VII Corps (United States)

VII Corps (United States)

U.S. Corps (1939 - Present)
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For the VII Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see VII Corps (ACW).

The VII Corps of the United States Army was one of the two principal corps of the United States Army Europe during the Cold War. Activated in 1918 for World War I, it was reactivated for World War II and again during the Cold War. During both World War II and the Cold War it was subordinate to the Seventh Army, or USAREUR and was headquartered at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, West Germany, from 1951 until it was redeployed to the US and deactivated in 1992.

Read more about VII Corps (United States):  World War I, World War II, Cold War, Gulf War, Redeployment and Deactivation

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