Foreign Military Studies 1945-54 Catalog & Index
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HISTORICAL DIVISION GUIDE TO_FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES 1945-54_CATALOG & INDEX HEADQUARTERS_UNITED STATES ARMY, EUROPE_1954 AVAILABILITY OF STUDIESCopie Unless otherwise indicated, the studies listed in this guide are Library, Ft. Leslie J. McNair,s Washington 25, D.C.; Armed Forces unclassified. Their release to nonofficial and to non-U.S. Staff College Library, Fortress Monroe, Va.; Army War College agencies and individuals, however, is controlled. Agencies and Library, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; and Command and General Staff nationals of foreign countries desiring access to the collection College Library, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. should apply for per mission through normal liaison channels. The channels and procedures for loans are as follows: Ninety percent of the studies listed exist only as typed a. U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Units in the manuscripts. Where multiple copies of studies have been made, areas not specified below. Requests should be forwarded through either through printing or other wise, this fact is noted in the channels to the Office of the Chief of Military History, Department individual catalog entries. Copies of such studies usually can be of the Army, Washington 25, D.C. Historical channels are obtained on loan by official U. S. agencies. Where only single authorized. file copies exist, these must usually be researched in the b. U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Units in USAREUR, USAFE, repository itself. TRUST; Re quests should be forwarded through channels to All reproduced studies may be ob tained on loan for varying Historical Division, Hq. USAREUR, APO 164, U.S. Army periods. They are also available for limited issue on a while-they- Historical channels are authorized. last basis from the reproducing agency. Such studies were given c. U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force Units in the Far East: Requests an automatic distribution upon publication, and copies may be should be forwarded through channels to Historical Division, found in libraries of major installations and service schools. FECOM, APO 343, U.S. Army. Historical channels are authorized. Studies printed as Department of the Army Pamphlets may be d. Non-U.S. Units: Requests should be forwarded to respective obtained from AG publication depots. Military Attaché in Washington, D.C., who in turn should transmit A complete collection of these studies is maintained at the Office requests to Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Department of the Army, of the Chief of Military History, Washington 25, D.C. and a Washington 25, D.C., Attn: Chief, Foreign Liaison Office. nearly complete collection at the Historical Division. USAREUR, APO 164, U.S. Army (Karlsruhe, Germany). Other V. E. P A T E large collections are located in the following places: The Army Lt Col Inf Library, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D.C; National War Control Officer Hist Division, USAREUR College A.P.O. 164, US. Army GUIDE_TO_FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES_1945-54 Historical Division_Headquarters, United States Army, Europe_1954 GUIDE_TO_FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES_1945-54 Historical Division_Headquarters, United States Army, Europe_1954 DISTRIBUTION GS Divs (2); SS Divs (1); Tech Svc (2); Admin Divs (1) 37 SGS (1); Political Adviser (1); ORO Director (1) 3 A (3); CHQ (2); D (1); Area Commands (1); Berlin (1) 19 Intelligence and Military Police School 2 Detachment "R" APO 225 2 7714th Engineer Intelligence Group 1 Historical Division (Special Distribution and Reserve) 75 USAREUR COMZ 2 SHAPE (US Component, ATNN: Historical Section) 5 Twelfth Air Force 10 US EUCOM (5); USFA (5); COMNAVGER (2); HICOG (2) 14 Office, Chief of Military History, SSUSA (for Joint and Army 330 distribution in the Zl, and in other overseas commands) TOTAL 500 PREFACE This catalog and index is a guide to the manuscripts produced under the Foreign Military Studies Program of the Historical Division, United States Army, Europe, and of predecessor commands since 1945. Most of these manuscripts were prepared by former high-ranking officers of the German Armed Forces, writing under the sponsorship of their former adversaries. The program therefore represents an unusual degree of collaboration between officers of nations recently at war. The Foreign Military Studies Program actually began shortly after V-E Day, when Allied interrogators first questioned certain prominent German prisoners of war. Results were so encouraging that the program was expanded; written questions replaced oral interrogation, and later certain highly-placed German officers were asked to prepare a series of monographs. Originally the mission of the program was only to obtain information on enemy operations in the European Theater for use in the preparation of an official history of the U.S. Army in World War II. In 1946 the program was broadened to include the Mediterranean and Russian war theaters. Beginning in 1947 emphasis was placed on the pre paration of operational studies for use by U.S. Army planning and training agencies and service schools. The result has been the collection of a large amount of useful information about the German Armed Forces, prepared by German military experts. While the primary aim of the Program has remained unchanged, many of the more recent studies have analyzed the German experience with a view toward deriving useful lessons. The authors were usually key participants in the events which they described and were able to supply information not otherwise available. In many cases they have supplemented or refreshed their memories by consulting with their military associates. It must be remembered, however, that the contributors are professional military leaders, not historians or writers. While for the most part they have tried to be thorough and objective, they view events primarily in terms of their own experience. In the initial phases of the program all of the contributors were prisoners of war or internees; participation, however, was always voluntary. While participants were reimbursed for their work, they have been motivated mainly by professional interest and by the desire to promote western solidarity and mutual defense. In 1948, after most of the contributors had returned to civilian life, the administrative structure and tempo of the program was changed. Contributors now prepare studies in their own homes under the supervision of a small control group, composed of selected high-ranking German officers. Many of the early manuscripts were inadequately translated and were assigned inappropriate titles. Some of these manuscripts have been reissued in revised versions but in most cases the original titles have been retained to facilitate identification. During the early years of the program, contributors had to rely largely on their memories, since the basic documents had been destroyed or were otherwise unavailable to them. Within the past few months basic documents have been increasingly provided to contributors, who now place more emphasis on careful documentation. Current studies are now checked against known sources and in some cases are considerably revised in the English version. Although individual studies will continue fo vary in quality, the collection as a whole constitutes a noteworthy contribution to the history of World War II. As the number of manuscripts increased, it became essential to index the collection in order to make its contents more readily available. This project was begun in September 1951 by General der Artiilerie Friedrich von Boetticher, German --iii-- military attaché to the United States from 1933 to 1941. Initially the index was planned to include only those manuscripts which had been translated and were considered to contain useful military lessons. This phase of the project was virtually completed by spring 1952, when General von Boetticher was compelled for personal reasons to give up the work. At that time it was decided to index and evaluate all of the manuscripts in the collection, regardless of their nature. This task was undertaken by General der Artillerie Anton Freiherr von Bechtolsheim, who completed the indexing and evaluated each study with regard to its historical, operational, and technical interest. The present guide contains a catalog of manuscripts and three indexes by topic, by military unit, and by author. Most entries in the catalog include a short statement describing the contents and usefulness of the study. Certain translation difficulties are reflected in this guide. German military terms do not always have exact American equivalents and cannot be expressed briefly in precise military language. Untranslated terms appearing in this guide are explained in the Glossary, page 252. This difficulty in arriving at standardized and generally accepted translation's of German military terms has been a persistent problem in preparing the manuscripts; the researcher may even feel the need for an expansion and revision of U.S. military terminology. Studies now in preparation and those projected will also be indexed and catalogued. Errata and addenda sheets will be issued from time to time, but a complete revision of the catalog does not seen practicable in the near future. A limited number of copies of this guide are available to official agencies, particularly to those which possess a substantial number of the studies. Karlsruhe, June 1954 --iv-- CONTENTS Preface by Colonel W.S. Nye PART ONE -- CATALOG Chapter 1. ETHINT-Series Manuscripts 2. A-Series Manuscripts 3. B-Series Manuscripts 4. C-Series Manuscripts 5. D-Series Manuscripts 6. P Series Manuscripts 7. T-Series