Download or read book 1111th Engineer Group In The Bulge The Role Of Engineers As Infantry In Airland Battle written by Major Francis M. Cain III and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the role of U.S. Army Engineers fighting as infantry in AirLand Battle by analyzing the actions of the 1111th Engineer Combat Group during the Battle of the Bulge in Dec. 1944. By manning hasty defensive positions at Malmedy, Stavelot, and Trois Ponts, the 291st Engineers and C Company, 51st Engineers delayed the German advance long enough for 30th Infantry and 82d Airborne Divisions to reach the area and wrestle the initiative from Sixth Panzer Army. The defense of the Ourthe River line by elements of the 51st Engineers was instrumental in delaying 116th Panzer Division long enough for 3rd Armored and 84th Infantry Divisions to reach defensive positions in front of the Meuse River. Engineers were successful as infantry against mechanized forces for several reasons: 1) Infantry missions were limited in scope; 2) They were augmented with additional fire power; 3) They occupied good defensible terrain; 4) World War II engineer units received extensive combat training before deploying overseas. The Battle of the Bulge displays many of the characteristics of a Soviet attack on NATO. Like the Ardennes in Dec. 1944, NATO’s Central Front is held by units which are overextended, untested in combat, and locked into a rigid forward defense with limited tactical reserves and no operational reserves. Under these circumstances, if Soviet forces do penetrate the Main Battle Area, engineer units are likely to be committed as infantry to block or contain the penetration. Like the Battle of the Bulge, we can expect a non-linear battlefield with fragmented, isolated units-a battlefield dominated by confusion and uncertainty. It is in exactly this type of situation that the actions of a few brave, determined men can make the difference between victory and defeat. By manning small, isolated defensive positions, the men of the 1111th Engineer Group provided the extra measure of combat power that tipped the scales of victory in favor of the Allies in Dec. 1944.
Download or read book The 1111th Engineer Group in the Bulge The Role of Engineers as Infantry in AirLand Battle written by Francis M Cain (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the role of U.S. Army Engineers fighting as infantry in AirLand Battle by analyzing the actions of the 1111th Engineer Combat Group during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. By manning hasty defensive positions at Malmedy, Stavelot, and Trois Ponts, the 291st Engineers and C Company, 51st Engineers delayed the German advance long enough for 30th Infantry and 82d Airborne Divisions to reach the area and wrestle the initiative from Sixth Panzer Army. The defense of the Our the River line by elements of the 51st Engineers was instrumental in delaying 116th Panzer Division long enough for 3rd Armored and 84th Infantry Divisions to reach defensive positions in front of the Meuse River. Engineers were successful as infantry against mechanized forces for several reasons: (1) Infantry missions were limited in scope; (2) They were augmented with additional fire power; (3) They occupied good defensible terrain; (4) World War II engineer units received extensive combat training before deploying overseas. The Battle of the Bulge displays many of the characteristics of a Soviet attack on NATO.
Download or read book The 1111th Engineer Group in the Bulge written by Francis M. Cain and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of the Bulge written by Hans Wijers and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against-all-odds actions by the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers. Details on Jochen Peiper and the notorious Malmedy Massacre.
Download or read book The Time Left Between Us written by Alicia DeFonzo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across landscapes and lifetimes, a granddaughter retraces her beloved grandfather’s tour through World War II Europe. Alicia DeFonzo discovers how deeply connected the past is to the present and that the truth, and what we remember as truth, are often fragmented.
Download or read book A Tour of the Bulge Battlefields written by William C C Cavanagh and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other conflict has sparked the imagination or interest of so many people worldwide as World War Two. Most Americans are patriotic, their interest in World War Two having been stimulated by such movies as ''Saving Private Ryan''. Hundreds of thousands are the descendants of men who saw service in the Battle of the Bulge. This battle still holds the record for the highest number of American troops engaged in any single pitched battle in the history of the United States Army. Americans of the post-war generations are taking an interest in what their fathers and grandfathers did during the War. Those whose relatives served in the Ardennes often visit Belgium and Luxembourg in an attempt to learn more about those now legendary days of World War Two. This guidebook serves as a memorial to those who served. It will enable those who didn't, to learn something about the hardship endured by a previous generation in the name of freedom.
Download or read book The Battle of the Bulge 1944 written by Robin Cross and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1944, the German Army launched an attack through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium hoping to force the Western Allies to agree a peace settlement. The Battle of the Bulge is a comprehensive history of Hitler’s last offensive in the West, the failure of which undoubtedly hastened the end of World War II.
Download or read book The Breakthrough of Kampfgruppe Peiper in the Battle of the Bulge written by Hugues Wenkin and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kampfgruppe Peiper was the spearhead of the German 6th Panzer-Army in the Ardennes, responsible for clearing the way for the German tanks towards the Meuse and Antwerp. It was endowed with considerable firepower and brought together the most motivated veterans of the Third Reich. It had to rush forward without regard to its flanks, seizing the bridges over the Meuse before the American army had time to react. After a difficult start, the German armored column broke through the defensive curtain of Gis and set off on its mission. It had to cross the Ardennes, an easy-to-defend area that the American command used to gain time. One after the other, bridges were being blown in front of Peiper. His fuel ran out, and he found himself at a standstill isolated on a promontory at La Gleize. Using combat reports from both sides, this book analyzes the events as they occurred, minute by minute, explaining the reasons for Peiper's failure, even though, on paper at least, he had everything he needed to win.
Download or read book Engineer Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle Bridges written by John B. Wong and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming soon!
Download or read book Battle of the Bulge written by Ray Merriam and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 51st Again written by Barry W. Fowle and published by White Mane Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As engineers in several pitched battles, elements of five divisions relieved the battalion as the Battle of the Bulge came to an end. When the American counter-offensive began, the 51st was in the forefront clearing roads and mines and bridging the Roer, the Rhine, and the Danube, along other natural obstacles to the American advance. When the war ended in May, the 51st had just finished several bridges over the Isar Canal. The 51st then turned to helping the Germans.
Download or read book Holding the Line written by Ken Hechler and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I skriftet redegøres der for 51st Engineer Combat Battalions indsats under den store tyske Ardenneroffensiv i december 1944/januar 1945
Download or read book Army History written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sword of St Michael written by Guy LoFaro and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 82nd Airborne Division spent more time in combat than any other American airborne unit of World War II, and its fierce battlefield tenacity earned it the reputation of one of the finest divisions in the world. Yet no comprehensive history of the 82nd during World War II exists today. The Sword of St. Michaelcorrects this significant gap in the literature, offering a lively narrative and thoroughly researched history of the famous division. Author Guy LoFaro, himself a distinguished officer of the division, interweaves the voices of soldiers at both ends of the chain of command, from Eisenhower to the lowest private. Making extensive use of primary sources, LoFaro offers a work of insightful analysis, situating the division's exploits in a strategic and operational context.
Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-07 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
