U.S. Army Divisions in World War II
Activation and Combat Participation

• World War II Order of Battle, by Capt. Shelby L. Stanton, USA (Ret.) [ISBN: 0-88365-775-9]
  (United States Army Divisions in WWII)

• US Army Order of Battle: World War II--ETO
• US Army Center of Military History: Lineage & Honors
  • Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Armored or Infantry Brigades
  • Infantry
  • Field Artillery
  • Air Defense Artillery
  • Engineers
  • Armor
  • Cavalry
  • Quartermaster
  • Signal
  • Transportation
  • Chemical
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Police
  • Medical
  • Aviation
  • Psychological Operations
  • Adjutant General
  • Finance
  • Civil Affairs
  • Bibliography
    • Infantry, Part I: Regular Army, by John K. Mahon and Romana Danysh. (1972, 1984; 938 pp., chart, illustrations, bibliographies, index). CMH Pub 60-3-1, paper.
      A narrative history of the Infantry Branch, this volume also contains the lineages, honors, coats of arms, and distinctive insignia of Infantry units of the Regular Army.
    • Air Defense Artillery, comp. Janice E. McKenney. (1985; 429 pp., color illustrations, glossary). CMH Pub 60-5, cloth.
      Lineages, honors, heraldic items, and bibliographies of the twenty-four regiments in the force structure at the end of 1982.
    • Field Artillery, comp. Janice E. McKenney. (1985, 1992; 761 pp., illustrations, glossary). CMH Pub 60-11, cloth.
      Lineages, honors, heraldic items, and bibliographies of the fifty-eight Regular Army Field Artillery regiments in the force structure at the end of 1982.
    • Aviation, comp. Wayne M. Dzwonchyk. (1986; 155 pp., illustrations, glossary). CMH Pub 60-12, cloth, GPO S/N 008-029-00135-7, $26.00.
      Lineages, honors, heraldic items, and bibliographies of the 1st Aviation Brigade and of all Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard aviation groups and battalions as of 1 May 1983.
    • Armies, Corps, Divisions, And Separate Brigades, comp. John B. Wilson. (742 pp., illustrations, glossary). CMH Pub 60-7, cloth; CMH Pub 60-7-1, paper, forthcoming.
      This updated edition provides lineage and honors of armies, corps, divisions, and separate brigades active since the beginning of World War II, with their heraldic items.
    • Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, by John B. Wilson. (1998, 469 pp., tables, charts, maps, illustrations, index). CMH Pub 60-14, cloth, GPO S/N 008-029-00340-6, $36.00. CMH Pub 60-14-1, paper.
      A systematic account of the evolution within the Army of divisions and separate brigades, highlighting rationales behind that evolution and factors that played a part in bringing those changes to reality.
    • Military Police, comp. Robert K. Wright, Jr. (1992; 226 pp., illustrations, bibliography, glossary) CMH Pub 60-9, cloth, GPO S/N 008-029-00218-3, $17.00. CMH Pub 60-9-1, paper, GPO S/N 008-029-00219-1, $12.00.
      Lineages and honors for Military Police commands, brigades, groups, camps, centers, and battalions active in the Regular Army and Army Reserve since 1962 and units of the National Guard, with descriptions and color insignia and coats of arms.
    • Military Intelligence, by John Patrick Finnegan; lineages complied by Romana Danysh. (1998, 437 pp., illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index). CMH Pub 60-13, cloth, GPO S/N 008-029-00332-5, $41.00. CMH Pub 60-13-1, paper.
      A historical survey of military intelligence in the Army from 1860 to 1992, highlighting the evolution of its roles and missions and organization.
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