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War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisia Campaign">Tunisia Campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass" title="Battle of Kasserine Pass">Battle of Kasserine Pass</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adna_R._Chaffee_Jr." title="Adna R. Chaffee Jr.">Adna R. Chaffee Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Scott_(U.S._Army_general)" title="Charles L. Scott (U.S. Army general)">Charles L. Scott</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton Jr.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>I Armored Corps</b> was a <a href="/wiki/List_of_corps_of_the_United_States" title="List of corps of the United States">corps</a>-sized formation of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> that was active in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>The Corps made landfall in <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> in <a href="/wiki/French_North_Africa" title="French North Africa">French North Africa</a> during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a> in November 1942, the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> invasion of French North Africa, as the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch#Battle" title="Operation Torch">Western Task Force</a>, under the command of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a>, the first all-American force to enter the war against the <a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Germans</a>. </p><p>Following the successful defeat of the <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">Axis powers</a> under <i><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Rommel" title="Erwin Rommel">Erwin Rommel</a> in North Africa, in May 1943, I Armored Corps was redesignated as the <a href="/wiki/Seventh_United_States_Army" title="Seventh United States Army">Seventh Army</a> on 10 July 1943 while at sea en route to the Allied invasion of <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> as the spearhead of <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">Operation Husky</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Established – 15 July 1940 – at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> under the command of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/wiki/Adna_R._Chaffee_Jr." title="Adna R. Chaffee Jr.">Adna R. Chaffee Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Change of command – November 1940 – Major General <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Scott_(U.S._Army_general)" title="Charles L. Scott (U.S. Army general)">Charles L. Scott</a> assumes command</li> <li>Change of command – 15 January 1942 – Major General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a> assumes command<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Transfer of Headquarters – January 1942 – to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Benning" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Benning">Fort Benning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li> <li>Training – 26 March 1942 – Patton designated to set up Desert Training Center<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Training – 10 April 1942 to 30 July 1942 – at <a href="/wiki/General_George_S._Patton_Memorial_Museum" title="General George S. Patton Memorial Museum">Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC-CAMA)</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Planning – 30 July 1942 – 5 August 1942 – Patton and staff does initial planning for <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a> in Washington, DC</li> <li>Planning – 5 August 1942 – 21 August 1942 – Patton and staff does higher level planning for Operation Torch in London, England</li> <li>Tactical Deception – 11 September 1942 – I Armored Corps redesignated as <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch#Battle" title="Operation Torch">Western Task Force</a> to carry out Operation Torch.</li> <li>Combat Mission – Operation Torch – 8 November 1942 – landed near <a href="/wiki/Casablanca" title="Casablanca">Casablanca</a></li> <li>Cessation of Tactical Deception – 9 January 1943 – Western Task Force redesignated as I Armored Corps</li> <li>Change of command – 4 March 1943 – Patton reassigned to command <a href="/wiki/U.S._II_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. II Corps">II Corps</a> after Major General <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Fredendall" title="Lloyd Fredendall">Lloyd Fredendall</a> is relieved following the loss at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass" title="Battle of Kasserine Pass">Battle of Kasserine Pass</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Change of command – 15 April 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (United States)">Lieutenant General</a> Patton resumes command<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Redesignated – 10 July 1943 – I Armored Corps becomes <a href="/wiki/U.S._Seventh_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Seventh Army">U.S. Seventh Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-DictMilBiog_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DictMilBiog-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subordinate_units">Subordinate units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Subordinate units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd Infantry Division</a> – 1 February 1943 to 15 July 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Division (United States)">9th Infantry Division</a> – 25 December 1942 to May 1943<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Armored Division (United States)">2nd Armored Division</a> - 25 December 1942 to 15 July 1943</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heraldic_items">Heraldic items</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Heraldic items"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shoulder_sleeve_insignia">Shoulder sleeve insignia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Shoulder sleeve insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Description: On an equilateral triangle with a green border, one point up, divided into three sections, the upper section yellow, the dexter section blue, and the sinister section red, a gun bendwise in front of a tank track and wheels all black and overall a red lightning flash bend sinisterwise. In the apex the Roman numeral "I" in black.</li> <li>Symbolism:</li></ul> <ol><li>Yellow, blue, and red are the colors of the branches from which armored units were formed (cavalry, infantry and artillery respectively) .</li> <li>The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.</li> <li>The corps designation is in Roman numerals.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Distinctive_unit_insignia">Distinctive unit insignia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Distinctive unit insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>None approved.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-DictMilBiog-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DictMilBiog_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DictMilBiog_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAxlerodPhillips,_Charles1998" class="citation book cs1">Axlerod, Alan; Phillips, Charles (1998). 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