U.S. VI Corps

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United States Army formation army corps

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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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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U.S. Fifth Army → includedUnit → U.S. VI Corps ⓘ
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