Formations of the United States Army
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This is a list of historical formations of the United States Army. Units still in existence are in bold.
Other specific era lists include:
- Formations of the United States Army during World War I
- Formations of the United States Army during World War II
- Formations of the United States Army during the Cold War
- Formations of the United States Army during the War on Terrorism
- Formations of the United States Army presently in existence
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[edit] Army Groups
- First U.S. Army Group (World War II "phantom" formation)
- 6th Army Group
- 12th Army Group
- U.S./U.K. 15th Army Group
- U.S./U.K. 21st Army Group
[edit] Field Armies
- First Allied Airborne Army
- First United States Army - U.S. Army Training, Readiness, and Mobilization Command command formation
- Second United States Army
- Third United States Army - United States Army Central command formation
- Fourth United States Army
- Fifth United States Army - United States Army North command formation
- Sixth United States Army - United States Army South command formation
- Seventh United States Army - United States Army Europe command formation
- Eighth United States Army - United States Army Korea command formation
- Ninth United States Army
- Tenth United States Army
- Fourteenth United States Army (World War II "phantom" formation)
- Fifteenth United States Army
[edit] Army Corps
Airborne, armored, and infantry are grouped separately. The numbering system for the airborne corps is a continuation of the infantry numbering system.
[edit] Airborne Corps
[edit] Armored Corps
- U.S. I Armored Corps (Now the U.S. Seventh Army)
- U.S. II Armored Corps (Now the U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps)
- U.S. III Armored Corps (Now the U.S. III Corps)
- U.S. IV Armored Corps
[edit] Army Corps
- U.S. I Corps
- U.S. II Corps
- U.S. III Corps
- U.S. IV Corps
- U.S. V Corps
- U.S. VI Corps
- U.S. VII Corps
- U.S. VIII Corps
- U.S. IX Corps
- U.S. X Corps
- U.S. XIII Corps
- U.S. XIV Corps
- U.S. XV Corps
- U.S. XVI Corps
- U.S. XVII Corps
- U.S. XVIII Corps
- U.S. XIX Corps
- U.S. XX Corps
- U.S. XXI Corps
- U.S. XXII Corps
- U.S. XXIII Corps
- U.S. XXIV Corps
- U.S. XXXVI Corps (1944-1945)
[edit] Army Divisions
Airborne, armored, cavalry, infantry, and mountain are grouped separately. The numbering system for the air assault, airborne, and mountain divisions are a continuation of the infantry numbering system. Locales given are locations of the division headquarters.
Additional fictitious divisions belonging to the non-existent U.S. Fourteenth Army were created as part of the Operation Quicksilver deception in 1944.
[edit] Air Assault divisions
[edit] Air Cavalry divisions
[edit] Airborne divisions
- U.S. 6th Airborne Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 9th Airborne Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 11th Airborne Division "Angels"
- U.S. 13th Airborne Division "Black Cats"
- U.S. 15th Airborne Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 17th Airborne Division "Golden Talons"
- U.S. 18th Airborne Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 21st Airborne Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 80th Airborne Division (1946-1952)
- U.S. 82nd Airborne Division "All American" at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- U.S. 84th Airborne Division (1946-1952)
- U.S. 100th Airborne Division (1946-1952)
- U.S. 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) "Screaming Eagles" at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- U.S. 108th Airborne Division (1946-1952)
- U.S. 135th Airborne Division (World War II "phantom" division)
[edit] Armored divisions
- U.S. 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides" at Wiesbaden, Germany
- U.S. 2d Armored Division "Hell On Wheels"
- U.S. 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead Division"
- U.S. 4th Armored Division "Breakthrough Division"
- U.S. 5th Armored Division "Victory"
- U.S. 6th Armored Division "Super Sixth", "Bulgebusters"
- U.S. 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"
- U.S. 8th Armored Division "Showhorse"
- U.S. 9th Armored Division "The Phantom Division"
- U.S. 10th Armored Division "Tiger Division"
- U.S. 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt Division"
- U.S. 12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division"
- U.S. 13th Armored Division
- U.S. 14th Armored Division
- U.S. 15th Armored Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 16th Armored Division
- U.S. 18th Armored Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 19th Armored Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 20th Armored Division
- U.S. 21st Armored Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 22nd Armored Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 27th Armored Division
- U.S. 30th Armored Division
- U.S. 39th Armored Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 40th Armored Division
- U.S. 48th Armored Division
- U.S. 49th Armored Division TX ARNG (1946-68, 1973-2004)
- U.S. 50th Armored Division NJ ARNG (up to early 1990s)
[edit] Cavalry divisions
- 1st Cavalry Division (United States) "First Team" at Fort Hood, Texas
- 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile)
- U.S. 2d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 3d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 21st Cavalry Division
- U.S. 22d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 23d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 24th Cavalry Division
- U.S. 56th Cavalry Division
- U.S. 61st Cavalry Division
- U.S. 62d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 63d Cavalry Division
- U.S. 64th Cavalry Division
- U.S. 65th Cavalry Division
- U.S. 66th Cavalry Division
[edit] Infantry divisions
- U.S. 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) "The Big Red One" at Würzburg, Germany
- U.S. 2nd Infantry Division "Indian Head Division" at Camp Red Cloud, South Korea
- U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Rock of the Marne" at Fort Stewart, Georgia
