List of major U.S. Commands of World War II

The List of major U.S. Commands of World War II includes major military commands of the United States. These are units above corps level.

Major armies Commands

Theater commands
  • European Theater of Operations (ETO): Formed 8 June 1942.
  • North African Theater of Operations (NATO): Formed 4 February 1943. Redesignated Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) on 1 November 1944.
  • Central Pacific Area (COMCENPAC): Primary subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, also commanded by Chester W. Nimitz through the war.
  • North Pacific Area (COMNORPAC): Formed in April 1942 as a subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, commanded by Robert A. Theobald to January 1943, Thomas C. Kinkaid to October 1943, and Frank J. Fletcher through the end of the war.
  • Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA): Formed in April 1942 as primarily Navy command in the Pacific, consisting of Central Pacific Area, South Pacific Area, and North Pacific Area. Commanded by Chester W. Nimitz through the war.
  • South Pacific Area (COMSOPAC): Formed in April 1942 as a subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, commanded by Robert L. Ghormley through October 1942, William Halsey, Jr. to June 1944, John H. Newton to March 1945, and Admiral William L. Calhoun to the end of the war.
  • South East Pacific Area (COMSOEASPAC): Formed in April 1942. Never became an active theater of war. Commanded by Ernest King throughout the war.
  • South West Pacific Area (COMSOWESPAC): Formed on 30 March 1942. Commanded by Douglas MacArthur throughout the war.
  • China Burma India Theater (CBI): Formed 2 February 1944. Commanded by Joseph W. Stilwell. Split into China Theater under Albert Coady Wedemeyer and India Burma Theater under Daniel I. Sultan on 24 October 1944.

Army groups

Armies

Fleets

Seaboards
  • Task Force 38
  • Task Force 58
  • United States Naval Forces Europe
  • Naval Forces France
  • United States Naval Forces Germany
  • Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet (ComPhibPac)
  • Amphibious Force North Pacific
  • Amphibious Force South Pacific
  • Amphibious Force South-West Pacific
  • Amphibious Training Command
  • III Amphibious Force
  • V Amphibious Force
  • VII Amphibious Force
  • IX Amphibious Force
  • XI Amphibious Force

Marine commands

Air Forces


See also
  • Military history of the United States during World War II
  • United States in World War II
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.