United States Twelfth Fleet

United States Twelfth Fleet

The Twelfth Fleet was a unit of the United States Navy and was operational from October 1, 1943. The fleet was disestablished in 1946.

Twelfth Fleet was established from the US naval forces under Commander Naval Forces Europe, Admiral Harold Stark when on September 9, 1943 admiral Ernest King ordered the consolidation of all US naval forces in Europe under a new Twelfth Fleet.

The fleet had the following commands:
* Task Force 122 under command of Rear Adm. Alan G. Kirk to control operations and training for the cross-Channel assault.
* Eleventh Amphibious Force
* Landing Craft and Bases, Europe, to receive and control the buildup of landing craft for the invasion.


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