VII Corps (United States)

VII Corps was organized at the end of World War I on 19 August 1918, at Remiremont, France and was inactivated on 11 July 1919.On the same date, the headquarters company, VII Corps, was withdrawn from the Organized Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.In late December 1941, VII Corps headquarters was moved to San Jose, California as part of the Western Defense Command and as it continued to train and prepare for deployment.VII Corps led the initial assault of Operation Cobra, the First Army-led offensive as part of the breakout of the Normandy area.Its success is credited with changing the war in France from high-intensity infantry combat to rapid maneuver warfare.It consisted of 1,487 tanks, 1,384 infantry fighting vehicles, 568 artillery pieces, 132 MLRS, 8 missile launchers, and 242 attack helicopters.[14] The 1st Armored Division would head north to engage the Iraqi Republican Guard in the Battle of Medina Ridge.The cost in lives was 36 US and UK dead; trifling, in terms of expected casualties, for the war the two armies had trained for against the Soviets.Virtually every manoeuvre battalion in the 1st and 3rd Armored Divisions, 1st Inf Div (M), and 2 ACR received the Valorous Unit Award.VII Corps HQ returned to Germany and was disbanded as part of the post-Cold War American defense spending cuts.A farewell ceremony was held in downtown Stuttgart at Schlossplatz, where the VII Corps colors were retired on 18 March 1992.
Major General J. Lawton Collins , VII Corps, describes the taking of Cherbourg to General Omar Bradley , First Army .
VII Corps Cold War NATO assignment
Organisation of VII Corps in 1989 (click to enlarge)
VII Corps Garrison Footprint in the 1980s
VII Corps Gulf War Map.
Captured Iraqi T-72 Tank at VII Corps Cold War HQ, Kelley Barracks .
An Iraqi Republican Guard tank destroyed by Task Force 1-41 Infantry during the 1st Gulf War, February 1991.
Order of battle graphic showing VII U.S Army Corps during Operation Desert Storm
VII Corps (Union Army)United StatesUnited States ArmyWorld War IWorld War IINormandyNorthern FranceRhinelandArdennes-AlsaceCentral EuropeGulf WarBattle of 73 EastingBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina RidgeRobert C. Richardson Jr.J. Lawton CollinsJulius W. Becton Jr.John GalvinFrederick M. Franks, Jr.James M. GavinVI Corps (United States)VIII Corps (United States)United States Army EuropeCold WarSeventh ArmyUSAREURKelley BarracksStuttgartWest GermanyRemiremontFranceWilliam M. WrightOmar BundyWilliam G. HaanHenry Tureman AllenVosgesOrganized ReserveCorps AreaSt. Louis, MissouriOmaha, Nebraskacommand post exercisesCamp RipleyMinnesotaCamp PikeArkansasFort SnellingFort McClellanAlabama35th DivisionsBirmingham, AlabamaSecond ArmySan JoseCaliforniaWestern Defense Commandcontinental EuropeU.S. First ArmyOperation OverlordUtah Beachamphibious assault101st Airborne DivisionsBattle of NormandyXVIII Airborne Corpsadvance across FranceBattle of the Mons Pocketinvasion of GermanyThird ReichMajor GeneralGeneralOmar BradleyFirst Army21st Army GroupBernard MontgomeryCourtney HodgesOperation Cobramaneuver warfareBattle of the Hurtgen Forest4th Infantry DivisionRaymond O. Barton8th InfantryJames A. Van Fleet12th InfantryRussell P. Reeder22nd Infantry Regiment9th Infantry DivisionManton S. Eddy39th InfantryHarry A. "Paddy" Flint47th Infantry Regiment60th Infantry79th Infantry DivisionIra T. Wyche82nd Airborne DivisionMatthew Ridgway505th Parachute Infantry Regiment507th Parachute InfantryEdson D. Raff508th Parachute Infantry RegimentRoy