Translated from German into English by Katherine A. Mull. Austrian and German officer's personal account of the assignment from Hitler to rescue Mussolini in the summer of 1943. Includes meeting with Hitler, discovery and reconnaissance of...
Conference topics include special troops, military police, graves registration, cavalry reconnaissance, intelligence, defense, security, administration, personnel assignment, war dogs, and the general organization of an infantry division.
Office of Chief Quartermaster, Head Quarters, European Theater Operations, U.S.A.
This report consists of the Class I plan for an operation on the continent and appendices A-L referred to in part I. It includes the logistics of status of supply, planned use of rations and supplies, bakery, coffee and refrigeration plan, supply...
Reports of enemy situation, enemy operations, casualties, enemy materiel, and enemy capabilities during each one day period. Periods cover from 27 March to 27 June 1945.
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Military Governor
The division of Germany into four zones of occupation split the country into independent and isolated economic units, and separated raw materials from processors, manufacturers from markets and farm regions from industrial areas. In spite of this...
Office of Chief Quartermaster, H.Q., E.T.O., U.S.A.
This report describes the US Army's experience of planning and providing military rations and the functions involved in planning, preparations, nutritional content, use of menus, transportation of supplies from the US and procurement in Europe,...
Headquarters U.S. Army Forces, Middle Pacific, Office of the Commanding General
This summary report is on the participation of the U.S. Army Forces in the operation against Japanese-held Iwo Jima, covering beginning of planning for the operation to 16 March 1945, the date the island was declared secure. Discussion covers the...
Transcription of the Conference of Scholars which took place to discuss the American experience in the administration of occupied areas, 1943-1955, and the problems and possibilities of research on the subject, including planning for administration...
Journal of the staff officers, Fleet Marine Force, regarding operations during Operation Forager, the invasion of Saipan, Guam and Tinian during World War II. Includes reports from air, naval gunfire, engineer, signal, medical, transport...
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 27th. G-3 Section
Journal of G-3 Section of the 27th Infantry Division, daily activities log of operations regarding the air and land defenses of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. May-June 1944.
Headquarters. Service of Supply. European Theater of Operations
This book is to be used in familiarizing all soldiers with policies, rules and restrictions in effect for the American forces in the UK. It focuses on: lack of color-line in the UK, security, furloughs, passes and leaves, and the British and their...
Document contains the G-2 operations report on the Iwo Jima operation. Sections include preparatory phase, organization and operation, operational phase and recommendations.
"The purpose of this text is to provide small unit commanders with instructional material, at their own level, concerning the Russian front during World War II. A careful study of the examples in the text will provide many lessons in tactics,...
United States. Army. Cavalry Group, 101st., Sweeney, Mercer W., ed.
This book is an account of the common adventures, of the trail blazed across the rivers, plains and mountains of Germany and Austria, by the men of the 101st United States Cavalry, Wingfoot.
This manual supersedes FM 100-5, 1944.It contains the doctrines of leading troops in combat and the tactics of the combined arms. It constitutes the basis of instruction of all arms and services for field service. Appendix includes index, a...
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Office of the Chief of Staff.
General policy governing organization and administration of military government in Germany prior to defeat or surrender. Background material and functional policy for use by military government officers in the field.
Information on the United States small wars military operations, including topics covering organization, logistics, training, initial operations, infantry patrols, mounted detachments, convoys, aviation, river operations, disarming populations,...
This document on technique of army training summarized the best practices of training methods as developed by war experience. Sections I to VII define the essential elements of a sound training program and the procedures for producing the...