This is a history of the 85th Infantry Division. It gives a brief overview of the early years, details training for the Second World War, the Gustav Line, the second phase, the drive on Rome and to the north, between attacks, the Gothic Line, and...
After action report for the 85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized, 5th Armored Division, during August thru December 1944, February thru April 1945.
Series of reports detailing the progress of the invasion of the Philippine Islands. Includes intelligence reports, G-3 operations reports, field orders, and memoranda.
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical...
Office, U.S. Secretary, Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff
The minutes of the Combined Chiefs' meeting at the major conferences touch on virtually every policy and strategy issue of World War II, from initial troop deployments to counter Axis aggression, through the debates about the location and timing of...
Historical Records and Histories of Organizations. After action report, 752nd Tank Battalion. 23 May 44 - 28 Aug 44, Oct 44 and Dec 44. Jan thru May 45.
This is the history of the Second Chemical Mortar Battalion in the European Theatre. It has been taken from the unit journal and written especially for both the former and present members of the battalion. Though it would be impossible to cover...
This monograph analyzes whether U.S. light forces are trained adequately to successfully accomplish the assault of a fortified position. The assault of a fortified position held by a determined defender is a difficult task. A fortified position is...
On September 11, 2001, our nation fell victim to a horrible terrorist act. A new kind of terrorist weapon struck the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The Terrorist used airplanes full of fuel and innocent civilians as weapons of...
Colonel Charles Augustus "Gus" Stafford was the commander of 3rd Brigade, 85th Division (Training Support) at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, from 2004 through 2005 when the 98th Division (Institutional Training) received their predeployment training...