Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Basic Elements, Army Groups and Armies

United States Army

Second World War

Basic Elements

Army Ground Forces GHQ Reserves Army Service Forces Army Air Forcess
Army Ground Forces 1922 (1) General HQ Reserves 1941 (2) Army Service Forces 1941 Army Air Forces 1942

Army Groups

First Army Group Sixth Army Group 12 Army Group 15 Army Group
First 1944 (3) Sixth 1944 12th 1944 15th 1945
E.T.O. Southern France E.T.O. E.T.O. Italy

Armies

First Army Second Army Third Army Fourth Army Fifth Army
First 1918 Second 1918 Third 1918 Fourth 1927 Fifth 1943
E.T.O. U.S. (training) E.T.O. U.S. (training) Italy
Sixth Army Seventh Army Eight Army Ninth Army
Sixth 1945 Seventh 1943 Eight 1944 Ninth 1944
Pacific E.T.O.) Pacific E.T.O.
Tenth Army 14th Army 15th Army 1st Allied Airborne 1st Allied Airborne
Tenth 1944 14th 1944 15th 1944 1stAllied Airborne 1945 (4) 1stAllied Airborne 1945 (5)
Pacific Not Active E.T.O. E.T.O. E.T.O.

Notes:

  1. Date approved as General Headquarters
  2. Units assigned directly to General Headquarters
  3. The First Army Group was redesignated 12th Army Group
  4. Courtesy Jay Graybeal (original theather made)
  5. Variation English-made ("Airborne" rather than "Allied Airborne")

ABBREVIATIONS
E.T.O. is the European Theater of Operations

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