XIX Corps (United States)
XIX Corps was constituted as the III Armored Corps at Camp Polk, Louisiana on 7 July 1942 under the command of Major General Willis D. Crittenberger. It was activated 20 August 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana. Retitled as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XIX Corps, on 10 October 1943. Fought as part of the First and Ninth U.S. Armies in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns of World War II. Disbanded 5 September 1945 in France. Reconstituted 12 July 1950 in the Army of the United States. Allotted to Regular Army October 1959. Activated 1 November 1959 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Inactivated 1 April 1968 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
| Organization: XIX Corps on March 1, 1945 | |||
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| Army Group | Army | Corps | Division |
| 21st |
9th Army |
XIX Corps |
2nd Armored Division |
| 29th Infantry Division |
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| 30th Infantry Division |
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| 83rd Infantry Division |
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