XX Corps (United States)
The XX Corps of the United States Army fought from northern France to Austria in World War II. Constituted by redesignating the IV Armored Corps, which had been activated at Camp Young, California on 5 September 1942, XX Corps became operational in France as part of Lieutenant General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army on 1 August 1944.
Read more about XX Corps (United States): Northern France, The Tactical Situation Transforms, Across The Moselle, Tentative Moves Against Metz, Campaign Credits and Inactivation
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