The VII Army Corps of the

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was one of the two principal

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of the

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during the

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. Activated in 1918 for

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, it was reactivated for

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and again during the

. During both World War II and the Cold War it was subordinate to the Seventh Army, or

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and was headquartered at

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, from 1951 until it was redeployed to the US after significant success in the

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in 1991, then inactivated in 1992.

World War I

VII Corps was organized at the end of

on 19 August 1918, at

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and was inactivated on 11 July 1919. It was commanded by Major Generals

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, William G. Haan, and

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. It was composed of the 6th, 81st and 88th Divisions, and served in the

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Sector.

Post-World War I

The VII Corps was constituted in the

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on 29 July 1921, allotted to the Seventh Corps Area, and assigned to the Third Army. Per General Order #2, Headquarters, Seventh Corps Area, the corps headquarters was activated on 9 January 1922 at the Old Customhouse, 3rd and Olive Streets,

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, with Regular Army and Organized Reserve personnel. The corps headquarters was responsible for providing and planning administration, organization, supply, and training for army, corps, and other nondivisional Reserve units, less field and coast artillery, in the Seventh Corps Area. The headquarters was relieved from active duty on 27 January 1923 and all Regular Army personnel were reassigned to the Headquarters, Non-Divisional Group, Seventh Corps Area, which assumed the responsibilities previously held by the VII Corps. Both the corps headquarters and headquarters company remained active in the Organized Reserve. The VII Corps headquarters was withdrawn from the Organized Reserve on 15 August 1927 and allotted to the Regular Army. As part of the four-army plan put into effect on 1 October 1933, the VII Corps was relieved from the Third Army and assigned to the Fourth Army. Concurrently, the VII Corps headquarters was partially activated at

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, with Regular Army personnel assigned to Headquarters, Seventh Corps Area, and Reserve personnel from the corps area at large. On the same date, the headquarters company, VII Corps, was withdrawn from the Organized Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army. As a "Regular Army Inactive" unit, the corps headquarters was organized provisionally for short periods using its assigned Reserve officers and staff officers from Headquarters, Seventh Corps Area. These periods included several Second Army command post exercises (CPXs) in the 1930s and that part of the Fourth Army maneuvers held at

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, in August 1937. The designated mobilization station for the corps headquarters from 1927 to 1939 was

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, where it would assume command and control of its assigned subordinate corps troops, which would then be mobilizing primarily in the Seventh Corps Area. Although the 1939 Protective Mobilization Plan changed the mobilization station for the corps headquarters to

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, Minnesota.

World War II

The headquarters, VII Corps, was activated on 25 November 1940, less Reserve personnel, at

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; the headquarters company had been activated there two weeks before on 10 November. At Fort McClellan, the VII Corps assumed command and control of the 27th, 33rd, and 35th Divisions. The corps headquarters was transferred on 25 January 1941 to the Ramsey Building at 19th Street and North E Avenue,

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. The corps participated in the Tennessee Maneuvers in May–June 1941 and the Louisiana Maneuvers in September–October 1941 as part of the Second Army. After the Louisiana Maneuvers, the corps headquarters returned to Birmingham, where it was located on 7 December 1941. In late December 1941, VII Corps headquarters was moved to San Jose,

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as part of the

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and as it continued to train and prepare for deployment. Its first return to

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took place on

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in June 1944, as one of the two assault corps for the

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during

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, targeting Utah Beach via

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. For Overlord, the 82nd and

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s were attached to VII Corps. After the

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the airborne units were assigned to the newly created

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. Subsequently, VII Corps participated in many battles during the advance across France; this included taking 25,000 German prisoners during the

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in early September 1944. The corps subsequently took part in the invasion of Germany until the surrender of the

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in May 1945. The corps was inactivated in 1946.

Battle of Normandy

For the Normandy Operation, VII Corps was part of

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under the command of

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and the

commanded by Lieutenant General

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. The Corps was commanded by Major General

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. VII Corps led the initial assault of

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, 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

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. Elements of VII Corps saw much combat in the

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Assigned Units and Commanders

4th Infantry Division, Major General Raymond O. Barton :: 8th Infantry Regiment Colonel

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:: 12th Infantry Regiment Colonel Russell P. Reeder (11 June) :::Lieutenant Colonel Hervey Tribolet :: 22nd Infantry Regiment Colonel Hervey A. Tribolet :::Colonel Robert T. Foster (26 June) * 9th Infantry Division patch

