Fifth Army (WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Italian_Gold_Medal_of_Military_Valor
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:British_X_Corps
gptkb:South_African_6th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:Polish_II_Corps
gptkb:U.S._VI_Corps
gptkb:U.S._II_Corps
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:Brazilian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:French_Expeditionary_Corps
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Liberation_of_Rome
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Gothic_Line_Offensive
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:Mark_W._Clark
gptkbp:formedIn 5 January 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Caserta,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fifth Army (WWII)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Diamond
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Mark_W._Clark
gptkb:Lucian_Truscott
gptkb:Alfred_M._Gruenther
gptkb:Charles_W._Ryder
gptkb:Ernest_J._Dawley
gptkb:Geoffrey_Keyes
gptkb:John_P._Lucas
gptkb:Richard_L._McCreery
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:liberation_of_Rome
multinational composition
first U.S. field army to be activated outside the United States
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:1st_Armored_Division
gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:100th_Infantry_Battalion
gptkb:442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team
gptkb:88th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:36th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:34th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:45th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:85th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:92nd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Brazilian_1st_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:size gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Army_North
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:85th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7