XIX Corps (United States)

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United States Army formation army corps

XIX Corps (United States) was a World War II U.S. Army corps that played a key role in the European Theater, particularly in the Normandy campaign and subsequent Allied advance across France and into Germany.

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Label Occurrences
XIX Corps (United States) canonical 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagedAgainst Nazi Germany ⓘ
formedInConflict World War II ⓘ
higherCommand First United States Army ⓘ
U.S. Ninth Army ⓘ
surface form: Ninth United States Army
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
notableBattle Advance to the Rhine ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Lô ⓘ
surface form: Battle for Saint-Lô

Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
Battle of the Reichswald ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Roer River

Crossing of the Roer River ⓘ
notableCampaign Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign

North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northern France campaign

Rhineland campaign ⓘ
notableCommander Charles H. Corlett ⓘ
Raymond S. McLain ⓘ
notableFor contribution to Allied advance across France ⓘ
operations in Germany in 1945 ⓘ
role in Normandy breakout ⓘ
notableUnitUnderCommand 29th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
2nd Armored Division (United States) ⓘ
U.S. 30th Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: 30th Infantry Division (United States)
participatedIn Allied advance across France ⓘ
Allied advance into Germany ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

Allied breakout from Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Breakout from Normandy

Operation Cobra ⓘ
partOf U.S. ground forces in the European Theater ⓘ
role operational command ⓘ
tactical headquarters ⓘ
side United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations
type corps-level formation ⓘ

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Operation Cobra → executedBy → XIX Corps (United States) ⓘ
Crossing of the Roer River → militaryUnit → XIX Corps (United States) ⓘ