XII Corps, Spearhead of Patton’s Third Army
| Author | : Lt.-Col. George Dyer |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 940 |
| Release | : 2017-07-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781787206854 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1787206858 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (858 Downloads) |
Download or read book XII Corps, Spearhead of Patton’s Third Army written by Lt.-Col. George Dyer and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I of a very fine, richly illustrated reference book on General Patton’s Third Army. The XII Corps fought from northern France to Austria in World War II. Constituted in the Organized Reserves in 1933, it was activated on 29 August 1942 at Columbia, South Carolina. XII Corps became operational in France as part of Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s Third Army on 1 August 1944. Initially commanded by Major General Gilbert R. Cook, bad health forced MG Cook to relinquish command to Major General Manton S. Eddy within three weeks. MG Eddy commanded the corps until late April 1945, when his own health problems forced him to turn over command to MG Stafford LeRoy Irwin.
