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Canadian Infantry Combat Training During the Second World War
SHARPENING THE SABRE: CANADIAN INFANTRY COMBAT TRAINING DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR By R. DANIEL PELLERIN BBA (Honours), Wilfrid Laurier University, 2007 BA (Honours), Wilfrid Laurier University, 2008 MA, University of Waterloo, 2009 A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in History University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada © Raymond Daniel Ryan Pellerin, Ottawa, Canada, 2016 ii ABSTRACT “Sharpening the Sabre: Canadian Infantry Combat Training during the Second World War” Author: R. Daniel Pellerin Supervisor: Serge Marc Durflinger 2016 During the Second World War, training was the Canadian Army’s longest sustained activity. Aside from isolated engagements at Hong Kong and Dieppe, the Canadians did not fight in a protracted campaign until the invasion of Sicily in July 1943. The years that Canadian infantry units spent training in the United Kingdom were formative in the history of the Canadian Army. Despite what much of the historical literature has suggested, training succeeded in making the Canadian infantry capable of succeeding in battle against German forces. Canadian infantry training showed a definite progression towards professionalism and away from a pervasive prewar mentality that the infantry was a largely unskilled arm and that training infantrymen did not require special expertise. From 1939 to 1941, Canadian infantry training suffered from problems ranging from equipment shortages to poor senior leadership. In late 1941, the Canadians were introduced to a new method of training called “battle drill,” which broke tactical manoeuvres into simple movements, encouraged initiative among junior leaders, and greatly boosted the men’s morale. -
155-L Page CHAPTER XII the 123D Division
N SI 55 U.S. Army Forces Far East. Military History Section. Record of Opera- tions Against Soviet Russia on Northern and Western Fronts of Manchuria, and in Northern Korea (August 1945). Japanese monograph no. 155. 1950. Distributed by the Office of the Chief of Military History, Departmen t of the Army. SAI ACCESS NO r77 A N Ju:i 2 ZQO ACCESSION NO -~iili~asi~w(i~I1786 7 '' ~r9 r k-':: ~a~ -jgy "'; :r' i.i 'i JAPANESE MONOGRAPH NO. 155 Ate.1 +++"-.i ti.,<a.. .. , i4,e NO su w..w..v- RECORD OF OPERATIONS AGAINST SO VIET RUSSIA ON NORTHERN AND WESTEF:N FRONTS OF MANCHURIA, AND IN NORTHERN KOREA (AUGUST 1945) PREPARED BY- MILITARY HISTORY SECTION HEADQUARTERS, ARMY FORCES FAR EAST DISTRIBUTED BY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY This monograph may not be reproduced without the permission of the Office Chief of Militsry History Monograph No. 155 Editor's Preface This is the last in a series of three monographs' covering Japanese military activities in Manchuria from January 1943 to the end of WVorld War II hostilities, prepared by former commanders and staff officers of the Kwantung Army. The first (No. 138) deals with Kwantung Arm's wartime vigil throughout Manchuria in prepa- ration for operations. The second (No. 154) deals with actual military operations against Soviet forces on the eastern front. This monograph, No. 155, covers operations in the northern and western parts of Manchuria and also in northern Korea. Like No. 154, this monograph is actually a collection of closely related sub-monographs, each a separate--but by no means complete--study in itself. -
The German 290Th Infantry Division at Demyansk by Henning Nagel and Vance Von Borries
The German 290th Infantry Division at Demyansk By Henning Nagel and Vance von Borries During September 1941 the summer advance into the Soviet Union by German Army Group North had largely ended. In the north, units of the Army Group’s 18th Army laid siege to Leningrad while to the east and south they stood against Soviet efforts to relieve the great siege. To the south, 16th Army entered the Valday Hills region, taking Demyansk on September 8th thereby securing Army Group North’s southern flank and establishing a link with its neighbor, Army Group Center. By the end of November the 16th Army conducted little more than local actions and the campaign in the area settled in to static warfare. The main German effort had shifted south to Army Group Center in front of Moscow. Yet, as Army Group Center began to close around Moscow, it too lost momentum and shifted to the defensive. Then the Soviets struck. What began as a limited counter-offensive against Army Group Center in December grew by January 1942 into a general strategic offensive that threatened to expel the Germans from much of the Soviet Union. Practically all German divisions in Russia were caught up in the winter campaign and at times each would find itself thrown back on its own resources. Little else would be available. In the Demyansk/Valday area all German divisions worked together and each played an important role, sometimes critical, in withstanding the Soviet tide. The story of the 290th illustrates how these divisions held together. The 290th Infantry Division (ID), part of 16th Army’s X.Army Corps in the Valday region, had been formed in March and April 1940 in the Munsterlager Troop Maneuver Area from newly trained north German personnel. -