9th Infantry Division, Major General Manton S. Eddy :: 39th Infantry Regiment Colonel Harry A. "Paddy" Flint :: 47th Infantry Regiment Colonel George W. Smythe :: 60th Infantry Regiment Colonel Frederick J. de Rohan * 79th Infantry Division SSI

79th Infantry Division, Major General Ira T. Wyche ::313th Infantry Regiment Colonel Sterling A. Wood ::314th Infantry Regiment Colonel Warren A. Robinson ::315th Infantry Regiment Colonel Porter P. Wiggins :::Colonel Bernard B. McMahon (24 June) * 82 ABD SSI

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, Major General

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Colonel William E. Ekman :: 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment Colonel George V. Millett, Jr. :::Colonel Edson D. Raff (15 June) ::

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Colonel Roy E. Lindquist :: 325th Glider Infantry Regiment Colonel Harry L. Lewis *

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, Brigadier General

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::357th Infantry Regiment Colonel

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:::Colonel John W. Sheehy (13 June) :::Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Schwab (15 June) :::Colonel George B. Barth (17 June) :: 358th Infantry Regiment Colonel James V. Thompson :::Colonel Richard C. Partridge (16 June) ::

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Colonel Clark K. Fales * US 101st Airborne Division patch

, Major General

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Colonel

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Colonel

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(WIA 6 June) :::Lieutenant Colonel John H. Michaelis (6 June) ::

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Colonel

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:: 327th Glider Infantry Regiment Colonel George S. Wear ::::Colonel Joseph H. Harper (10 June) * 4CavalryRegtCOA

4th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), Colonel Joseph M. Tully ::4th Cavalry Squadron Lieutenant Colonel E. C. Dunn ::24th Cavalry Squadron Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Gaston, Jr. * Armored Group DUI

6th Armored Group, Colonel Francis F. Fainter ::

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Lieutenant Colonel John C. Welborn :: 746th Tank Battalion Lieutenant Colonel C. G. Hupfer

Cold War

From reactivation in 1950 and throughout the

, the corps guarded part of

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's front with the

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. Headquartered in

it was one of the two main US combat formations in Germany along with

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, which was headquartered in

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at Abrams Building. As finally envisaged in the General Defense Plan circa 1989, the

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with its main headquarters at

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, would have been assigned to the Commander, Central Army Group's tactical reserve, fighting alongside either the German

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or VII Corps.

Structure 1989

At the end of the Cold War in 1989 VII Corps consisted of the following units: * US VII Corps SSI

VII Corps,

** 1st Armored Division,

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** 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized),

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, Kansas (

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unit) *** 1st Infantry Division (Forward),

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, West Germany ** 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized),

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** VII Corps Artillery,

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*** 17th Field Artillery Brigade,

***

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, Wertheim ***

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** 11th Aviation Brigade,

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** 7th Engineer Brigade,

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, Kornwestheim ** 93rd Signal Brigade (Corps), Ludwigsburg ** 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, Ludwigsburg ** 2nd Corps Support Command, Nellingen auf den Fildern ** 602nd Air Support Operations Group, USAF

Gulf War

After

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's troops invaded

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in 1990, the corps was deployed to

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as part of the second major wave of deployments of American forces. Its presence took US forces in theatre from a force capable of defending Saudi Arabia to a force capable of ejecting

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i troops from Kuwait. Kelley Barracks armor

In the

, VII Corps was probably the most powerful formation of its type ever to take to the battlefield. Normally, a corps commands three divisions when at full strength, along with other units such as artillery of various types, corps-level engineers and support units. However, VII Corps had far more firepower under its command. It consisted of 1,487 tanks, 1,384 infantry fighting vehicles, 568 artillery pieces, 132 MLRS, 8 missile launchers, and 242 attack helicopters. It had a total troop strength of 146,321 troops. Its principal full-strength fighting formations were the

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, the

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and the

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. The 2nd Armored Division (Forward) was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division as its third maneuver brigade. In addition, the corps had the

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to act as a scouting and screening force, and two further heavy divisions, the

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and the British 1st Armoured Division, as well as the 11th Aviation Group. Although both 1st Cavalry Division and 1st Armoured Division had only two maneuver brigades, they were still powerful formations in their own right. VII Corps was originally deployed to provide an offensive option if needed. In the 100-hour war they were given a mission: To destroy the

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's heavy divisions. That meant that the 1st Infantry Division had to make a forced entry to make room for the British attack on the right wing and to secure the main forces advance on the left. That attack force was led by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and Task Force 1-41 Infantry followed by the other two brigades of the 1st Infantry Division. The 1st Armored Division would head north to engage the Iraqi Republican Guard in the

Battle of Medina Ridge The Battle of Medina Ridge was a tank battle fought on the 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between the 1st Armored Division (United States), U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Luminous Divis ...

