Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An operational military formation consisting of two or more armies and their supporting elements.
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Examples
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Thus, each army group has specially trained SPF troops to insert by parachute, helicopter, light aircraft, or infiltration to conduct special reconnaissance.
FM 100-61 Chptr 8 Reconnaissance United States Army 1998
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Air defense assets from army group down through division create an area defense.
FM 100-61 Chptr 11 Air Defense Support United States Army 1998
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Army aviation, reinforced as necessary with army group assets, also provides lift for heliborne landings and direct air support for ground forces.
FM 100-61 Chptr 10 Air Support United States Army 1998
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The mobile elements serve as medical reserves, or they may set up new mobile hospital bases if the interval between those operating in the army rear and the army group rear base becomes too large.
FM 100-61 Chptr 15 Logistics United States Army 1998
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Only when specifically ordered to by the army group does an army stop and consolidate on an objective.
FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations United States Army 1998
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When the army group does not organize counterpreparatory fires in a particular army's sector, that army may use spoiling attacks to disrupt or delay the enemy attack.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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When the army group does not organize counterpreparatory fires in a particular army's sector, that army may use spoiling attacks to disrupt or delay the enemy attack.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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The army group in this first variant has a clear idea of where the enemy's main attack is about to occur and has organized an operational fire sack to defeat a penetration in that sector.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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Often, an army has to conduct its defensive battle with little or no help from the army group.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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These same two factors also determine the army's composition; that is, the number of divisions and the degree of support allocated to it from army group.
FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations United States Army 1998
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