Rifle Divisions on 22Nd June 1941 There Were 15 Rifle Divisions in the Leningrad Military District
The Actual Strength of all Soviet Land Combat Units in a Deployed (D) State on 22nd June 1941 Part IV 6 The Leningrad Military District (Northern Front from 24th June 1941) In this section we will focus on the actual manpower and equipment strength of the land combat units deployed in the Leningrad Military District on 22nd June 1941. We will examine the strength of the individual combat units and reconcile this with the actual strength in the whole of the military district. Rifle Divisions On 22nd June 1941 there were 15 rifle divisions in the Leningrad Military District. On 1st June 1941 the average personnel strength in these divisions was 11 985 men, or 83% of the wartime authorised TOE.1 In terms of personnel this made the rifle divisions in this district the strongest of any in the Western Military Districts when the Germans attacked. Three of the 15 rifle divisions (the 237th, 177th and 191st) were new and in the process of forming. The average strength of the 12 older established divisions was over 13 100 men, which made them close to full strength. Perhaps the Soviets maintained these divisions at higher than average strength due to the recent hostilities with Finland. Table Len MD Divs 1 shows the actual strength of the rifle divisions in the Leningrad Military District on 22nd June 1941. Most of the rifle divisions were well established divisions with six formed before 1939, five formed in 1939, one in 1940 and three in 1941. The average rifle division in the Leningrad Military District on 22nd June 1941 had an inventory containing: up to or over 100% of their authorised MGs and mortars, around 93% of their authorised AT guns, 73-89% of their authorised light artillery and infantry guns (76mm), 78-102% of their authorised medium to heavy artillery, and all their authorised heavy AA guns. -
University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan the UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA
This dissertation has been 64-126 microfilmed exactly as received SOH, Jin ChuU, 1930- SOME CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR OF 1950; A CASE STUDY OF SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY IN KOREA (1945-1950), WITH EMPHASIS ON SINO- SOVIET COLLABORATION. The University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., 1963 Political Science, international law and relations University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. GRADUATE COLLEGE SOME CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR OF 1950: A CASE STUDY OF SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY IN KOREA (1945-1950), WITH EMPHASIS ON SING-SOVIET COLLABORATION A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY JIN CHULL SOH Norman, Oklahoma 1963 SOME CAUSES OF THE KOREAN WAR OF I95 O: A CASE STUDY OF SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY IN KOREA (1945-1950), WITH EMPHASIS ON SINO-SOVIET COLLABORATION APPROVED BY DISSERTATION COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer chose this subject because the Commuaist strategy in Korea is a valuable case study of an instance in which the "cold war" became exceedingly hot. Many men died and many more were wounded in a conflict which could have been avoided if the free world had not been ignorant of the ways of the Communists. Today, many years after the armored spearhead of Communism first drove across the 38th parallel, 350 ,0 0 0 men are still standing ready to repell that same enemy. It is hoped that this study will throw light on the errors which grew to war so that they might not be repeated at another time in a different place. -
COMINT and the PRC Intervention in the Korean Wat1:S-CCO~
·DOCID: 4001113 COMINT and the PRC Intervention in the Korean Wat1:S-CCO~ GUY R. VANDERPOOL Ed.it.or'• Note: (U) Thi.a ia an e:w:panded veraion of an addreaa given by Guy R. Vanderpool at the Cryptologic Hiatory Sympoaiwn in October 1993. "A RISK WE KNOWINGLY TOOK" (U) (U} On 25 October 1950; four Chinese T Communist armies suddenly attacked General Douglas MacArthur's command in the approaches to North Korea's border with the PRC. The United Nations units withdrew to defensive positions.1 When MacArthu~ resumed the march a month later, the Joint Chiefs of • .. :~)' §fi;~E~~~f!~~~ :ljb~\,~:;"::_:.~;<;··!J.~~ _y;E :·;:;· :~r:~ * r:::~· ·:: ·: ·:·L~~~~..·--~·, ....~~·' , . <j • .. asked MacArthur whether; to reduce .that .~·.;::,;.,;~~...ff _, . : ~.:.: .:.Jlf.. :a:;:~ danger, he could keep U.S. units away from the Douglaa MacArlbul" PRC boundary. MacArthur immediately denounced the idea. Any such change in his operational plan would ~ "a betrayal,. of the Korean people, "appeasement of Communist aggression," and "a tribute to international lawlessness," MacArthur declared. He lectured the JCS that "t~e entry of Chinese Communists was a risk we knowingly t.ook at the time we committed o~r forces."' · (U) Nine PRC armies overwhelmed MacArthur's forces just two days later.3 Survivors I of the first assaults saw .long columns 0£ Chinese troops moving past in the mountains t.o cut off retreat.' MacArth~r cabled the JCS that he was facing "an entirely new war.~ tB-8081 But Chinese Communist communications were not new to I I···· (b) ( 1 ) American crypt.ologists. •No one who received CO MINT product, including MacArthur's own G-2 in Tokyo, should have been surprised by the PRC intervention in the Korean War. -
