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... found themselves carrying out tasks normally set aside for rear-area security troops: the securing of communication and supply lines between the front line troops and their logistical tails as well as apprehending thousands of scattered Red Army soldiers whose dislocation was caused by the advancing ...
... found themselves carrying out tasks normally set aside for rear-area security troops: the securing of communication and supply lines between the front line troops and their logistical tails as well as apprehending thousands of scattered Red Army soldiers whose dislocation was caused by the advancing ...
First African-American VFW commander, to serve as
... New Jersey for basic training at Fort Dix and was eventually transferred to Fort Gordon outside of Augusta, Georgia. In the fall of 1967, he learned that he would be deployed to Vietnam. He returned home for 15 days before reporting for his flight overseas with the 578th Signal Company. Once in Viet ...
... New Jersey for basic training at Fort Dix and was eventually transferred to Fort Gordon outside of Augusta, Georgia. In the fall of 1967, he learned that he would be deployed to Vietnam. He returned home for 15 days before reporting for his flight overseas with the 578th Signal Company. Once in Viet ...
AY04 SRP Template - Strategic Studies Institute
... Kharkov in the south. In the process, they encircled and annihilated Soviet divisions by the dozen, taking advantage of their mobile, armored warfare, or “blitzkrieg,” tactics. But, the Soviet or “Red” Army’s resistance proved stronger than expected and the campaign dragged on into the winter, for w ...
... Kharkov in the south. In the process, they encircled and annihilated Soviet divisions by the dozen, taking advantage of their mobile, armored warfare, or “blitzkrieg,” tactics. But, the Soviet or “Red” Army’s resistance proved stronger than expected and the campaign dragged on into the winter, for w ...
Marshal Tukhachevsky and the "Deep Battle"
... the rifle divisions. The issue was laid before the Supreme Military Council in July 1939 by a special commission.18 However, an event occurred which kept the mota-mechanized corps in existence for a few more months. The event was the battle at Khalk.in-Gol, Manchuria, which pitted Soviet troops agai ...
... the rifle divisions. The issue was laid before the Supreme Military Council in July 1939 by a special commission.18 However, an event occurred which kept the mota-mechanized corps in existence for a few more months. The event was the battle at Khalk.in-Gol, Manchuria, which pitted Soviet troops agai ...
Toward the German Border
... cleared of Germans by British troops until their final drive, July 18 to 21. From the beginning of the campaign, there seemed to be a hesitancy in executing decisive operations by Montgomery and some of his key leadership. Operations that had merit were proposed, but there was a distinct tendency to ...
... cleared of Germans by British troops until their final drive, July 18 to 21. From the beginning of the campaign, there seemed to be a hesitancy in executing decisive operations by Montgomery and some of his key leadership. Operations that had merit were proposed, but there was a distinct tendency to ...
Po Valley
... enemy reserves from the vital communications hub. Following these diversions, the 15th Army Group's main effort, Operation CRAFTSMAN, would be launched by Fifth Army forces around 11 April. Initially, Fifth Army units were to penetrate the enemy's defenses west of Bologna, move into the southern Po ...
... enemy reserves from the vital communications hub. Following these diversions, the 15th Army Group's main effort, Operation CRAFTSMAN, would be launched by Fifth Army forces around 11 April. Initially, Fifth Army units were to penetrate the enemy's defenses west of Bologna, move into the southern Po ...
Warfare 1917-1918 (USA) - 1914-1918
... Aware of this, France and Britain sent high level missions to the US. Led by Marshal Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) and Rene Viviani (1863-1925) on behalf of the French, and Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) and General Tom Bridges (1871-1939) on behalf of the British, these delegations were sent to advise the ...
... Aware of this, France and Britain sent high level missions to the US. Led by Marshal Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) and Rene Viviani (1863-1925) on behalf of the French, and Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) and General Tom Bridges (1871-1939) on behalf of the British, these delegations were sent to advise the ...
Battle of the Bulge
... After the breakout from Normandy at the end of July 1944, and the landings in southern France on 15 August 1944, the Allies advanced toward Germany more quickly than anticipated. Coupled with an initial lack of deep water ports, it presented the Allies with enormous supply problems. Over-the-beach s ...
