United States Army North
The 5th U.S. Army (English: Fifth United States Army ) was a major unit of the United States Army in World War II. Currently, she is a U.S. Army North is a sub- command of United States Northern Command with responsibility for North America.
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History
World War II
The army was drawn up after the Allied landings in North Africa ( Operation Torch ) on January 3, 1943 in Morocco. Her first commander was Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark.
Their first combat mission was Operation Avalanche during the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943. For this you have the VI. U.S. Corps and the British X Corps assumed.
During the Battle of Monte Cassino 1944, the army was reinforced by the II U.S. Corps and the free French Expeditionary Corps (General Juin ). The VI. Corps led after the landing at Anzio by ( Operation Shingle ). On June 4, 1944 units of the 5th Army Rome took. Shortly thereafter, the VI. Corps issued in preparation for the invasion of southern France ( Operation Dragoon ) to the 7th U.S. Army and replaced by the U.S. IV Corps. The French Expeditionary Corps was the XIII. replaced British Corps and used to build the French 1st Army.
This was followed by the battle for the Gothic Line at Pisa and Florence. In December 1944, General Clark took over the command of the 15th Army Group and was replaced as commander of the 5th Army by General Lucian K. Truscott. In the spring of 1945, the 5th Army liberated the western Upper Italy to Genoa and to the Brenner pass. In October 1945, the Army was deactivated in Italy.
Post-war period
In June 1946, the reactivation took place in Chicago. The army was then part of the Army Reserve and is responsible for training and recruitment. In 1971, the army was merged with the then defunct 4th U.S. Army and the headquarters of Fort Sheridan (Illinois ) to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio / Texas laid. Reserve units of the 5th Army were in the early 1990s in Iraq and Somalia in use. 1995 a new division of responsibilities in the homeland defense of the army were west of the Mississippi, with the exception of Minnesota granted the 21 states as an Area of Responsibility ( AOR) in the course.
In 2002, the army command the newly formed United States Northern Command under the name of U.S. Army North ( ARNORTH ) was assumed. Your responsibilities include homeland defense and civil support and security cooperation for the continental United States including Alaska, Canada and Mexico. The current Commanding General is Lieutenant General Guy C. Swan.