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Jungle warfare comments.
No full textSource: William H. Welch, Captain, Battalion S-3, 169th Infantry, 43rd Division, fought at New Georgia from 4 to 14 June 1944 when he was injured, and in New Guinea from 10 July to 3 August, when he was wounded. Interviewed at Lovell General Hospital, Fort Devens, Massachusetts, he gave the following information as of August 1944 on combat lessons (patrols and perimeter defense) and jungle movement (standard plan of advance and Lt. Colonel Sellars plan of advance)
Operations of armd engineers in ETO. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1949-1950.
No full textThe purpose of this report has been to gather information concerning the operations of armored engineer battalions in World War II. All of these units operated in the European Theater.
TOC: Introduction; Organization; The Armored Engineer versus Topography; North Africa (8 November 1942-13 May 1943); Italy (9 September 1943-2 May 1945); Normandy-Northern France (6 June-14 September 1944); Rhineland (14 September 1944-21 March 1945); Ardennes (16 December 1944-25 January 1945); Central Europe (22 March-11 May 1945); Conclusion
Use of armor in the defense. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1949-1950.
No full textHowever, in spite of this emphasis on the offensive, an investigation of the actions involving armor in World War II indicates that armor could be, and was, employed in defensive roles. From a study of those operations, certain sound defensive tactics and maneuvers were evolved.
TOC: Introduction; 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Lezey-Arracourt, France; Defense of Faid Pass; Armor on a Corps Boundary; Battle of the Canals; Trading Space for Time
MS No P-055a.
No full textThis manuscript, written by General der Gebirgstruppen Hubert Lanz in Landsberg Prison, is a study of partisan warfare in Greece and Southern Albania during 1943 and 1944. General Lanz was Commanding General of the XXII Mountain Corps, which was occupying that area at that time. The manuscript is 244 pages long and consists of six chapters and an appendix. The appendix is a detailed account of a large-scale operation against the partisan center in the Grammos Mountains of Northern Greece and illustrates clearly the points brought out in the study.
Study also includes comments by German Generals Franz Halder and Hans von Greiffenberg.
Contents: Comments on the Study by General der Gebirgstruppen Hubert Lanz on "Partisan Warfare in the Mountains" 1943/44; Prefatory Remarks; Partisan Warfare in the Mountains (Based upon Experiences in Greece and Southern Albania) 1943/44; Minor Operations; Analysis of Minor Operations; Analysis of Major Operations; Planning, Execution, and Results of a Large-Scale Operation agains the Partisan Center in the Grammos Mountains of Northern Epirus
USAFFE Board report no. 299.
No full textPurpose: Comments in this report indicate the opinion of Tank Battalion Commanders as influenced by their combat experience. These comments will be of interest to Development and Procurement Agencies.
Source: The answers to questions on tank problems were obtained by Major R. H. Elliott, FA, Armored Section, USAFFE Board, from the following organizations through the Thirteenth Armored Group: 775th Tank Battalion, 754th Tank Battalion, 716th Tank Battalion, 44th Tank Battalion, 603rd Tank Company (Medium)
Report, Army Ground Forces Board, MTO, no. A-329.
No full textObserver's note: In compliance with request from Colonel J. K. Bush, Infantry Branch, G-3 Section, Army Ground Forces, that answers be obtained from commanders of units in this theater to important questions submitted by him to observers overseas, the following statements are submitted in answer to these questions
Pacific Warfare Board report no. 48.
No full textThe information contained herein is forwarded as a supplemental report to USAFFE Board Report No. 230 dated 27 March 1945, No. 230 (a) dated 17 April 1945, No 130 (b) dated 9 June 1945, and Pacific Warfare Board Report No. 23 dated 19 July 1945, each subject as above.
The information contained in this report was obtained by Lt. Colonel R. H. Elliott, Armored Section, Pacific Warfare Board, through the Headquarters, 41st Infantry Division
Report, Army Ground Forces Board, ETO, no. C-807.
No full textThis report forwards an extract from Combat Observer's Report No. 156 (Miscellaneous Matters) submitted by Colonel Albert H. Peyton, Infantry under date of 1 March 1945. The operation referred to by Colonel Ondrick, 309th Infantry, 78th Division, was the assault of a fortified area which was undertaken by his unit between the dates 5 -20 February 1945
Army Ground Forces Board report no. 2158-45 : Ranger training in infantry division.
No full textThe material for this report was gathered from ten infantry divisions during the period 5 Jun - 20 Jul 45. All had had several months of combat experience. In every division, there were some officers to voice the need for a permanent organization of specially trained men for combat patrolling and other missions of the type usually considered appropriate for Rangers. Eight of the ten divisions had permanent or temporary units, which went by such names as Ranger Platoon, Tiger Patrol, etc. The following examples are representative
Eagle XX, Twelfth Army Group.
No full text"EAGLE" passed into history as American's highest field command, after leading four U. S. Armies to victory from England to the Elbe. For the final assault on "Festung Europa" in Germany, "EAGLE" included the First, Third, Ninth and Fifteenth Armies. From the beaches of Normandy, its Armies fought across France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria and Czechoslovakia as well as Germany. "EAGLE XX" recalls those stirring days and brings us together once more--20 years after. This is a tribute to all Eagles--living and dead--and a salute of affection and esteem for our General--Omar Nelson Bradley