The enclosed operation report for the Ryukyu Campaign, 96th Infantry Division, 1 April 1945, gives a factual picture of the division's operations including the mission, task force organization, preliminary planning, etc. There is also a narrative...
The enclosed operation report, 96th Division, gives a factual picture of the Division's operations in the Ryukyus Campaign. Contents include: the mission; task force organization; preliminary planning; loading and embarkation; training and...
In 1939, the U.S. Army had no formal combat formation capable of reaching the battlefield by air. In response to the success of German airborne operations, the U.S. Army formed a small unit of volunteers which was to experiment with airborne...
The defense of Aachen and the Stolberg Corridor, the LXXXI Corps (situation in mid-September 1944), their counterattack and stalemate, and the defense of the Lammersdorf Corridor and the West Wall are detailed.
The battle of the Ardennes was historic. The lessons of experience and accomplishments (as well as an opportunity for future forces to learn) are documented by the 84th Infantry Division- this is a preservation of that history. Sections detailing...
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.
This report covers the activities of Combat Team Twenty-Five, of the 4th Marine Division, during the Iwo Jima Operation, from inception to conclusion. Including planning and preparation, ship movements, landing assault, operation narrative, attack...
This document describes meeting the Metz defense line, the fortified region of Metz, plan, deployment and opposing forces, pinpointing Metz, encirclement and entry, action in the north, and the march to the Saar for the XX Corps during World War...
Discusses the history of the regiment (21st Infantry), starting with a brief account in the 1800s. The majority of the document concerns World War II history. Lists battle honors and activities beginning with Pearl Harbor and continuing throughout...
Given the focus on the Brigade Combat Team as the Army's primary combat unit, the limited availability of U.S. Air Force airlift assets, and the U.S. Army history of employing predominantly medium sized airborne units, future airborne operations in...
Journal of the G-3 Section of the Fleet Marine Force, regarding military assault operations and casualties during Operation Forager, the invasion of Saipan, Guam and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands during World War II.
This is a trascript of a 1993 interview with Sergeant Major of the Army George W Dunway (USA-ret) for the US Army museum of the noncommissioned officer sergeants major of the ARMY history book project.
General Matthew B. Ridgway’s astonishing ability to visualize a military campaign matured based on his leader development, the lessons that he learned from failure and from personally mastering operational art. During World War II, Ridgway...
Clark, Carey A.; Gaustad, John M.; Sheffey, John P.; Jacobs, William B.; St. John, Adrian; Dwan, Robert D.; Reberry, Gerald V.
Study assembles available data on the use of armor in the Hurtgen Forest between 14 September and 15 December 1944 and evaluates the contribution of armor to the First United States Army offensive in this area. Also provides student interpretations...
This is the G-3 report of seizure, occupation and defense of Iwo Jima (19 February through 16 March 1945). The subject matter for this document includes planning and organization, training, and embarkation and movement to the objective. There are...