United States Army in World War II

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component of the United States Army military formation

The United States Army in World War II was the massive land warfare branch of the U.S. military that expanded rapidly to fight in both the European and Pacific theaters, playing a decisive role in the defeat of the Axis powers.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United States Army in World War II canonical	7
United States Army during World War II	3
U.S. Army Armored Force in World War II	1
United States Army (World War II entertainment and exhibition bouts)	1
United States Army (World War II service, GI Bill beneficiary)	1
United States Army (World War II)	1
United States Army forces in World War II	1
United States Army in the World War II Mediterranean and Middle East theaters studies	1

Statements (104)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Army ⓘ military formation ⓘ
alliedWith	Australian Army in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Army in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Nationalist forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Red Army in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateStrength	over 8 million soldiers at peak ⓘ
casualties	over 300,000 battle deaths ⓘ over 600,000 wounded ⓘ
commander	Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ George C. Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ George S. Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry H. Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar N. Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
doctrine	amphibious warfare in cooperation with U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ⓘ combined arms operations ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
engagedIn	Battle of Anzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kasserine Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Monte Cassino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Europe campaign ⓘ New Guinea campaign operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ continental United States ⓘ
includedBranch	Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Service Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedComponent	airborne divisions ⓘ armored divisions ⓘ artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ logistics and service units ⓘ
includedUnit	Eighth United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ First United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninth United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventh United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Third United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	development of modern U.S. combined arms doctrine ⓘ foundation for postwar United States Army structure ⓘ
notableFor	decisive contribution to defeat of Axis powers ⓘ liberation of Nazi concentration camps in Europe ⓘ occupation duties in Germany and Japan after 1945 ⓘ rapid expansion from a small peacetime army to a large wartime force ⓘ
opponent	Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	Allied forces in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
positionHeldBy	George C. Marshall as Army Chief of Staff ⓘ
role	major land warfare force of the United States in World War II ⓘ
significantEvent	U.S. entry into World War II on 7 December 1941 ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Central Pacific campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ China theater NERFINISHED ⓘ China-Burma-India Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAircraft	B-17 Flying Fortress via United States Army Air Forces ⓘ B-24 Liberator via United States Army Air Forces ⓘ B-29 Superfortress via United States Army Air Forces ⓘ P-47 Thunderbolt via United States Army Air Forces ⓘ P-51 Mustang via United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedEquipment	Browning Automatic Rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ M1 Garand rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ M1 carbine NERFINISHED ⓘ M10 tank destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ M18 Hellcat tank destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ M3 Stuart tank NERFINISHED ⓘ M4 Sherman tank NERFINISHED ⓘ M7 Priest self-propelled gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson submachine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

90th Infantry Division (United States) → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

Max Baer Sr. → militaryService → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army (World War II entertainment and exhibition bouts)

Lloyd Fredendall → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

Clifford D. Simak → militaryService → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army (World War II)

Empire Division → componentOf → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: 27th Infantry Division

this entity surface form: United States Army forces in World War II

Buck Clayton → militaryService → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army during World War II

Edward A. Carter Jr. → servedIn → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army during World War II

Philip Whalen → educatedAt → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army (World War II service, GI Bill beneficiary)

Super Sixth → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army during World War II

6th Tank Battalion → subunitOf → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army Armored Force in World War II

146th Armored Signal Company → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

44th Armored Infantry Battalion → historicalContext → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

50th Armored Infantry Battalion → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → service → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

US Army Center of Military History publications → includesSeries → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

US Army Center of Military History publications → includesWork → United States Army in World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Army in the World War II Mediterranean and Middle East theaters studies