- U.S. 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Ivy Division", "Iron Horse" at Fort Hood, Texas
- U.S. 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Red Diamond"
- U.S. 6th Infantry Division "Red Star"
- U.S. 7th Infantry Division (Army National Guard) "Bayonet Division" at Fort Carson, Colorado
- U.S. 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Pathfinders", "Golden Arrow"
- U.S. 9th Infantry Division "Octfoil", "Old Reliables"
- U.S. 10th Infantry Division (World War I)
- U.S. 11th Infantry Division (Mexican-American War)
- U.S. 11th Infantry Division (World War I)
- U.S. 12th Infantry Division (World War I)
- U.S. 12th Infantry Division "Philippine division"
- U.S. 13th Infantry Division"Lucky 13 Division" {World War I}
- U.S. 14th Infantry Division (World War I) (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 15th Infantry Division
- U.S. 16th Infantry Division
- U.S. 18th Infantry Division
- U.S. 19th Infantry Division"Moon & Star" {Nickname}
- U.S. 20th Infantry Division
- U.S. 22nd Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division"
- U.S. 24th Infantry Division "Hawaiian Division"
- U.S. 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) "Victory Division" at Fort Riley, Kansas Active division, ANG maneuver brigades
- U.S. 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning" at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- U.S. 26th Infantry Division "Yankee Division" - World War II Massachusetts National Guard
- U.S. 27th Infantry Division "New York Division" - World War II New York National Guard
- U.S. 28th Infantry Division (Mechanized)]] "Keystone Division" - World War II Pennsylvania National Guard
- U.S. 29th Infantry Division (Light) Maryland & Virginia National Guard "The Blue and Gray" at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- U.S. 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory" - World War II Georgia Tennessee, North & South Carolina National Guard
- U.S. 31st Infantry Division "Dixie Division" - World War I Georgia, Alabama, & Florida National Guard
- U.S. 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow" - World War II Michigan & Wisconsin National Guard
- U.S. 33rd Infantry Division "Prairie Division" - World War II Illinois National Guard
- U.S. 34th Infantry Division (Army National Guard) "Red Bull Division" at Rosemount, Minnesota - World War II Iowa, Minnesota, North & South Dakota National Guard
- U.S. 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (Army National Guard) "Santa Fe Division" at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- U.S. 36th Infantry Division "Texas Division" at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas - World War II Texas National Guard (reformed 2004)
- U.S. 37th Infantry Division "Buckeye Division" - World War II Ohio National Guard
- U.S. 38th Infantry Division (Army National Guard) "Cyclone Division" at Indianapolis, Indiana
- U.S. 39th Infantry Division - World War II Louisiana, Mississippi, & Arkansas National Guard
- U.S. 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (ARNG) "Sunburst Division" at Los Alamitos, California
- U.S. 41st Infantry Division "Sunset Division" - World War II Washington, Oregon, Montana, & Wyoming National Guard
- U.S. 42nd Infantry Division (Army National Guard) "Rainbow Division" at Troy, New York - World War I all-states National Guard
- U.S. 43rd Infantry Division - World War II Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, & Vermont National Guard
- U.S. 44th Infantry Division - World War II New Jersey, New York, & Delaware National Guard
- U.S. 45th Infantry Division - World War II Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, & Oklahoma National Guard
- U.S. 46th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 47th Infantry Division - 1946-91 Cold War Minnesota National Guard, redesignated 34th Infantry Division in 1991
- U.S. 48th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 49th Infantry Division
- U.S. 50th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 51st Infantry Division
- U.S. 52nd Infantry Division
- U.S. 55th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 59th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 61st Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 62rd Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 63rd Infantry Division
- U.S. 65th Infantry Division
- U.S. 66th Infantry Division
- U.S. 67th Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 68th Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 69th Infantry Division
- U.S. 70th Infantry Division
- U.S. 71st Infantry Division
- U.S. 72nd Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 73rd Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 74th Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 75th Infantry Division
- U.S. 75th Division (Training Support) (USAR) at Houston, Texas
- 76th Infantry Division "Liberty Bell Division" - World War II Connecticut & Rhode Island Army Reserves
- 77th Infantry Division "Metropolitan Division" - World War II New York City Army Reserves
- U.S. 78th Infantry Division "Lightning Division" - World War II New Jersey & Delaware Army Reserves
- U.S. 78th Division (Training Support) (USAR) "Lightning Division" at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- U.S. 79th Infantry Division "Liberty Division" - World War II Pennsylvania Army Reserves
- U.S. 80th Infantry Division "Blue Ridge Division" - World War II Maryland, Virginia, & District of Columbia Army Reserves
- U.S. 81st Infantry Division "Wildcat Division" - World War II North Carolina & Tennessee Army Reserves
- U.S. 82nd Infantry Division "All American Division" - World War I all-states Army Reserves, Interwar South Carolina & Georgia Army Reserves
- U.S. 83rd Infantry Division "Thunderbolt Division" - World War II Ohio Army Reserves
- U.S. 84th Infantry Division "Railsplitters" - World War II Indiana Army Reserves
- U.S. 85th Infantry Division "Custer Division" - World War II Michigan & Wisconsin Army Reserves
- U.S. 86th Infantry Division "Blackhawk Division" - World War II Illinois Army Reserves
- U.S. 87th Infantry Division"Golden Acron"-World War II Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Army Reserves.