. The 3rd Armored Division would protect the flank of the 1st Infantry Division. That gave VII Corps commander General Frederick M. Franks, Jr. a three division strike force to confront several Iraqi Armored Divisions. After the corps had turned 90 degrees east according to FRAGPLAN 7 and after the Cavalry Regiment had fought the single sided

Battle of 73 Easting The Battle of 73 Easting was fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between Coalition armored forces ( US VII Corps and UK 1st Armoured Division) and Iraqi armored forces (Republican Guard and Tawakalna Division). It was named for a ...

the three Divisions (plus the British on the right wing) fought one of the most one-sided battles in the history of the U.S. Army. VII Corps cut a swath through Iraqi forces. It advanced with U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps on its left wing and

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forces on its right wing. It pulverized all Iraqi forces that tried to stand and fight and destroyed a good proportion of the

divisions. This confrontation was known as the

Battle of Norfolk The Battle of Norfolk was a armored warfare, tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States and United Kingdom, and those of the Republican Guard (Iraq), Iraqi Republican Guard in ...

. VII Corps' attack destroyed several divisions including the Medina and the Tawakalna Republican Guards division along with support units. It also destroyed most of the Iraqi VII Corps that had guarded the frontline as well as other units. The

was later studied as a textbook armored battle by U.S. staff colleges. 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 The Valorous Unit Award (VUA) is the second highest United States Army unit decoration which may be bestowed upon an Army unit after the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC). The VUA is awarded by the United States Army to units of the United State ...

. In addition, six of the ten VII Corps manoeuvre brigade headquarters that saw substantial combat against the Republican Guard received the VUA in contravention of the spirit, if not the letter, of AR672-5-1's guidance that " ly on rare occasions will a unit larger than a battalion qualify for award of the VUA." During the Gulf War VII Corps destroyed nearly 1,350 Iraqi tanks, 1,224 armored troop carriers, 285 artillery pieces, 105 air defense systems, 1,229 trucks, and lost nearly 36 armored vehicles. They suffered a total of 47 dead and 192 wounded.

VII Corps

LTG Frederick M. Franks, Jr. :: 1st Armored Division ::MG

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::: 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mech) – Acting 1st Brigade ::::4th BN,

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::::1st BN, 7th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::4th BN, 7th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::2nd BN,

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( M109 155mm howitzer) :::2nd Brigade ::::1st BN,

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::::7th BN, 6th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::3rd BN, 1st Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) :: 3rd Armored Division ::MG Paul E. Funk :::1st Brigade ::::4th BN, 32nd Armor Regiment ::::4th BN, 34th Armor Regiment ::::3rd BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Mech) ::::5th BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Mech) ::::3rd BN, 1st Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) :::2nd Brigade ::::4th BN, 18th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::3rd BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor) ::::4th BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor) ::::4th BN,

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( M109 155mm howitzer) :::3rd Brigade ::::5th BN, 18th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::2nd BN, 67th Armor Regiment ::::4th BN, 67th Armor Regiment ::::2nd BN, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) :: 1st Infantry Division (Mech) ::MG Thomas Rhame ::: 1st Brigade ::::5th BN, 16th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::1st BN, 34th Armor Regiment ::::2nd BN, 34th Armor Regiment ::::1st Bn,

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( M109 155mm howitzer) ::: 2nd Brigade ::::2nd BN, 16th Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::3rd BN, 37th Armor Regiment ::::4th BN, 37th Armor Regiment ::::4th Bn,

( M109 155mm howitzer) ::: 3rd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division – Acting 3rd Brigade ::::1st BN, 41st Infantry Regiment (Mech) ::::2nd BN, 66th Armor Regiment ::::3rd BN, 66th Armor Regiment ::::4th Bn, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) ::

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::Maj Gen

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4th Armoured Brigade ::: Brig. Christopher Hammerbeck ::::

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& squadron of Life Guards (

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) ::::1st Bn,

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(

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) ::::3rd Bn,

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(Warrior) ::::2nd Field Regiment RA (155SP) :::: 23 Engineer Regiment (

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) :::

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& troops of

17th/21st Lancers The 17th/21st Lancers was a Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the World War II, Second W ...

