Download or read book Battle Analysis Dieulouard River Crossing Offensive Deliberate Assault River Crossing September 1944 written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This operation resulted from the XII Corps' plan to envelop Nancy from the north and to capture it so that the corps could continue its attack in sector toward the West Wall and beyond. The initial plan called for a single envelopment north of Nancy with one regimental combat team of the 80th Infantry Division conducting a hasty crossing of the Moselle River near Pont-a-Mousson. Once a bridgehead was established, Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division was to exploit by striding eastward to encircle Nancy and trap the German defenders there. Another regimental combat team of the 80th Inf Div was to force a crossing of the Moselle near Toul and to attack Nancy from the West. The initial attempt to cross the Moselle near Toul failed, however, because of poor reconnaissance, lack of artillery support, faulty coordination, and a tenacious defense by a strong enemy force holding good the Moselle south of Nancy, the corps commander ordered another crossing north of Nancy to execute a double envelopment of the city. This crossing was successful. The 80th Infantry Division secured a bridgehead at Dieulouard and Combat Command A, 4th Armored Division, passed through the bridgehead and exploited to secure the high ground around Arracourt, thereby preventing the escape of German forces trapped in the Nancy pocket. The successful crossing at Dieulouard illustrates the need to cross armor into a bridgehead as soon as possible in order to retain the power of maneuver, to provide mobile forces for rapid penetration and movement toward follow-on objectives, and to provide firepower and maneuver against hostile counterattacks against the bridgehead. (author).

Download or read book The Operations of Company E 317th Infantry 80th Infantry Division in the Establishment of a Bridgehead Across the Moselle River Vicinity of Dieulouard France 5 September 14 September 1944 Northern France Campaign written by James J. Mullen and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Operation Cobra and the Great Offensive written by Bill Yenne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BEGINNINGS OF VICTORY Shortly after the D-Day invasion, the Allied forces in Europe had stalled. A limited operation was set in motion to punch a small hole in the enemy defenses, starting on July 25, 1944. It was called Operation Cobra, and it would become one of the greatest offensives in all of military history. In the sixty days following the launch of the operation, the Allies -- commanded by Dwight Eisenhower and led by men such as the irascible General George Patton and General Omar Bradley -- attacked the enemy relentlessly. And what began as a desperate attempt to break a stalemate turned into an unstoppable armored juggernaut that swept the Germans out of virtually all of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Here is a penetrating account of that incredible feat of military skill, bravery, and daring that changed the course of the war, and signaled the end of Germany's domination of Europe.

Download or read book United States Army in World War II The European theater of operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The 4th Armored Division in the encirclement of Nancy written by Christopher Richard Gabel and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944, the 4th Armored Division played a central role in one of the more remarkable campaigns in American military history-Third Army's pursuit across France, which was capped off by the encirclement and capture of Nancy. In the course of this campaign, the 4th Armored Division practiced a mode of warfare that has since become known to the Army as AirLand Battle. Inasmuch as the encircle ment of Nancy is one of the few historical examples that shows American mechanized forces waging war in accordance with the tenets of AirLand Battle, anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of today's doctrine would do well to study this campaign carefully. The 4th Armored Division in the Encirclement of Nancy originated at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College as an introductory class for a course on modern division-level operations. It is a companion piece to The Lorraine Campaign: An Overview, September-December 1944, published in February 1985.

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Download or read book The Lorraine Campaign written by Hugh Marshall Cole and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units between 1 September and 18 December 1944.

