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Military unit
The I Armored Corps was a
corps -sized formation of the
United States Army that was active in
World War II .
The Corps made landfall in
Morocco in
French North Africa during
Operation Torch in November 1942, the
Allied invasion of French North Africa, as the
Western Task Force , under the command of
Major General
George S. Patton , the first all-American force to enter the war against the
Germans .
Following the successful defeat of the
Axis powers under
Generalfeldmarschall
Erwin Rommel in North Africa, in May 1943, I Armored Corps was redesignated as the
Seventh Army on 10 July 1943 while at sea en route to the Allied invasion of
Sicily as the spearhead of
Operation Husky .
History
Subordinate units
Heraldic items
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Description: On an equilateral triangle with a green border, one point up, divided into three sections, the upper section yellow, the dexter section blue, and the sinister section red, a gun bendwise in front of a tank track and wheels all black and overall a red lightning flash bend sinisterwise. In the apex the Roman numeral "I" in black.
Symbolism:
Yellow, blue, and red are the colors of the branches from which armored units were formed (cavalry, infantry and artillery respectively) .
The tank tread, gun, and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power, and speed.
The corps designation is in Roman numerals.
Distinctive unit insignia
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