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Brooks E. Kleber and Dale Birdsell: 1966 The Corps of Engineers: Troops and Equipment: Blanche D. Coll, Jean E. Keith, and Herbert H. Rosenthal: 1958 The Corps of Engineers: Construction in the United States: Lenore Fine and Jesse A. Remington: 1972 The Corps of Engineers: The War against Japan: Karl C. Dod: 1966 The Corps of Engineers: The War ...
The following is a list of United States Army and United States Marine Corps divisions of World War II . The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry. By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred. The number of divisions fielded by the United States Army in relation ...
The Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS; German: Amt der Militärregierung für Deutschland (U.S.)) was the United States military-established government created shortly after the end of hostilities in occupied Germany in World War II. Under General Lucius D. Clay, it administered the area of Germany and sector of Berlin ...
Team: The smallest unit. A fire team consists of a team leader (usually a sergeant or corporal ), a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman. A sniper team consists of a sniper who engages the enemy and a spotter who assists in targeting, team defense, and security. 4 soldiers.
The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers. The United States is generally considered to have entered the conflict with the 7 December 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan and exited it with the 2 September 1945 ...
By V-E Day, the Twelfth Army Group was a force that numbered over 1.3 million men. Twelfth Army Group was inactivated on 12 July 1945 upon Bradley's departure to become Director of the Veterans Administration. Its subordinate elements then became directly subordinate to United States Army Europe.
The M-1943 uniform came into service in the later half of World War II. The uniform was designed as a layered system, meant to be worn over the wool shirt and trousers, and in conjunction with a wool sweater and liners in colder weather. The most recognizable part of the uniform is the standardized M-1943 field jacket.
The Office of Strategic Services ( OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) [3] to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda ...