3 research outputs found
14th Armd Div at Hatten-Rittershoffen. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1949-1950.
No full text"The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen" Is a student research study of an armored division In the defense, prepared as a phase of instruction at The Armored School. The period of operations considered has been limited to nine days. Although elements of the 14th Armored Division played an important part in VI Corps operations prior to 11 January 1945 and during the withdrawal to the Moder River, no attempt is made to discuss these operations in detail. The 79th Infantry Division and other VI Corps units played a decisive part in the battle, but the committee confined their study generally to the activities of the armored units.
TOC: Introduction; Preliminary Considerations; The Attack of 12 January; The Attack of 13 January; Operations, 14-20 January; Logistics; Conclusion; Appendices
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
The 9th Armd Div in exploitation of Remagen Bridgehead. A research report prepared at The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1949-1950.
No full textThis report constitutes an examination of the employment of the 9th Armored Division from the breakout of the Remagen bridgehead to the completion of the encirclement of Leipzig. The period covered is 28 March 1945 to 18 April 1945. Events that occurred prior to the Remagen breakout or subsequent to the encirclement of Leipzig lie outside the purview of this report and will not be discussed.
TOC: Introduction; The Enemy; Logistics and Statistics; Expanding the Bridgehead; Reduction of Limburg; Warburg to Leipzig; In Retrospect; Appendices
