Category: II Corps, United States Army, World War II
Categories: United States Army Corps, World War II
This is a mid level rollup consisting of units that composed the XXIII Corps during World War II.
While most profiles should be assigned to specific Division or Regiment sub categories that make up this corps, a small number of people are assigned to the corps itself. For example the Commanding General and his staff in some form of a HQ element, or some type of separate unit. Profiles for these people should be added to this category.
In late 1942, under the command of Major General Lloyd Fredendall, II Corps landed in Oran as part of Operation Torch. After initially making good headway against German forces during the Tunisia Campaign, II Corps was defeated by German forces under Hans-Jürgen von Arnim at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid. II Corps was again decisively defeated during the Battle of Kasserine Pass by troops under Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel. The defeats were compounded by American inexperience, poor senior leadership, and lack of armor comparable to that in the German panzer forces, as well as the highly effective German high-velocity 88 mm anti-tank guns, which were used in screening tactics to destroy American tanks lured into pursuit of German armored forces.
The II Corps was assigned to the Fifth Army
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