Third United States Army

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United States Army formation field army

The Third United States Army is a major U.S. Army field formation best known for its rapid armored advances across France and Germany under General George S. Patton during World War II.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation → field army →
alliance	Allies of World War II →
alsoKnownAs	Third Army → Third U.S. Army →
branch	United States Army →
commandStructure	United States Army Central (in modern era) →
component	multiple corps-level formations →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
crossedBorder	Czechoslovakia → France → Germany → Luxembourg →
decorations	campaign streamers for World War II →
engagement	Ardennes-Alsace campaign → Central Europe campaign → Normandy campaign → Northern France campaign → Rhineland campaign →
enteredCombatInEurope	1944 →
garrisonDuringWWII	England →
headquartersLocationIn21stCentury	Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina →
higherCommandDuringWWII	Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →
motto	Third in the East, First in the West →
nickname	Patton's Own →
notableCommander	Courtney H. Hodges → George S. Patton → Lucian K. Truscott Jr. →
notableFor	high operational tempo in World War II → rapid armored advances across France → rapid armored advances across Germany → relieving encircled U.S. forces at Bastogne →
notableOperation	Advance into Germany → Allied invasion of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → Breakout from Normandy → Crossing of the Rhine → Lorraine campaign → Relief of Bastogne →
partOf	United States Army Forces →
peacetimeRole	theater army for U.S. Central Command →
role	armored warfare → offensive ground operations →
subordinateTo	12th United States Army Group →
theater	European Theater of Operations →
typeOfUnit	combined arms formation →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Third United States Army ("Third U.S. Army") → Third United States Army ("Third Army") →	alsoKnownAs
Liberation of western Czechoslovakia ("Third Army (United States)") →	combatant
George S. Patton ("U.S. Third Army") →	command
U.S. Ninth Army ("U.S. Third Army") →	cooperatedWith
War As I Knew It ("U.S. Third Army") →	focusesOn
Liberation of Luxembourg ("U.S. Third Army") →	involvesMilitaryUnit
Buchenwald ("3rd US Army") →	liberatedBy
European Theater of Operations, United States Army →	oversawFormationOf
6th Armored Division ("United States Third Army") →	partOf
2nd Armoured Division (France) ("U.S. Third Army") →	subordinateTo
12th Army Group →	subordinateUnit
Ninth Air Force →	supportedUnit
Lorraine campaign ("U.S. Third Army") →	unitInvolved