Fourteenth United States Army

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Fourteenth United States Army
Image:14th Army.svg
Shoulder insiginia of Fourteenth United States Army
Active Operation Quicksilver
Country United States
Type Field Army
Role diversion phantom formation
Engagements World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
George Smith Patton

Fourteenth United States Army was a fictitious field army developed as a part of Operation Quicksilver and as a part of the fictitious First U.S. Army Group, being led by George S. Patton, Jr..

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[edit] Subordinate Units

What follows is a list of the fictitious units that "existed" within Fourteenth Army. Please note that the various formations changed as the operation continued in order to mislead Axis intelligence. At least one fictitious armored division was included within Fourteenth Army.

[edit] Corps

  • U.S. XXXIII Corps
  • U.S. XXXVII Corps

[edit] Divisions

[edit] Notes

  • ^  The 6th & 9th Infantry Divisions already existed.
  • ^  An 11th Division formation (11th Airborne Division) already existed.
  • ^  At the time of Operation Quicksilver, the 17th Airborne Division was an authorized unit that hadn't yet been raised. However, it eventually entered active service and participated in Operation Varsity.
  • ^  The 21st Airborne Division is the "notional" higher headquarters used by the Exercise Control Group at JRTC to control rotational brigades.
  • ^  The 55th Mechanized Infantry Division is the "notional" unit used at Fort Leavenworth for CAS3 students' exercises.
  • ^  The 108th was activated after the war's conclusion in 1946 as the 108th Airborne Division.


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