Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. Seventh Army.

The Seventh United States Army, is a subordinate command under the United States Army Europe (USAREUR). It is a main American force in Europe. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Seventh United States Army, also known as USAREUR, is the main American force in Europe. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

History

World War II

Seventh Army was the first American formation of that size to see combat in World War II. It was formed to take command of American forces in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. During the campaign, it was commanded by Lieutenant General George Patton. Patton officially took command of the Seventh Army aboard USS Monrovia, Admiral Kent Hewitt's flagship, thus became the Army's motto, "Born at sea, baptized in blood." Later was added "...crowned with glory." Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... General George Smith Patton Jr. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ...

It landed on the left flank of the Allied forces. Its role in the plan for liberating Sicily was envisaged as being a protecting force for the left wing of the British Eighth Army under Gen. Bernard Montgomery. In the end, it played a far more important role. Most of Sicily was liberated by American forces, and Patton's men beat those of Montgomery to capturing the town of Messina, the nearest point on Sicily to the mainland of Italy. The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the campaigns in North Africa and Italy. ... Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II often referred to as Monty. ... Messina, Italy Strait of Messina, Italy. ...

After the Sicily operation Alexander M. Patch took command of the Seventh Army. The Seventh Army was taken out of the frontline and transferred into the 6th Army Group. Its next action was the invasion of the south of France, codenamed Operation Dragoon, on 15 August 1944. This was conceived as a help to Eisenhower's forces fighting in Normandy by flanking German forces in France. However, in the end, this was not necessary, since a breakout was achieved in Normandy before Dragoon was launched. Alexander McCarrell Sandy Patch (1889–1945) was an officer in the United States Army, best known for his service in World War II. He commanded Army and Marine forces during the invasion of Guadalcanal, and the US Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France (Operation Dragoon. ... The 6th Army Group was an army group of the Allies (namely the United States Army) during World War II. It was created in Corsica, Italy (specifically activated on August 1, 1944) to consolidate the combined French and American forces that were planning to invade southern France in Operation Dragoon. ... A map of the operation. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American soldier and politician. ... Flag of Normandy Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ...

Dragoon was a contentious operation, because its launching severely weakened the American forces fighting in Italy, thus limiting their offensive capabilities in the final stages of that campaign. It saw a fundamental difference of strategy between the British Chiefs of Staff and the American Joint Chiefs of Staff and their respective governments. Originally called Anvil, the name was changed by Winston Churchill, who claimed to having been "dragooned" into accepting it. The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

It was successful as an amphibious assault. Three divisions of Seventh Army came ashore. The assault forces were followed up by more American forces and French First Army under Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. With French and American forces established ashore in significant numbers, Seventh Army and the French Army B came under the new 12th Army Group headquarters. The Army Group took up its position on the right wing of the forces on the western front. French First Army was a field army that fought during World War I and World War II. At the beginning of WWI the First Army was put in charge of General Auguste Dubail and took part, along with the French Second Army, in the Invasion of Lorraine. ... Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (February 2, 1889 - January 11, 1952) was a French military hero of World War II. Born at Mouilleron-en-Pareds (during the time of Georges Clemenceau, who was also born there), he graduated from school in 1911, and fought in World War I. He specialized... The 12th Army Group was the largest and most powerful American formation ever to take to the field. ...

Hard battles were fought in Alsace and Lorraine during the winter of 1944, in which Seventh Army played a major role. In the spring of 1945, Seventh Army crossed the Rhine River into Germany itself. Parts of the Black Forest and Bavaria were captured by Seventh Army including Hitler's Alpine residence the Berghof. Capital Strasbourg Land area¹ 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Population  - Jan. ... Lorraine coat of arms Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1. ... A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Berghof, from a period postcard The Berghof was Adolf Hitlers home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Germany. ...

Post-1945

Seventh Army did not remain active long after WWII. Along with Third Army, it commanded the US forces of occupation until March 1946. A consolidation of forces the occurred, which saw Seventh Army inactivated, with Third Army taking over its responsibilities. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. Third Army. ...