E. Lindquist325th Glider Infantry90th Infantry DivisionJay W. MacKelviePhilip De Witt Ginder358th Infantry Regiment359th Infantry Regiment101st Airborne DivisionMaxwell D. Taylor501st Parachute Infantry RegimentHoward R. Johnson502nd Parachute Infantry RegimentGeorge V. H. Moseley, Jr.John H. Michaelis506th Parachute Infantry RegimentRobert Sink327th Glider InfantryJoseph H. Harper4th Cavalry Group (Mechanized)70th Tank Battalion746th Tank BattalionWarsaw PactV CorpsFrankfurt am MainAbrams Building1st Canadian DivisionKingston, OntarioCentral Army Group1st Armored DivisionAnsbach1st Infantry Division (Mechanized)Fort RileyExercise ReforgerGöppingen3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)WürzburgAugsburg17th Field Artillery Brigade72nd Field Artillery BrigadeWertheim210th Field Artillery BrigadeHerzogenaurach2nd Armored Cavalry RegimentNuremberg11th Aviation BrigadeIllesheim7th Engineer BrigadeKornwestheim14th Military Police Brigade93rd Signal Brigade (Corps)207th Military Intelligence BrigadeNellingen auf den Fildern602nd Air Support Operations Group, USAFSaddam HusseinKuwaitSaudi ArabiaRepublican GuardTask Force 1-41 Infantry1st Armored Division (United States)3rd Armored Division (United States)1st Infantry Division (United States)2nd Armored Division (Forward)2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)1st Cavalry Division (United States)1st Armoured Division11th Aviation GroupIraqi Republican GuardU.S. XVIII Airborne CorpsValorous Unit AwardRonald H. Griffith3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mech)66th Armor Regiment7th Infantry Regiment41st Field Artillery RegimentM109 155mm howitzer35th Armor Regiment70th Armor Regiment6th Infantry Regiment1st Field Artillery Regiment37th Armor Regiment3rd Armored DivisionPaul E. Funk34th Armor Regiment82nd Field Artillery Regiment1st Infantry Division (Mech)1st Brigade16th Infantry Regiment5th Field Artillery Regiment2nd Brigade3rd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division41st Infantry Regiment3rd Field Artillery Regiment1st (UK) Armoured DivisionRupert Smith4th Armoured BrigadeChristopher Hammerbeck14th/20th King's HussarsLife GuardsChallenger 1Royal ScotsWarriorRoyal Regiment of Fusiliers23 Engineer Regiment7th Armoured BrigadePatrick CordingleyRoyal Scots Dragoon Guards17th/21st LancersQueen's Royal Irish HussarsStaffordshire Regiment40th Field Regiment RA21 Engineer Regiment16th/5th The Queen's Royal LancersQueen's Dragoon GuardsScimitarSpartanStriker32nd Heavy Regiment RA39th Heavy Regiment RA26th Field Regiment RA12th Air Defence Regiment RA1st Cavalry Division(-)John H. Tilelli, Jr.32nd Armor Regiment8th Cavalry Regiment5th Cavalry RegimentDesert Storm6th CavalrySD ARNG9th Engineer BattalionLA ARNGVA ARNG926th Engineer Group249th Engineer Battalion20th Field Artillery Regiment29th Field Artillery Regiment75th Field Artillery BrigadeOK ARNG142nd Field Artillery BrigadeAR ARNG142nd Field Artillery Regiment6th Transportation Battalion16th Corps Support Group13th Support Battalion43rd Corps Support Group68th Transportation BattalionME ARNGWI ARNGRI ARNGDC ARNG793rd Military Police Battalion93rd Signal BrigadeSchlossplatzWithers A. BurressHenry I. HodesGeorge H. DeckerHalley G. MaddoxJohn F. UnclesGordon B. RogersGuy S. Meloy Jr.John C. OakesC. H. Bonesteel IIILouis W. TrumanFrank T. MildrenDonald V. BennettGeorge G. O'ConnorFillmore K. MearnsGeorge S. BlanchardFrederick J. KroesenWilliam J. LivseyJohn R. GalvinAndrew P. ChambersRonald L. WattsFrederick M. FranksMichael SpiglemireWayback Machinepublic domainCentral Point