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The Forgotten Fronts the First World War Battlefield Guide: World War Battlefield First the the Forgotten Fronts Forgotten The
Ed 1 Nov 2016 1 Nov Ed The First World War Battlefield Guide: Volume 2 The Forgotten Fronts The First Battlefield War World Guide: The Forgotten Fronts Creative Media Design ADR005472 Edition 1 November 2016 THE FORGOTTEN FRONTS | i The First World War Battlefield Guide: Volume 2 The British Army Campaign Guide to the Forgotten Fronts of the First World War 1st Edition November 2016 Acknowledgement The publisher wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the following organisations in providing text, images, multimedia links and sketch maps for this volume: Defence Geographic Centre, Imperial War Museum, Army Historical Branch, Air Historical Branch, Army Records Society,National Portrait Gallery, Tank Museum, National Army Museum, Royal Green Jackets Museum,Shepard Trust, Royal Australian Navy, Australian Defence, Royal Artillery Historical Trust, National Archive, Canadian War Museum, National Archives of Canada, The Times, RAF Museum, Wikimedia Commons, USAF, US Library of Congress. The Cover Images Front Cover: (1) Wounded soldier of the 10th Battalion, Black Watch being carried out of a communication trench on the ‘Birdcage’ Line near Salonika, February 1916 © IWM; (2) The advance through Palestine and the Battle of Megiddo: A sergeant directs orders whilst standing on one of the wooden saddles of the Camel Transport Corps © IWM (3) Soldiers of the Royal Army Service Corps outside a Field Ambulance Station. © IWM Inside Front Cover: Helles Memorial, Gallipoli © Barbara Taylor Back Cover: ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ at the Tower of London © Julia Gavin ii | THE FORGOTTEN FRONTS THE FORGOTTEN FRONTS | iii ISBN: 978-1-874346-46-3 First published in November 2016 by Creative Media Designs, Army Headquarters, Andover. -
British 8Th Infantry Division on the Western Front, 1914-1918
Centre for First World War Studies British 8th Infantry Division on the Western Front, 1914-18 by Alun Miles THOMAS Thesis submitted to The University of Birmingham For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of History and Cultures College of Arts & Law January 2010 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. ABSTRACT Recent years have seen an increasingly sophisticated debate take place with regard to the armies on the Western Front during the Great War. Some argue that the British and Imperial armies underwent a ‘learning curve’ coupled with an increasingly lavish supply of munitions, which meant that during the last three months of fighting the BEF was able to defeat the German Army as its ability to conduct operations was faster than the enemy’s ability to react. This thesis argues that 8th Division, a war-raised formation made up of units recalled from overseas, became a much more effective and sophisticated organisation by the war’s end. It further argues that the formation did not use one solution to problems but adopted a sophisticated approach dependent on the tactical situation. -
7O7"178 a ,, Japanese Monograph No
S" ,I /7o7"178 a ,, Japanese Monograph No. 178 NORTH CHINA AREA OPERATIONS RECORD JULY 1937-MAY 1944 1 4 r^ PREPARED BY MILITARY HISTORY SECTION HEADQUARTERS, ARMY FORCES FAR EAST C;.~7,~ " -~"I" DISTRIBUTED BY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. IN REPLY REFER TO: SUBJECT: Distribution v hnusoript TO Addressee The inclosed manuscript is forprarded for rmur use ant retention. FOR' TIHE GliF OF ±I hLY -_ IST Oh j ~ rI +t.i i / Y 1InTcI JOEL F. T7O .hSON: Colonel Artillery " ccutiive Preface Through ,Instructions No . 126 to the Japanese Government, 12 October 194.5, subject: Institution for War Records Investigation, steps were initiated to exploit military historical records and official reports of the Japanese War Ministry and Japanese General Staff. Upon dissolution of the War Ministry and the Japanese Gen- eral Staff,. and the transfer of their former functions to the Demo- bilization Bureau, research and compilation continued and developed into a series of historical monographs. The paucity of original orders,' plans and unit journals, which are normally essential in the preparation of this type of record, most of which were lost or destroyed during field operations or bombing raids, rendered the task of compilation most difficult; par- ticularly distressing has been the complete lack of official strength reports, normal in AG. or G3 records. However, while many of the important orders, plans and estimates have been reconstructed from memory and therefore are not textually identical with the originals, they are believed to be generally accurate and reliable. -
