Report attempts to give some of the general aspects of the organizational setup and the work performed by the Intelligence Service of the German Air Force before and during the war. The source of this report is Dr. Bertram Schultz, who served with...
This study evaluates the six Jedburgh teams which supported Operation Market Garden during the period 11 September-24 September 1944. The conceptual development of Jedburgh missions and the recruitment and training of men for these missions are...
This postwar Intelligence bulletin purpose is to furnish intelligence on foreign military forces to the junior officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army. Subjects include weapons, strategy, and tactics. Mar, Apr, May, Jun 1946 are in this...
Contains information on the historical development, function, and organization of the Counter Intelligence Corps and its missions in various theaters of operations. Including Zone of the Interior, North Africa, Europe, North Atlantic, Caribbean,...
This study examines the evolution of the German Army's defensive doctrine on the Russian Front from 1941 to 1945. It begins by reviewing prewar doctrine as expressed in German field manuals and professional journals. German defensive techniques are...
In the years since WWII the subject of deception has received scant attention in the U.S. Army when compared to other subjects relating to warfighting. Consequently our doctrine for deception lags behind other developments, especially at the...
This private war journal comprises seven volumes covering the dates 14 August 1939 to 24 September 1942, the date of Halder's dismissal by Hitler. The journal was kept by Halder personally in his own shorthand and contains notes on conferences,...
Thesis Statement: Deception and secrecy ensured Operation Overlord success. Discussion: The invasion of France was an extremely difficult undertaking conducted by the Allies and the results were nothing short of monumental and heroic. Invading...
One of the most complex challenges facing the U.S. military today is the problem of imposing stability over the chaos that follows major combat operations. Despite the U.S. military’s predilection to distill warfare into the linear, Newtonian...
This monograph discusses the complex relationship between intelligence and operational planning from the perspective of a World War II combined and joint operation, Operation Market-Garden. Operation Market-Garden was the largest airborne operation...
A report on the organization and function of the German Joint Command based on German naval staff documents. Discusses the Joint Command from 1919-1928 and contains memorandums by General v. Brauchitsch and Admiral Raeder. Also contains a...
This study is concerned only with the general structure of German military government in Greece (concrete functioning is in subsequent study). It highlights the division of territory (Bulgaria, Italy, reasons for division of territory, and German...
This private war journal comprises seven volumes covering the dates 14 August 1939 to 24 September 1942, the date of Halder's dismissal by Hitler. The journal was kept by Halder personally in his own shorthand and contains notes on conferences,...
This text attempts to give a comprehensive description of the administration and operation of the OT German government agency, considered a construction arm of the Wehrmacht and founded by Fritz Todt.
The focus of this study is on how the armies of different nations countered the threat of massive concentrated artillery and/or other types of preparatory fires. Not all were successful, and the reasons for the success or failure of each army...
The U.S. Army's first Future Combat System (FCS) equipped Brigade Combat Team (BCT) becomes fully operational in 2015. Concern for the possibility of combined arms capability gaps between planned FCS capacities and those required to defeat the...
This study examines the validity of Clausewitz's conclusions about the defense on the future battlefield. It discusses the correctness of the adoption of Clausewitz's ideas in the operational manuals of the American and German Army (Field Manual...