| The 1st US Army Group (FUSAG) was activated
in 1943 to plan the invasion of Normandy in june 1944, commanded by General
Bradley, the Army Group was redesignated to the 12th
Army Group. The 1st Army Group had become a deception
to mislead the German forces that there also would be a landing across the
Channel near Calais. This deception was called operation 'Quicksilver' (also
known as operation 'Fortitude South') and the Army Group was commanded by
General Patton, while he was Commanding General of the 3rd
US Army. The Army Group consist of some fake and some real units. |
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| 19.10.1943 | ACTIVATED in London (England) |
| 18.10.1944 | INACTIVATED |
| 19.10.1943-31.07.1944 | Lt.-Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
| 00.00.0000 | Lt.-Gen. George S. Patton (Jr.) |
| 14th Army | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 4th Army | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| II Corps | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 2nd Airborne Division (fake) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 5th Infantry Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 35th Infantry Division (fake) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 55th Infantry Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| VII Corps | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 58th Infantry Division (fake) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 61st Infantry Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| - 80th Infantry Division | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
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