VI Corps (United States)
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For the VI Corps during the American Civil War, see VI Corps (Union Army).
The VI Corps was activated as VI Army Corps in August 1918 at Neufchâteau, France, serving in the Lorraine Campaign. Constituted in the Organized Reserves in 1921, it was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 1 August 1940 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. VI Corps took part in some of the most high-profile operations in World War II.
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VI Corps | |
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Active | 1918–19 1922–46 1946–50 1951–53 1957–62 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Engagements | World War II |
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Notable commanders | George Bell Jr. Ernest J. Dawley John P. Lucas Lucian Truscott Edward H. Brooks |
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By war's end it was part of the Seventh Army of the 6th Army Group. In early May 1945 its 103d Infantry Division, which had raced south through Bavaria into Innsbruck, Austria, met up with troops of the 349th Infantry, 88th Division in Vipiteno in the Italian Alps.[1]