Author: United States. Army. Armored Division, 10th. Combat Command BPublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages :
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Report After Action Against Enemy Period 1 Nov 44 Thru 30 Nov 44
Author: United States. Army. Armored Division, 10th. Combat Command BPublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages :
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United States Army in World War II.
Author: Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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United States Army in World War II.: The European theater of operations
Author: Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The Supreme Command
Author: Forrest C. PoguePublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Hell in Hürtgen Forest
Author: Robert S. RushPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Some of the most brutally intense infantry combat in World War II occurred within Germany's Hurtgen Forest. Focusing on the bitterly fought battle between the American 22d Infantry Regiment and elements of the German LXXIV Korps around Grosshau, Rush chronicles small-unit combat at its most extreme and shows why, despite enormous losses, the Americans persevered in the Hurtgenwald "meat grinder".On 16 November 1944, the 22d Infantry entered the Hurtgen Forest as part of the U.S. Army's drive to cross the Roer River. During the next eighteen days, the 22d suffered more than 2,800 casualties -- or about 86 percent of its normal strength of about 3,250 officers and men. After three days of fighting, the regiment had lost all three battalion commanders. After seven days, rifle company strengths stood at 50 percent and by battle's end each had suffered nearly 140 percent casualties.Despite these horrendous losses, the 22d Regiment survived and fought on, due in part to army personnel policies that ensured that unit strengths remained high even during extreme combat. Previously wounded soldiers returned to their units and new replacements, green to battle, arrived to follow the remaining battle-hardened cadre.The German units in the Hurtgenwald suffered the same horrendous attrition, with one telling difference. German replacement policy detracted from rather than enhanced German combat effectiveness. Organizations had high paper strength but low manpower, and commanders consolidated decimated units time after time until these ever-dwindling bands of soldiers disappeared forever: killed, wounded, captured, or surrendered. The performance of American and German forces during thisharrowing eighteen days of combat was largely a product of their respective backgrounds, training, and organization.Rush's work underscores both the horrors of combat and the resiliency of American organizations. While honori
After Action Report, 1 August 1944-9 May 1945, Volume II
Author: United States. Army. Army, 3rdPublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
XII Corps, Spearhead of Patton's Third Army
Author: United States. Army. XII CorpsPublisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Rangers
Author: Michael Julius KingPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.
The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense Of Bastogne [Illustrated Edition]
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Author: Colonel Ralph M. MitchellPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782893792
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
[Includes 53 photos/illustrations and 11 maps] The defense of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II is one of the supreme achievements of American arms. Bastogne is deservedly identified with the finest characteristics of the American soldier, and the name Bastogne symbolizes a heroic battle. Bastogne has long held the attention of students of war, yet the battle offers new insights for soldiers with modern concerns. Colonel Ralph M. Mitchell’s study, The 101st Airborne Division’s Defense of Bastogne, reveals how a light infantry division, complemented by key attachments, stopped an armor-heavy German corps. Using original documents and reports, Colonel Mitchell traces the fight at Bastogne with emphasis on the organization, movement and, employment of the 101st Airborne Division. Although a variety of factors influenced the outcome at Bastogne, the flexibility of the 101st to reconfigure for sustained operations and to defeat strong opposition forces even when surrounded shows how properly augmented light infantry can fight and win.