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Manual on field fortification.
No full textField fortifications are for the purpose of placing a unit, in a favorable position by bolstering and increasing its fighting strength and, when used properly, it is possible to open the way to victory even over a superior force. Table of contents: kinds and methods of fortifications; demolition of obstacles and flank defenses; fortification for defense; fortification for offense; and command of operations, tools, materials
Processing directive, 21st Bombardment Wing.
No full textThis directive covers the processing to be conducted by all fixed Groups, 21st Wing, and outlines the necessary proficiencies to be checked during the 15 day period allotted. Enclosed are Annexes covering the specific processing which would normally be supervised by the various staff sections. Annexes are listed as an index of information contained herein: personnel, intelligence, operations, communications, supply, engineering, and medical
G-2 estimate of the enemy situation with respect to operations against Kyushu and Honshu (abbreviated).
No full textContents include the summary of the enemy situation- trends, command structure, ground forces, air forces, naval forces, merchant shipping position, terrain (Kyushu and Tokyo Plain of Honshu), and enclosures
Ammo Joe at Anzio, January 22, 1944 – May 31, 1944.
No full textThis is the story of the men and officers of Fifth Army Ordnance who labored so valiantly and successfully supplying ammunition to our fighting forces on the Anzio Beachhead in the face of obstacles previously unencountered in this theater. The methods of supply and storage devised by these men at Anzio to cope with the ever-rising problems created by modern warfare should become an integral part of future ammunition texts
Report after action, operations of the 37th Infantry Division, Luzon P.I., 1 November 1944 to 30 June 1945 (M-1 Operation).
No full textThe following narrative accounts cover in some detail the activities of the 37th Infantry Division in the Luzon Campaign (M-l Operations) from 1 November 1944 to 30 June 1945. The operations can be logically divided into the following phases: a. Planning and Loading Phase, 1 November 1944 to 15 December 1944. b. Movement to the Objective Area, including practice landings in New Guinea, 16 December 1944 to 8 January 1945. c. Initial Landings, including the securing of the Army Beachhead Line, 9 January 1945 to 12 January 1945. d. Advance through Luzon Central Plains to the Tuliahan River, 13 January 1945 to 4 February 1945. e. Securing the city of Manila area, 5 February 1945 to 3 March 1945, inclusive. f. Occupation of the city of Manila, 4 March 1945 to 11 April 1945. g. Baguio Campaign, 12 April 1945 to 9 May 1945. h. Cagayan Valley Campaign, 29 May 1945 to 30 June 1945. Operations by separate combat teams when attached to other divisions are not included in the Division report but are covered in the separate unit reports. These include: a. Operations of the 129th Combat Team and 136th Field Artillery Battalion when attached to the 33d Infantry Division in the Baguio area from 29 March 1945 to 11 April 1945. b. Operations of the 148th Combat Team attached to the 25th Infantry Division in the Balete Pass area from 2 May 1945 to 1 June 1945. c. Operations of the 145th Combat Team attached to the 6th and 38th Infantry Divisions at Mounts Pacawagen and Binacayan in the XI Corps sector from 14 April to 30 May 1945. Lessons learned are included as the final chapter to these accounts
Second draft operations plan Operation "Eclipse", 27 February 1945.
No full textThis 'Eclipse' plan provides for the occupation of Germany after the German surrender or collapse. It is based on the assumption that contact will be made with the advancing Russian forces near the western boundary of the Russian Zone of Occupation
AAF Evaluation Board report, SWPA, "Wewak neutralization".
No full textThe Air Evaluation Board, South West Pacific Area, was established by the War Department for the purpose of evaluating the conduct and effectiveness of air attack. This report "Wewak Neutralization, 3 Feb 44" is one of a series of reviews and evaluations of past air operations in this Theatre
Strategic photo reconnaissance.
No full textThe 5th Reconnaissance Group was assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force on 1 October 1944. With this assignment the Air Force acquired the intelligence procuring and producing unit essential to the completion of its organization. The primary function of this Group was to furnish intelligence upon a routine basis and on special demand of the Air Force. This intelligence was processed in its entirety within the Group and passed to the demander in a completed form, ready for use. While the Fifteenth Air Force was the chief demander, other agencies made requests for intelligence material, which was furnished if it did not conflict with the demands of the Air Force. The succeeding report is a description of strategic photo reconnaissance, showing the relationship of the 5th Reconnaissance Group to the Fifteenth Air Force, and presenting the details of the operational functions of the Group in the accomplishment of the Air Force mission
G-3 reports, XXIV Corps, nos. 1-50.
No full textProvides maps, information on the front lines, location of troops, information of adjacent units and supporting troops, weather and visibility, and operations for the period
Combat narratives: the Aleutians campaign, June 1942 – August 1943.
No full textCombat Narratives have been prepared by the Publications Branch of the Office of Naval Intelligence for the information of the officers of the United States Navy. Contents: the attack on Dutch Harbor, June 1942; enemy occupation of Attu and Kiska; "strong attrition"- Kiska bombarded; occupation of Adak, 30 August 1942; occupation of Amchitka; first and second bombardment of Attu; destruction of enemy ammunition ship; the battle of the Komandorskis; invasion of Attu; softening up Kiska and the invasion of Kiska; and appendixes on task organization for the assault on Kiska, symbols of U.S. Navy ships, and list of published combat narratives