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Report on the collapse of the Ludendorf Bridge, 17 March 1945.
No full textThis document details the condition of the Ludendorf Bridge at the time of collapse, factors contributing to the collapse, the broken lower chord of the upstream arch truss, dead load of added flooring, cable used to straighten part of the lower chord, vibration by machinery and equipment (and artillery firing), shelling, traffic, and casualties. The document also contains a summary of statement of witnesses
Fighter control and aircraft warning in amphibious operations.
No full textAAF School of Applied Tactics, AAF Tactical Center, Orlando, Florida, January 1945. The problem: in spite of our achievement of air superiority in all localized actions in all theaters, our enemies are still able to muster enough air strength to damage seriously any particular operation unless steps are taken to prevent their doing so
Medical Department activities in European Theater of Operations.
No full textThis document was written by a venereal disease control officer in the European Theater of Operations detailing his experience with the troops in England and France
Operation Crossbow: summary of information up to 26th December 1943.
No full textThis report is a special examination of photographs of 29 V-1 Missile or Flying Bomb launching sites in France taken at least five days after attack by either the Royal Air Force or Army Air Forces during December 1943
Close air support of ground forces around Brest.
No full textImmediate Report No. 65: Close Air Support of Ground Forces Around Brest, XII Army Group, 26 September 1944
Information pertaining to electrified obstacles: translation of Japanese manual denka shogaibutso no sanko, MISLS document no. 475.
No full textThe purpose of electrified obstacles is the killing and injuring of personnel and horses. They consist of such objects as wire entanglements and "chevaux de frise". Both their effectiveness as obstacles and the intangible effect that they have upon the enemy are great; however, since various materials are necessary for their construction, there are many cases when it is difficult to utilize them in open warfare; however during simple movements they may be used following the progress of the battle
Chronology of the war in the Southwest Pacific, 1941-1945.
No full textThe victories achieved by invincible courage and gallantry in long and arduous fighting on the beaches and in the jungles, in the air and on the waters of the vast Pacific, are herein recorded in enduring tribute to the valor and perseverance of all ranks in the accomplishment of the liberation of the oppressed and the downfall of the aggressor
Japanese military police (Kempei Tai), part II.
No full textThis document details the following topics: organization; internal military police; overseas military police; special service police; Japanese civil police; miscellaneous; and annexes. Annexes include sections on Japanese police news editorials, demobilization orders- Japanese military police organization, and a military police (Kempei Tai) manual
Organization, purpose, and equipment of British units dealing with chemical warfare.
No full textFrom Memo, War Office: Reference your conversation with Major Marriott and myself this morning, I am enclosing herewith one copy of a memorandum of British Units equivalent to certain US Chemical Warfare Service units. Joint Q Planning School, Room 606, Norfolk House, London
Petroleum facilities of the Netherlands.
No full textThe purpose of this report is to describe briefly all of the significant aspects of the petroleum economy of the Netherlands and of the petroleum installations in that country. The brevity of the report is due to the relative unimportance of the producing and refining elements of the industry within the Netherlands