- U.S. 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" - World War II Minnesota, Iowa, & North Dakota Army Reserves
- U.S. 89th Infantry Division "Rolling W Division" - World War II South Dakota, Nebraska, & Kansas Army Reserves
- U.S. 90th Infantry Division "Tough Ombres" - World War II Texas Army Reserves
- U.S. 91st Infantry Division "Wild West"- World War II California Army Reserves.
- U.S. 92nd Infantry Division "Buffalo Division" - World War I black volunteers
- U.S. 93rd Infantry Division aka "Blue Helmets"{Nickname}- World War I black volunteers
- U.S. 94th Infantry Division "Neuf-Cats" - World War I Puerto Rican volunteers, - World War II Massachusetts Army Reserves
- U.S. 95th Infantry Division aka "Ironman Division"; World War II Oklahoma Army Reserves.
- U.S. 96th Infantry Division "Deadeye Division" - World War II Oregon & Washington Army Reserves
- U.S. 97th Infantry Division "Trident Division" - World War II Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont Army Reserves
- U.S. 98th Infantry Division-"Iroquois"-World War II New York State Army Reserves.
- U.S. 99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division" - World War II Pennsylvania Army Reserves
- U.S. 100th Infantry Division-"Century"-World War II Kentucky & West Virginia Army Reserves
- U.S. 101st Infantry Division - Interwar Wisconsin Army Reserves
- U.S. 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark Division" - World War II Missouri & Arkansas Army Reserves
- U.S. 103rd Infantry Division "Cactus Division" - World War II Arizona, Colorado, & New Mexico Army Reserves
- U.S. 104th Infantry Division "Timberwolf"-World War II Idaho, Nevada, Utah, & Wyoming Army Reserves.
- U.S. 105th Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lion Division"
- U.S. 107th Infantry Division (activation cancelled)
- U.S. 108th Infantry Division (USAR) "Golden Griffins" at Charlotte, North Carolina
- U.S. 109th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 112th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 119th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 125th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 130th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 141st Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
- U.S. 157th Infantry Division (World War II "phantom" division)
[edit] Training
- U.S. 77th Division (Reinforcement Training Unit) (USAR) "Statue of Liberty Division" at Fort Totten, New York
- U.S. 80th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Blue Ridge Division" at Richmond, Virginia
- U.S. 84th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Lincoln County Division" at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- U.S. 85th Division (Training Support) (USAR) "Custer Division" at Arlington Heights, Illinois
- U.S. 87th Division (Training Support) (USAR) "Golden Acorn Division" at Birmingham, Alabama
- U.S. 91st Division (Training Support) (USAR) "Wild West Division" at Fort Hunter Liggett, California
- U.S. 95th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Victory Division" at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- U.S. 98th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Iroquois Division" at Rochester, New York
- U.S. 100th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Century Division" at Fort Knox, Kentucky
- U.S. 104th Division (Institutional Training) (USAR) "Timberwolf Division" at Fort Lewis, Washington
- U.S. 108th Division (Institutional Training)
[edit] Light infantry divisions
- U.S. 6th Light Infantry Division
- U.S. 7th Light Infantry Division
- U.S. 10th Light Infantry Division
- U.S. 24th Light Infantry Division
- U.S. 25th Light Infantry Division
- U.S. 29th Infantry Division