US ARMY VII Corps Patch

USARMYVIICorps

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, VII Corps, was organized on 19 August 1918 at Remiremont, France, and served in World War I. By the end of 1992, V Corps was the only remaining corps in Germany, after VII Corps inactivated.

VII Corps participated in five campaigns during World War II. The assault and landing at Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 June 1944, spearheaded the American landings on the Normandy beaches. The four other subsequent campaigns were Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe.

First Army's plan to break out of the lodgment area was Operation COBRA, a 25 July attack by VII and XIX Corps that shattered the German defenses at the town of St. Lo and passed infantry and armored columns through the gap and out of the Brittany peninsula.

Once clear of the Bocage country, the spearheads turned east toward Paris, rapidly encircling portions of two German armies in what became known as the Falaise-Argentan pocket. Later, as part of the First Army attack into the Siegfried Line and Huertgen Forest, attacks began on 14 September 1944.

Gen. Hodges, the First Army Commander, directed V Corps to protect the flank of VII Corps, which was leading the First Army attack into Germany. Worse fighting was yet to come, as First Army directed V Corps to support the VII Corps attack deeper in the Huertgen Forest.

With the capture of the Roer dams, the way was open for VII Corps to move on into Germany and for the First Army to close on the Rhine.

NAME:
VII Corps / Seventh Corps / 7th Corps / VII Army Corps

NICKNAME:
*None*

BATTLE HONORS:

World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

Armed Forces Expeditions
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait

ACTIVATED:
Aug 19, 1918
Nov 25, 1940

DEACTIVATED:
1919
April 15, 1992

USA American US Regular Flag Patch with Velcro Closure (1 7/8'' x 3 3/8'')

Description

US flag patch. Hook and loop closure military embroidered patch. Worn on the ACU (Army Combat Uniform). Flag contains 7 red strips, 6 white stripes. 50 stars. American Flag Patch.