Alamo Force

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Alamo Force was a World War II Allied army formation in the Southwest Pacific Area, commanded by General Walter Krueger and responsible for major campaigns against Japanese forces in New Guinea and the Philippines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied army formation
military formation
allegiance Allies of World War II
associatedWith Sixth Army
surface form: Sixth United States Army
branch United States Army
campaign New Guinea campaign
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
codenameFor U.S. Sixth Army
surface form: Sixth United States Army
commander Walter Krueger
composedOf U.S. Sixth Army
conflict World War II
country United States of America
disestablishedIn 1945
garrison Brisbane
headquartersLocation Brisbane
languageOfCommand English
namedAfter Battle of the Alamo
notableCommander Walter Krueger
notableOperation Admiralty Islands campaign
Hollandia operation
U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Leyte campaign

Battle of Luzon
surface form: Luzon campaign

Operation Cartwheel
operatedIn Bismarck Archipelago
New Guinea
Philippines
South West Pacific Area
surface form: Southwest Pacific
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area
surface form: Allied Land Forces South West Pacific Area

South West Pacific Area
surface form: South West Pacific Area Command
responsibleFor New Guinea campaign
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Philippines campaign

operations against Japanese forces in New Guinea
operations against Japanese forces in the Philippines
role ground combat formation
operational headquarters
status disbanded
subordinateTo Douglas MacArthur
subordinateUnit Australian Army units in New Guinea
I Corps
surface form: I Corps (United States)

X Corps
surface form: X Corps (United States)
supportedBy Air operations in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II
surface form: Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific Area

Allied naval forces in the Southwest Pacific Area
theater South West Pacific Area
surface form: Southwest Pacific Area
timePeriod 1943–1945

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Walter Krueger notableCommanderOf Alamo Force