(Challenger) ::::

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(Challenger) ::::1st Bn,

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) :::Divisional Armoured Reconnaissance unit ::::

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& squadron

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(

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) :::: 26th Field Regiment RA (155SP) :::: 12th Air Defence Regiment RA (

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) :: 1st Cavalry Division(-) Missing 3rd Brigade ::MG John H. Tilelli, Jr. :::1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 1st Brigade ::::3rd BN, 32nd Armor Regiment (United States), 32nd Armor Regiment ::::2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor) ::::2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 5th Cavalry Regiment (Mech) ::::1st BN, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 82nd Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) :::2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 2nd Brigade ::::1st BN, 32nd Armor Regiment ::::1st BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Mech) ::::1st BN, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor) ::::3rd BN, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment ( M109 155mm howitzer) VII Corps Desert Storm

Corps assets

: 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (United States), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment : US Army 11th Aviation Command SSI

11th Aviation Brigade :: 2nd Squadron 6th Cavalry Regiment, 6th Cavalry :: 4th Battalion 229th Attack Helicopter Regiment :: 6th Squadron 6th Cavalry :7th Engineer Brigade :: 109th Engineer Group South Dakota National Guard, SD ARNG – Supported VII Corps :::9th Engineer Battalion (United States), 9th Engineer Battalion (CBT) (MECH) :::527th Engineer Battalion (CBT HVY) Louisiana Army National Guard, LA ARNG :: 176th Engineer Group Virginia Army National Guard, VA ARNG – Supported 1st Inf Div :::19th Engineer Battalion (Corps CBT) :::54th Engineer Battalion (CBT) (MECH) :::82nd Engineer Battalion (CBT) (MECH) :::92nd Engineer Battalion (CBT HVY) :::565th Engineer Battalion :::649th Engineer Battalion (TOPO) :: 926th Engineer Brigade (United States), 926th Engineer Group United States Army Reserve, USAR – Supported 1st Arm Div :::249th Engineer Battalion (United States), 249th Engineer Battalion (CBT HVY) :::317th Engineer Battalion (CBT) (MECH) :::588th Engineer Battalion (CORPS CBT) : USA - 42 FAB

42nd Field Artillery Brigade – Supported 1st Inf Div, 3rd Armd Div ::3rd BN, 20th Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 20th Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) ::1st BN, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (MLRS) ::2nd BN, 29th Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 29th Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) : 75th Fires Brigade (United States), 75th Field Artillery Brigade – Supported 1st Inf Div, 1st Armd Div ::1st BN, 17th Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) ::5th BN, 18th Field Artillery Regiment (203SP) ::1st BN, 158th Field Artillery Regiment (MLRS) Oklahoma Army National Guard, OK ARNG : 142FABdeSSI

142nd Fires Brigade (United States), 142nd Field Artillery Brigade Arkansas Army National Guard, AR ARNG – Supported 1st Inf Div, 1st UK Armd Div ::1st BN, 142nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 142nd Field Artillery Regiment (203SP) AR ARNG ::2nd BN, 142nd Field Artillery Regiment (203SP) AR ARNG : 210th Fires Brigade, 210th Field Artillery Brigade – Supported 2nd ACR, 1st Inf Div ::3rd BN, 17th Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) ::6th BN, 41st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 41st Field Artillery Regiment (155SP) ::C Btry, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (MLRS) :2nd Corps Support Command ::7th Corps Support Group :::6th Transportation Battalion (United States), 6th Transportation Battalion :::71st Maintenance Battalion :::87th Maintenance Battalion :::213th Support Battalion ::16th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 16th Corps Support Group :::4th Transportation Battalion :::101st Ordnance Battalion :::13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (United States), 13th Support Battalion :::300th Service & Support Battalion ::30th Corps Support Group NC ARNG :::136th Quartermaster Battalion :::690th Maintenance Battalion ::43rd Sustainment Brigade (United States), 43rd Corps Support Group :::68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (United States), 68th Transportation Battalion :::169th Maintenance Battalion :::544th Maintenance Battalion :::553rd Service & Support Battalion ::159th Corps Support Group USAR :::286th Supply & Service Battalion Maine Army National Guard, ME ARNG :: 332nd Medical Brigade USAR :::127th Medical Group AL ARNG ::::31st Combat Support Hospital ::::128th Combat Support Hospital ::::377th Combat Support Hospital USAR ::::403rd Combat Support Hospital USAR :::341st Medical Group USAR ::::159th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital LA ARNG ::::475th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital KY ARNG ::::807th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital USAR ::::912th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital USAR ::::345th Combat Support Hospital USAR – Converted to a MASH in January :::Task Forces Evac (Provisional) ::::12th Evacuation Hospital ::::13th Evacuation Hospital Wisconsin Army National Guard, WI ARNG ::::148th Evacuation Hospital AR ARNG ::::312th Evacuation Hospital USAR ::::410th Evacuation Hospital USAR : 14MPBdeSSI

