - Patton and staff does higher level planning for Operation Torch in London, England
- Tactical Deception - 1942-09-11 - I Armored Corps redesignated as Western Task Force to carry out Operation Torch.
- Combat Mission - Operation Torch - November 8, 1942 - landed near Casablanca
- Cessation of Tactical Deception - 1943-01-09 Western Task Force redesignated as I Armored Corps
- Change of command - 1943-03-04 - Patton reassigned to command II Corps after MG Lloyd Fredendall is relieved following the loss at the Battle of Kasserine Pass[11][12]
- Change of command - 1943-04-15 - LTG Patton resumes command[13]
- Redesignated - 1943-07-10 - I Armored Corps becomes U.S. Seventh Army[1]
[edit] Subordinate units
- 3rd Infantry Division 1943-02-01 - 1943-07-15
- 9th Infantry Division - May 1943[14]
- 2nd Armored Division
[edit] References
- ^ a b Axlerod, Alan; Phillips, Charles (1998). "PATTON, George Smith", The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography (in en). New York, NY, USA: Macmillan Publishers, p. 339. ISBN 0-02-861994-3.
- ^ http://www.knox.army.mil/IMA/sites/about/history.asp
- ^ http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/gorman/gorman.asp#A-1
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_2nd_Armored_Division
- ^ http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/decker.html
- ^ http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/gorman/gorman.asp#II-25
- ^ http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7285
- ^ http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/gorman/gorman.asp#II-25
- ^ http://www.blm.gov/ca/needles/patton.html
- ^ http://members.aol.com/Custermen85/DesertCamps.htm
- ^ http://www.historyinfilm.com/patton/timeline.htm
- ^ http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/Berlin2/BERLIN2.asp
- ^ http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=202
- ^ http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/9thinfantry/index.html
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