French III, IV, XI Army Corps & I and II Cavalry Corps, Early October 1813
French III, IV, XI Army Corps & I and II Cavalry Corps Early October 1813 III Corps: Général de division Souham (5 October) 8th Division: Général de division Baron Brayer Brigade: Général de brigade Estève 2/,3/6th Légère Infantry Regiment 2/,3/16th Légère Infantry Regiment 1/,3/28th Légère Infantry Regiment 3/,4/40th Line Infantry Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Baron Charrière 2/,3/59th Line Infantry Regiment 3/,4/69th Line Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,4/22nd Line Infantry Regiment Artillery: 10/2nd Foot Artillery 5/9th Foot Artillery Det. 3/9th Principal Train Battalion Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion 9th Division: Général de division Delmas Brigade: Général de brigade Anthing 2nd Provisional Légère Infantry Regiment 3/2nd Légère Infantry Regiment 3/4th Légère Infantry Regiment 3/,4/43rd Line Regiment 1/,2/,3/136th Line Infantry Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Bergez de Bareaux 1/,2/,3/138th Line Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/145th Line Infantry Regiment Artillery: 2/9th Foot Artillery 11/9th Foot Artillery Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion Det. 4/6th Principal Train Battalion Det. 7/10th Principal Train Battalion 11th Division: Général de division Baron Ricard Brigade: Général de brigade van Dedem van de Gelder 3/,4/,6/9th Légère Infantry Regiment 2/,3/,4/50th Line Infantry Regiment 3/,4/65th Line Infantry Regiment (1 bn assigned to general artillery park) Brigade: Général de brigade Dumoulin 1/,2/,3/142nd Line Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/144th Line Infantry Regiment Artillery: 19/7th Foot Artillery 5/9th Foot Artillery Det. -
April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918)
Some World War I Veterans Connected with Jackson County, Kansas (April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918) A work in progress as of June 27, 2017, by Dan Fenton 1 Some World War I Veterans Connected with Jackson County, Kansas (April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918) Abbott, Carl.1 Carl C. Abbott, private in Company C, 40th Regiment Infantry; enlisted on June 27, 1917, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; discharged on March 12, 1918 on account of a physical disability at the Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. Box 1.10 Carl Clarence Abbott. “OHIO PVT CO C 40 INFANTRY WORLD WAR I” Born May 5, 1898; Died May 12, 1957. Buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Akron, Ohio. www.findagrave.com. Abbott, Paul.1 Born in Holton, Kansas, enlisted on September 22, 1917 at Minneapolis, Minnesota; served in France as a private in Company D, 61st Infantry, wounded in right leg. Box 1.10 “August 8, 1918. Dear Mother and kids: I received your letters of July 7 yesterday. It took them just a month to get here. … We have just returned from the trenches to our rest camp, which is about three miles from the trenches. We were about 300 feet from the German trenches, but the only Germans I have seen yet, were some prisoners further inland. The trenches are about a foot above my head at most places, having lookout posts and dugouts at various points. I have been put in an automatic squad. This squad consists of two automatic rifle teams, and the corporal. Each team has one automatic rifleman and two carriers. -
Washington National Guard Pamphlet
