Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
FORT KNOX, Kentucky -- Bundeswehr Lt. Gen. Helge Hansen and U.S. Army V Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. John W. Woodmansee Jr. inspect a tank turret simulator during a visit to U.S. Army Armor Center Fort Knox, Kentucky, September, 1988. Hansen and Woodmansee traveled from Germany for a multi-day inspection tour of Fort Knox, the epicenter of U.S. armored doctrine. The tank turret simulator......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
WILDFLECKEN, West Germany -- Sergeant Major of the Army William A. Connelly, left, speaks to V Corps Specialist 4 Crim during his visit to the Wildflecken Training Area, West Germany, April 13, 1982. During Connelly’s SMA term under Army Chief of Staff Gen. Edward C. Meyer, V Corps, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, was USAREUR’s primary warfighting headquarters, responsible for......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
NORMANDY, France -- Under enemy fire, U.S. Army Soldiers part of Company E, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, V Corps, move towards the shore of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. The D-Day invasion aimed to establish an Allied foothold in Normandy, with Omaha Beach assigned to the U.S. First Army (Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley). V Corps (Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow) was the......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
MONSHAU, Germany -- An unidentified U.S. Army Soldier part of the 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, V Corps, walks through a trench near the Siegfried Line in Monshau, Germany, late November or early December 1944. The Squadron was a corps-level asset under V Corps, tasked with scouting enemy positions, probing defenses, and securing routes for advancing infantry and armor. Equipped with......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
ENGLAND, United Kingdom -- U.S. Army Soldiers part of the 56th Signal Battalion, V Corps, celebrate Christmas day together, December 25, 1942, England. The 56th Signal Battalion was a key communications unit of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II, specializing in providing wire, radio, and messenger networks for corps-level operations. Reactivated on January 23, 1941 at Fort......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
FRANCE -- An American gun crew from Regimental Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, fires a 37mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions in France, 1918. The 23rd Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army was part of V Corps in World War I during 1918. The 23rd Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, which was under the command of V Corps for key operations in......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
ST. MIHAIL, France -- U.S. Army V Corps Soldiers escort German prisoners through the French town of St. Mihail on the first day of the offensive, Sept. 12, 1918. The St. Mihiel Offensive (September 12-16, 1918) was a major World War I operation led by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing, aimed at reducing the German-held St. Mihiel salient in northeastern......
Graphics by Sgt. Devin Klecan | U.S. Army V Corps | 11.19.2025
ST. MIHAIL, France - U.S. Army V Corps Soldiers pass through the remnants of the French town of St. Mihail, Sept. 13, 1918. The St. Mihiel Offensive (September 12-16, 1918) was a major World War I operation led by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing, aimed at reducing the German-held St. Mihiel salient in northeastern France. V Corps, part of the U.S. First......