Download or read book A Combat Engineer with Patton s Army written by Lois Lembo and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An engaging and often frightening story” of a member of the 305th Engineering Battalion of the 80th Infantry Division (Andrew Z. Adkins III, coauthor of You Can’t Get Much Closer Than This). A Combat Engineer with Patton’sArmy is the untold story of Frank Lembo, one of George Patton’s men who helped move the American command in the battle of Argentan in the Normandy Campaign, in the high-speed pursuit of the German Wehrmacht eastward across France, and in the brutal battles waged during the Battle of the Bulge and during the final combats along the borders of the collapsing Reich. Throughout his time in Europe, Lembo maintained a running commentary of his experiences with Betty Craig, his fiancée and future wife. This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions. As a squad (and later platoon) leader, Frank and his comrades cleared mines, conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines, built bridges, and performed other tasks necessary to support the movement of the 317th, 318th, and 319th Infantry Regiments of the Blue Ridge Division—Patton’s workhorses, if not his glamour boys. Frank’s letters go beyond his direct combat experiences to include the camaraderie among the GIs, living conditions, weather, and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay. His letters also worked to reassure Betty with hopeful dreams for their future together. Including dozens of previously unpublished photographs, A Combat Engineer with Patton’s Army offers the rare perspective of what day-to-day warfare at the ground-level looked like in the European Theater through the eyes of one of the men spearheading the advance.

Download or read book Closing with the Enemy written by Michael D. Doubler and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closing with the Enemy picks up where D-Day leaves off. From Normandy through the "breakout" in France to the German army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Doubler deals with the deadly business of war-closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and holding territory. His study provides a provocative reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks. Doubler portrays a far more capable and successful American fighting force than previous historians-notably Russell Weigley, Martin Van Creveld, and S.L.A. Marshall-have depicted. True, the GIs weren't fully prepared or organized for a war in Europe and have often been viewed as inferior to their German opponent. But, Doubler argues, they more than compensated for this by their ability to learn quickly from mistakes, to adapt in the face of unforseen obstacles, and to innovate new tactics on the battlefield. This adaptability, Doubler contends, was far more crucial to the American effort than we've been led to believe. Fueled by a fiercely democratic and entrepreneurial spirit, GI innovations emerged from every level within the ranks-from the novel employment of conventional weapons and small units to the rapid retraining of troops on the battlefield. Their most dramatic success, however, was with combined arms warfare-the coordinated use of infantry, tanks, artillery, air power, and engineers-in which they perfected the use of air support for ground operations and tank-infantry teams for breaking through enemy strongholds. Doubler argues that, without such ingenuity and imaginative leadership, it would have been impossible to defeat an enemy as well trained and heavily fortified as the German army the GIs confronted in the tortuous hedgerow country of northern France, the narrow cobblestoned streets of Aachen and Brest, the dark recesses of the Huertgen Forest, and the frigid snow-covered hills of the Ardennes. Marking the 50th anniversary of the American victory in the Battle of the Bulge, Doubler offers a timely reminder that "the tremendous effects of firepower and technology will still not relieve ground troops of the burden of closing with the enemy." As even Desert Storm suggests, that will likely prove true for future high-tech battlefields, where an army's adaptability will continue to be prized.

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Download or read book United States Army in World War 2 Special Studies Chronology 1941 1945 Hardcover written by Mary H. Williams and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Army in World War 2. Center of Military History Pub. 11-1. Chronicles primarily the tactical events of World War 2, from the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, to the surrender of Japan in Aug. 1945, with emphasis on ground action by United States armed forces.

Download or read book Chronology 1941 1945 written by Mary H. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Tommy Gun written by Bill Yenne and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military and cultural history of the infamous World War II firearm documents its notorious use by mobsters and NRA members as well as its ubiquitous presence in Hollywood films, charting its many names and role as a symbol of 20th-century culture.

Download or read book United States Army in WWII Europe the Lorraine Campaign written by Charles B. MacDonald and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Includes 51 maps and 71 illustrations] This volume deals with the campaign waged by the Third Army in Lorraine during the period 1 September-18 December 1944. The present volume is concerned with the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units. The story of command and decision in higher headquarters is told only when it has a direct bearing on the campaign in Lorraine. The logistics of this campaign likewise have been subordinated to the tactical narrative. The basic unit in the present narrative is the infantry or armored division. The story of the division has been told in terms of its regiments and battalions, but swerves on occasion to the company or the platoon, just as the operations themselves turned on the exploits of these smaller units. Attention has been focused throughout the volume on the combat formations actually in the line. It is hoped, however, that the reader will gain some impression of the vital combination of arms and services which in the long run bring the infantry and the tanks to victory.