::93rd Military Police Battalion ::95th Military Police Battalion ::118th Military Police Battalion Rhode Island Army National Guard, RI ARNG ::372nd Military Police Battalion District of Columbia Army National Guard, DC ARNG ::793rd Military Police Battalion : 93d SIG BDE SSI

93rd Signal Brigade (United States), 93rd Signal Brigade : 207th Military Intelligence Brigade ::2nd Military Intelligence Battalion ::307th Military Intelligence Battalion ::511th Military Intelligence Battalion

Redeployment and inactivation

After the fighting was over, most VII Corps units were redeployed directly to the United States for reassignment or inactivation. VII Corps HQ returned to Germany and was disbanded as part of the post-Cold War American defense spending cuts. Some VII Corps units remained in Germany and were reassigned to

. A farewell ceremony was held in downtown

at Schlossplatz (Stuttgart), Schlossplatz, where the VII Corps colors were retired on 18 March 1992. The official inactivation was held at Fort McPherson, Ga., in April 1992.

Commanders during the Cold War and Gulf War

* Maj. Gen. Withers A. Burress - June 1951 - December 1952 * Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin - December 1952 - March 1954 * Lt. Gen. Henry I. Hodes - March 1954 - February 1955 * Lt. Gen. George Decker, George H. Decker - February 1955 - May 1956 * Maj. Gen. Halley G. Maddox - June - July 1956 * Lt. Gen. John Francis Uncles, John F. Uncles - August 1956 - August 1958 * Lt. Gen. Gordon Byrom Rogers, Gordon B. Rogers - September 1958 - October 1959 * Lt. Gen. Guy S. Meloy, Guy S. Meloy Jr. - October 1959 - January 1961 * Lt. Gen. John Cogswell Oakes, John C. Oakes - January 1961 - April 1962 * Lt. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel III, C. H. Bonesteel III - April 1962 - August 1963 * Lt. Gen. Louis W. Truman - September 1963 - July 1965 * Lt. Gen. Frank T. Mildren - July 1965 - May 1968 * Lt. Gen. Donald V. Bennett - June 1968 - September 1969 * Lt. Gen. George G. O'Connor - October 1969 - February 1971 * Lt. Gen. Fillmore K. Mearns - February 1971- March 1973 * Lt. Gen. George S. Blanchard - March 1973 - June 1975 * Lt. Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen - July 1975 - October 1976 * Lt. Gen. David E. Ott - October 1976 - October 1978 * Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton, Julius W. Becton Jr. - October 1978 - June 1981 * Lt. Gen. William J. Livsey - June 1981 - July 1983 * Lt. Gen. John R. Galvin - July 1983 - February 1985 * Lt. Gen. Andrew P. Chambers - February 1985 - July 1987 * Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Watts - July 1987 - August 1989 * Lt. Gen. Frederick M. Franks Jr. - August 1989 - June 1991 * Lt. Gen. Michael Spiglemire - August 1991 - 1992 (Inactivation)

References

* * *Casey, Melanie (13 July 2004), "From Helenen Kaserne to Kelley Barracks", Stuttgart Citizen (Stuttgart, Germany): P 10 * * * * * Draft Report The Battle of 73 Easting, 26 February 1991, a historical introduction to a simulation. Krause, Col Michael, US Army Center of Military History, 2 May 1991. * *{{cite book , first1=James M. , last1=Gavin , title=On To Berlin , publisher = Viking Press/Penguin Books Canada Limited , location = New York, NY , year = 1978 , isbn = 0-670-52517-0

External links

GlobalSecurity.org: VII Corps

* [http://www.xixcorps.nl/Mission_Accomplished_Story_of_the_VII_Corps.htm World War II operations history of VII Corps]
History site for VII Corps

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