... After the breakout from Normandy at the end of July 1944, and the landings in southern France on 15 August 1944, the Allies advanced toward Germany more quickly than anticipated. Coupled with an initial lack of deep water ports, it presented the Allies with enormous supply problems. Over-the-beach s ...
The Second Battle of Kharkov - DigitalCommons@APUS
... the German buildup and plan for a counteroffensive, the Soviets nonetheless continued placing their necks farther into the German noose on the insistence of Stalin who appeared to have lost touch with reality. To compound the issue, an indecisive Timoshenko–hampered by an uninspiring staff and his p ...
... the German buildup and plan for a counteroffensive, the Soviets nonetheless continued placing their necks farther into the German noose on the insistence of Stalin who appeared to have lost touch with reality. To compound the issue, an indecisive Timoshenko–hampered by an uninspiring staff and his p ...
ghost army - America in WWII magazine
... jeeps left the City of Light behind and rolled east. By noon the next day the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops had travelled 250 miles and were moving into position along the Moselle River, near Metz, France. Inside their vehicles, GIs were edgy; German lines were reportedly less than two ...
... jeeps left the City of Light behind and rolled east. By noon the next day the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops had travelled 250 miles and were moving into position along the Moselle River, near Metz, France. Inside their vehicles, GIs were edgy; German lines were reportedly less than two ...
1943 scenario - Grognard.com
... for historical flavor…. Hitler’s Political Obsessions: In his planning for the 1943 Summer campaign in Russia Hitler was very concerned for the effect his military policy would have on neutral opinion, particularly the Turks. He believed that without a strong offensive action in the Soviet Union Ger ...
... for historical flavor…. Hitler’s Political Obsessions: In his planning for the 1943 Summer campaign in Russia Hitler was very concerned for the effect his military policy would have on neutral opinion, particularly the Turks. He believed that without a strong offensive action in the Soviet Union Ger ...
at the gates of hell at the gates of hell
... Kursk. Hitler decided that after the defeat at Stalingrad he needed a political and military victory on the eastern front, and despite the objections of some of the army commanders, the decision was made to attack the Soviet arc in the Kursk sector. To that end the German army brought together 17 of ...
... Kursk. Hitler decided that after the defeat at Stalingrad he needed a political and military victory on the eastern front, and despite the objections of some of the army commanders, the decision was made to attack the Soviet arc in the Kursk sector. To that end the German army brought together 17 of ...
the battle of the bulge
... centre with the objective being St. Vith with its six paved crossroads by December 17. Major General BRUCE C. CLARKE successfully defended the area despite several retreat actions. By the 23rd BERNARD MONTGOMERY, now in command of the US 1st and 9th Armies north of the Bulge because communications w ...
... centre with the objective being St. Vith with its six paved crossroads by December 17. Major General BRUCE C. CLARKE successfully defended the area despite several retreat actions. By the 23rd BERNARD MONTGOMERY, now in command of the US 1st and 9th Armies north of the Bulge because communications w ...
The 1944 Battle of Minsk
... could’ve otherwise been sent to reinforce AGC were instead engaged in combat in France. Similarly, the Allied offensive in Italy that took Rome on 4 June turned that theater into another crisis zone, though one that could mostly be managed by falling back to a new defensive line farther up the penin ...
... could’ve otherwise been sent to reinforce AGC were instead engaged in combat in France. Similarly, the Allied offensive in Italy that took Rome on 4 June turned that theater into another crisis zone, though one that could mostly be managed by falling back to a new defensive line farther up the penin ...
start
... Groups attacked along a ‘Broad initially paced between 1st and 3rd Armies, forces (strategic and tactical) conducted 7th and 5th Panzer Armies are almost cut off but Group Center and reach the outskirts of Army landed in Southern France in join the Allies. and US 3rd Army (Patton) formed. after they ...
... Groups attacked along a ‘Broad initially paced between 1st and 3rd Armies, forces (strategic and tactical) conducted 7th and 5th Panzer Armies are almost cut off but Group Center and reach the outskirts of Army landed in Southern France in join the Allies. and US 3rd Army (Patton) formed. after they ...
