Fourteenth United States Army

Fourteenth United States Army

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Fourteenth United States Army


caption=Shoulder insiginia of Fourteenth United States Army
dates=Operation Quicksilver
country=United States of America
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branch=
type=Field Army
role=diversion phantom formation
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command_structure=
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ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
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battles=World War II
notable_commanders=George S. Patton
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Fourteenth United States Army was a fictitious field army developed as a part of Operation Quicksilver and as a part of the fictitious First U.S. Army Group, being led by George S. Patton, Jr..

ubordinate Units

What follows is a list of the fictitious units that "existed" within Fourteenth Army. Please note that the various formations changed as the operation continued in order to mislead Axis intelligence. The fictitious 15th and 39th armored divisions were included within Fourteenth Army.

Corps

*U.S. XXXIII Corps
*U.S. XXXVII Corps

Divisions

*U.S. 6th Airborne Divisionref|note1
*U.S. 9th Airborne Divisionref|note1
*U.S. 9th Armored Division
*U.S. 11th Infantry Divisionref|note2
*U.S. 14th Infantry Division
*U.S. 15th Armored Division
*U.S. 17th Airborne Divisionref|note3
*U.S. 18th Airborne Division
*U.S. 21st Airborne Divisionref|note4
*U.S. 22nd Infantry Division
*U.S. 39th Armored Division
*U.S. 46th Infantry Division
*U.S. 48th Infantry Division
*U.S. 50th Infantry Division
*U.S. 55th Infantry Divisionref|note5
*U.S. 59th Infantry Division
*U.S. 108th Infantry Divisionref|note6
*U.S. 119th Infantry Division
*U.S. 130th Infantry Division
*U.S. 135th Airborne Division
*U.S. 141st Infantry Division
*U.S. 157th Infantry Division

Notes

* The 6th & 9th Infantry Divisions already existed.
* An 11th Division formation (11th Airborne Division) already existed.
* At the time of Operation Quicksilver, the 17th Airborne Division was an authorized unit that hadn't yet been raised. However, it eventually entered active service and participated in Operation Varsity.
* The 21st Airborne Division is the "notional" higher headquarters used by the Exercise Control Group at JRTC to control rotational brigades.
* The 55th Mechanized Infantry Division is the "notional" unit used at Fort Leavenworth for CAS3 students' exercises.
* The 108th was activated after the war's conclusion in 1946 as the 108th Airborne Division.

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/14army.htm GlobalSecurity: Fourteenth Army Page]


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