12th Army Group

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United States Army army group World War II military formation

The 12th Army Group was a major U.S. Army field army formation in northwest Europe during World War II, commanded by General Omar Bradley and instrumental in the Allied advance from Normandy into Germany.

Aliases (4)

Twelfth United States Army Group ×3
12th United States Army Group ×2
12th Army Group (United States) ×1
Bradley’s Army Group ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army army group → World War II military formation →
allegiance	Allied Powers →
areaOfOperations	Belgium → Czechoslovakia → Germany → Luxembourg → Normandy → Northern France →
branch	United States Army →
commanderRank	General →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
disbandedOn	1945-12-20 →
engagement	Battle of the Bulge → Central Europe campaign → Crossing of the Rhine → Falaise Pocket → Lorraine campaign → Normandy campaign → Operation Cobra → Rhineland campaign →
formedOn	1944-07-14 →
front	Western Front →
headquartersLocation	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg → Verdun, France →
nickname	Bradley’s Army Group →
notableCommander	Omar N. Bradley →
notableOperation	Allied advance from Normandy to the Rhine → liberation of large parts of France and Belgium → penetration into western Germany →
opposedBy	German Army Group B → German Army Group G →
partOf	United States Army →
peakPersonnelStrength	over 1,000,000 soldiers → over 1,300,000 soldiers →
role	coordination of U.S. field armies in northwest Europe → ground combat command →
service	United States Army →
strengthDescription	largest U.S. Army formation ever fielded →
subordinateTo	European Theater of Operations, United States Army → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →
subordinateUnit	Fifteenth United States Army → First United States Army → Ninth United States Army → Third United States Army →
theater	European Theater of Operations →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Patton's Third Army ("12th United States Army Group") → Third United States Army ("12th United States Army Group") → U.S. Ninth Army → VII Corps →	subordinateTo
Liberation of western Czechoslovakia ("12th Army Group (United States)") →	combatant
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →	hasComponent
Omar Bradley ("Twelfth United States Army Group") →	militaryUnit
12th Army Group ("Bradley’s Army Group") →	nickname
Omar Bradley ("Twelfth United States Army Group") →	notableCommanderOf
Retreat from Normandy →	opponent
European Theater of Operations, United States Army →	oversawFormationOf
Ninth Air Force ("Twelfth United States Army Group") →	supportedUnit