U.S. Armored Force

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The U.S. Armored Force was the branch of the United States Army responsible for developing, organizing, and employing tank and mechanized units, particularly during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
associatedWith Armored Force Replacement Training Center ⓘ
Armored Force School ⓘ
branchColor yellow and green ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
developedUnitType armored division ⓘ
armored regiment ⓘ
tank battalion ⓘ
doctrineDevelopment U.S. armored warfare doctrine ⓘ
doctrineEmphasis firepower ⓘ
mobility ⓘ
shock action ⓘ
equipment armored cars ⓘ
half-tracks ⓘ
self-propelled guns ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
focus armored warfare ⓘ
mechanized warfare ⓘ
formedFrom Cavalry Branch elements ⓘ
Infantry Branch elements ⓘ
garrison Fort Knox ⓘ
influencedBy British armored doctrine ⓘ
German Panzerwaffe ⓘ
location Fort Knox, Kentucky ⓘ
notableCommander Adna R. Chaffee Jr. ⓘ
George S. Patton ⓘ
Jacob L. Devers ⓘ
oversaw armored unit training in the United States ⓘ
development of combined arms tactics for armor ⓘ
standardization of U.S. tank designs ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
primaryMission offensive exploitation with armored forces ⓘ
support of infantry with tanks ⓘ
responsibleFor organization of armored divisions ⓘ
tactical employment of tanks ⓘ
testing of armored vehicles ⓘ
training of armored units ⓘ
role development of tank units ⓘ
employment of armored and mechanized forces ⓘ
organization of armored units ⓘ
subordinateTo War Department (United States) ⓘ
timePeriod World War II era ⓘ
usedVehicle M10 tank destroyer ⓘ
M18 Hellcat tank destroyer ⓘ
M3 Lee tank ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
M5 Stuart light tank ⓘ
linked to: Stuart light tank

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10th Armored Division → partOf → U.S. Armored Force ⓘ
69th Tank Battalion → parentFormation → United States Army Armored Forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
69th Tank Battalion → associatedWith → U.S. Army armored divisions ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Super Sixth → partOf → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
6th Tank Battalion → subordinateTo → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
1st Armored Division → service → United States Army Armored Forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
50th Armored Infantry Battalion → associatedWith → U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Armored Forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Spearhead → associatedWith → U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Spearhead → associatedWithServiceBranch → U.S. Army Armored Command ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Leroy H. Watson → service → U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Leroy H. Watson
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
US 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion → service → United States Army Armored Forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Camp Bouse → controlledBy → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Adna R. Chaffee Jr. → memberOf → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Anthony C. McAuliffe → memberOf → United States Army Armored Force (staff roles) ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
4th Armored Division → higherFormation → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
subject linked to: Breakthrough Division
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
4th Armored Division Trains → service → United States Army armored forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Hugh J. Gaffey → partOf → United States Army Armored Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Hugh J. Gaffey
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
35th Tank Battalion → service → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
8th Tank Battalion → partOf → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
11th Tank Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Thunderbolt Division → partOf → U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
Holmes E. Dager → armedForce → U.S. Army armored forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Holmes E. Dager
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → subordinateTo → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
796th Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
41st Tank Battalion → subordinateTo → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
42nd Tank Battalion → higherFormation → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion → componentOf → U.S. Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force
56th Armored Infantry Battalion → parentFormation → United States Army Armored Force ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Armored Force