First United States Army Group | |
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Active | 1943–44 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Army group |
Role | Military diversion, phantom formation |
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First United States Army Group (often abbreviated FUSAG) was a fictitious (paper command) Allied Army Group in World War II prior to D-Day, part of Operation Quicksilver, created to deceive the Germans about where the Allies would land in France. To attract Axis attention, prominent US general George S. Patton was placed in command of the fabricated formation.