XIV Corps (United States)

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Constituted October 1, 1933 in the Organized Reserves. The history of XIV Army Corps in World War II dates from December, 1942. Under Lieutenant General (then Maj. Gen.) Alexander M. Patch, the XIV Army Corps directed the Americal and 25th (Tropic lightning) Army Infantry Divisions, the 2nd Marine Division, and the 147th Separate Infantry Regiment in the final drive which expelled the Japanese from Guadalcanal early in February, 1943. From air fields here guarded by the XIV Army Corps, Allied aircraft began the neutralization of the enemy''s vital Munda airfields on New Georgia. Lieutenant General, (then Maj. Gen.) O.W. Griswold succeeded General Patch as XIV Corps commander April 26, 1943. In a lightning campaign which began June 30, 1943 with the invasion of Rendova Islands, General Griswold''s forces which included the 43rd (New England) and the 37th (Buckeye) Infantry Divisions with elements of the 25th Division, seized New Georgia and the important Munda airfield on August 6.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130952341
• ISBN-10: 6130952341
• Artikelnr.: 29872191