WASH ARNG PAM 870-1-5 WASH ANG PAM 210-1-5 WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD PAMPHLET THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD VOLUME 5 WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN WORLD WAR I HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARTMENT STATE OF WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL CAMP MURRAY, TACOMA 33, WASHINGTON THIS VOLUME IS A TRUE COPY THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ROSTERS HEREIN HAVE BEEN REVISED BUT ONLY TO PUT EACH UNIT, IF POSSIBLE, WHOLLY ON A SINGLE PAGE AND TO ALPHABETIZE THE PERSONNEL THEREIN DIGITIZED VERSION CREATED BY WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 5 WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN WORLD WAR I. CHAPTER PAGE I WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN THE POST ..................................... 1 PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION PERIOD II WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD MANEUVERS ................................. 21 WITH REGULAR ARMY 1904-12 III BEGINNING OF THE COAST ARTILLERY IN ........................................... 34 THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IV THE NAVAL MILITIA OF THE WASHINGTON .......................................... 61 NATIONAL GUARD V WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN THE ............................................. 79 MEXICAN BORDER INCIDENT VI WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN THE ........................................... 104 PRE - WORLD WAR I PERIOD VII WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN WORLD WAR I .......................114 - i - - ii - CHAPTER I WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN THE POST PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION PERIOD It may be recalled from the previous chapter that with the discharge of members of the Washington National Guard to join the First Regiment of United States Volunteers and the federalizing of the Independent Washington Battalion, the State was left with no organized forces. Accordingly, Governor Rogers, on 22 July 1898, directed Adjutant General William J. Canton to re-establish a State force in Conformity with the Military Code of Washington. -
Washington National Guard Pamphlet
WASH ARNG PAM 870-1-7 WASH ANG PAM 210-1-7 WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD PAMPHLET THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD VOLUME 7 WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD IN POST WORLD WAR II HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARTMENT STATE OF WASHINGTON OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL CAMP MURRAY, TACOMA, WASHINGTON 98430 - i - THIS VOLUME IS A TRUE COPY THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ROSTERS HEREIN HAVE BEEN REVISED BUT ONLY TO PUT EACH UNIT, IF POSSIBLE, WHOLLY ON A SINGLE PAGE AND TO ALPHABETIZE THE PERSONNEL THEREIN DIGITIZED VERSION CREATED BY WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - ii - INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME 7, HISTORY OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD BY MAJOR GENERAL HOWARD SAMUEL McGEE, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL Volume 7 of the History of the Washington National Guard covers the Washington National Guard in the Post World War II period, which includes the conflict in Korea. This conflict has been categorized as a "police action", not a war, therefore little has been published by the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army or by individuals. However, the material available to our historian is believed to be of such importance as to justify its publication in this volume of our official history. While Washington National Guard units did not actually serve in Korea during this "police action", our Air National Guard and certain artillery units were inducted into service to replace like regular air and army units withdrawn for service in Korea. However, many Washington men participated in the action as did the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions, both of which had been stationed at Fort Lewis and other Washington military installations. -
Spanish Republican Government's Reorganized Army of the East, 15
Spanish Republican Government's Reorganized Army of the East 15 April 1938 Northern Group X Corps: Division: 143rd Mixed Brigade 19th Mixed Brigade 104th Mixed Brigade 43rd Division: 68th Mixed Brigade 94th Mixed Brigade 2118th Mixed Brigade 31st Division: 62nd Mixed Brigade 133rd Mixed Brigade 134th Mixed Brigade XI Corps: 26th Division: 119th Mixed Brigade 120th Mixed Brigade 121st Mixed Brigade 32nd Division: 137th Mixed Brigade 141st Mixed Brigade 142nd Mixed Brigade 30th Division: 131st Mixed Brigade 146th Mixed Brigade 153rd Mixed Brigade Attached: 33rd Assault Group 2 Armored Car Companies Artillery: 1 Group 76mm Schneider 1 Group 75mm Ansaldo 1 Group 155mm guns 1 Group 115mm guns 1 Group 75mm guns 1 Group 107mm guns