III Armored Corps

For the Third Army Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, see III Corps (Union Army).

III Corps
Active
  • 1918–1919
  • 1927–1946
  • 1951–1959
  • 1961–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
RoleHeadquarters
SizeCorps
Garrison/HQFort Cavazos, Texas
Nickname(s)"Phantom Corps"[1] or "America's Hammer"[2]
Colors   Blue and White
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Iraq Campaign
Operation Inherent Resolve
Commanders
Commanding GeneralLTG Kevin Admiral
Command Sergeant MajorCSM John P. McDwyer
Deputy Commanding General, ManeuverBG Geoff Van Epps
Deputy Commanding General, SupportMaj Gen Benjamin J. Cattermole, British Army
Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

Distinctive unit insignia
Combat service identification badge
U.S. Corps (1939–present)
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III Corps[3] is a corps of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Cavazos, Texas. It is a major formation of the United States Army Forces Command.

Activated in World War I in France, III Corps oversaw US Army divisions as they repelled several major German offensives and led them into Germany. The corps was deactivated following the end of the war.

Reactivated in the interwar years, III Corps trained US Army formations for combat before and during World War II, before itself being deployed to the European Theater where it participated in several key engagements, including the Battle of the Bulge where it relieved the surrounded 101st Airborne Division.

For the next 50 years, the corps was a key training element for the US Army as it sent troops overseas in support of the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The corps saw no combat deployments, however, until Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. As of April 2019, III Corps includes some of the oldest formations of their type in the US Army: 1st Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Armored Division and 1st Medical Brigade.

  1. ^ "Fort Cavazos Fact Sheet: III Corps" (PDF). Fort Cavazos Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. ^ "III Corps". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ "III Armored Corps History". Army.mil. Retrieved 14 August 2022.