This is the after action report of XIV Corps in the M-1 operation, Sixth Army. The general mission assigned the XIV Corps in the M-l Operation was to move overwater to Luzon, Philippine Islands, make an amphibious assault and seize beachheads in...
The technical aspects of German V-weapons have been covered in literally hundreds of published books and magazine articles, not to mention the many classified studies which deal with them. The field commitment of V-weapons, the operational aspects...
The following after action report covers the operations of the 6th Infantry Division in the Cagayan Valley of Luzon from 1 July to 21 August 1945. This document contains information on the capture of Kiangan, operations along Highway 5 in the...
The following is a report of lessons learned during the Philippines campaign covering operations of elements of the 40th Infantry Division Artillery and attached artillery during operations on Luzon, Panay, and Negros. It contains a summary of...
This is a history of the I Corps during the Luzon Campaign and describes the mission, preparation and movement, tactical phases of the ground operation, and intelligence, and offers lessons learned and recommendations. Annexes detail personnel,...
This is part 2 of the after action report of XIV Corps in the M-1 Operation. The document gives reports of the Assistant Chiefs of Staff, G-1 and G-4, as well as reports from the Signal Officer, Chemical Officer, Ordnance Officer, Quartermaster,...
The Colonel Edmund J. Lilly Collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of...
B-24 aircraft of the 2d Bombardment Division carried on supply operations during the period 29 August to 30 September 1944, flying from various bases in the U.K. to terminals at A-50C, A-71, A-64, A-78 and B-51. Initially rations, medical supplies,...
Operations order for 38 Group, R.A.F. participating in Operation "Market" Details Glider delivery and dropping of Paratroopers. Contains Appendices for: Order of battle; Air movement table (including allocation of aircraft); Flight plan (including...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, War Department Observers Board.
Pathfinder teams are trained at a special pathfinder school in the United Kingdom. The school is a part of the 1st Allied Airborne Army. The IX T.C.C. of the 1st Allied Airborne Army has established a provisional pathfinder group which specializes...
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, War Department Observers Board.
The following comments are those of Major General JAMES GAVIN, Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division. They constitute a resume of the lessons learned as a result of the 82nd Division's combat experiences in operation "market". In general...
The attack of the 502th Infantry regiment at BEST, HOLLAND, was a part of OPERATION MARKET which aimed to open a corridor from the Belgium-Holland border to the city of ARNHEM, HOLLAND. The corridor was to be established by means of a...
Narrative of the operations of the First Allied Airborne Army in Holland (Operation MARKET). It is compiled from reports and information received at this Headquarters to date.
Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, History Section. ; Marshall, S. L. A. (Samuel Lyman Atwood), 1900-1977.
The Battalion operation hereinafter reported was part of the airborne Operation MARKET whereby it was intended to create an airborne-protected corridor from the Belgium-Holland border to Arnhem, through which the column of the XXX Corps, 2nd...