XIX Corps

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XIX Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation that saw significant combat in the European Theater during World War II, particularly in the Normandy campaign and subsequent operations across France and Germany.

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Label Occurrences
XIX Corps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army corps ⓘ
corps ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
campaignArea Germany ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Northern France ⓘ
linked to: northern France
commander Major General Charles H. Corlett ⓘ
Major General Raymond S. McLain ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
notableAction assaults on the Siegfried Line ⓘ
breakthrough of German lines in Normandy ⓘ
crossing operations into Germany ⓘ
support of armored thrusts during Operation Cobra ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Saint-Lô ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Normandy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Cobra ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
Siegfried Line campaign ⓘ
linked to: Rhineland campaign
notableUnitUnderCommand 29th Infantry Division ⓘ
2nd Armored Division ⓘ
30th Infantry Division ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
participatedIn Allied invasion of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

advance into Germany ⓘ
liberation of France ⓘ
partOf Allied forces in Northwest Europe ⓘ
role corps-level tactical headquarters ⓘ
subordinateTo First United States Army ⓘ
Ninth United States Army ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Ninth Army
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ

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Charles H. Corlett → commanded → XIX Corps ⓘ
35th Infantry Division → higherCommand → XIX Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: U.S. 35th Infantry Division