I Armored Corps (United States)

I Armored Corps

Shoulder sleeve insignia of I Armored Corps
Active 1940–43[1]
Country United States United States
Branch  United States Army
Size Corps
Engagements

World War II

Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lieutenant General George S. Patton
Major General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr.

I Armored Corps was a World War II corps of the United States Army. The corps made landfall in Morocco during Operation Torch as the Western Task Force under the command of Lieutenant General George S. Patton, the first all-U.S. force to enter the European war.

Following the successful defeat of the Wehrmacht under General Erwin Rommel in North Africa, I Armored Corps was redesignated the Seventh United States Army on 10 July 1943 while at sea en route to the Allied invasion of Sicily as the spearhead of Operation Husky.

History

Subordinate units

Heraldic items

Shoulder sleeve insignia

  1. Yellow, blue, and red are the colors of the branches from which armored units were formed.
  2. The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.
  3. The corps designation is in Roman numerals.

Distinctive unit insignia

Bibliography

References

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