U.S. Armored Force

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United States Army formation military branch

The U.S. Armored Force was the branch of the United States Army responsible for developing, organizing, and employing tank and mechanized units, particularly during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
U.S. Army Armored Force 3
United States Army Armored Forces 2
U.S. Armored Forces 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
associatedWith Armored Force Replacement Training Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
Armored Force School NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchColor yellow and green ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
developedUnitType armored division ⓘ
armored regiment ⓘ
tank battalion ⓘ
doctrineDevelopment U.S. armored warfare doctrine ⓘ
doctrineEmphasis firepower ⓘ
mobility ⓘ
shock action ⓘ
equipment armored cars ⓘ
half-tracks ⓘ
self-propelled guns ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
focus armored warfare ⓘ
mechanized warfare ⓘ
formedFrom Cavalry Branch elements ⓘ
Infantry Branch elements ⓘ
garrison Fort Knox NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy British armored doctrine ⓘ
German Panzerwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Fort Knox, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander Adna R. Chaffee Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
George S. Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jacob L. Devers NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversaw armored unit training in the United States ⓘ
development of combined arms tactics for armor ⓘ
standardization of U.S. tank designs ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
primaryMission offensive exploitation with armored forces ⓘ
support of infantry with tanks ⓘ
responsibleFor organization of armored divisions ⓘ
tactical employment of tanks ⓘ
testing of armored vehicles ⓘ
training of armored units ⓘ
role development of tank units ⓘ
employment of armored and mechanized forces ⓘ
organization of armored units ⓘ
subordinateTo War Department (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod World War II era ⓘ
usedVehicle M10 tank destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
M18 Hellcat tank destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
M3 Lee tank NERFINISHED ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank NERFINISHED ⓘ
M5 Stuart light tank NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

50th Armored Infantry Battalion → associatedWith → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army armored forces
69th Tank Battalion → associatedWith → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army armored divisions
212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Armored Force
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Armored Forces
69th Tank Battalion → parentFormation → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Armored Forces
10th Armored Division → partOf → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
Super Sixth → partOf → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Armored Force
1st Armored Division → service → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Armored Forces
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Armored Force
6th Tank Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Armored Force