Tenth Army

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Tenth Army was a major U.S. Army field formation in World War II, best known for its role in the Battle of Okinawa in the Pacific Theater.

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Tenth Army canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
alliedForce British Pacific Fleet ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Tenth Army ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
campaignEndState successful capture of Okinawa ⓘ
casualties sustained heavy casualties during the Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
commander Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell ⓘ
linked to: Joseph W. Stilwell

Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ⓘ
composition Army and Marine Corps ground forces ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateDisbanded 1945 ⓘ
dateFormed 1944 ⓘ
engagement Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
headquartersLocation Okinawa (during Battle of Okinawa) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
higherCommand United States Tenth Army Group (operationally under U.S. Pacific command structures) ⓘ
includedServiceBranch United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy support units ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Navy units
legacy one of the last major U.S. field armies activated in World War II ⓘ
notableEvent death of its commander Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. in combat ⓘ
notableFact only U.S. field army in World War II to control both Army and Marine Corps corps-level formations simultaneously ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
operation Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
primaryMission capture of Okinawa ⓘ
role invasion of Okinawa ⓘ
strategicImportance securing base for planned invasion of Japanese home islands ⓘ
subordinateUnit III Amphibious Corps (USMC) ⓘ
XXIV Corps ⓘ
supportFrom Naval gunfire support ⓘ
Tactical air forces ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater ⓘ

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