Winterstorm - World At War Magazine
... In the skies the Red air force also gave the Luftwaffe a difficult time Though it still wasn’t able to gain air superiority, it’s efforts were enough to cause serious attrition within the German aerial supply effort. In the larger context, the breakthrough at Stalingrad also effectively levered Germ ...
... In the skies the Red air force also gave the Luftwaffe a difficult time Though it still wasn’t able to gain air superiority, it’s efforts were enough to cause serious attrition within the German aerial supply effort. In the larger context, the breakthrough at Stalingrad also effectively levered Germ ...
Battle of Kursk - Zion Central Middle School
... as the Maginot Line—and featuring a greater than 1:1 ratio of anti-tank guns to attacking vehicles. By far the most extensive defensive works ever constructed, it proved to be more than three times the depth necessary to contain the furthest extent of the German attack.[23] When the German forces h ...
... as the Maginot Line—and featuring a greater than 1:1 ratio of anti-tank guns to attacking vehicles. By far the most extensive defensive works ever constructed, it proved to be more than three times the depth necessary to contain the furthest extent of the German attack.[23] When the German forces h ...
WWII for Blacks
... blacks would attend same officer training schools & held to same standard – some camp commanders reluctant to recommend blacks ...
... blacks would attend same officer training schools & held to same standard – some camp commanders reluctant to recommend blacks ...
John Terfinko Corporal U.S. Army 12 March 1936 – 24 May 1938 7
... Campaign was in progress, and was assigned to Company E, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry (“Blue Devils”) Division, under the 5th Army. At that time, the 88th Division was refitting and preparing for operations subsequent to their participation in the capture of Rome. The Division resumed oper ...
... Campaign was in progress, and was assigned to Company E, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry (“Blue Devils”) Division, under the 5th Army. At that time, the 88th Division was refitting and preparing for operations subsequent to their participation in the capture of Rome. The Division resumed oper ...
Battle of Salerno
... Rangers, landed on the peninsula itself. Salerno had been chosen as the first site for invasion of the peninsula because it was the northern-most point to which the Allies could fly planes from its bases in Sicily, which they had already invaded and occupied. Rockets launched from landing craft prov ...
... Rangers, landed on the peninsula itself. Salerno had been chosen as the first site for invasion of the peninsula because it was the northern-most point to which the Allies could fly planes from its bases in Sicily, which they had already invaded and occupied. Rockets launched from landing craft prov ...
Belgrade Offensive
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The Belgrade Offensive or the Belgrade Strategic Offensive Operation (Serbo-Croatian: Beogradska operacija, Београдска операција; Russian: Белградская стратегическая наступательная операция, Belgradskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya) (14 September 1944 – 24 November 1944) was a military operation in which Belgrade was liberated from the German Wehrmacht through the joint efforts of the Soviet Red Army, the Yugoslav Partisans, and the Bulgarian People's Army. Soviet forces and local militias launched separate but loosely cooperative operations that undermined German control of Belgrade and ultimately forced a retreat. Martial planning was coordinated evenly among command leaders, and the operation was largely enabled through tactical cooperation between Josip Tito and Joseph Stalin that began in September 1944. These martial provisions allowed Bulgarian forces to engage in operations throughout Yugoslav territory, which furthered tactical success while increasing diplomatic friction. The primary objectives of the Belgrade Offensive centered on lifting the German occupation of Serbia, seizing Belgrade as a strategic holdout in the Balkans, and severing German communication lines between Greece and Hungary. The spearhead of the offensive was executed by the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front in coordination with the Yugoslav 1st Army Group and XIV Army Corps. Simultaneous operations in the south involved the Bulgarian 2nd Army and Yugoslav XIII Army Corps, and the incursion of the 2nd Ukrainian Front northwards from the Yugoslav-Bulgarian border placed additional pressure on German command. There were additional skirmishes between Bulgarian forces and German anti-partisan regiments in Macedonia that represented the campaign's southernmost combat operations.