Tenth United States Army

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The Tenth United States Army was a major U.S. field army formed in World War II that led the American land forces during the Battle of Okinawa in the Pacific Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
campaign Ryukyu Islands campaign ⓘ
casualtyEvent death of its commanding general Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. in combat on Okinawa ⓘ
commander Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell ⓘ
linked to: Joseph W. Stilwell

Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ⓘ
commandStructure under overall command of U.S. Pacific forces ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateDisbanded 1945 ⓘ
dateFormed 1944 ⓘ
disbandedAfter completion of Okinawa campaign ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
formedInWar World War II ⓘ
garrison Pacific Theater ⓘ
headquartersLocationDuringOkinawa Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Okinawa Island
higherCommand United States Tenth Army Group (Pacific) (operational control under U.S. Tenth Army command structure in Okinawa campaign) ⓘ
includedForces U.S. Army units ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps units ⓘ
mission conduct amphibious assault and ground campaign to capture Okinawa ⓘ
nickname Tenth Army ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
notableEngagement defense against Japanese kamikaze-supported counterattacks on Okinawa ⓘ
notableFact was the only U.S. field army in World War II whose commanding general was killed in action ⓘ
notableSubordinateFormation 1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
27th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
2nd Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Marine Division

6th Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
77th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
96th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
objective secure Okinawa as a base for operations against the Japanese home islands ⓘ
operationEndDate June 1945 ⓘ
operationStartDate April 1 1945 ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
precededBy no direct predecessor field army (formed specifically for Pacific operations) ⓘ
primaryEnemy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces ⓘ
primaryOperation Invasion of Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
roleInBattle led American land forces during the Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
serviceBranchType combined Army and Marine Corps ground force headquarters ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateUnit III Amphibious Corps ⓘ
XXIV Corps ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type combined-arms field army ⓘ

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Operation Iceberg → involves → Tenth United States Army ⓘ
Operation Iceberg → involves → U.S. Tenth Army ⓘ
linked to: Tenth United States Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. → commanded → Tenth United States Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Buckner
Tenth United States Army → higherCommand → United States Tenth Army Group (Pacific) (operational control under U.S. Tenth Army command structure in Okinawa campaign) ⓘ
linked to: Tenth United States Army
United States Army in World War II → includedUnit → Tenth United States Army ⓘ
Tenth Army → higherCommand → United States Tenth Army Group (operationally under U.S. Pacific command structures) ⓘ
linked to: Tenth United States Army
Tenth Army → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Tenth Army ⓘ
linked to: Tenth United States Army