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The List of major U.S. Commands of World War II includes major military commands of the United States. These are units above corps level.

Major Army Commands

Army Air Forces (USAAF): Formed 9 March 1942.
Army Ground Forces (AGF): Formed 9 March 1942.
Army Service Forces (ASF): Formed 9 March 1942 as Services of Supply (USASOS); renamed on 12 March 1943.

Theater commands

European Theater of Operations (ETO): Formed 8 June 1942.
North African Theater of Operations (NATO): Formed 4 February 1943. Redesignated Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) on 1 November 1944.
Central Pacific Area (COMCENPAC): Primary subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, also commanded by Chester W. Nimitz through the war.
North Pacific Area (COMNORPAC): Formed in April 1942 as a subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, commanded by Robert A. Theobald to January 1943, Thomas C. Kinkaid to October 1943, and Frank J. Fletcher through the end of the war.
Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPOA): Formed in April 1942 as primarily Navy command in the Pacific, consisting of Central Pacific Area, South Pacific Area, and North Pacific Area. Commanded by Chester W. Nimitz through the war.
South Pacific Area (COMSOPAC): Formed in April 1942 as a subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, commanded by Robert L. Ghormley through October 1942, William Halsey, Jr. to June 1944, John H. Newton to March 1945, and Admiral William L. Calhoun to the end of the war.
South East Pacific Area (COMSOEASPAC): Formed in April 1942. Never became an active theater of war. Commanded by Ernest King throughout the war.
South West Pacific Area (COMSOWESPAC): Formed on 30 March 1942. Commanded by Douglas MacArthur throughout the war.
China Burma India Theater (CBI): Formed [[2 February 1944. Commanded by Joseph W. Stilwell. Split into China Theater under Albert Coady Wedemeyer and India Burma Theater under Daniel I. Sultan on 24 October 1944.

Army groups

Armies

U.S. First Army: Existed prior to the war, shipped to England in October 1943. Landed at Normandy and was in North-West Europe through the end of the war. Commanded by Omar Bradley from October 1943 to August 1944.
U.S. Second Army: Remained in the United States through the war.
U.S. Third Army: Existed prior to the war, shipped to England in January 1944. Shipped to France in July 1944 and remained in North-West Europe through the end of the war. Commanded by George S. Patton from January 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. Fourth Army: Remained in the United States.
U.S. Fifth Army: Activated in August 1943 at Algiers. Landed at Salerno in September 1943 and remained in Italy through the war. Commanded by Mark W. Clark to November 1944 and Lucian Truscott through the end of the war.
U.S. Sixth Army
U.S. Seventh Army
U.S. Eighth Army
U.S. Ninth Army
U.S. Tenth Army
U.S. Fifteenth Army

Fleets

Seaboards

Naval Task Forces

Task Force 38
Task Force 58

Naval Major Commands

Air Forces Atlantic Fleet AIRLANT, COMAIRLANT
Air Forces Pacific Fleet AIRPAC, COMAIRPAC

Carriers Pacific Fleet CARPAC, COMCARPAC
Carrier Division CARDIV, COMCARDIV

Battleships Pacific Fleet BATPAC, COMBATPAC
Battleship Division BATDIV, COMBATDIV

Cruisers Atlantic Fleet CRULANT, COMCRULANT
Cruisers Pacific Fleet CRUPAC, COMCRUPAC
Cruiser Division CRUDIV, COMCRUDIV

Destroyers Atlantic Fleet DESLANT, COMDESLANT
Destroyers Pacific Fleet DESPAC, COMDESPAC
Destroyer Division DESDIV, COMDESDIV

Destroyer Squadron DESRON, COMDESRON

Destroyer Group DESGRU, COMDESGRU

Minesweepers Atlantic Fleet MINLANT, COMMINLANT
Minesweepers Pacific Fleet MINPAC, COMMINPAC
Minesweeper Division MINDIV, COMMINDIV

Minesweeper Squadron MINRON, COMMINRON

Amphibious Forces Atlantic PHIBLANT, COMPHIBLANT
Amphibious Forces Pacific PHIBPAC, COMPHIBPAC
Amphibious Squadron PHIBRON, COMPHIBRON

Service Forces Atlantic SERVLANT, COMSERVLANT
Service Forces Pacific Fleet SERVPAC, COMSERVPAC
Service Forces Squadron SERVRON, COMSERVRON

Service Division SERVDIV, COMSERVDIV

Service Group SERVGRU, COMSERVGRU

Submarines Atlantic Fleet SUBLANT, COMSUBLANT
Submarines Pacific Fleet SUBPAC, COMSUBPAC
Submarine Squadron SUBRON, COMSUBRON

Submarine Group SUBGRU, COMSUBGRU

Naval Forces (Misc,)

Marine commands

Air Forces

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