XXI Corps (United States)
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For the Twenty-First Army Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see XXI Corps (Union Army).
The XXI Corps was a corps of the U.S. Army during World War II. It was constituted on 2 December 1943, and activated on 6 December 1943 at Camp Polk, Louisiana. XXI Corps fought for 116 days in the European Theater of Operations, starting in the Alsace, crossing into southern Germany, and swarming into Austria, with individual elements reaching into northern Italy.[1] The corps was commanded in combat by Major General Frank W. Milburn as a subordinate unit of the Seventh U.S. Army.
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XXI Corps | |
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Active | 1943–45 1957–70 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Size | Corps |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Frank W. Milburn Jean de Lattre de Tassigny |
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