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Principles of air war.
No full textIn an Air Force Staff course of instruction the general character of the content matter assumes the form of a pyramid. The base of such a pyramid is composed essentially of fundamentals and methods obtained from the combat experience of pilots and members of air crews. From this broad base it is possible to derive tried methods which, in turn, permit conclusions to be reached forming the basis of tactical methodism. Closer examination might show progressively the formation of certain rules and even, on rare occasions, laws. The principles for which we seek will be found at the apex of this pyramid "Principles of Air War" is the first study of this course. It goes without saying that theoretical instruction of this sort should descend progressively from the apex of the instructional pyramid down to the detailed and basic methods. In practical training for combat crews and junior officers, we might reverse this procedure and work from the bottom up; but in approaching officers of the level here represented, it is essential to work from the top down. To some of you to whom these principles are clear and understandable, this may promise to be boring unless you accept it in the nature of a review, or, a refresher. But to those of you who have either forgotten them, or for any reason have failed to reach a firm understanding of them, a discussion is essential
Action against enemy, reports after / after action reports: 5th Ranger Bn.
No full textThe following is the story of the Fifth Ranger Infantry Battalion from the landing on the coast of France on D-Day, 6 June 1944, to 10 June 1944 which was the units last day of combat during the month of June
Reflections on a high command organization: some lessons from the German experience.
No full textGeneral Warlimont was an experienced writer; he contributed regularly to German military periodicals during the Thirties. The study on high command organization has been written in Landsberg Prison in Bavaria where he served his sentence. This second part, MS #C-070, contains his recommendations based on his unique experience in a key position within OKW during six years of war. It represented up-to-date German thinking on high command organization by the most knowledgeable living witness of the evolution of this German unified high command agency. Chapters include: the relationship of the Armed Forces to the state; ministerial functions and command functions; and the command functions- unified high command versus independent services
Staff study of Japanese operations on Mindanao Island.
No full textThis study of Japanese activities during the operation on Mindanao Island, P.I. is based on interrogations of and accounts written by : Lieutenant General Oyosaku Morozuni, Commanding General 30th Japanese Infantry Division; Lieutenant General Jiro Harada, Commanding General 100th Japanese Infantry Division; and Major Hiroshi Owada, Staff Officer 100th Japanese Infantry Division
Special bulletin no. 32, G-2/2657-231.
No full textReport of the French G-2: general forward; opposing forces; allied plans of operations; estimate of the maneuvering possibilities of the enemy; allied operations (from the Meuse to Dunkirk, the Somme and Champagne, the withdrawal maneuver); the German maneuver as seen by the French; and a summary and conclusions
Reports to Allied Goverments on the presence of their displaced nationals.
No full textSHAEF Administrative memorandum No. 37: Reports to Allied Goverments on the presence of their displaced nationals, 11 November 1944
Reduction and tactical uses of pillboxes.
No full textThe following methods ot reducing pillboxes worked satisfactorily in clearing 64 of such enemy installations in the area between Ubach and Geilenkirchen
Field operations of military government units.
No full textEach of the sections presented here illustrates the principles of civil affairs and military government operations under a different condition. The story of the detachment as it operated across France shows how a civil affairs team dealt with problems encountered during and immediately after combat. The treatment of the disaster problems was very much like that in the combat areas of an enemy country. The difference in operations after combat moves on is shown by the reports of those detachments operating in Germany. A civil affairs team was scheduled for Cherbourg, the first port to fall to the Allies in France. The story of this team, later to become more famous in Paris and Berlin, gives a good picture of how civil affairs assists in supply operations. The Ryukus account tells an interesting story of the contributions military government can make in operations where Navy, Marines and Army work together very closely. The amphibious operations in island areas should be very carefully studied. Philippine Civil Affairs Unit personnel found themselves face to face with difficult relief and welfare problems, as is shown in the stories of three of these units. These reports are as they were written in the field with only enough editing to develop continuity and to clarify meanings where there was some vagueness. Some of them were prepared by detachment commanders or other detachment personnel; others were done by historical officers. The terseness of military reporting has been smoothed out in some cases and abbreviations have been written out at least the first time they were used. Preceding each of the sections is a brief editorial explanation which tells something about the unit, why it is important to study its work, and the lessons it illustrates, and to give credit to those who wrote the original report or history. It is hoped that this volume will prove useful in training Regular Army and Organized Reserve Corps units, in service schools, and as source material for students of those civilian schools which now include military government courses in their curriculum. It is further hoped that it will serve to create an appreciation of the work performed in the field by the military government officers and enlisted men whose courage, ability and contributions to the success of combat and peace too often are overlooked or forgotten altogether. We can learn from their successes and failures
FS Panzer Corps Hermann Goering: an organizational study.
No full textMS # B-628 was prepared by Genlt Wilhelm Schmalz at the Historical Division Interrogation Enclosure, Neustadt, Germany. The study was written from memory, without the aid of documents or other former German officers. In January 1943, Genlt Schmalz was detailed to Pz Div Hermann Goering as instructor. He found an organization of elite volunteers which Luftwaffe officers were clumsily attempting to transform into a panzer division. As a result of Schmalz's advice and endeavors, the table of organization of a standard panzer division was adopted and the proportion of soldiers trained in ground operations gradually increased. In the spring of 1944, he assumed command of the Division and a few months later began expanding it into a panzer corps
Central procurement of dehydrated vegetables for the Armed Forces -- a mission of the Chicago Quartermaster Depot in World War II.
No full textTracing the history of the procurement of dehydrated vegetables for the armed forces in World War II offers two interesting objectives: to compare the attendant problems and accomplishments of an industry which rose and flourished in one world war, and then died, with those of its successor in another war; and to learn about the complications that can arise in the relationships between a Government procuring agency and an industry when the latter must be built up quickly to serve a special purpose. The Chicago Quartermaster Depot has carried the central procurement assignment for dehydrated vegetables since the first purchase of these items, in 1941, and has been intimately associated with the development of the industry from infant-size to large-scale producer. For this reason, the account of the procurement of this form of subsistence seemed worthy of a monograph in the series prepared on the specialized activities of the Chicago Quartermaster Depot, and it has been prepared as No. 6. Chapters include: governmental provisions for production of dehydrated vegetables; dehydrated vegetables procurement assigned to Chicago Depot; problems and lessons of the first year's procurement; the Chicago Depot takes action on dehydration problems; characteristics of the 1943-44 buying season; and the industry and the Army in the fourth year of the war