XX Corps

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XX Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation best known for its combat operations in the European Theater during World War II.

All labels observed (4)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
activity offensive ground combat operations ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
associatedCommander George S. Patton ⓘ
branch U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ
commandStructure corps ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
engagement Battle of Metz ⓘ
Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Lorraine Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Lorraine campaign

Rhineland campaign ⓘ
Siegfried Line campaign ⓘ
linked to: Rhineland campaign
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
formedInYear 1944 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII European Theater of Operations ⓘ
higherCommandDuringWWII Third Army ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
nickname Ghost Corps ⓘ
notableCommander Manton S. Eddy ⓘ
Troy H. Middleton ⓘ
Walton Walker ⓘ
linked to: Walton H. Walker
notableFor rapid armored advances in France and Germany ⓘ
notableUnitUnderCommand 10th Armored Division ⓘ
5th Infantry Division ⓘ
6th Armored Division ⓘ
90th Infantry Division ⓘ
95th Infantry Division ⓘ
operation advance into Germany ⓘ
crossing of the Moselle River ⓘ
liberation of Metz ⓘ
participatedIn crossing of the Saar River ⓘ
liberation of Luxembourg ⓘ
operations in Lorraine ⓘ
operations in the Saar region ⓘ
partOf Third United States Army ⓘ
primaryOpponents Waffen-SS ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
role corps-level tactical headquarters ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
side Allied Powers ⓘ
subordinateTo Twelfth United States Army Group ⓘ
linked to: 12th Army Group
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 1944–1945 ⓘ
type field corps ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. XX Corps → designation → XX Corps ⓘ
Liberation of Brittany → involvedMilitaryUnit → XX Corps (United States) ⓘ
linked to: XX Corps
Hugh J. Gaffey → memberOf → XX Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
Tiger Division → higherCommand → XX Corps ⓘ
Horace L. McBride → notableCommanderOf → XX Corps Artillery ⓘ
linked to: XX Corps
314th Field Artillery Battalion → higherCommand → XX Corps (U.S. Army) during parts of World War II ⓘ
linked to: XX Corps