U.S. Fifth Army

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United States Army formation field army

The U.S. Fifth Army was a major American field army in World War II, best known for leading Allied ground operations in the Italian Campaign.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation → field army →
advancedTo	Po River → northern Italy →
alliance	Allies of World War II →
branch	United States Army →
campaign	Italian Campaign →
commander	Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscott Jr. → Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
crossed	Gothic Line → Gustav Line →
era	20th century →
firstCommander	Mark W. Clark →
formedFor	operations in the Mediterranean theater →
formedIn	1943 →
headquartersDuringWWII	Algiers → Caserta →
includedUnit	Brazilian Expeditionary Force → British X Corps → British XIII Corps → Italian Co-belligerent Army units → U.S. II Corps → U.S. VI Corps →
notableBattle	Battle of Anzio → Battle of Monte Cassino → Battle of Salerno → Spring 1945 offensive in Italy →
notableFor	amphibious landings at Salerno and Anzio →
notableOperation	Anzio landings → Battle of Monte Cassino → Gothic Line offensive → Operation Avalanche → Operation Shingle → Po Valley campaign → Salerno landings →
opposedBy	German Fourteenth Army → German Tenth Army →
partOf	United States Army →
primaryAreaOfOperations	Italian peninsula → Italy →
role	led Allied ground operations in the Italian Campaign →
statusDuringWWII	active combat formation →
subordinateTo	15th Army Group → Allied Armies in Italy →
theater	Mediterranean Theater of Operations →
type	combined U.S. and Allied field army →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Salerno → Operation Avalanche →	involvedUnit
Mark W. Clark ("U.S. Fifth Army in Italy") → Mark W. Clark ("U.S. Fifth Army in Italy") →	notableCommand
British X Corps ("Fifth United States Army") → U.S. 45th Infantry Division ("Fifth United States Army") →	subordinateTo
15th Army Group → Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy →	subordinateUnit
Battle of the Volturno Line →	belligerent
U.S. VI Corps →	higherCommand
II Corps (United States) →	higherFormation
U.S. Army North ("Fifth United States Army") →	historicalName
Operation Avalanche →	involvedForce