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US Fifth Army

Existed: 5 Jan 1943 – 2 Oct 1945

Commanders

  • Mark W. Clark 5 Jan 1943 – 16 Dec 1944
  • Lucian Truscott 16 Dec 1944 – 2 Oct 1945

Positions (approximate)

  1. 15 October 1943Volturno
  2. 20 January 1944Garigliano; Anzio from 22 Jan
  3. 5 June 1944Rome
  4. 15 September 1944Gothic Line (Futa Pass)
  5. 20 April 1945Bologna

Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.

Sources

  1. [1]
    Fifth United States Army

    Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia

US Fifth Army · Militavor