U.S. Ninth Army

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United States Army formation field army

The U.S. Ninth Army was a major American field army in World War II that played a key role in the Western Allied advance across Europe, including the final campaigns into Germany.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ninth United States Army	9
U.S. Ninth Army canonical	4
Ninth Army	1
Ninth U.S. Army	1
U.S. 9th Army	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ
activatedOn	1944-05-15 ⓘ
allegiance	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied Powers
areaOfOperations	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ surface form: United States Army Ground Forces
campaign	Central Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Central Europe Campaign North-West Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Northern France Campaign Rhineland campaign ⓘ surface form: Rhineland Campaign
commander	William H. Simpson ⓘ surface form: Lieutenant General William H. Simpson
conflict	World War II ⓘ
cooperatedWith	21st Army Group ⓘ surface form: British 21st Army Group British Second Army ⓘ U.S. 1st Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. First Army Third United States Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Third Army
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbandedOn	1945-06-30 ⓘ
engagement	Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Central Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Central Europe Campaign Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ Rhineland campaign ⓘ surface form: Rhineland Campaign Ruhr Pocket ⓘ
enteredCombatInEuropeOn	1944-09 ⓘ
formedOn	1944-05-15 ⓘ
front	Western Front ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas ⓘ surface form: Fort Sam Houston (at activation)
higherCommand	Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ
historicalEra	20th century ⓘ
nickname	U.S. Ninth Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ninth U.S. Army
notableAction	crossed the Rhine River in 1945 ⓘ crossed the Roer River in 1945 ⓘ
notableCommander	William H. Simpson ⓘ
notableFeature	served under both 12th and 21st Army Groups during WWII ⓘ
objective	advance into western Germany ⓘ encirclement of the Ruhr industrial region ⓘ
operation	Operation Grenade ⓘ Operation Plunder ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
primaryEnemy	Nazi Germany ⓘ
role	offensive ground operations ⓘ
strengthType	multi-corps formation ⓘ
subordinateTo	12th Army Group ⓘ 21st Army Group ⓘ
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations