THE INFANTRY SCHOOLSCHOOL-FORT

SCHO-OL

SCHOOL-FORT

SCHO-OL

SCHOOL-FORT

SCHO-OLFORT BENNINGBANNING , GEORGIAGEORGIA-

ADVANCED

GEO-

RGIA

GEORGIA-

ADVANCED

GEO-

RGIA

GEORGIA-

ADVANCED

GEO-

RGIAADVANCED COURSE1932-1933193219331932193-

3MILITARY

1932193-

3MIL

19321933-

M

-

MILITARYMILM I L I TART A R Y HISTORYHISTORYOPE-

RATIONS

HISH I 8 TORTHORT 0 R YY-

OPERATIONS

O-

PERATIONSOPERATIONS OF THE 3D PLATOON COMPANYOOMPANY AtA 301ST AMERICANAMERICAN-TANK

AMERIC-ANA

AMERICAN-TANK

AMERIC-ANA. 1'1' .' "

" . . __ _ __- " . . . . .. . ..TANK- .

BATTALIONBATTALI6N IN THEHE ATTACKA'l'TAAlTA' ' IC ON THEHE HINDENBURGHINDENBERGHINDENBUR-GLawkvgflBSMaWgl.

HIH-

IPersonal

Im-

personal

..'

"lillillilt" LawkvgflBSMaWgl.LawkvgflBSMaWglLawkvgflBSMaWgl.aadSSETIMBERL. aa-dSSETIMBERLaadSSETIMBERLsusceptibleft.-.. .TIUBmTub. .ww.!

"" '.onon. oo-

Personal

P-

ersonal

gg29 , 1S18191'1911S1-

8Personal' - ! ' :14001400:1400'f1400f: " \'f'ff\'-

fJOSIPH

f-

JOSIPH

J-

oseph

'

( Personal ExperienceExperienoe )

JOSEPHJOSIPH J.JJ . GUTKOW8KIGUTKOWSKIGUT KO WSKWK I ,CAPTAINOAPAP!AIl , INFANTRY.INFANTRYNrAlTRYRealtyINFANTRY.-

THE

INFANT-

RY

I .

" .

TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENT-

SCover

Cont-

ents

CONTENT-

SCover

Cont-

ents

PAGEPAG-

ECover

Pas-

sover

PAG-

EUnpaged

Pag-

inated

PAGE-

v

PAG-

E

Cover sheetsheet.she et.et. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Unpaged )

TableTab 1 e of contentscontents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii-

Bibliography

B-

ibliography

i-

iiivBibliographyBibliography.B ib 1 1 o graphphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii-iviiiviiivM-

arginaliiiv-

v

-

Marginal abbreviations usedused.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vv-

Introduction

I-

ntroductionIntroductionIntroduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-

General

1-

GeneralGeneral plan for action on September 29 , 1918.1918. . 33-

Reconnaissance

3-

Reconnaissance.

3-

ReconnaissanceReconnaissanceReconnaissance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-

ApproachApproach marchmarch.marc h.h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ". . 66-

AirAir forceforce.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-

WeatherWeather conditioncondition.condicondo t ion.ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. ". . . . . . . . . 77-

GroundGroundGround.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-

OperationsOperationsOperations.*.. . 000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go. . . . . . . . . . 0-00. .- . .- . . . . . 0.0-

T

88-

TanksTanksTankT enken s.se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99-

AntitankAnti-tankAntitank- defensesdefenses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1111-

CasualCasualCasualtieCasualtiestt1es.t1esiesdiess.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ". . . . . . . . . . H11H-

Result

R-

esultResult ss.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212-

CommentsCommentsOomments and criticismscriticisms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212-

Lessons.. . . . - . . . . ..

LessonsLessons.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., '. . . . o.o. . . . . .oIIt.oIItobit. <. ,. . . ... . . .. . 1313-

ConclusionsConclusionsOonclus1ons.Oonclus1onsCon o lu si on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11414-

Operat1on

*

MAPMA-

POperation

Im-

propriation

MA-

POperation

Im-

propriation

-OperationOperat1on MapMap.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161816-

i

18-

1-i-i-1-1- i-

TABLE

T-

ABLE

1-

TABLE

-t

i

BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGR.APHYBIBLIOGRAPHY-

Warden

Bibliogr-aphy

BIBLIOGR.APHYI-

I

BIBLIOGRAPH-

Y

BIBLIOGRAPHY-

Warden

Bibliogr-aphy

.

. , ' '' ' WardenWard'en'Warden-WardenK.Warden' '- ,, K.KH .;" ', IT.IT4rr1r: ."" " " "Acotank"AcotankAoot'ank"AootankCottaLaotianII" ' " , PhiladelphiaPhilRdelphiaPhil.edel-ohiaPhil.edelohiaPiledOhio. - , E.E. A.AA-

.WrightA-

weighI.IA-

.WrightA-

weigh. .

Wrightnight Company.CompanyCompany.-

A

Compan-

y

.

A history of CompanyCompeny "A"A" " 301st Tank BattalionBettal1on, ,written by ltletl ? t Lieutenant P.PH.H. W.W'T.T' . Warden , comcom-com-manding

com-manding

com-manding

¬-mandingmadding the 1st Platoon of this company.companycompany-.Accurate

com-pany company-.Accurate

com-pany company-.Accurate

com-pany .Accurate , detailed andend unbiased.unbiased. ContainsContains-copies Cont-ains

Contains-copies Cont-ains

Contains-copies Cont-ainscopies of the Official Reports on all actionsactions-in

actio-nsin which the company was engaged.engagedengaged-

."Story

engage-

dStory

enga-ged

engaged-

."story

engage-

dstory

enga-ged

engaged.-

Montgomery

.

Montgomery , E.E. A.AA-

.O'Ryan

A-

ORyan

A-

Ryan

A-

.O'Ryan

A-

ORyan

A-

Ryan

. "StoryStory" of the Fourth Army in thethe-Battles

he-atless

the-Battles

he-atless

the-Battles

he-atlessBattles of the 100 DaysDayeAye , August 8th8th-to

8th-to

8th-toto November llth11thlilt , 1918"1918" , London ,HodderOdder and StoughtonSought , Ltd.Ltd. ,.. 1920.19201920-

.Compiled

1920-

Compiled

1920-

.Compiled

1920-

Compiled

1920-

.Compiled

1920-

Compiled

.

Compiled by members of ArmyA.rmy. Corps andB.ndBndBand. DivisionDivision-Staffs

Divis-ionsDivision-

StaffsDivis-ionsDivision-

StaffsDivis-ionsStaffs of the Fourth Army , and from the rere-

cordsre-rere-

cordsre-

cords¬-

cords of the Fourth Army.ArmyArmy.-

An

Ary-

an

Army.-

An

Ary-

an

Army.-

An

Ary-

an

.

An accurate general account , but withithitch littlelittled-etail. litt-lest

littled-etail. litt-lest

littled-etail. litt-lestdetail.detaildetail.-

The

det-aildetail.-

The

det-aildetail.-

The

det-ail

.

The author states thatthsthast, the brevity of accountsaccount-srelating

acco-unts account-srelating

acco-unts account-srelating

acco-untsrelating to the II American Corps wasW8S, due toto-lability

so-lvability

t-o'bility t-obilitym-

obilitylability'bilitybilityliabilityability'"bilibiliBillie" ty to get any more informationinforms.tioninformstion. from thethe-Corps.

he-ctors

the-Corps.

he-ctors

the-Corps.

he-ctorsCorps.Corps.

O'RyanORyanRyan0'0' Ryan , J.J. FF-

Price

P-

rice

F.FF-

.Price

. "StoryStory" of the 37th27th Division"DivisionDivisionu.Divisionu" . NewNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workYork , Wynkoop HallenbeckHellene Crawford ,1931.19311921.19211931-

.Written

1931-

Written

1921.-

Wr1

1921-

Wr1

1921.-

r

1921-

r

1921-

.Written

1921-

Written

.

WrittenWr1 ttenten by the general officerofficer.officers., who commandedcommande-dthe

comman-dedthe division in France.FranceFrence.FrenceFence. Very detailed.detailed . GenGen-Ge-nerally

Ge-nerally

Ge-nerally

¬-erallyrally accurateaccure.teaccureteaccrete. but inclined to favor thethe-division.

tel-evision

the-division.

tel-evision

the-division.

tel-evisiondivision.division. He makes no unfavorable comment onon-

theM-

onteon-

theM-

onteon-

theM-

ontethe actions of any members or organizations ofof-his

oa-

fishof-

hisoa-

fishof-

hisoa-

fishhis division.division. HisHieHide referencesreferenoes to the 301st301s-tBattalion

301s-tBattalion

301s-tBattalionBattalion are brief "rehash"rehash" " of the battalionsbe.ttalionsbettalionsbattalionso-wn

be.ttalionso-wn

battalio-ns.

r own reports.reportsreporepotreports.-

Price

repo-rts

rt s.s..

Price , JackJaokJakeJack-

Harrison

Ar-

cheries

Jaok-

Harrison

"TankTank" ActionsAotionsAbortions A.E.F.AEFA.E.r.AErABEEAr. . . " , Kansas"'tfityKansastfitylanse.s"itylansesityKansasblandestKansas. "°"' 'UityUityUnity"'(; ,Publishers unknown.unknownunknown.-

A

unknow-

n

.

A verbatim copy of the Official reports subsub-sub-

mittedsub-

mittedsub-

mitted¬-

mittedemitted by Tank Battalions and Brigade ComCom-Co-mmanders

Co-mmanders

Co-mmanders

¬-mandersmaunders on the actionsaotionsabortions in which their organiorgani-organicorgani-zations

organi-zations

organi-zations

¬-zationsactions were engaged.engaged. The complete storystory-of

stor-yof the Tank Corps1Corps'Corps' participationpartioipation in the war.warwar-.Accurate

art-iculate

war-.Accurate

art-iculate

war-.Accurate

art-iculate

.Accurate and authentic.authenticauthentic.-

Harrisonauth-

entic.

Harrison , R.R. B.B. " 301st TankTenkTen BattalionBattel10n Commanders1Oommanders'OommandersCommandersCommanders-1Notebook"

Commanders-1Notebook

Oommanders'-Not

Oommanders-Not

Commande-ers

'$Notebook"NotebookNot ebookrebook n" .

A notebook kept by the battalion commander inin-which

I-ndic

in-which

I-ndic

in-which

I-ndicwhich data was constantly recorded.recorded. TheThe.TheTh-e.official

Th-eoretical

Th-eofficial

Th-eoretical

.

official reports of the battalion were compiledcompiled-mainly

comp-iled

compiled-mainly

comp-iled

compiled-mainly

comp-iledmainly from the data recordedreoorded in this book.bookbook-

.ii

book.-

11

book-

11

book-

ie

.

-ii-ii-11-11ii-- ii-

Ward'en'

ii-

Warden

in-

ward

11-

i

11-

BIBLIOGRAPHY

-

UnbiasedUnb1.as'dUnb1.asdUnb1asd. '! aitd.aitd.an.d.andaid.sad..aaour.etelysadaaouretely,. . .. accurately.a.c..o.ur.ltetyacourltetyCourtney. . .. . :.. ! detaileddetailad.detailaddetailed.,. MadeMad-

eFuller

Ad-

elle

Mad-e"in

Mad-ein

Mad-den

Mad-e"in

Mad-ein

Mad-den"inin" the field at the time"time" .

Fuller , J.J. F.F. "TanksTanks" in the Great War"WarWax"WaxTar"Tar" . NewNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workYork , ButtonDutton and CompanyOompany , 1930.19301920.19201930.-

A

1930-

A

1920.-

A

1920-

A

.

A general history of the development ofof-the

of-ten

of-the

of-ten

of-the

of-tenthe tank and its use.use. ItI t isi s accurate butbut-very

but-tery

but-very

but-tery

but-very

but-teryvery lacking in details.detailsdetails.-

The

deta-

ils

.

The following publications were consulted but proved to bebe-of

be-ef

be-of

be-ef

be-of

be-efof no assistance.assistanceassistance.-

Rarey

assista-

nce

assistance.-

Rarey

assista-

nce

assistance.-

Rarey

assista-

nce

.

RareyRare , 0.0G.G. H.HH-

.Brown

H-

ebron

. "AmericanAmerican" Heavy TanksTenksTens withwi tb thethe-British

He-braists

the-British

He-braists

the-British

He-braistsBritish Offensive"Offensive" . InfantryInfantry-Journal Infa-ntry Infantry-Journal Infa-ntry Infantry-Journal Infa-ntryJournal , Volume 31.3131.-

A

31-

A

31.-

A

31-

A

31.-

A

31-

A

.

A general accurate summary of the offioffi-offoffi-cial

offi-cial

offi-cial

¬-cialcal reports of the 301st Tank Battalion.BattalionBattalion.-

"Tanks

Battalion-

TanksBatta-

lionBattalion."-

Te.nks

Battalion-

TenksBatta-

lionBattalion.-

Brown

Battal-ion

.

Brown , D.D. G.GG-

.Laffitte

G-

laciate

G-

.Laffitte

G-

laciate

. "TanksTanks"Te.nksTenksTens". in Action11.Action11Action"Action" . London ,

William Blackwood and Company , 1920.19201920.-

A

1920-

A

.

A very interesting account of the experexper-expertexper-iences

exper-iences

exper-iences

¬-iencesincest of a tank commander in the BritishBritish-Tank

Briti-shBritish-

TankBriti-shBritish-

TankBriti-shTank Corps.Corps. His only mention of the 301st30lst301s-

tBattalion30lst-

Battalion301s-

tBattalionBattalion was taken up with an expressionexpression-of

expressio-no

expressi-onofo f his disapproval of the lacklaoklao of trainedtrained"-batsmenj1

trainedb-atsmenj1

trained"-be.t

trained-bet

train-edtrained-

"battrained-

battrain-ed"batsmenj1batsmenj1"be.tbet"batbat" . smenJ'smenJmenamen j'j' personal servantsservants , which thethe-

battalionte-

arstainthe-

battthr-

eatthe-

battalionte-

arstainbattalionbattbatty 8lion, lacked.lackedlaoked.laokedlookedlacked.-

"Tank

lacked-

Tanklac-kedlaoked.-

"Tank

laoked-

Tankloo-kedlacked-

.Laffitte

.

LaffitteAfflicted R.RR-

.Stern

G-

-string

R-

.stern

R-

aster

. "TankTank" Corps from 1916-1918"19161918"1918- " .Paris.ParisPeris.PerisPerils, . HenriHendrix Charles-LavauzelleCharlesLavauzelleOharles-LavauzelleOharlesCharlesLavauzelle-et

OharlesLavauzelle-et

-et ciecine , 1921.19211921.-

A

1921-

A

1921-

.very

1921-

very

..

A very briefb:1efb1efb:1efgtt'r1"b1efgttr1b ::+ ieffief: 1rtre.t1rtret-gtt'r1"gtt'r1"gttr1- * . >'rgr.ojfrgrojfergorgr.ojftke.": : . ! ' -tke.tke..tbe.tbe.4be.4be.4betaketube,.-.. . . Fxenofcrx.eno1.lrxeno1.lrxeno1lFeoffF .eno1i. TankTentTank-

CorpsAnc-

horsTent-

CorpsGen-

CorpTank-

CorpsAnc-

horsCorps andend of the American battalionsthatbattalions-thatbattalionsthat-battalionsthatw-ere battalio-ns battbatty lioClio s-'thats'thatthats'that-were

sthat-were

shatte-red

*- '

were equipped withithitch French tanks.tankstenks.tenkstens. ItIt-contains

In-tonations

It-contains

In-tonations

It-contains

In-tonationscontains no mention of the 301st BattalionBattalion.Battalion.-

"Tanks

Battalion-

TanksBatta-

lionBattalion.-

Stern

Battali-ons

*.

Stern , A.A1.1. G.GG-

.Woolnough

G-

.Woolnough

. "TanksTanks" , 1914-191819141918-- ; the Log BookBook-of

Bo-ok

Book-of

Bo-ok

Book-of

Bo-okof ae.ea.. Pioneer"Pioneer" . New York , HodderOdderHodder-and

Hade-an

Hodder-and

Hade-an

Hodder-and

Hade-anand 8toughtonstoughtonsought , 1919.19191919.-

The

1919-

The

1919.-

The

1919-

The

1919.-

The

1919-

The

.

The story of the difficulties of thethe-organization

ter-rorization

the-organiEation

the-organization

ter-rorizationorganizationorganiEation of the Tank CorpsOorpsOops and thethe-trials

the-atricals

the-trial.

the-atrical

the-trials

the-atricalstrialstrial.trial. of developmentdevelodevelop mentmeant and productionproduotion ofof-the

of-ten

of-the

of-ten

of-the

of-tenthe machinemach1nemachines* themselves.themselves . Very brief menmen-me-ntion

me-ntion

me-ntion

¬-tionion isi s made ofo f the battles in France.FranceFranoe.FranoeFrance-

."Brief

Franc-

eBriefFra-

nceFranoe-

."Erief

Frano-

eErief

Fern-eries

France.-

Woolnough

.

WoolnoughOolong , F.Fr.r. G.G. . "BriefBrief"EriefEriefErie" History of the Royal TankTank-Corps"

Tank-Corps

An-chors

Tank-Oorps"

Tank-Oorps

Ta-nkers

Tank-Corps"

Tank-Corps

An-chorsCorps"CorpsOorps"OorpsOops" . London , Gale and PoldenPo1denOlden ,1935.19351925.19251935-

.General

1935-

General

1925.-

Brown

1925-

Brown

1925-

.General

1925-

General

.

General aocountaccount of tank actions duringduring-the

duri-ngthe war.war. Accurate but too brief to bebe-

ofbe-

efbe-

ofbe-

efbe-

ofbe-

efof any aid.aida1d.a1daid-

.iii

a1d-

.i1i

a1d-

i1i

aid-

.iii

.

-iii-iii-i1i-i1i- iiix-

.

i1i-

Unbiased

-

x.x\.- -

. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . , ., . . . . . . . " . . . . . . .

Williams-EllisWilliamsEllisWilliams-ElliElli- 8 , "TankTank" Corps11.Corps11Corps"Corps" . New York , DoranDoran-and

Dor-anDoran-

andDor-anDoran-

CloughDo-ran . . ,CloughCoughClough-

Boraston

Clou-

dburst

Clough-

Doyle

Coug-

hed

and Company j,, 1S191'91919191978' '..:

An accurate , general history of thethe-British

He-braists

the-British

He-braists

the-British

He-braistsBritish TankTenkTen CorpeCorpsCope in whichwhicb the 301st301lt301st-Battalion

301lt-Bettalion

301st-BattalionBattalionBettalion, ieisi B mentioned.mentioned. It is too generalgeneral-to

generat-orto be of value.valuevalue-

."Sir

valu-

eSirval-uesvalue-

."Sir

valu-

eSirval-uesvalue.-

Boraston

alge-

braist.

BorastonOration , J.J. H.HH-

.Maurice

. "SirSir" Douglas Haig'sHaigsHeig'eHeigeFaig'FaigHagsBeigeFig, ' s DespatchesDispatchesDespatches-December

Dispa-tches

Despatches-December

Dispa-tches

Despatches-December

Dispa-tches( December 1915lS15--Apr11lS15Apr111915--April1915April- - April 1919)19191919)11.191911.191911) " . NewNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workNew-

YorkNet-

workYork , Dutton endand Company.CompanyCompany-

.Verbatim

Com-pany

Company-

.Verbatim

Com-pany

Company-

.Verbatim

Com-pany

.

Verbatim copies of the despatchesdispatches whichwhich-are

whi-ch

which-a.re

whi-ch

which-are

whi-charea.re. brief and concise.conciseconcise.-

"Last

concis-

eLast

conc-

iseconcise-

.WilliamsElli

concise.-

Maurice

con-cise

.

Maurice , F.FF-

.Doyle

F-

.Thomas

. "LastLast" Four Months.MonthsMonthe.MontheMonte. How the War waswas-Won"

was-Won

asw-oon

was-Won"

was-Won

asw-oon

was-Won"

was-Won

asw-oonWon"Won" . Boston , Little , BrownBro andand-Company

anc-

hormanand-

Companyanc-

hormanand-

Companyanc-

hormanCompany , 1919.19191919.-

A

1919-

A

.

A very general summary of the last fourfour-months

four-teenths

four-montbs

for-mats

four-months

four-teenthsmonthsmontbs of the war.war. It touches only the mostmos-tsalient

nos-talgia

mos-tsalient

nos-talgia

mos-tsalient

nos-talgiasalient points.pointspoints.-

"History

points-

Historypit-hiest

points.-

"History

points-

Historypit-hiest

points.-

Doyle

poi-nts

.

Doyle , A.A. C.CC-

.Thomas

. "HistoryHistory" of the GrestGreatRest War ; BritishBritishC-ampaign Bri-tish

BritishC-ampaign Bri-tish

BritishC-ampaign Bri-tishCampaign in France and Flanders ,July to November , 1918.1918. " New York ,Doran and CompanyCom enydeny , 1920.19201920.-

The

1920-

The

1920.-

The

1920-

The

1920.-

The

1920-

The

.

The general story is there but many detailsdetails-are

detai-lsare inaccurate.inaccurateinaccurate.-

"History

inaccurate-

Historyinacc-

urateinaccurate.-

Maurice

inacc-

urate

inaccurate.T-

homas

inaccu-rate

.

Thomas , ShipleyShirley "HistoryHistory" of the A.l.F.AlFA.E.F.AEFABE. . . " New York ,Doran and Company , 1920.19201920-

.Compiled

1920-

Compiled

1920-

.Oompiled

1920-

Oompiled

1920-

.Compiled

1920-

Compiled

.

CompiledOompiled from official sources and accurateaccurate-as

accura-teas to dates and facts but too brief.briefbrief.-

iv

bri-

ef

.

-iv-iv- iv-

wri

iv-

"JI

iv-

JI

ki-

wi

Fi-

ji

-

_..1.1t.11t.11t. '-.*" ' wriwrit. *C.oCo'."JIJI" a 117M MOW__ _ " .... I L II YMMrr

_Mr.. ,... 'IlIl.' ....7.7.7.. :..r..: :...M;,;;;('::-.i..i.-<..It.;. <

;:<. . .wtiaMiWyMYKwiwh*...t .;ir.; ;.c.c. .,.; --w.lIw.lI- .-.Nl/NlNlYYfMlpl...../ .YYfMlpl..... __Kwl.illVKwlillV

.on.oi't.oitobit' *. . rlrrr.:wi.i.. :i.MiRrY'IiiMiRrYIi*. MM-MMMMriMr. -.<.ri;:'*;.) .i.i..iMiM. ....

'i1-Yi1-Y'- . -+"p.ri- iIMiiIi: ".+rw.rw....... : .. . - i.tiitiziti:'.

. MMYt'MMYtMgmti 'M'Yrlll/jrM'YrlllMYrllljr!' / ::':"

. . . . - _ . . . . . .

. . . . . . - . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ' ." . . ' ' " . . - "- ' " . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , " . " " . . . . . . .

. . -, . . ..... . . . . . ... .... . . "' '' ' ' , - . "' - ' . " _ . '

MARGINAL ABBREVIATIONS USEDUSED-

AGOtank

USE-

DAcotenk

USE-

DAcotankAGOtankAcotenkAcotankAngolanCoteCottaAGOtan-

k4th

Acotenk-

4th

"AcotankiAcotankiAcotank"Acotank"Acotank"ContainCotta"Acotanki-

"Story

Acotank-

iStory

Accomp-

anist

II""Acotank"-

4th

Acotank-

4th

Acotank-

"Harrison

Acotank-

Harrison

"

4th ArmyArm-

yHarrison

Far-

myards

"StoryStory" of tinethe Fourth Army in thethe-Battles

he-atless

the-Battles

he-atless

the-Battles

he-atlessBattles of the 100 DaysDeysDes, , August 8th8th-to

8th-to

8th-toto November llth11thlilt , 1918.19181918.It1918It. It"I-

t"Notebook

I-

tNotebook

T-

enterhookHarrison , R.R. B.BB-

.O'Ryan

B-

ORyan

B-

Ryan

. "NotebookNotebook" of MajorMs jorjour R.R. B.B. Harrison ,301st301et Battalion , Tank Corps.Corps. "

O'RyanORyanRyanO'Ryan-

Tank

ORyan-

Tank

Boyn-

ton0'001' RyanRyan-

Tank

Bry-

ant"StoryStory" of the 27th Division.Division . "

Tank ActionsActions-

FullerActio-

nableActions-

FullerActio-

nable"TankTank" Actions A.F.F.AFFA.t.F.-A.t.F.FFA.t.F.Je.okA.A. Y.Y. F.F. w"- JackJe.okJeokJock. Price.PricePrice.-

"Tanks

Price-

Tanks

Prin-ceton

Price.-

"Tanke

Price-

Tanke

Prin-ceton

Price-

.Fuller

Prid-efully

.

Fuller "TanksTanks"TankeTankeTake" in the Great War"War" .Fuller , J.J. F.FF-

.v

.

-v-v- v-

MARGINAL

M-

ARGINAL

v-

MARGINAL

M-

ARGINAL

-

ITOQDIimONINTR.QDllDTIINTRQDllDTI(, T.T.

. - . . . . . -

TanksTenksTens had demonstrateddemonetre.teddemonetreteddemonstreted., their wor&worwortwordworstworwordi'ii'asiasbias&> /'. as, an offensiveoffensive-

weaponoffen-

siveoffensive-

weaponoffen-

siveoffensive-

weaponoffen-

siveweapon sometime before the United States entered thethe-

Great

th-ereat

the-

Great

th-ereat

the-

Great

th-ereatGreat War , and it waswes, essential that steps be taken toto-

provide

to-

rtoiseto-

provide

to-

rtoiseto-

provide

to-

rtoiseprovide our army with this weaponeapon to aid the infantryinfantry-infantry-

man

¬-man in his forward steps.stepssteps.-

To

stepsto-

ol

.

To equip the United States Army with tanks waswas-

somewhat

was-

somewhat

was-

somewhatsomewhat of a problem , and although our nation waswas-

most

war-

mest

was-

most

war-

mest

was-

most

war-

mestmost advanced in automotive engineering , it found itit-

selfit-itit-

self

it-

self

¬-

self lackinglaokinglooking in material which could be easily concon-con-

verted

con-

verted

con-

verted

¬-

vertedaverted into tanks in a short period of time.time. In factfe.ctfectfetfact-

itfe.c-

tit

fa-ct

.

it took America almost two years before it was preparedprepared-

to

prepare-

dto constructconstruot tanks in quantity , and this was onlyonly-

possiblecoll-

apsibleonly-

possiblecoll-

apsibleonly-

possiblecoll-

apsiblepossible with the aid of her Allies.Allies. Hence it waswa-

snecessary

wa-

tercress

was-

necesss.ry

wa-

snecessary

wa-

tercressnecessarynecesss.rynecesssry. to accept anything our Allies hadhe.dhedheed. to offeroffeoffer-

to

offe-r.

off-er

offer.-

to

offerto-

ry

offe-

to

offs-

et

.

to form a nucleusnuoleus of the United States Tank Corps inin-

France

in-

ference

in-

France

in-

ference

in-

France

in-

ferenceFrance and America.AmericaAmerica-

.Themission

America.-

11hemi

America-

11hemi

.

. 'The-missionThemission.f11'e"'m19s1on'.f11em19s1onf11em19s1on11he-mi11hemi. !' ', "-- ' as iunun '- of-reofreof''I''eOofIeOofficeof.of'. -'.'.excitingrecruiting''' ) 1 t1ng and organizing of thethe-

United

te-

ntedthe-

Uni

th-en

the-

United

te-

ntedUnitedUniUnix ted States Tank'rankrank' Corps in AmericaAmerioa wasws.SwsSwasps. givengi venSven toto-

Colonel

co-

cooned

to-

Colonel

co-

cooned

to-

Colonel

co-

coonedColonel Harley B.B. Ferguson , C.E.CEe.E.eE. . , U.U. 8.8S.S. A.A. ,. a capablecapable-

and

capab-

leand worthy officer of the pre-WorldpreWorld- War days , who hadhajhajjhad-

distinguished

a-ddicting

haj-

distinguished

a-djusting

had-

distinguished

a-ddictingdistinguished himself in the Spanish-AmericanSpanishAmerican- War andand-

by

an-

dy

and-

by

an-

dy

and-

by

an-

dyby raising the Battleship Maine , fourteen years afterafter-

its

afterbi-

rths

after-

its

afterbi-

rths

after-

its

afterbi-

rthsits sad ending.ending. This mission consisted of selectingselectingc-

ommissionedsele-ctingselectingc-

ommissionedsele-ctingselectingc-

ommissionedsele-ctingcommissioned and noncommissionednonoommissionednoncommissionedd officers for thethe-

framework.

framework of this new arm.arm. SoSoJSoySo; late in February , 1918 ,

and under ''hehe' he designation as the 65th Engineers , thethe-

organization

ter-

rorizationthe-

organization

ter-

rorizationthe-

organization

ter-

rorizationorganization that waswaewade to becomebeoome the 301st30let Battalion ,

U.U. S.S8.8. Tank CorpsOorpsOops waswaaWada assembled at CampOampAmp Meade , MarylandMaryland.Maryland-

.l

Marylan-

d

*.

(1)1( l ) AootankAootantLaotianAootant-pLaotia-n

(1)1(1)-p

1-p

( )

p 32 .(1)1-1-1- 1-

(1)

1-

1

-

. . . . . . , . . . . . - - -- - - - _ ._ . . - '- "

."

. .1.1.11.11. . . ......-- ..-

On April 9th , 1918 , this battalion reached thethe-

BritishHe-

braiststhe-

BritishHe-

braiststhe-

BritishHe-

braistsBritish Tank School at WarehamAbraham , DorsetCorset CountyOountyBounty ,

(2)2( ) AcotankAcota.nkCottaAcotank-pAcota.nk-pContai-nCott-a

. England , (2)2( ) where it was to be trained in tanktank-

technique

tank-

technique

tank-p

tan-kp 42

technique andend tactics , and here it remained untiluntil-August

unp-

lugsuntil-

Aug

un-til

until-August

unp-

lugsAugustAugAu st 24th , 1918 , when it was sent to France to bebe-

attached

re-

attached

be-

attached

re-

attached

be-

attached

re-

attachedattached to the British Tank Corps for a tour of

(3)3( ) N.B.NB. . R.B.H.RBHHRH. . . service at the front.front. (3)3(3)-

It3-

It(3)-

It3-

It( )

It was contgmplatedcontemplatedconcontconst , platediplated that the battalion was toto-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oebe trained and equipped by thethp.thphp. British and remainremain-

with

rem-ain

remain-

with

rem-ain

remain-

with

rem-ainwith them as pertpe.rtpart. of thethp.thphp. British Tank Corps untiluntil-

conditions

until-

conditions

until-

conditionsconditions for tank operations became unfavorableunfavorable-

on

unfavorab-

leon the British front , or American Tanks were available ,

at which time it wasWRSWARS to be returned to the American

(4)4( 4)4) N.B.NB.N.N. E.E. R.B.H.RBHHRHR.R. B . H . Army.Army. (4)4(4)-

After

4-After

(4)-

After

4-After

( 4)4)

After the battalions1battalions'battalions' arrival in France , thethe-

firstth-

eirsthe-

firstth-

eirsthe-

firstth-

eirsfirst two weeks were spent in drawing equipmentequiequip mentmeant andand-

tanks.

san-

dbanks

and-

tanks.

san-

dbanks

and-

tanks.

san-

dbankstanks.tanks. On August 30th a detachment of officers andand-

noncommissioned

and-

noncommissioned

and-

noncommissionednoncommissioned officers left the battalionbatta11.onbatta11on. to join \the BritishBrit1sh Tank Battalions , which were about toto-

support

t-ossup

to-

support

t-ossup

to-

support

t-ossupsupport the Canadian Corps eastesstest, of Arras , for thethe-

sole

ten-

sile

the-I

thei-

r

the-

sole

ten-

sileI Nq.NqN-

q.sole.

sole purposepurpose'observvftenkspurposeobservvftenks10f$//'observvftenks'observvftenksobservvftenksobservations' observobeervobserve 'anks1ienkBankhs in actionaotionabortion , supportingsupporting-

the

supporti-ng(5)5( ) AcotankCottaAcotank-

pContai-n,Acotan-kp40

the infantry.infantry. (5)5( ) This indeed was of great value toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-ppp4040

the inexperiencedinexperienoed American officeroffioer.offioerofficer.offioer.-

On

officer.-

On

offic-er

*.

On September 4th , all British Tank BattalionsBattalions-

were

Battali-onsjjJ.-

r.c.

were withdrawn from armies and placedplaoed in G.H.Q.GHQG.H.Q-

.reserves

G.H.Q-

.reserves

. . .

(6)6( ) Fuller , v reserves for refitting andend reorganizing.reorganizing . (6)6( ) And withwith-

thiswitt-

iest

with-

thiswitt-

iest

with-J.F.C.J.JJ.r.c.JrcJ.F.C.JFCRcFCCJ.r.c.-pJ.F.C.-p

. F.CFC. *.p 366266 ' this change , the 301st Tank Battalion found itself aa-

part(7)7( ) FullerFuller-pFulle-r

r/r/r-passp-

ass[/ part of the 4th British Tank Brigade , (7)7( ) , andend it waswas-

pwas-

info

assi-

gnor

was-

informed

as-

signorppass366266

informedinfo ed that itsitaKita first assignment would be to leadlead-

the

leat-

her

lead-

the

leat-

her

lead-

the

leat-

herthe 37th27tha th AmericanAmerioan Division of the II AmericanAmerioan CorpsOorpsOopsCorps-

in

Oorps-

in

Cor-ps

Ors-onin its assault&slaultslaultsault& on the HindenburgHindenberg line on September

3929 , 1918.19181&18.118.118& .

-3-3-2-2.2-.2-. 3-

On

2-

On

-

GENERAL PLAN FOR ACTIONACTICnArcticACTICNONATKINSON_ON SEPTEMBERSEPT MEERMEYER 292,?, 19181911918-

The

1918-

The

,. .

The II American Corps attached to thethe-

Map

he-

apthe-

Australian

te-

arstainthe-

Map

he-

apMap No 1 Australian Corps , was to resume the offensive in aa-

general

g-

eneral

a-

general

g-

eneral

a-

general

g-

eneralgeneral northeaster 4directiondirectiondirpct1on from their present frontfront-

line

front-

line

front-

lineline and it was to attack with both divisions abreast ,

the 30th Division on the right and the 27th DivisionDivision-

on

Divisio-

non the left.left. After breaking andend taking the HindenburgHindenbergHindenbur-

gline

Hindenb-ergline , the Corps was to push on to capture the firstfirst-

objectivefire-

stonefirst-

objectivefire-

stonefirst-

objectivefire-

stoneobjective which included NauroyNary and Gouy.GouyGouty. When thisthis-

objective

this-

objeotive

this-

objectiveobjectiveobjeotive was taken , the 3d endand 5th Australian divisionsdivisions-

were

divisi-onswere to pass through the 27th and 30th American DiviDivi-DivDivi-

sions

Divi-

sione

Div-

ision

Divi-

sions

¬-

sionssionescionssine , respectivelyrespeotively , and capture the second objective.objective.

(8)8( ) N.B.NB. . R.B.H.RBHR.S.H.RSHHRHROSH. . . (8)8( )

On the left of the II American Corps , was thethe-

X

he-

X

the-

IIIX/ ' III British Corps , which waswe.swes. to advance with the 27th27th-ii/i/i-(9)i-

91/1/"

'

(9)9( ) 4th ArmyArmy-p

Arm-y

American DivisionDiv1 sionscion as far as the canalCMslCams , (9)9( ) where thethe-p

th-e

the-

27thp 152

27th American DivisionDivi sionscion wouldwould. . be passedpe.8sedpe8sed. by the 3d3d-

Australian

3d-

Australian

3d-

AustralianAustralian Division.Division. After this the 27th DivisionDivision-

was

DivisionW-

BS

Divisi-onwasWBSBS to exploit to thetbetube left with one regiment (105th105th(105th-

Infantry

105th-

Infantry

(/

\/ Infantry ) to assist the III BriBrieBritishtishTrisha Corps in crossing(10)10( ) 4th ArmyArmy-

pArm-

yp 152 the canal.canaloanal.oanalanal. (10)10(10)-

Headquarters

10H-

eadquarters

(10)-

Headquarters

10H-

eadquarters

( )

. _ . . . . - _ . . . '

HeadquartersHe'aCSqHeaCSqRheas irterdirtier 4th BritishBritlBrit b TankT'ank' Brigade allottedallotted-

the

allott-edthe 301st30lst Tank Battalion to the 27th AmericanAmerica-

nDivision

America-

nization

America-

nDivision

America-

nization

America-

nDivision

America-

nizationDivision with orders to allot one jpla22DLplatoontpjmJjS! 15 tanks )

to eacheaohLeah battalion of the assaultasssult regiments and twotwo-I

tw-o

tw-

oj

tw-

o

two-

platoons

to-

matoes. ..--------I - - ---

j/I

platoonsplatooDS to the regiment detailed for flank offensive.offensive.

(11)11( ) TankTantTaintTant-ActionsTran-sactions

(11)11(11)-

p

11-p

(11)-Actions

11-Actions

( )

ActionsActions-pAction-sp 66-

I

6l-

.

6-

l

In compliance with these inetructionBinstructioDSinstructionsinstruction , thethe-

companies

the-

osophies

the-

companies

the-

osophies

the-

companies

the-

osophiescompanies were assigned as&ss& follows :

CompanyOOlfpanJOlympian AA--15A15A--l5l5--15 tanks to 108thlOath InfantryInfantrJInfant on thethe-

right

he-

ight

the-

right.

he-

ight

the-

right.

he-

ightrightright.*.

-3-3- 3-

Map

3-

GENERAL

-I

I

l.l.

'--

CompanyOompany BB--IOBIOB--1010- - 10 tanks , to 105th InfpntryInfantryInfInfo ntryentry forfor'-

fiaiTk

for-

fiaiTk

Fl-

oridafor-

27th

.. ..LL. _ . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . ' " .. .. . ' . .'. . . '

.

.q.qfIqqfI'fiaiTkfiaiTkfiatflankk"kexploitationxpto'1'tat1xpto1tat1n , 77 tanks to 4th British TejnkTenkTankTenTejn-

kBrigade

Tenk-

Briga

Emb-

arking

Tank-

BrigadeBrigadeBrigaRiga.ee. Reserve.ReserveReserve.-

Company

Res-erve

ReReserve.-

Company

Res-erve

serve.serveserve.-

Company

servi-

ceman

.

Company C0--15015C--15C--15 tanks , to 107thl07th Infantry on thethe-

left.

hel-

met(12)12( ) TankTank-ActionsTran-sactionsTank-Actions.Tran-sactions

left.left. (12)12(12)-

From

12F-

rom

(12)-

From

12F-

rom

(12)-Actions.

12-Actions

( )

ActionsActions.Actions-PActions.-pAction-s

.