Japanese 1St General Army, 8 April 1945
Japanese Home Island Armies 8 April 1945 1st General Army: Field Marshal Sugiyama 11th Area Army: Lieutenant General Yoshimoto 72nd Division 142nd Division 152nd Division 95th Mixed Brigade 44th Tank Regiment 15th Independent Machine Gun Battalion 21st Independent Anti-Tank Battalion 34th Independent Heavy Artillery Battalion 34th Independent Anti-Aircraft Artillery Company 38th Signal Regiment 33rd Garrison Unit 33rd Garrison Headquarters (B) 325th Special Garrison Company 334th Special Garrison Company 63rd Special Garrison Battalion (A) 30th Special Garrison Company 31st Special Garrison Company 32nd Special Garrison Company 33rd Special Garrison Company 34th Special Garrison Company 326th Special Garrison Company 332nd Special Garrison Company 12th Area Army 36th Army: Lieutenant General Uemura 57th Division Detached - 57th Infantry Group HQ Detached - 57th Reconnaissance Regiment 81st Division 93rd Division 1st Armored Division Detached - 3rd Tank Regiment Detached - Anti-Aircraft Unit 4th Armored Division 27th Independent Anti-Tank Battalion 21st Independent Machine Gun Battalion 7th Artillery Command 8th Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment 11th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (A) 26th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment 52nd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (A) 8th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (B) 19th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (B) 62nd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment (A) 6th Signal Regiment 51st Army: Lieutenant General Noda 44th Division 151st Division 7th Independent Tank Brigade 3rd Artillery Intelligence Regiment 1 9th Field -
Crimea PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK
Crimea PLAYBOOK PLAYBOOK Game Design by Vance von Borries Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................... 2 10.3 Scenario 3: Crimea: The Road to Sevastopol .. 25 2.0 Game Basics ................................................... 2 10.4 Scenario 4: Sevastopol: First Assault ............... 27 3.0 Special Rules .................................................. 4 10.5 Scenario 5: Crimean Campaign ....................... 29 4.0 Special Movement Situations ......................... 5 10.6 Scenario 6: Kerch: The Party Boss Attacks ..... 32 5.0 The Sevastopol Inset Map .............................. 6 10.7 Scenario 7: Kerch: Operation Trappenjagd ...... 33 6.0 Air Units ......................................................... 9 10.8 Scenario 8: Sevastopol: Operation Storfang .... 36 7.0 Special Units and Situations ........................... 11 10.9 Scenario 9: The Kerch-Feodosiya Operation ... 38 8.0 Naval Operations ............................................ 13 11.0 Detailed Examples of Play ............................... 43 9.0 How to Set Up a Scenario .............................. 20 12.0 Designer’s Section ........................................... 46 10.0 SCENARIOS .................................................. 20 Credits ...................................................................... 49 10.1 Scenario 1: The Tartar Ditch........................... 20 Counter scans ........................................................... 50 10.2 Scenario 2: Odessa: Hero City ...................... -
The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75
THE LESSONS OF HISTORY: THE CHINESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AT 75 Edited by Laurie Burkitt Andrew Scobell Larry M. Wortzel July 2003 ***** The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This report is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited. ***** Comments pertaining to this report are invited and should be forwarded to: Director, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Ave., Carlisle, PA 17013-5244. Copies of this report may be obtained from the Publications Office by calling (717) 245-4133, FAX (717) 245-3820, or via the Internet at [email protected] ***** Most 1993, 1994, and all later Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) monographs are available on the SSI Homepage for electronic dissemination. SSI’s Homepage address is: http:// www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/index.html ***** The Strategic Studies Institute publishes a monthly e-mail news- letter to update the national security community on the research of our analysts, recent and forthcoming publications, and upcoming conferences sponsored by the Institute. Each newsletter also pro- vides a strategic commentary by one of our research analysts. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, please let us know by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (717) 245-3133. ISBN 1-58487-126-1 ii CONTENTS Foreword Ambassador James R. Lilley . v Part I: Overview. 1 1. Introduction: The Lesson Learned by China’s Soldiers Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, and Larry M. -
