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Parent topics
- First World War [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Second World War [r]: Add brief definition or description
Subtopics
- Operation TORCH [r]: Successful American invasion of French North Africa during World War II; first American-German combat on land. [e]
- Seventh United States Army [r]: Headquarters for the U.S. Army elements of United States European Command; the largest formation in the United States Army. Also designated USAREUR. Major U.S. Army formation in the WWII Battle of Sicily (Operation HUSKY) [e]
- Third United States Army [r]: In United States Central Command, the headquarters organization for United States Army Components. Also designated ARCENT. [e]
Other related topics
- Combined arms [r]: Military actions that involve the coordinated effort of different types of ground troops (e.g., infantry, artillery, engineers) or different military services (e.g., Army and Air Force) [e]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower [r]: (1890-1969) A career soldier who was the top Allied commander in Europe in World War II, and who later served as the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961). [e]
- Lloyd Frendendall [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Omar Bradley [r]: (1893-1981) An American general during World War II and the Korean war, as well as Chief of Staff of the Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [e]
- Bernard Montgomery [r]: Field Marshal of the British Army, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, senior British and joint commander in the Second World War (1887-1976) [e]
- Tank (military) [r]: A large land combat vehicle that moves on continuous tracks rather than wheels, has its primary armament in a rotating armored turret, is armored against more than small arms fire, and, while it can be extremely effective in many combat situations, is optimized to kill other tanks [e]
