Commanding General, Army Ground Forces

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The Commanding General, Army Ground Forces was the senior U.S. Army officer responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the Army’s ground combat forces during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army position
military position
appliesToJurisdiction United States Army Ground Forces NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country United States of America
dissolvedIn post–World War II U.S. Army reorganization
endTime 1948
firstHolder Lesley J. McNair NERFINISHED
hasRole allocation of ground force personnel
doctrine development for ground forces
equipping U.S. Army ground combat forces
organizing U.S. Army ground combat forces
oversight of ground force equipment requirements
preparation of units for overseas deployment
standardization of training programs
supervision of ground combat units
training U.S. Army ground combat forces
historicalPeriod World War II era NERFINISHED
officeHolder Alexander M. Patch NERFINISHED
Alvan C. Gillem Jr. NERFINISHED
Charles L. Bolte NERFINISHED
Courtney H. Hodges NERFINISHED
Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED
Edward H. Brooks NERFINISHED
George C. Marshall NERFINISHED
George S. Patton NERFINISHED
Jacob L. Devers NERFINISHED
John E. Dahlquist NERFINISHED
Jonathan M. Wainwright NERFINISHED
Joseph W. Stilwell NERFINISHED
Leonard T. Gerow NERFINISHED
Lesley J. McNair NERFINISHED
Mark W. Clark NERFINISHED
Omar N. Bradley NERFINISHED
Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED
Wade H. Haislip NERFINISHED
Walter Krueger NERFINISHED
partOf United States Army
responsibleFor airborne units
armored units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry units
service and support units of ground forces
seat Washington, D.C.
startTime 1942
subordinateTo Chief of Staff of the United States Army NERFINISHED

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Chief of Armored Forces, U.S. Army subordinateTo Commanding General, Army Ground Forces