US 13th Army Corps Patch – WW2 . USP351

United States 13th (XIII) Army Corps shoulder sleeve insignia (patch). The patch is fully embroidered with a snowy back. Worn condition. Most likely 1940s (WW2) era. The patch does not react to UV light (does not glow under blacklight).

Additional Notes: The 13th (XIII) Army Corps was activated in December of 1942 in Providence, RI, the XIII Corps fought for 180 days in the European Theater of Operations, fighting from the Netherlands to the Elbe River. It was first activated under the command of then-Major General Reinhardt, however, would be commanded in combat by Major General Gillem, Jr. as a subordinate unit to 9th U.S. Army, it under the command of the Allied 21st Army Group. In November of 1944, the XIII Corps pierced the Siegfried Line and pushed to the Roer River. In February of 1945, the corps routed Third Reich forces in the Cologne Plain and made a dash for the Rhine in March of that year. In 180 days of combat, the corps had progressed as far as the Elbe River to the vicinity of Tangermunde, bringing it to approximately 50 miles from Berlin, the closest American forces would come to the enemy capital before V-E Day.

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