4Th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 1
4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 1 1/263 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 2 ATENAS EDITORES ASOCIADOS 1998-2016 www.thegermanarmy.org Tittle: 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei © Atenas Editores Asociados 1998-2016 © Gustavo Urueña A www.thegermanarmy.org More information: http://www.thegermanarmy.org First Published: September 2016 We include aditional notes and text to clarify original and re- produce original text as it in original book All right reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a re- trieval system, or transmited in any form or by any mens, electronic, mechanical, photocopyng or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the autor or publisher. Design: Atenas Editores Asociados 1998-2016 © Atenas Editores Asociados 1998-2016 The Editors welcome all comments and observations: [email protected] 2/263 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 3 3/263 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 4 4/263 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 5 5/263 4th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei 6 Alfred Wünnenberg Dates: * 20. July 1891, Saarburg ( Lothringen) - † 30. Decem- ber 1967, Krefeld / NRW An SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen SS und Polizei and the commander of the 4th SS Polizei Panzer Gre- nadier Division during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. World War I Alfred Wünnenberg was born on 20 July 1891 at Saarburg/ Sarrebourg, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany. In February 1913 he joined the army and served in the 56th Infantry Regiment and was soon promoted to Unteroffizier. Alfred Wünnenberg was a company commander in Infantry Regiment 255 and later flyer observers during the First World War. -
Destruction of Army Group Center by ER Bick
Layout: Chris Cummins Battleplan, Report 003 Photos: ER Bickford October 2009 World at War #9 – Destruction of Army Group Center By ER Bickord Historical Scenario surrounded in entrenchments This campaign is set in the northern half of the along the Berezina River. Using eastern front, beginning in late June 1944. There are air support, the Soviet 65th Army nine weekly turns, culminating at the end of August and a cav-mech group manage 1944. The scale is 16 miles per hex and the units are to reduce the panzers. Just to corps-sized. Victory and defeat balances on Soviet VP, the north of Mogilev, Soviet which are collected by capturing towns and cities. In 31st and 33rd Armies attack 39th order to win the Soviets need 31 VP. Two of the large Panzer Corps, which is forced VP awards are for Koenigsberg and any coastal hex to retreat. Then 11th Guards and west of Riga. They each yield 10 VP. another cav-mech group push the th The German player has decided to pull back as weakened 27 Corps into Orsha. th th much as possible, because the front line is too vast to The 5 Army and 5 Guards Tank rd defend. That won’t be easy, though, as the Soviets will attack 53 Corps with Soviet air support. That forces th attack relentlessly and try to maintain contact with the the Germans to retreat. The 9 Infantry Corps is pushed th retreating Germans. to the north of Borisev. The 6 Shock Army attacks the Turn One, 23-30 June 1944 fortified town of Polotsk, which falls easily for another VP. -
China's Decision to Enter the Korean War: History Revisited Author(S): Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai Reviewed Work(S): Source: the China Quarterly, No
China's Decision to Enter the Korean War: History Revisited Author(s): Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai Reviewed work(s): Source: The China Quarterly, No. 121 (Mar., 1990), pp. 94-115 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/654064 . Accessed: 27/04/2012 02:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Cambridge University Press and School of Oriental and African Studies are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The China Quarterly. http://www.jstor.org China's Decision to Enter the Korean War: History Revisited* Hao Yufan and Zhai Zhihai Thirty-seven years have passed since the Korean War ended in July 1953. The Korean War, which was one ofthe most dramaticevents of the cold war, resulted not only in huge casualtieson the two sides, but also in a deep wound in Sino-American relations which took more than two decades to heal. Vast amounts of researchhave been done on the war, but one important aspect- the motivation behind the decision of the People's Republic of China to enter the war- remains mysteriously masked, or at least unconvincingly explained.