Munitions Column Topographical, Telephone, and Sound Locating Sections Engineers: Sapper Company Sapper Batalion 22nd Fortifications Battalion 24th Fortifications Battalion 1 Southern Group "A" Corps: 46th Division: 10th Mixed Brigade 101st Mixed Brigade 73rd Mixed Brigade XVIII Corps: 27th Division: 122nd Mixed Brigade 123rd Mixed Brigade 124th Mixed Brigade 72nd Division: 37th Mixed Brigade 38th Mixed Brigade 213th Mixed Brigade XII Corps: 16th Division: 23rd Mixed Brigade 24th Mixed Brigade 149th Mixed Brigade 44th Division: 140th Mixed Brigade 144th Mixed Brigade 145th Mixed Brigade Mixed Division: 3rd (Carabinier) Brigade Carabinier Brigade (organizing) 26th through 40th Battalions 41st Battalion Naval Infantry Brigade 15th Coastal Defense Battalion 22nd Coastal Defense Battalion Attached: 3 Tank Companies 3 Armored Car Companies Artillery: 1 Group 76mm guns 1 Group 155mm guns 1 Group 105mm Vickers guns 1 Group 75mm guns 1 Group 115mm guns 1 Group 150mm guns Munitions Column Engineers: 2 Sapper Battalions Army Forces: "A" Machine Gun Battalion "B" Machine Gun Battalion 21st Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Destruction Battalion 3rd Bridging Battalion 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th Truck Company 7th Cavalry Regiment 2 Larrazabal, R.S., Historia del Ejercito Popular de la Republica, Editora Nacional, Madrid Copyright GFN 1993. -
German Army Group North, 22 April 1942
German Army Group North 22 April 1942 At Army Group's Disposal: 8th Panzer Division: (unknown portion of division present) 12th Panzer Division: (unknown portion of division present) 5th Mountain Division: (1/2 of division present) 1/,2/,3/85th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/100th Mountain Infantry Regiment 48th Panzerjäger Battalion 68th Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/95th Artillery Regiment 95th Signals Battalion 95th Pioneer Battalion 95th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 16th Army At Army's Disposal: 123rd Division (unknown portion of division present) 281st Security Division (unknown portion of division present) XXXIX (mot) Corps: 1/2 2nd Fallschrimjäger Regiment (enroute) 1 regiment, 121st Division (enroute) Group Lange (part of 218th Division) organization unknown 8th Panzer Division (some minor detachments) 1/10th Armored Regiment 8th Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1/,2/,3/8th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/28th Panzer Grenadier Regiment 43rd Panzerjäger Battalion 8th Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/80th Artillery Regiment 84th Signals Battalion 59th Pioneer Battalion 59th Division (Einheiten) Support Units Group Scherer: Staff/281st Security Division 1 Regiment, 121st Division 1 Regiment, 122nd Division 1 Regiment, 329th Division II Corps: 218th Division (1 regiment and support units) 225th Division (1 regiment and support units) 123rd Division 1/,2/,3/415th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/416th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/418th Infantry Regiment 123rd Schnell Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/123rd Artillery Regiment 1 123rd Pioneer Battalion 123rd -
German Army Group North, 30 June 1942
German Army Group North 30 June 1942 Army Group Command: Reserve: 12th Panzer Division 1/,2/,3/29th Panzer Regiment 12th Schützen Brigade 1/,2/5th Schützen Regiment 1/,2/25th Schützen Regiment 22nd Motorcycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/29th Panzer Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd Artillery Regiment 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion 2nd Panzerjäger Battalion 32nd Pioneer Battalion 2nd Signals Battalion 2nd Division (Einheiten) Support Units 18th Army: Reserve: SS Polizei Division 1/,2/,3/1st SS Polizei Regiment 1/,2/,3/2nd SS Polizei Regiment 1/,2/,3/3rd SS Polizei Regiment Polizei Panzerjäger Battalion Polizei Bicycle Battalion 1/,2/,3/,4/SS Polizei Artillery Regiment SS Polizei Signals Battalion SS Polizei Pioneer Battalion SS Polizei Division (Einheiten) Support Units I Army Corps: 11th Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/2nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/23rd Grenadier Regiment (3rd Bn detached?) 