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Patton's Third Army

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United States Army formation field army

Patton's Third Army was a major U.S. Army formation in World War II, famed for its rapid armored advances across Europe and its dramatic relief of besieged Allied forces during the Battle of the Bulge.

Aliases (2)

U.S. Third Army ×1
U.S. Third Army crossings near Oppenheim ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation → field army →
activated	1944 →
activatedAt	Normandy, France →
areaOfOperations	Belgium → Czechoslovakia → France → Germany → Luxembourg →
branch	U.S. Army Ground Forces →
commander	Lieutenant General George S. Patton →
component	10th Armored Division → 11th Armored Division → 26th Infantry Division → 2nd Cavalry Group → 35th Infantry Division → 4th Armored Division → 5th Infantry Division → 6th Armored Division → 80th Infantry Division → 90th Infantry Division → III Corps → VIII Corps → XII Corps → XX Corps →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
engagement	Advance into Czechoslovakia → Advance into central Germany → Battle of Metz → Battle of the Bulge → Breakout from Normandy → Crossing of the Rhine → Invasion of southern Germany → Liberation of Brittany → Lorraine campaign → Normandy campaign → Operation Cobra (exploitation phase) → Relief of Bastogne →
notableAction	capture of large numbers of German prisoners of war → liberation of numerous towns and cities in France → rapid 90-degree pivot in December 1944 to counter German offensive in the Ardennes →
notableCommander	George S. Patton →
notableFor	rapid armored advances across France and Germany → relief of besieged Allied forces during the Battle of the Bulge →
partOf	United States Army →
roleInBattleOfTheBulge	turned north to relieve encircled U.S. forces at Bastogne →
subordinateTo	12th United States Army Group → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →
theater	European Theater of Operations →
type	combined arms →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George S. Patton ("U.S. Third Army") →	commanded
Crossing of the Rhine ("U.S. Third Army crossings near Oppenheim") →	notableEngagement
Bastogne →	relievedBy