3rd Army Corps ( Eng. III Corps ) - tactical formation ( army corps ) of the US Army, whose headquarters is in Fort Hood , Texas .
| 3rd Army Corps | |
|---|---|
 Shoulder Badge of the 3rd Corps | |
| Years of existence | 1918-19 1927–46 1951-59 1961 - present time |
| A country |  USA |
| Subordination | US Army Command |
| Included in | U.S. Army |
| Type of | body |
| Function | Tank forces |
| Dislocation | Fort Hood Texas |
| Nickname | The Phantom Corps [1] , The Hammer of America [2] |
| Participation in | World War I The Second World War Iraq war Operation Unshakable Determination |
This is the largest U.S. Army Command compound. Together with the 18th airborne corps, it forms the basis of the U.S. Ground Forces . Most of the tank brigades are concentrated in the corps (8 out of 10), making it the main tank fist of the U.S. Armed Forces .
Created during the First World War in France. The 3rd Army Corps repelled several major German offensives. The corps was dissolved after the war.
Re-created in the interwar years, the 3rd Army Corps trained the American army before and during World War II, before being directly deployed to the European theater of war, where it directly took part in the Ardennes operation , where the corps broke through the 101st airborne division .
Over the next 50 years, the corps was a key element of training for the U.S. Army as it sent troops overseas during the Cold War , Korean War, and the Vietnam War . However, the corps did not carry out combat deployments until Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Composition
1989
- Office of the 3rd Army Corps, Fort Hood
- 1st Cavalry Division , Fort Hood / Suthendal , Brunssum , Eigelshoven , Grobbendonk
- 2nd Panzer Division , Fort Hood / Monchengladbach , Strahlen , Kevelaer
- 5th Infantry Division , Fort Polk / Ter Apel , Couvorden , Wriesenven
- 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss / Monchengladbach, Kevelaer
- Artillery Directorate, Fort Hood
- 212th Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill
- 6th Army Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood
- 13th Logistics Directorate, Nellingen
2008
- Office of the 3rd Army Corps, Fort Hood
- 1st Cavalry Division , Fort Hood
- 1st Panzer Division , Fort Bliss
- 1st Infantry Division , Fort Riley
- 4th Infantry Division , Fort Carson
- 75th Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill
- 36th Engineering Team, Fort Hood
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment [3] , Fort Hood
- 504th Reconnaissance Brigade, Fort Hood
- 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood
- 13th Logistics Department, Fort Hood
- 1st Medical Team, Fort Hood
- Special Forces Battalion, Fort Hood
Notes
- ↑ Fort Hood Fact Sheet: III Corps . Fort Hood Public Affairs Office. Date of treatment November 25, 2009.
- ↑ III Corps . GlobalSecurity.org . Date of treatment November 25, 2009.
- ↑ Geiger, Capt. Grace . 3rd Cav Regt transitions to III Corps , Killeen, TX : 3d Cavalry Regiment Public Affairs Office (April 5, 2017).