European Theater of Operations, United States Army

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United States Army formation World War II military unit theater-level military command

The European Theater of Operations, United States Army was the main U.S. Army command responsible for planning and conducting American ground operations in the European theater during World War II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation → World War II military unit → theater-level military command →
activeDuring	1942 → 1943 → 1944 → 1945 →
alsoKnownAs	ETOUSA →
branch	United States Army →
commander	Dwight D. Eisenhower → Jacob L. Devers → John C. H. Lee →
conflict	World War II →
cooperatedWith	British Army → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	8 June 1942 →
disbanded	1 July 1945 →
establishedBy	United States War Department →
formedFrom	United States Army Forces in the British Isles →
garrison	Frankfurt am Main → London → Paris →
headquartersLocation	Frankfurt am Main → London → Paris →
notableCommander	Dwight D. Eisenhower →
operationalArea	Belgium → France → Germany → Netherlands → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
oversawFormationOf	12th Army Group → 6th Army Group → Fifteenth United States Army → First United States Army → Ninth United States Army → Third United States Army →
participatedIn	Allied invasion of Normandy → Northwest Europe Campaign → Western Allied invasion of Germany →
partOf	United States Army →
primaryMission	command and control of U.S. Army forces in the European Theater of Operations → strategic planning for U.S. ground operations in Europe →
reorganizedAs	United States Forces, European Theater →
responsibleFor	conducting American ground operations in the European theater → planning American ground operations in the European theater →
role	logistical support for U.S. forces in the European theater → operational control of U.S. Army forces in northwest Europe →
subordinateTo	United States Army → United States War Department →
theater	European Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (71)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 28th Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 3rd Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 42nd Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 442nd Regimental Combat Team ("European Theater of Operations") → 6th Armored Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 6th Marines ("European Theater of Operations") → 7th Infantry Division (United States) ("European Theater of Operations") → 82nd Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → 90th Infantry Division (United States) ("European Theater of Operations") → Allied strategic bombers ("European Theater of Operations") → Camp Griffiss → Crossing of the Rhine ("European Theater of Operations") → Eighth Air Force ("European Theater of Operations") → Fifteenth Air Force ("European Theater of Operations") → Fifteenth United States Army ("European Theater of Operations") → First United States Army ("European Theater of Operations") → Gold ("European Theater of Operations") → Lorraine campaign ("European Theater of Operations") → Ninth Air Force ("European Theater of Operations") → Operation Cobra ("European Theater of Operations") → Operation Soapsuds ("European Theater of Operations") → Patton's Third Army ("European Theater of Operations") → Ploiești raid ("European Theater of Operations") → Southern France campaign ("European Theater of Operations") → Special Operations Branch ("European Theater of Operations") → Third United States Army ("European Theater of Operations") → U.S. Ninth Army ("European Theater of Operations") → U.S. Seventh Army ("European Theater of Operations") → United States 2nd Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → United States 99th Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → VII Corps ("European Theater of Operations") → XIX Corps (United States) ("European Theater of Operations") →	theater
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Dwight D. Eisenhower) ("European Theater of Operations") → Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force ("European Theater of Operations") → J. Lawton Collins ("European Theater of Operations") → Lockheed P-38 Lightning ("European Theater of Operations") → Morale Operations Branch ("European Theater of Operations") → Operational Groups ("European Theater of Operations") → Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ("European Theater of Operations") → U.S. 45th Infantry Division ("European Theater of Operations") → USS LST-393 ("European Theater of Operations") → United States Armed Forces in World War II ("European Theater of Operations") → V Corps (United States) ("European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA)") →	theaterOfOperations
Camp Griffiss ("European Theater of Operations") → Fifteenth United States Army ("United States Army Forces in the European Theater") → Northwest Europe ("European Theater of Operations") → VII Corps ("United States Army ground forces in Western Europe") →	partOf
On to Berlin ("European Theater of Operations") → To Hell and Back (autobiography) ("European Theater of Operations") → War As I Knew It ("European Theater of Operations") →	mainSubject
Operation Lüttich ("European Theater of Operations") → Rhineland campaign ("European Theater of Operations") →	militaryTheater
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander ("European Theater of Operations in World War II") →	about
The G.I.’s General →	appliedInTheater
Corporal Henderson ("European Theater of Operations") →	filmSettingTheater
The G.I.’s General ("European Theater of Operations") →	hasContext
World War II CIB ("European Theater of Operations") →	locationOfUse
North American P-51 Mustang ("European Theater of Operations") →	notableTheater
OSS ("European Theater of Operations") →	operationalTheater
442nd Regimental Combat Team ("United States Army Forces in the European Theater") →	parentUnit
Alexander Patch ("European Theater of Operations in World War II") →	participantIn
Frontal Aviation ("European theater of operations") →	primaryTheater
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ("European Theater of Operations") →	relatedTheater
European Theater of Operations, United States Army ("United States Forces, European Theater") →	reorganizedAs
M26 Pershing ("European Theater of Operations") →	sawCombatInTheater
To Hell and Back (1955 film) ("European Theater of Operations") →	settingPlace
12th Army Group →	subordinateTo
Audie Murphy ("European Theater of Operations") →	theatreOfWar
Window (radar countermeasures) ("European Theater of Operations") →	usedInTheater
Jacob L. Devers ("European Theater of Operations") →	workLocation