Chief of Armored Forces, U.S. Army

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The Chief of Armored Forces, U.S. Army was the senior officer responsible for developing, organizing, and overseeing the U.S. Army’s armored and tank forces, particularly during World War II.

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Chief of Armored Forces, U.S. Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army position ⓘ
military position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States Army ⓘ
basedIn Fort Knox, Kentucky ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork armored warfare ⓘ
mechanized warfare ⓘ
tank warfare ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility coordination of tank and mechanized unit employment ⓘ
development of U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
doctrine development for armored warfare ⓘ
equipment and materiel policy for armored forces ⓘ
organization of U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
oversight of U.S. Army armored and tank units ⓘ
training policy for armored forces ⓘ
hasRankRequirement general officer ⓘ
usually major general or lieutenant general ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
inception 1940 ⓘ
isPositionIn Armored Force (United States Army) ⓘ
U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters Fort Knox, Kentucky ⓘ
notableFor central role in building U.S. armored forces in World War II ⓘ
influence on U.S. tank design and procurement policy ⓘ
officeHeldBy Adna R. Chaffee Jr. ⓘ
Alvan C. Gillem Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Alvan C. Gillem

Jacob L. Devers ⓘ
other senior U.S. Army generals ⓘ
oversees Armored Force (United States Army) ⓘ
U.S. Army armored divisions ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units

U.S. Army armored training centers ⓘ
U.S. Army tank units ⓘ
development of armored tactics and doctrine ⓘ
standardization of armored force organization ⓘ
testing of tanks and armored vehicles ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
War Department (United States) ⓘ
replacedBy Chief of Army Field Forces ⓘ
other postwar U.S. Army armor branch leadership positions ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority coordination with other branches on combined arms operations ⓘ
doctrine and training for all U.S. Army armored units ⓘ
service-wide armored force policy ⓘ
subordinateTo Chief of Staff of the United States Army ⓘ
Commanding General, Army Ground Forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict World War II ⓘ
early Cold War period ⓘ

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Jacob L. Devers → positionHeld → Chief of Armored Forces, U.S. Army ⓘ