P 66-

'U

6-

U

From the above instructions the platoons ofof-

Company

H-

offman

of-

Company

H-

offmanCompany A were allotted as follows ;:

3d2d PlatoonPIe.toonPIetoonPiton. on the right.rightright.-

3d

right-

3d

.

3d Platoon in the center.centercenter.-

1st

center-

1st

center.-

1st

center-

1st

center.-

1st

center-

1st

.

1st Platoon on the left.leftleft.-

The

lett-

erleft.-

The

lett-

erleft.-

The

lett-

er.

The 3d Platoon Company A , in this case , waswa-

sassigned

as-signed

wa-

sassigned

as-signed

wa-

sassigned

as-signedassigned to destroy all strong points , with the centercenter-

No

cent-erNo 3 tank to cover the approximate battalion boundaryboundar-

yline

bound-aryline , while tanks numbers 1 and 2 were to extend intointo-

the

inst-

ate

into-

the

inst-

ate

into-

the

inst-

atethe 2d Battalion sector , and tankstenkstens numbersnumbeISnumbest 4 and 5 toto-

extend

co-

extend

to-

extend

co-

extend

to-

extend

co-

extendextend in the 3d Battalion sector.sector. Although thisthis-

platoon

stip-

ulation

this-

platoon

stip-

ulation

this-

platoon

stip-

ulationplatoon, had separate objectivesobjob ectivesactives , it wasweeW S still thoroughthorough-thorough-

ly

¬-

ly understood that its primary mission waswes to assistassist-

the

assi-st

assist-

the

assi-st

assist-

the

assi-stthe infantry.infantry. All this preparationprepa.ration. waswe.swes. made on thethe-

assumption

the-

assumption

the-

assumption' assumption that the tank battalion commander had aa-

conference

c-

onference

a-

conferenoe

c-

onference

a-

conference

c-

onference. . .

1'1111.

..A- \ " .77 ao'-/ao'aoao'-

1

ao-

1

' / ,, , ( '

. , . .ss-ssss-

(13)

ss-

13

(" . .rr. --

j-j'UU/1-1'/ -. , /( *'. . . .

/ I conferenceconferenoe on this subject with the CommandingOommanding General ,

(13)13( ) N.N. B.BB-

.R

B-

.R.B.H.B-

.R.B.H.. 27th Division , (13)13( ) , but nothing wasw s accomplished.accomplished. TheThe-

'tfiThe-

tfiTh-

eftTh-

edivision

Te-

levision

Th-

edivision

Te-

levisionRR.B.H.RBHHRH. B . HH-

XX

H-

EX

. 'tfitfifib'

'division commanderoOllllllender had very little11 ttletitle ffa'faa% ' in tanks andand-

did

ban-

died

and-

did

ban-

died

and-

did

ban-

died.

,,, /'.'

\ did not oarecareoared to have them lead his troops due to thethe-

moral

tem-

poral

the-

moral

tem-

poral

the-

moral

tem-

poralXXlj./lj.lj.-v'lj-

v./

v'v,

' moral effect their getting blown up would have on hishis-

infantry

ins-

inuator

his-

infantry.

ins-

inuator

his-

infantry.

ins-

inuatorinfantryinfantry.*. Although nothing else was accomplishedaocomplished inin-

this

lit-

chis

in-

this

lit-

chis

in-

this

lit-

chisthis conferenceconferenoe at leastlea.tleatbleat. the division commanderoommander diddid-

concede

disc-

oncerted

did-

conoede

disc-

omposed

did-

concede

disc-

oncertedconcedeconoede to the idea that the tanktent officersoffioer.offioerofficer. be allowedallowed-

to

allowe-

dto get in touohtouchtooth with the infantry regimental andan-

dbattalion

ad-

aptationan-

dbattalion

ad-

aptation(14)14(14.14.( . ) TankTIAkTaukTinaAukTank-ActionsTran-sactionsTIAk-ActionsTa-xation

battalion commandersoommanders with whom they were to work,0l4)work0l4worko(14)worko14work,0l4)-

Tfhis

work0l4T-

fhis

workloworkflow,_, (14)14(14)-

Actions14-

Actions( )

ActionsActions-PAction-sP 9 .- Tfhis11111This was to taketate placeplaoe on September 26th28th , but thisthis-

4-4-4- 4-

Oompany

4-

Company

4-

flank

-

.I

' , " - ' '' ' .,,,. , . . . ... ,.. . , . > W'W', . .. . . . . , .. . " . .. . . , . .. . . Fa?'a8'-ool-'a8'a8oolcool' -' ' '- !y-) ''''': CKsifeie'CKsifeie- *-& b1&4141&4s14s&' s-rsr-s-s---tfte..t'tfte..t'tftetstfte..t'stftetattestsoftest- .-- .. . ' 1k"-&emJttft'7-1k"1k&emJttft'7emJttft71k"&emJttft'7and1kemJttft7and" '-& ) ! ' - ' andr-pta'bandrpta'bptabAndretaband-, - piM/wMwM-

wcommanders

+/ s."b.(1Oftsb.1Oftsb1Ofta-taata.'"- .(y < inNMNcinnamonwr... .. *+wIINwIN.. .. ' ,.JJ.II-. .-

Jcommanders

.-Ip

commanders , and battalion and company reconnaiseancereconnaissancereconnaiseance-

officers.reconnais-

sancereconnaissance-

officers.reconnais-

sancereconnaissance-

officers.reconnais-

sanceofficers.officers. The tank commander vhowhoho", ho was, to be the sharpsharp-

edge

har-ped//

/ edge in thethe support of the assault infantry , got onlyonly-

the

polyt-

hene

only-

I

onl-

y

only-

the

polyt-

henethe theoreticaltheoretioal knowledge of what to expectexpeot of eacheaohLeaheach-

other

peas-

hooterI

/, other , no time waswa.s. availableava.i1a.b1eavai1a.b1eavai1ab1e. . for any training withwith-

infantryw-

ithinw1with-

infantryw-

ithinth

,

/ infantry so that both the infantry and tanks couldcould-

feelco-

uldcould-

feelco-

uldcouldI-

rcoul-

dlIrl-I

l-

J

l-

I

I

IJ feel the respect and confidence in each other'sothersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ers'

,I ability , which is so necessary for perfecterfect teamwork.teamworkteamwork.R-

ECONNAISSANCE

teamwork.R-

ECONNAISSANCE

.

RECONNAISSANCEECONNAISSANOERECONNAISSANCE-

One

ECONNAISSANOE-

One

Reconnaissa-nceOne of the mostmoet essential pre-requisiteiwasprerequisiteiwaspre-requiBiterequiBitepre-requisiteswasrequisiteswasrequisiterequisitesprerequisiteiwas-

omitted

prerequisiteswas-

omittedprerequi-

siteprerequis-

ites- waswas-

omitted

ass-

ociatedomitted in the preparation of tanks supportingsup ortingforting thethe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantinfantry in this caseoe.se"oeseobese. ," that isie , the tank commanderscommanders-

were

command-

eerswere deprived of the opportunity to observe the groundground-

they

grou-

ndground-

they

grou-

ndground-

they

grou-

ndthey were to operate on in supporting the assaultassault-

units

assa-ult

assault-

units

assa-ult

..

\ ' unitsunit8 , thisth i B waswa.s. due to lack of transportationtrensportattransportion , and ,

if time was availableavailRb1e , whichwhioh was in this case , thethe-

tank

th-

etathe-

.tank

th-

etathe-

tank

th-

etatank.tank. commander stood ea.a&. chance to lose the informationinformation-

that

informat-ionthat the companyoompany , platoon and the reconnaissancereconnaissanoereconnaissanc-

eofficers

reconnais-sance

reconnaissano-

eoffioers

reconnais-sance

reconnaissanc-

eofficers

reconnais-sanceofficersoffioers had to offer.offer. This chance would not onlyonly-

WouldHolly-

woodonly-

Wouon-

lyonly-

wouldHolly-

woodWouldWoul-dcause

Out-caste

WouWouldwoul-dcause

wo-uld

IdI-dcause

M-

idcoursecause him to lose valuable information but/butbut4butrequirebureau/ requirerequirrequire-

a

requir-a

requir-e

requiredrequired-

a

require-da hike of somethingBomething like 3822 miles , 11 miles to thethe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonfront line and 11 miles backbaokbook , so instead of thisthis-

valuable

this-

valuable

this-

valuablevaluable information , four substitutes were offered asas-

follows

as-

follows

as-

followsfollows , three maps to be taken into actionaotionabortion with him.himhim-

.These

hi-nters

him-

.These

hi-nters

him-

.These

hi-nters

.

These mapsmapemaple showed his route andnd objectiveobjeotive , all knownknown-

and

kno-wn

known-

and

kno-wn

known-

and

kno-wnand probable obstaclesobstacleeobstacle , suchsuohsough as sunkenBunken roads and widewid.widwide-

trenches

inde-

cencies

wid-

.trenohes

wide-

trenches

inde-

cencies

.trenchestrenohes ; the locationlooation of land marks to help him keepkeep-

oriented

keep-

oriented

keep-

orientedoriented ; and an abbreviated barrage table for hishis-

particular

dis-

articulate

his-

particular

dis-

articulate

his-

particular

dis-

articulateparticular area.area. In addition to these maps , eacheaohLeaheach-

tank

exa-

ctaeaoh-

tank

Neap-

olitan

each-

tank

exa-

ctatank commander carriedoarriedparried oblique airall'allphotographs-photographsall'photographsallphotographs' - ofof-

the

of-

ten(15)15( ) TankTank-ActionsTran-sactions

the area hebe was to cover.coveroo er.er. (15)15(15-)5

15-5

(15)-

Ao

15-Ao

(15)-

Actions15-

Actions( )

ActionsActions-pAction-sAot ion 88-

pp 6 to 8B6

-5-5.M5-.M5-..M5-

n.rr

M5-

nrr

5"-

UINW

5-

UINW

5.-

n.

5-

n

-.._ . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .

.. ... .

