Fourteenth United States Army
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| Fourteenth United States Army | |
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 Shoulder insignia of Fourteenth United States Army |
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| Active | Operation Quicksilver |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Field army |
| Role | diversion phantom formation |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
George S. Patton |
Fourteenth United States Army was a fictitious field army developed as a part of Operation Quicksilver and as a part of the fictitious First United States Army Group, being led by George S. Patton, Jr..
[edit] Alleged Composition
As part of a psychological warfare campaign the Fourteenth Army was described by Agent Garbo as being made up of: –
- "...convicts who were released from prisons in the United States to be enrolled in a foreign legion of the French or Spanish type. It can almost be said that there are brigades composed of gangsters and bloodthirsty men, specially selected to fight against the Japanese, men who are not supposed to take prisoners, but instead to administer a cruel justice at their own hands."[1],[2]
[edit] Order of Battle
What follows is the order of battle for the Fourteenth Army as of the 8th of September 1944. The various formations changed as the operation continued in order to mislead Axis intelligence.[1],[2]
US 14th Army (Fictional - Little Waltham)
XXXI Corps (Fictional - HQ Bury St Edmonds)
11th Infantry Division (Fictional - Bury St Edmonds)
48th Infantry Division (Fictional - Woodbridge)- 25th Armoured Division (Fictional - East Dereham)
- XXXVII Corps
17th Infantry Division (Fictional - Hatfield & Peverel)
59th Infantry Division (Fictional - Ipswich)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Thaddeus Holt. The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. Phoenix. 2005. ISBN 0753819171
- ^ a b Roger Hesketh. Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign. St Ermins Press. 1999. ISBN 0316851728
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