how many corps comprise an army?

Answer 1

the army is comprised of Divsions, such as 4th ID, 1st Cav, 3rd coscom, and i believe its like 70

Answer 2

There is no set formula, however, here is the hierarchy:

Two or more Teams for a Squad.
Two or more Squads form a Platoon (usually 4).
Two or more Platoons form a Company (usually 3 or 4).
Two or more Companies form a Battalion (usually 3 or 4).
Two or more Battalions form a Regiment (usually 3) ***.
Two or more Battalions or Regiments plus support units form a Brigade.
Two or more Brigades form a Division (usually 4).
Two or more Divisions form a Corps.
Two or more Corps form an Army.
Two or more Armies form an Army Group.

Once you get above a Division level, the force is tailored for the conflict and there really are no hard and fast rules. You can find Corps that are made up of a division and a brigade, while another corps might have 6 divisions in it.

The best example, and the only full mobilization ever done by the USA, was WWII. In Europe, was mostly three divisions per corps, and three corps per army and three armies per army group. But there were still plenty of exceptions to be had.

(*** The regiment is, in most cases, a historical designation only. A very few units, mostly Armored Cavalry and Marines still use them at the moment, but everything is going to Brigade organization.)

Answer 3

Three or four Squads is a Platoon
Three or four Platoons is a Company
Three or four Companies is a Battalion
Three or four Battalions of the same branch is a Regiment
Three or four Battalions of mixed branches is a Brigade
3 or 4 Brigades is a Division as in 2nd Armored Division
3 or 4 Divisions is a Corps as in U.S. V Corps
3 or 4 Corps is an Army as in U.S. III Army
3 or 4 Armies is an Army Group as in U.S. 12th Army Group

Answer 4

The Army has been reorganized so many times that there is no way of constituting what compromises an Army anymore. We now fight with units known as Brigade Combat Teams. Usually, 3 brigades comprise a division, but now we deploy the Brigade Combat Teams as individual units to reduce fatigue on overdeployed soldiers. To get a better idea of military structure in the good old days, try looking at WWII as an example.

Jay

Answer 5

An army is comprised of two or more corps.

Answer 6

2-5 Corps in an Army

with 3 being the ideal.

It's the same with almost every level of command.

Answer 7

I'm not sure what you're asking but I interpreted your question and this is my answer: The Infantry, Guards, Armour, Commandos, Artillery, Combat Engineers, Signals, Army Intelligence, Maintenance Engineering, Logistics and Army Medics

Answer 8

It depends on the mission of the army in the theatre of operations,the theatre command will assign corps commands and to them units(divisions or brigades) whose nature depends again on the mission;example:the 4th German Army in 1/9/1939 against Poland had two
infantry corps(II and III) with two divisions each,one motorized
corps with two mechanized divisions and an armoured division,and a Border Guard infantry corps with three infantry divisions;the 7th German army in Crimea in 1941 had seven divisions, while,the same date 4th army had fourteen divisions and had under its control the 2nd and 4th Panzer armies(Generals Hoth and Guderian).

Answer 9

At least 2. I like they way this link shows both US and British Unit designations.

The first answer came from a relative of Gomer Pyle.

SSG US Army 73-82