. . , . Ir,,"., Iy..yrIyyrYr- .... ....".:. ' ' #. .,

V ' RI": wMI'MI,.. ,' "'':. '.. rln.rrnrrrr " r. wwlvr-wolvers-: ' r.rr.j+-jj.- [ .;.:. : . ,

r:+ . :v-"UINWUINW--.n..n.RUIN"-.. rrwrr l l.lr.r,;:.in.wn'inwninn" :' r'X'.2fwr3ae"TrX.2fwr3aeTrX2fwr3aeTAC*' ;.:'/ ; '.:MIMMM'.TIMIMMMTIA' ; ":' ;*;'"

-,'r; ';'; . .' . '';;;_MOA n.rnr:-ww-JSMV': : rw.r.rw..w.rwrrww'': JISSSM':= I.I v :; i"i" .rrrr w .r.r: : :: s. rsrr.MQ'rMQRRRAM"

.

', .

1fMISLiss r'r'1r1.

},:.1'I.1Iwp't"pt'.

' \ vivi-i

\

'. " ,

:" . f'x-L.f'xL.<

,; '';

-ii-;':- <'xJ.jLxJjL-

.:.

,'{t *.:

"

.,'r\rr-

W'

r-

W

,\. . . : . ''*..

.

'- <. ,

RoutRouteerRoutereareg-oego- totl1 the-thethe'thefrontthereon-', front-frontfrorfurorfrontlinewepefrontl'lnewerefrontllnewerefrontlinefront--l'ln-e-frontl'lnllneAllan+- - lin-e-wepelinewepeOlinwee' - - were'tweretwere-'t--'ttt-o-fee-tofee't'etofeetataffeta' tawere - -&-- 'e--'ee'et&p&detpdretyped' -- , t-&p&dt&p&dpd-& ad-by.--adby.adby.-

the

& -. by.by. -.. . -_ .. , . .

the company reconnaissance officer but the entireentire-

detailent-

ireentire-

detailent-

ireentire-

detailent-

iredetail was either killed or wounded by a shell whilewhile-

laying

whol-

esaling

while-

laying

whol-

esaling

while-

laying

whol-

esalinglaying the tape , so this route was not completed ,

the tanks being led to the "jump-off"jumpjumpoff" - line"line" by membersmembers-

of

membe-

rsof the reconnaissancereoonnaissance staff.staffstaff.A-

PPROACH

staff.A-

PPROAOH

staff.A-

PPROACH

.

APPROACHAPPROAOH MARCHMAROHMARCOMARC-

HThe

Mar-

chMARO-

HThe

Mar-got

MARC-

Hti

Marc-

h

The battalion was approximately eleven milesmiles-

from

Mi-les

miles-

from

Mi-les

miles-

from

Mi-lesfrom thethe-frontthefrontfront'front'- line at the time iti t received its ordersorders-

toorde-

rsto move forward and join the 27th Division.DivisionDivision.-

For

Divisi-on

.

For secrecysecreoysecretory , all movements were made under covercover-

of

cov-er

cover-

of

cov-er

cover-

of

cov-erof darkness ende.ndand. , on the night of September 37-38373827-282728- ,

,;,,v/xvx,,,)/'.> the tanks were moved to the vicinityvioinity of VillereVillersVilerFillersVillereF-

auoonVi-

lerVillers-

N

Filler-s"

1ti{ -_N--N-

--

-----__ '" [(FauoonrauoonFutonracoon , a distancedistanoe of 11,00011000, yards.yards. All tanks oo-

mpleted

co-

mpleted

comoom-oomcom-boomco-

mpleted

co-

mpleted

¬-pletedpleated the move on schedule and were camouflaged be-bebe-

(16)

b-

e16

be-

(16)

b-

e16

be-

(16)

b-

e16

-(16)16( ) TankTank-

ActioDSTran-sactions

fore daylight.daylight. (16)16( ) The tanks were given final ad-adad-

Actionsab-

ductionsad-

justment

ad-

Actionsab-

ductions-

ActionsActioDSActions-pActioDS-pAction-sp 9 justmentsjustmentjudgmentsdustmens at this Placeulaceolaceunlacesolace and were'ereerer'ererererare", ' completely filledfilled-

withfill-

edfilled-

withfill-

ed" 'w1w1'withth gas ,,; ', oil and grease and , in additionadd1 t1on , carriedc8Jrr1edcarried-

onehalfcar-

riedc8Jrr1e-

donehalf

carried-

onehalfcar-

riedone-halfonehalf- fill to be used just before reaching thethe-

start

tes-

tatethe-

start

tes-

tatethe-

start

tes-

tatestart lineline.line.r-

"'l'

line-

rl

lin-er

*.

r"'l'rl,."' '.. The distancestancedi of the approachapproaoh march from VillereVillersVilerFillersVillersA-

jY.Fille-

rs .'

_ . dvA\jY.AjY.AjY.FauconY.Y\ IFauconFauconFlaconauconancon to the start line waswes, about 8500 yards andMd waswas-

a

as-a

,..AAN-

N.1-.1.-

/NNNN/ a very different affair from that of the precedingpreceding-

night

preced-ing

preceding-

night.

preced-ing

preceding-

night.

preced-ingnightnight.*. The latter part of the route waswe.SweS. constantlyoonstantlyconstantly-

shelledconsta-

ntlyoonstantly-

shelledconsta-

ntlyconstantly-

shelledconsta-

ntlyshelled with high explosive and gas , which made itit-

very

li-

very

it-

very

li-

very

it-

very

li-

veryvery difficultdiffiovltdiffievlt for the drivers to handle their tankstank-se

tanks-e.s

tan-ks

tansi-ese.e.ses..$ peciar///peciarpeachierpeciarsvoe.excursivep e c-ccIII- IIIiarIII1//11l/ li/ / s//voe.svoe.s/NeeNeevocesvoe.-

inshoei-

ngI/ / Ce.CeCe-

.inCe-

tin.,

in the darkMiffl3dark ,, ....14181418. gasgaB masks had to be wornworn.worn-

.All

wo-

rnworn-

.All

wo-

rn*.

All five tanks reachedreaohed and actuallyaotually crossedcrossed-

the

cross-edthe start line at H-hour.Hhour.hourHhour.-

6

Hhour-

6

- .

-6-6- 6-

Rout

6-

Routeer

-

' . . . . . . ---... . . . . - .. -. . - . .-.- . .-. ' . . . . . .. . . . , . . . . " , . . . . ._ . - . - .

. , . . .. . " " " . . ,

AIR FORCEFOROEFOREFORCE-

The

For-ce

FORO-

EThe

Forso-

oth

FORCE-

The

For-ceThe 8th Squadron , Royal Air Force was assignedassigned-

toassigne-

dto the Tank Corps.Corps. Arrangements were made withwith-

thiswitt-

iestwith-

t11is

with-

thiswitt-

iestthist11is organization for noise DlpnesplanesLupinesl nesnebs to cover the lastlast-

stages

ass-uages

last-

stages

ass-uages

last-

stages

ass-uagesstages of the approach march and for contactconte.ctcontect. planes

(17)17( ) N.3.N3.N3N.B.NBN.N. B.B. R.B.H.RBHHRH. . . during the operation.operation. (17)17(17)-

WEATHER

17W-

EATHER

(17)-

WEATHER

17W-

EATHER

(17)-

WEATHER

17W-

EATHER

( )

WEATHER CONDITIONCONDITION-

On

CONDITIO-

Nv

Conditioni-

ng

CONDITI-

ON

CONDITIO-

Nv

CONDITI-

ON

On the morning of D-dayDday- , a slight mist hunghung-

in

huggi-

ngin all the valleys in the areasareA.S. of operations andendan-

ds

and-

(18)

an-

d18

end-

made

bed-

mate

and-

made

hand-

mademade visibility especially from a tank impossible ,' s(<,. '

, .

, however , this cleared by 7:00700: AM and for about anan-

hour

an-

chor

an-

hour

an-

chor

an-

hour

an-

chorv*v hour it remained fair.fairfair.-

The

fart-

her

fair.-

The

fart-

her

fair.-

The

fart-

her

.

The wind was very much in the platoon'splatoons' favorfavofavo-

in

favori-

ng

,

in thatthatlthat, , it carried the smoke (4040(4Qd4Qd( $% of the barrage )

toward the enemy , this lasted until about 8:008008 :; 00 AM.AMAll.AllAM-

.From

MAll-

.From

! .

From then until about 10:301030: AM the wind changed itsits-

course

dis-

course

its-

course

dis-

course

its-

course

dis-

coursecourse toward our troops , which made it as bad as thethe-

mist

th-eist

the-

mist

th-eist

the-

mist

th-eistmist in the valleys at H-hourHhour- end , due to thisittheistthis ;, it waswa-

simpossible

wa-

simpossible

wa-

simpossibleimpossible to see the infantry and cooperation waswa-

spractically

ast-

hmatically

wa-

spractioal1y(18)18( ) TankTank-ActionsTran-sactionsTank-AotionsStag-nation

practicallypractioal1y nil.nil. (18)18(18)G-

ROUND

18G-

ROUND

(18)G-

ROUND

18G-

ROUND

(18)-Actions

18-Actions

( )

ActionsAotionsAbortionsActions-PAotions-pAction-sAbortion-sP 11 GROUNDGROUN-

DGround

Gro-und

GROUN-

DGround

Gro-undGround conditionsoond1tioDS were excellentexoellent and offeredoffered-

no

offere-

dno serious difficultiesdiffioulties for tanks.tanks. Although thethe-

Hindenburg

He-

idelbergthe-

Hindenburg

He-

idelbergthe-

Hindenburg

He-

idelbergHindenburgHindenberg line waswas. . expected to be a8 serious obstacleobstaole ,.I./-.I.*. ./- .rr..r-tanks

re-

tainstanks numbersnumbers.numbers. andend.end. 't-'tt#'tcrossedtcrossedcrossed'' - crossed it withoutwi thouttout difficultydiffioulty ,

and ventured as far as8S the tunneled canal.canaloanal.oanalanal. The onlyonly-

difficultyonly-

diffioulty

only-

difficultydifficultydiffioulty encounteredenoountered was as follows : tank number 11-

developed

1-

developed

1-

developeddeveloped mechanicalmechanioal trouble , broken tracktrack*;' TanktTankTent'TentTank'3J,3*, wtsWeswetsWW-

numbel'SW-

numbelSN-

umbestWe-

snumbersRe-sumesnumber/fcnumberfcnumbers*numbel'SnumbelSumbelS'* f/ ;. ran on to a mine field andandltputand,1putand1putcandytuft, put out of action.actionaction.0-

Laction0-

Leaction.-

Tanksnumb

tion.tioniontion.-w.s

.0L tow.swsw.s-

TankJDumbe7JwsT-

ankJDumbe7J9393-

Tank.

