This report describes Air Force participation in Operation Shingle, the amphibious assault by elements of the Fifth Army on the Anzio-Nettuno area commencing 22 January 1944. It covers the operations of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces from 1...
This monograph covers the antiaircraft defenses of the Anzio Beachhead from D-day, 22 January 1944 to 31 May 1944, when the breakout from the beachhead proper was affected. Special emphasis is placed on the activities of the 68th C.A. (AA) Regiment...
Discusses the German and Allied artillery at Anzio. The engagement lasted 124 days and involved 185,000 Allied troops, 600 artillery guns, 530 bombers and 8 warships, in addition to all the supporting services. A prodigious supply operation...
Movements relative to concentration for Operations Buffalo and Grasshopper will be effected in accordance with enclosed movement tables- contains outline plan for Operation Buffalo, artillery to support operations, anti-tank defense, field...
This volume contains information on the following topics: German Air Force, Royal Air Force, story of VIII Fighter Command, staff work at command and the planning of missions, enemy reactions, divebombing, and strafing, D-Day and after.
This document contains a list of monuments in Italy arranged by regions, provinces, and towns. Other subjects include periods in history and the Italian authorities for the care of the monuments. The regions listed are Abruzzi, Latium, Le Marche,...
This is the second part to section 17a regarding cultural institutions. It contains information about the care of monuments and a list of monuments by regions, provinces and towns. These include Emilia, Republic of San Marino, Liguria, Lombardy,...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the command of service troops overseas at troop level and to make recommendations for better command and utilization of the potential capabilities of service troops.
(1) Brief survey of the situation before the landing, condition of the division (2) Landing of Allied forces and German countermeausures -- effect on the "southern front" (3) The counterattack (4) Causes for the failure (5) Effects of the...
In this student paper, emphasis is placed on certain problems involving infantry and tanks in the attack and the influence of certain characteristics on their joint employment.
On 9 September 1943 the United States Fifth Army landed at Salerno, commencing a lengthy and costly campaign that would transit the Italian Peninsula. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark commanded this army. His many supporters, including Winston...
This paper presents the history of chemical warfare in the German Army in World War II and covers tactical and strategical concepts, administrative and operational control, facilities and equipment, plans for use, military intelligence on the...
This study attempts to analyze the decisions made by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring prior to and during the battle of Anzio in February 1944. The focus of the investigation is on Kesselring's decision to shift Army Group reserves from the Rome...