History
- Established – 15 July 1940 – at Fort Knox, Kentucky under the command of Major-General Adna R. Chaffee, Jr..
- Change of command – November 1940 – Major-General Charles L. Scott assumes command
- Change of command – 15 January 1942 – Major-General George S. Patton assumes command
- Transfer of Headquarters – January 1942 – to Fort Benning, Georgia
- Training – 26 March 1942 – Patton designated to set up Desert Training Center
- Training – 10 April 1942 to 30 July 1942 – at Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC-CAMA)
- Planning – 30 July 1942 – 5 August 1942 – Patton and staff does initial planning for Operation Torch in Washington, DC
- Planning – 5 August 1942 – 21 August 1942 – Patton and staff does higher level planning for Operation Torch in London, England
- Tactical Deception – 11 September 1942 – I Armored Corps redesignated as Western Task Force to carry out Operation Torch.
- Combat Mission – Operation Torch – 8 November 1942 – landed near Casablanca
- Cessation of Tactical Deception – 9 January 1943 – Western Task Force redesignated as I Armored Corps
- Change of command – 4 March 1943 – Patton reassigned to command II Corps after MG Lloyd Fredendall is relieved following the loss at the Battle of Kasserine Pass
- Change of command – 15 April 1943 – Lieutenant-General Patton resumes command
- Redesignated – 10 July 1943 – I Armored Corps becomes U.S. Seventh Army
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