TankTankJDumbe7JTanksnumbTanks* numbereraerawarrawer:* #/warwar/ waswalwail hit by an artillery shellahellhell andAputadaptandApu-

tout

ada-pt

and putput-

out(19)19( ) TankTank-ActionsTran-sactionsTank-Aotion.Stag-nationTank-ActionsTran-sactions

out of action.actionaotion.aotionabortion. (19)19( )

ActionsAotion.AotionAbortionActions-pAotion.-pAction-sAbortio-n

.p 16 (19)7

A..

-7-7- 7-

1

7-

7.

7-7-

.

. .. . . , ,.... . .. .. ' ' ' : : :: : ;, , . ;; . :F'F' :,,',; , ; :

._ -..;.. . ;......

_ ._----. ._.

'

.. .

. .. .

- ,' ' * ' ;.00; : '' ' ''''' ''' '' '.;' ";';:' ;*'17.7*;W;-;*?%

; *-P * ;:?:; ***wwoIwo* * *. '" ". *.w'jj* : ; : *:*.-;/ * > * : t;* * '* * a' - J

, r:

. Ji>: ::'-:. :. /;: " :<

.:

.

. " . _ w _ . . . . " .", . . . . . . ._ . ._ .. . ._ _ _ .

OPERATIONSOPERATIONS-

Map

Operatio-

nsOPERATION-

SBefore

Operat-ionsMapMe.pMepMp. No 1 Before the attack could take place it waswas-

considered

wa-

sconsidered

wa-

sconsideredconsidered essential that the high ground along-

the

elong-

ate

alongalong-

the

elong-

ate

along-

the

elong-

atethe general line Quennemontennemonttenement FarmFarm--Guillemont--TheFarmGuillemontTheGuillemotFarmGuillemontThe-

Knoll

--OuillemontGuillemot --TheThe-

Knoll

Ph-

enolKnoll be captured and the entire battle was plannedplanned-

on

plann-edon the premise that this line would be in our handshand-

sprior

hands-

pring

hands-

prio

hands-

pring(20)20( ) O'RyanORyanRyanO'Ryan-pORyan-pRya-nO'Ryan/O'RyanORyanRyanO'O' Ryan /,'

priorprior to D-day.Dday.day- . (30)30(2020( 20)20) This was the proposed line ofof-

departure

of-

departure

of-p

o-fp 351251

departure with the artillery start, line two hundredhundred-

yardshund-

redhundred-

yardshund-

redhundred-

yardshund-

redyards in front of it.-

Although

it.itit.-

Although

it.-

Although

.

Although the illIII British Corps made severalsevera-

lefforts

sev-eral

severa-

lefforts

sev-eral

severa-

lefforts

sev-eralefforts to capture this line and reach their objec-

tive

objecobjec-objectobjec-

tive

objec-

tive

¬-

tivetie , they were unable to hold this ground in face-

of

fac-

efaceface-

of

fac-

eface-

of

fac-

eof the counterattacks that followed eacheaohLeah of theirtheir-

efforts.

ther-

efore/(31)31(21)21( ) O'Ryan-pORyan-pRya-nO'RyanORyanQ'RyanQRyan'RyanRyanO ' efforts.efforts. (31)31(21)21(31)-

This

31-This

((21)-p

21-p

)

p 35325225-

2tv

This line when taken over by the 37th27th AmericanAmerioanAmerica-

nDivision

America-

nization

Amerioa-

nDivision

America-

nization

America-

nDivision

America-

nizationDivision , varied in depth from the line of departuredeparture-

proposed

depa-rture

departure-

proposed

depa-rture

departure-

proposed

depa-rtureproposed for the attackattaok on September 39th.39th29th.29th. ThisThis-

depth

Hid-

eoutThis-

depth

Hid-

eoutThis-

depth

Hid-

eoutdepth consisted from four hundred yards at 30th30th-

Division

30th-

Division

30th-

DivisionDivision boundary line to one thousand yards at thethe-

III

the-

III

the-

IIIIII BritishBr1 t1sh Corps boundarybounde.rybounderybounder. line (33)33(22)22( ) andend , due to thethe-

n

the-

faot

tea-

potthe-

fact

thr-

eatn , )) factfaotfagot that the areaareeagree between the proposed line ofof-

departure

of-

departure2*tv(, departure and the linel1ne held by the 37th27th DivisionDivisio-

nIttDivis-

ionDivision-

was

Divisi-onItt7 * l s was the desired ground and held by the enemy , thethe-

P01the-

loathh-

elotthe-

106thP01fr(// 106thloath Infantry assisted by twelve tanks from the 4th4th-

British

4th-

British

4th-

BritishBritish Tank Battalion , was ordered to captureoapture it.-

Although

itit.itit.-

Although

*.

Although this regiment made a very determined attackattaokattack-

on

attaok-

on

attac-

kattacki-

ngon September 37th27th and , while emailsmall parties reachedreaohedreached-

their

reac-hed

reaohe-

dtheir

reac-hed

reache-

dtheir

reac-hedtheir objectiveobjeotive , their efforts fared little betterbetter-

than

enter-

tain

better-

than

enter-

tain....

- ... r-JrJrJ-

I

r-

I

or"or-"" < than those of the III British CorpsOorpsOops before them andand-

the

ant-

hem

and-

the

ant-

hem

and-

the

ant-

hemJ,)i'i' the front line remained practicallypraotioallyrationally aea.aas. before , if notnot-

worse.

out-

wore

not-

wor.l.

m-

otor

not-

I

no-

t

(23)23( a23)233)3) O'OO'RyanORyanRyanO'Ryan-pORyan-pRya-n0 '

283By anan-pass

ca-mass

V'VI/II/I/I-(23)I-

23I-

3)I-

3 /'worse.worsewor.l.worlwhorl. . (23)23(23)-

P

23-P

( )

ppass283 (23)8-8-8- 8-

I

-I

i,.

I

\

., . .. . . . . . _ . . _ _ _ __ _' _ _ . - . .... .. .

".. ; . . . .

.

.. .. . .... . ; -; ;::::.::.;.;:. . , .

. ' , ' : ' '' ' '' ' ' ' '' M - 'MM' '; ::;- ; :; : ; : :: ; 'rr' :":.

, . , ." '. .

- ' :,

7 '.ww ': ; ;' ; ' l'l j ; jJXfC ;;- '

. :.;;.-..;;:; : '

':; ; '1,;:; 7.7 ' :;; ' :- ;; ;;;: : = ; ' '' f.jfifjfiFiji. t-tt-

w

,'-' :

The situationtuationtuitionai on thet ? .1q.1q.1q.108th.1q.t1qt

.

t. .Infantry1Infantry'Infantry? fBA.fBAfA. Y ' .

s..fronjsfronjsfrontsaffronfront. ., ._ ;fron.t.frontfron.t.-

was

frontw-

ard

, .: ;.,

was similar to that of its sister'ssisters' regimentalregimental-

front

regime-ntalfront on its leftleftlleft, but with better possibilitiespossibil1tiesopossibilities,0Topossibilities0Topossibilities,0To-

reach

possibilities0Tor-

each

_, ToTo-I

Ton-

i

"? ©

itit-reach

U-

trechtI (

reach the proposed line of departure at H-hourMpro-HhourMprohornpoutHhourMprow-rsfvecessffNyrAtff

H-hourlHhourlH-hourhourhourly- pro-proproL-proLprowlpro-w

proL-

WJS

pro-wls

-*-WJSwrsfvecessffNyrAtffw s NecNeckNe esiBessiees d.ydy. yrhmyrrhthethe-

tadth-

etatt-

1nyy-

willingw-

illingwilling1n<< feadtadfad this regiment carriedcarre4dcarr out orders to startstar-tf

star-tlr

startC-trs

sta-rtstart-

lestart-

ersCtrsCRTsCtr-sits

Tr-aits

/ffl-rlrlr-itsla-

riats/ -

>55-

itsits assault at H minus one hour and work teefcrtee' k way upup-

to

upto-

wn

up-

to

upto-

wn

up-

to

upto-

wnto the designated line of departure.departure. As someBorne resistresist-resista-

nce

resista-

nceresiresin st-stst-

anoe

st-

ance

¬-

anceanoeVanceanode was expected the tanks were to cross the presentpresent-

front

reent-rant

present-

front

reent-rant

present-

front

reent-rantfront line at H minus one hour and assista.asistaasistFascist. the infantryinfe.ntryinfentry.