Seventh Army remained inactive until the Korean War proved to be a wake-up call to American policy-makers. As part of the buildup of forces in Germany, Seventh Army was reactivated in November 1950, based at Stuttgart. After the peace treaty with Germany was signed, it remained in the country to control the American ground forces committed to NATO. The Korean War, from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (the war has not ended officially), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...

After the erection of the Berlin Wall, units were frequently deployed to this unit, until the military strength was at an all-time high (277,342 soldiers in June of 1962). For most of the Cold War period, the forces assigned to Seventh Army consisted of roughly two army corps of soldiers, V Corps and VII Corps. Frequent exercises were held to prepare Seventh Army units for combat against Soviet forces. These included enormous Exercise REFORGER or REturn of FORces to GERmany, which practised the reinforcing of American units in Germany with those from the United States itself, a vital task had war broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Berlin Wall on June 7, 2003 The Berlin Wall (German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the generic term for high-tension and / or indirect struggle between states, falling short of actual open hostilities, see cold war (war). ... For the V Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see V Corps (ACW) The V Corps (Fifth Corps)—nicknamed the Victory Corps—is a corps of the United States Army. ... For the VII Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see VII Corps (ACW). ... Exercise REFORGER (REturn of FORces to GERmany) was an annual exercise conducted, during the Cold War, by the United States Army. ... Seal of the Warsaw Pact Distinguish from the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement among airlines about financial liability. ...

In 1961, Seventh Army was merged with USAREUR, and moved its headquarters to Heidelberg near Campbell Barracks, where it remains in as of 2004. The Seventh United States Army, also known as USAREUR, is the main American force in Europe. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The strains on personnel of the Vietnam War caused some soldiers from this European command to take part in that war. However, the vital mission of holding the line against the Soviets meant that only small numbers of forces from Europe could take part. Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Commanders Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US...

The end of the Cold War saw massive reductions of American forces in Germany. However, before these reductions could be implemented, the Gulf War intervened. Seventh Army itself did not take part, but VII Corps, one of its two constituent corps, was deployed, delivering the armoured attack that smashed Iraqi forces. VII Corps units generally did not return to Germany after the war, they moved directly back to the United States for inactivation. Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 600,000+ Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 100,000 dead, 300,000 wounded, 35,000 civilian {{{notes}}} The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between...

V Corps was thus left as the major combat component of Seventh Army. This remained the situation throughout the 1990s, with deployments of forces to Bosnia and Kosovo punctuating the usual peacetime activities. A reorganisation in 1996 saw the reactivation of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Italy, the only major change after the departure of VII Corps. Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Kosovo (Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova) is a province of Serbia. ...

The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 did not directly affect Seventh Army. However, the campaign in Iraq in 2003 did. The headquarters of V Corps was deployed to Iraq, as did 173rd Airborne Brigade, and after the campaign, 1st Armored Division followed for occupation duties. With parts of 1st Infantry Division also deployed in Iraq, and others on peacekeeping duties in the Balkans, Seventh Army was virtually stripped of combat formations. The return of 173rd Brigade, V Corps and 1st Armored Division in early 2004 was followed by the deployment of the rest of 1st Infantry Division for occupation duties. Rumours were also surfacing that US forces would relocate en masse out of Germany to areas further east, both to be somewhat nearer the potential operational theatres of the future, and also to be free of high rents in Germany. These plans have not been confirmed. The World Trade Center in New York City (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC) was a complex of seven buildings designed by Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki and leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 1st Armored Division, the Old Ironsides. ... Shoulder Patch of the United States Army 1st Infantry Division. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ...

Subordinate Units

Task Force Eagle (Bosnia)

Task Force Falcon (Kosovo)

Southern European Task Force

V Corps "Victory Corps"

VII Corps (Inactivated)

Army Flight Operations Detachment

Support Units

1st Personnel Command

3rd Corps Support Command

5th Signal Command

7th Army Training Command

7th Army Reserve Command

21st Theater Support Command

266th Finance Command

Unit crest of the United States Army V Corps, the Victory Corps. ... The VII Army Corps of the United States Army was one of the two principal corps of the army in Europe during the Cold War, along with V Corps. ...

People

• Commanding General: General David D. McKiernan
• Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff: Lieutenant General Michael L. Dosdon
• Command Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant Major Michael L. Gravens