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The Eighth Army is a U.S. field army which commands all United States Army forces in South Korea. [1] It is headquartered at the Camp Humphreys in the Anjeong-ri of Pyeongtaek, South Korea . [ 2 ] Eighth Army relocated its headquarters from Yongsan to Camp Humphreys in the summer of 2017. [ 3 ]
The Eighth Army then participated in the Italian Campaign which began with the Allied invasion of the island of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky. When the Allies subsequently invaded mainland Italy, elements of the Eighth Army landed in the 'toe' of Italy in Operation Baytown and at Taranto in Operation Slapstick.
Eighth Army (France) 8th Army (German Empire), a unit in World War I; 8th Army (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I; 8th Army (Wehrmacht), a German unit in World War II; Eighth Army (Italy) Japanese Eighth Area Army; Eighth Army (Ottoman Empire) 8th Guards Army (Russia) 8th Army (RSFSR), a unit of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War
Walton Harris Walker (3 December 1889 – 23 December 1950) was a United States Army four-star general who served with distinction in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, where he commanded the Eighth United States Army before dying in a jeep accident.
The 8th Army (German: 8. Armee) was a World War II field army. It existed twice during the war, in the invasion of Poland in 1939, and on the Eastern Front from 1943 onwards. The 8th Army was activated on 1 August 1939 with General Johannes Blaskowitz in command. In 1939 it was part of Gerd von Rundstedt's Army Group South for the Invasion of ...
The 8th Army (German: 8. Armee / Armeeoberkommando 8 / A.O.K. 8) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It was formed on mobilization in August 1914 from the I Army Inspectorate. [1] The army was dissolved on 29 September 1915, but reformed on 30 December 1915. [2] It was finally disbanded in 1919 during demobilization ...
The Eighth Army (French: VIIIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.. During World War I, there were two 8th armies. The first was the former Détachement d'armée de Belgique (Army Detachment in Belgium) which existed between 16 November 1914 and 4 April 1915.
Insignia of the US Eighth Army. This is the US Eighth Army order of battle during the Korean War. US Eighth Army. US I Corps 13 September 1950 – End of war US 1st Cavalry Division 13 September 1950 – January 1951; April 1951 – December 1951; US 2nd Infantry Division 23 July 1950 – End of war