U.S. VI Corps

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The U.S. VI Corps was a major U.S. Army corps-level formation in World War II that played a key role in the Italian Campaign, including the Salerno landings and subsequent operations up the Italian peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
U.S. VI Corps canonical 6

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation
army corps
alliance Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers
areaOfOperations central Italy
Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
branch U.S. Army ground forces
campaign Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign
commander Major General Edward H. Brooks
Major General John P. Lucas
Lucian Truscott
surface form: Major General Lucian K. Truscott Jr.
component armored units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry units
support units
conflict World War II
country United States of America
engagedAgainst German Army
Italian forces
front Italian Front
higherCommand Allied Armies in Italy
U.S. Fifth Army
notableAdvance advance from Salerno beachhead
breakout from Anzio beachhead
notableBattle Battle of Anzio
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Salerno
notableOperation Battle of Anzio
surface form: Anzio landings

Operation Avalanche
Battle of Anzio
surface form: Operation Shingle

Battle of Salerno
surface form: Salerno landings
notableUnit 1st Armored Division
36th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
U.S. 45th Infantry Division
surface form: 45th Infantry Division
objective liberation of Italy from Axis control
operationType amphibious assault
offensive ground operations
partOf United States Army
role corps-level ground combat formation
supportedBy Allied air forces
Allied naval forces
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
timePeriod 1943–1945
typeOfUnit combined arms formation

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Subject: U.S. VI Corps
Description of subject: The U.S. VI Corps was a major U.S. Army corps-level formation in World War II that played a key role in the Italian Campaign, including the Salerno landings and subsequent operations up the Italian peninsula.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Avalanche involvedForce U.S. VI Corps
Battle of Salerno involvedUnit U.S. VI Corps
Avalanche involvedUnit U.S. VI Corps
subject surface form: Operation Avalanche
U.S. Fifth Army includedUnit U.S. VI Corps