1/,2/,3/44th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/11th Artillery Regiment 1/47th Artillery Regiment 11th Reconnaissance Battalion 11th Panzerjäger Battalion 11th Pioneer Battalion 11th Signals Battalion 11th Division (Einheiten) Support Units 21st Infantry Division 1/,2/,3/3rd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/24th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/45th Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/21st Artillery Regiment 1/57th Artillery Regiment 21st Reconnaissance Battalion 21st Panzerjäger Battalion 1 21st Pioneer Battalion 21st Signals Battalion 21st Division (Einheiten) Support Units 93rd Infantry Division 270th Grenadier Regiment (2 bns) 1/,2/,3/271st Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/272nd Grenadier Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/193rd -
Spanish Republican Government's Army of the East, Early April 1938
Spanish Republican Government's Army of the East 1 April 1938 Northern Group X Corps: Major of Infantry Martínez (reorganizing in Gerona & Figueras on the basis of the two divisions shown. Apparently they were heavily damaged in combat.) 43rd Division: (10,295 men) 72nd Mixed Brigade 102nd Mixed Brigade 130th Mixed Brigade 31st Division: (9,510 men) 133rd Mixed Brigade 134th Mixed Brigade 135th Mixed Brigade XI Corps: 26th Division: (10,798 men) 119th Mixed Brigade 120th Mixed Brigade 121st Mixed Brigade 32nd Division: (10,310) 137th Mixed Brigade 141st Mixed Brigade 142nd Mixed Brigade Attached: 127th Mixed Brigade (3,435 men) 211th Carabinier Mixed Brigade (2,980) 7th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Pontoon Battalion 22nd Works and Fortification Battalion 3rd Demolition Battalion Signals Battalion 23rd Works and Fortification Battalion 24th Works and Fortification Battalion 1 Tank Company (T-26 tanks) 1 Armored Car Company 6 Artillery Groups Enroute as reinforcements: 44th Division: (10,790 men) 143rd Mixed Brigade 144th Mixed Brigade 145th Mixed Brigade 140th Mixed Brigade 30th Division: (10,200 men) 131st Mixed Brigade 146th Mixed Brigade 153rd Mixed Brigade 16th Division: (7,037 men) 23rd Mixed Brigade 149th Mixed Brigade (3,906) Unnamed division 24th Mixed Brigade 1 62nd Mixed Brigade 27th Division: 122nd Mixed Brigade 123rd Mixed Brigade 46th Division: 10th Mixed Brigade 101st Mixed Brigade 37th Mixed Brigade (3,692 men) 13th Mixed Brigade Independent 3rd Carabinieros Mixed Brigade (2,477) 224th Mixed Brigade (2,000 men) 24th Carabiniero Regiment 41st Carabiniero Regiment 40th Carabiniero Regiment Machine Gun Battalion 3rd Works and Fortification Battalion 8th Works and Fortification Battalion 9th Works and Fortification Battalion 10th Works and Fortification Battalion 20th Works and Fortification Battalion 35th Works and Fortification Battalion 2 Support Battalions Independent Army Tank Company (T-26) Maneuvering Army Tank Company (T-26) 10 Armored Cars (Maneuvering Army) 528th D.E.C.A. -
The Operational Role of British Corps Command on the Western Front, 1914-18
The Operational Role of British Corps Command on the Western Front, 1914-18 Andrew Simpson University College, London Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy © Abstract British corps command having been neglected in the literature, this thesis sets out to assess what British corps did, and how they did it, on the Western Front during the Great War. It attempts to avoid anecdotal sources as much as possible, drawing its evidence instead as much as possible from contemporary official documents. It is a central argument here that Field Service Regulations, Part 1 (1909), was found by commanders in the BEF to be applicable throughout the war, because it was designed to be as flexible as possible, its broad principles being supplemented by training and manuals. Corps began the war in a minor role, as an extra level of command to help the C-in-C control the divisions of the BEF. With the growth in numbers and importance of artilleiy in 1915, divisions could not cope with the quantity of artilleiy allotted theni, and by early 1916, the corps BGRA became the corps artilleiy commander (GOCRA). In addition to its crucial role in artillery control, corps was important as the highest level of operational command, discussing attack plans with Armies and divisions and being responsible for putting Army schemes into practice. Though corps tended to be prescnptive towards divisions in 1916, and Armies towards corps, a more hands-off style of command was generally practised in 1917, within the framework of FSR and the pamphlet SS13S (and others - to be used with FSR).