VI Corps

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VI Corps was a major field corps of the United States Army that commanded multiple divisions in key campaigns, particularly during World War II.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
VI Corps canonical 5
VI Corps (United States) 2
United States Army VI Corps 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation
field corps
military unit
activeDuring 1940s
alliance Allied Powers
branchType corps-level formation
campaign Central Europe Campaign
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Rhineland Campaign
linked to: Rhineland campaign

Southern France Campaign
composedOf 1st Armored Division
34th Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
442nd Regimental Combat Team
45th Infantry Division
92nd Infantry Division
conflict World War II
country United States of America
engagement Anzio landings
linked to: Battle of Anzio

Battle of Anzio
Central Europe Campaign
Invasion of Southern France
linked to: Operation Dragoon

Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Operation Dragoon
Rhineland Campaign
linked to: Rhineland campaign

Rome–Arno Campaign
Salerno landings
linked to: Battle of Salerno
garrisonDuringWWII Mediterranean theater
militaryBranch United States Army
notableAction advance on Rome in 1944
breakout from the Anzio beachhead
notableCommander Major General Edward H. Brooks
Major General John C. H. Lee
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General Lucian K. Truscott Jr.
linked to: Lucian Truscott
notableFor amphibious operations at Anzio
amphibious operations in Southern France
partOf United States Army
primaryOpponents Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
role command of multiple divisions in field operations
size corps
subordinateTo Fifth United States Army
linked to: U.S. Fifth Army

Seventh United States Army
linked to: U.S. Seventh Army
theater European Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
timePeriod 20th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Allied Armies in Italy hasPart VI U.S. Corps
linked to: VI Corps
William B. Franklin commanded VI Corps
John P. Lucas partOf United States Army VI Corps
subject linked to: Major General John P. Lucas
linked to: VI Corps
John P. Lucas notableCommand VI Corps (United States)
subject linked to: Major General John P. Lucas
linked to: VI Corps
John P. Lucas militaryUnit VI Corps (United States)
subject linked to: Major General John P. Lucas
linked to: VI Corps