List of corps of the United States
Encyclopedia
Active Corps
- I Corps
- III Corps
- V Corps
- XVIII Airborne Corps
Modern Corps
- I CorpsU.S. I CorpsI Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a major formation of United States Army Forces Command....
- I Armored CorpsU.S. I Armored Corps__FORCETOC__I Armored Corps was a World War II corps of the United States Army. The army made its debut in Operation Torch in November 1942 under the command of Major-General George S. Patton. In July 1943 it was redesignated as the U.S. Seventh Army....
- II CorpsU.S. II CorpsThe II Corps was a corps of the United States Army and the first US formation of any size to see combat in Europe or Africa during World War II.-World War I:...
- II Armored Corps
- III CorpsU.S. III CorpsIII Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a major formation of the United States Army Forces Command....
- III Armored CorpsXIX Corps (United States)XIX Corps started as the III Armored Corps at Camp Polk, Louisiana on 20 August 1942 under the command of Major General Willis D. Crittenberger....
- IV Corps
- IV Armored Corps
- V Corps
- VI CorpsU.S. VI CorpsThe 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...
- VII CorpsU.S. VII CorpsThe VII Corps of the United States Army was one of the two principal corps of the army in Europe during the Cold War, along with V Corps. Activated in 1918, it was subordinate to the Seventh Army, or USAREUR, throughout most of its existence and based outside of Stuttgart, West Germany, until...
- VIII Corps
- IX CorpsU.S. IX CorpsIX Corps was a corps of the United States Army. For most of its operational history, IX Corps was headquartered in or around Japan and subordinate to US Army commands in the Far East....
- X CorpsU.S. X CorpsX Corps was a corps of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War.-World War II:The X Corps was activated in May 1942 at Sherman, Texas...
- XI CorpsXI Corps (United States)XI Corps was a corps of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War.-References:* Weigley, Russell F. . Eisenhower's Lieutenants. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-13333-5....
- XII Corps
- XIII CorpsU.S. XIII CorpsActivated on 7 December 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, the XIII Corps fought for 180 days in the European Theater of Operations, fighting from the Netherlands to the Elbe River. It was first activated under the command of then-Major General Emil F. Reinhardt, but would be commanded in combat by...
- XIV CorpsU.S. XIV CorpsConstituted 1 October 1933 in the Organized Reserves. The history of XIV Army Corps in World War II dates from December, 1942. Under Lieutenant General Alexander M...
- XV Corps
- XVI Corps
- XVII Corps
- XVIII Airborne CorpsU.S. XVIII Airborne CorpsThe XVIII Airborne Corps is the corps of the United States Army designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world. It is referred to as "America's Contingency Corps". Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.-World War II:...
- XIX Corps
- XX Corps
- XXI Corps
- XXII CorpsU.S. XXII CorpsThe XXII Corps was a corps of the United States Army during World War II and the Cold War, and as II Field Force, Vietnam, the Vietnam War.-Lineage:...
- XXIII Corps
- XXIV CorpsU.S. XXIV CorpsXXIV Corps was a U.S. Army Corps-level command during World War II and the Vietnam War.XXIV Corps was activated at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, on 8 April 1944. It participated in the invasion of Leyte in the Philippine Islands on 20 October 1944, with the 7th Infantry Division and 96th Infantry Division...
- U.S. XXXIII Corps-World War II-see Fourteenth United States Army
- U.S. XXXVI Corps (1944–1945)
- U.S. XXXVII Corps-World War II-see Fourteenth United States Army
World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
U.S. Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
Corps
- I Marine Amphibious CorpsI Marine Amphibious CorpsI Marine Amphibious Corps or IMAC was created on 1 October 1942 and deployed to the South Pacific, first to Hawaii, then to New Caledonia. When the Marine Corps was not satisfied with the leadership of its commander, Major General Clayton Vogel, Commandant Thomas Holcomb ordered Alexander...
- III Amphibious Corps
- V Amphibious CorpsV Amphibious CorpsThe V Amphibious Corps was a formation of the United States Marine Corps and was composed of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions during World War II. They were the amphibious landing force for the United States Fifth Fleet and were notably involved in the battles for Tarawa and Saipan in 1944...
Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Union Army Corps
- I Corps
- II Corps
- III Corps
- IV Corps
- V Corps
- VI Corps
- VII Corps
- VIII Corps
- IX Corps
- X Corps
- XI Corps
- XII Corps
- XIII Corps
- XIV Corps
- XV Corps
- XVI Corps
- XVII Corps
- XVIII Corps
- XIX Corps
- XX Corps
- XXI Corps
- XXII Corps
- XXIII Corps
- XXIV Corps
- XXV Corps
- Cavalry Corps
Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Confederate States Army Corps
- First Corps, Army of the Mississippi
- Second Corps, Army of the Mississippi
- Third Corps, Army of the Mississippi
- First Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaFirst Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was formed in early 1861 and served until the spring of 1865, mostly in the Eastern Theater. The corps was commanded by James Longstreet for much of its...
- Second Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaSecond Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...
- Third Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThird Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
- Anderson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaCavalry Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was the only organized cavalry corps in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Prior to the establishment of a formal corps, cavalry organization in the Confederacy consisted mostly of partisan ranger units and some battalions, a few...
- First Corps, Army of the Potomac
- Second Corps, Army of the Potomac
- First Corps, Army of TennesseeFirst Corps, Army of TennesseeThe First Corps, Army of Tennessee was a military unit that defended the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. It was an army corps within the Army of Tennessee, officially created in November 1862 and continued in existence until its surrender in April 1865 in North Carolina...
- Second Corps, Army of TennesseeSecond Corps, Army of TennesseeThe Second Corps, Army of Tennessee was a military formation in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Formation:The Corps was originally formed before the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 by combining Daniel Ruggles' Alabama Division and Braxton Bragg's Army of Pensacola. The Corps was...