(24)24( ) H.B.HBN.B.NB. . R.B.H.RBHR.E.H.REHHRHEHR.R. B . H.H. in reaching the start line.line. (24)24(24)T-

ANKS

24T-

ANKS

(24)T-

ANKS

24T-

ANKS

(24)T-

ANKS

24T-

ANKS

( )

TANKSTANK-

SThe

Tan-

ksTANK-

SThe

Tan-

ksTANK-

SThe

Tan-

ksThe platoon commander 3d Platoon Company A 301st30lst301st-

Tank

30lst-

Tank

301st-

TankTank BattalionBa.tte.lionBattelion. . established contactconts.atcontsatconstant. withwi th the unitunitc-

ommanders

unitc-

ommanders

unitc-

ommanderscommanders with whichwhicb his platoon was to operate andand-

informed

ant-

inomies

and-

informed

ant-

inomies

and-

informed

ant-

inomiesinformed them that the platoonple.toonpletoon. waswa.ewaewade. ready to supportsupport-

the

supp-ortthe advance of their unitsunitaunit at H-minusHminus- one hour , in-

order

un-

ordered

inin-

order

un-

ordered

in-

orde

ig-

noreorderorderordehorde , to reach the designated line of departure and-

that

can-

tata

andand-

that

can-

tata

and-

that

can-

tatathat the platoon waswe.ewee. practically deployed.deployed. This waswas-

in

wash-

ing

was-

in

wash-

ing

was-

in

wash-

ingin accordanceaccordanoe with instructionsinstruotions he receivedreoeived from hishisc-

ompany

Chi-

romancy

hisc-

ompany

Chi-

romancy

hisc-

ompany

Chi-

romancycompany commandercommender and communicatedoommunicated this to his tanktenkten(25)25( ) N.B.R.B.H.NBRBHBARB. . . . . commandersoommanders on the night of September 28th.28th. (25)25(25)-

In

25-

In

( )

In return for his efforts in easing this regiment1sregiment'sregimentsregiment1s-

problem

regiment's-

problem

regimentsp-

roblem

regim-ents

regiment's-

problem

regimentsp-

roblem

regim-ents

'

problem he was informed that the 108thlOath Infantry would

(26)26( ) TankTenkTenTenk-AotionsTem-ptations

not start from its present position until H-hour.Hhour.hour- . (26)26(26)-

Actions26-

Actions(26)-

With

26-

With

(26)-

Actions26-

Actions( )

ActionsAotionsAbortionsActions-pAotions-pAction-sAbortion-sp 10 With this in mind the platoon commanderoommander had toto-

select

R-

oselle

to-

seleot

R-

oselle

to-

select

R-

oselleselectseleot the best plan to assist the infantry and stillstill-

be

still-

edbe within bounds of carryingoarryingparrying out his orders.ordersorders.-

To

orde-rs

.

To this platoon commanderoommander , only three plans werewere-

possible.

were-

possible.

were-

possible.possible.possible.

First : To start as originally planned andand-

let

can-

dle

and-

let

can-

dle

and-

let

can-

dlelet the infantry catchoatohoath up after thethe-had

thr-ead

the-had

thr-ead

the-had

thr-eadhadhad-

platoonad-

ulationhad-

platoonad-

ulationhad-

platoonad-

ulationplatoon tanks fS3F91BBYv past'Past' the designateddesignated-

I

designated-

9

designate-

d

. .----:

I2f

4

1\1-

w

!

I

! -9-9- -III

I

\.

a.uau-:.-;:::.:,:..;,.:..r.r:. .:..:...

,.,;.;,.::. .

. . ..... . -.. .. ;.L.L.=- :

..;. -..;..: . .-.-:'

. . ::.. ;. .

.wi-:; ;;.:,:.rte_w-:: ;..::. w.-w..www-www:.:..:. :: ..w..1.1.1.

+.+

....

. ...... .....

.;... .,

.

.:,

.:.ww.. . :.,'.:...,.- :. .r,.w.w' '.. Mwr.MwrMrL.w..r..r..n.;;. :... . . .

.'.;.;-.4.4- "

:..:.;..\.,.'..;. ' ....;.:..:.:...:....r..r.rr.

.wr.r.wrrrr. . . :.- V;.,..;..;; ...MM.-:::-.::.+,..+;;;.:.;.;..r..rrr...:.;.;=..: . ';=-C-' "::' :;XZX-XXZXXXYZ"'

-='-

-':.

" ':'l*

:;k::. _'. - CJ-:t':.'.aMJaMJaM. J

.

-AA- MMMhMMi1/* ,

sr

* ii

-MhMh-

. .

*K

*

'&V/&VV&V-

The

V-

The

T-

he

&.r.YirYiri. *.

:. ,S'* M.-VM.VM.VIMV

/'

.-*

'

*

*/II*:/*,

(

'..YL*

!> . *

.

*r . . . .. . . , . .' , .

line of departuredepar"tulte'departultedeparture'," ',;, butbut.but'.' .' thisth1thithin "would"would"would's"Would-s"WouldsWoulds"Would-

leave

sWould-

leaveswol-

len""would-

"leave

would-

leave

wo-uld

" "-'" ' "

leave a gap approximately from fourfour-

hundred

fore-

handed

four-

hundred

fore-

handed

four-

hundred

fore-

handedhundred to six hundred yards betweenbetween-

the

betwe-enthe tanks and infantry.infantryinfantry.-

SecondToinfa-ntryinfantry.-

SecondToinfa-ntryinfantry.-

Secondinfa-

ntry.

SecondToSecondSecond : To start from the present infantryinfantry-

lineinfan-

tryline andend causeceuse all the damage to thethe-

enemy

He-

nleythe-

enemy

He-

nleythe-

enemy

He-

nleyenemy and , ease the infantry'sinfantrysinfantry' progressprogress-

to

progres-

soto the line of departure and join thethe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantinfantry there , although the platoonplatoon-

stood

plato-ons

platoon-

stood

plato-ons

platoon-

stood

plato-onsstood a chance of losing part of thethe-

barrage.

he-

arable

the-

barrage.

he-

arable

the-

barrage.

he-

arablebarrage.barragebarrage.-

Thirdbarr-

agebarrage.-

Thirdbarr-

agebarrage.-

Thirdbarr-

age, , .

Third : To disregard his orders and join thethe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantinfantry in their present positionposition-

and

position-

edand start approximately six hundredhundred-

to

hundred-

thto eight hundred yards in rear of thethe-

protective

the-

rmostatic

the-

protective

the-

rmostatic

the-

protective

the-

rmostaticprotective barrage.barragebarrage.-

In

barra-ge

.

In his decision he chose the second plan , thisthis-

was

th-is

this-

was

th-is

this-

was

th-iswas mostly due to the heavy mist present and poorpoo-

rvisibility.

poo-

rvisibility.

poo-

rvisibility.visibility.visibility. With this in mind he informed his tanktank-

commanders

anc-

hormantank-

commanders

anc-

hormantank-

commanders

anc-

hormancommanders of the new plan that wasWssWasps, to be carried out.outout-

.Although

out-

.Although

out-

.Although

.

Although the best of intentions and efforts were exertedexerted-

by

exert-edby eacheaohLeah tank creworewore to make contactcontaot with the infantry andand-

at

anda-

nte

and-

at

anda-

nte

and-

at

anda-

nteat the same time clearingolearingblearing wire entanglements , destroyingdestroying-

machinegundestr-

oyingdestroying-

maohinegundestr-

oyingdestroying-

machinegundestr-

oyingmachine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- nest-JnestJnestsnest -{ the platoon fared very poorly.poorly. TankTankXTanksTank-

vTan-

k

TankX-IN

Tanks-Ce

Tanki-ng

Tan-ks

*/vvIN/ ee/veevCee N-teNteN/ - 'ewew'ew-

numbetlew-

numbetlen-

cumber'ee-

numbere-

ncumber,..

numbernumbenumbednumbetlnumbest* 1l aaGBeiNFeineiN-srein-ss! the *.3'ghgh' developed mechanicalmeohanioal trouble.troubletrouble-.J

trouble.'-N

troubl-e

.J3 \N-CONCONt'oNtoInto'NN\'+ NC-

OTanfcfnumbetfNt'o-

TeNto-

TeTo-

Te- 'OO-

Tank'lnumbe1Sf'O-

Tanklnumbe1SfTanfcfnumbetfTank'lnumbe1Sf'-Tank'lnumbe1Sf'Tanklnumbe1SfTank'lnumbe1Sf'inTanklnumbe1SfinTe th' numbeanumbed '*- in clearingolearingblearing wire entanglements ran Ja2af* t"tete#"t-

ea

te-

a

" o*o-

a*,

a mine field andend was destroyed.destroyed. TankTenkTen number <&* on thethe-MgAf

th-em

the-w

thre-w

..tt.MgA-fMgAfGAMgA-fSBGa-ffsw ,+ fj b..rbrh -.. 'SB*b..rgotgot into line of directd1reot artillery fire and waswas-

Vwas-

Jwas-

ywa-

swash-

yVy s-sJ-JJ-

destroyed.D-

estroyeds-

destroyedd-

estroyed< s-

destroyed.d-

estroyed-

destroyed.destroyed.* Tanks numbersnumbers"numbers#" andend #, were more successfulBuooessfulBucketsful ,

in that they passedpalled the HindenburgH1ndenburgHindenberg line and reachedreaohed thethe-

tunneltoanalthe-

tunnel

thre-

atened

the-ed

he-edtunneltoanaltunneltunneltunnel'ede-

dtunnel'e-

dtunneld-

etune' analcanal but were of little assistanceassistanoe to the infantryinfsntryinfantry-

that

infan-try

infsntry-

that

infan-try

infantry-

that

infan-trythat faxfar forwardforward.*.

-10-10- 10-

line

10-

line

-

, . .: , . " .-. ". .-,. .-.. ..' ."_ .-- . .,-.. . . .. ."MM". . -.-,.,-. . ', ... . . . . , . ' TheThe"" report-of-reportofreportoftrherepertoirerereporepot rtt.rttratty . -. . rf . . -...t-he--tan1r..OO1mthetan1r.OO1m.thetan1r..OO1mtan1rOO1m.trhethet-3rs:- >-tan3t'-cmffiii8iidfetan3t'tan3tcmffiii8iidfe: ', *. -. ' ianciVinci:rtdtd <r8.rsrs.

"ww.w'II".' efffe"fee'unanfmoiis"eunanfmoiisunanimous"' urianduriani i fmmoumoue 'S.-'S.S'S-

.in

S-

in

ss-

in

' ". .-. ". '. . ., . .

in stressing the difficulty of vision on thiethisthief occasion.occasionoccasion.-

The

occasi-on

.

The dense smoke made it impossible to orient themselves ;

gunners could not use their guns effectively becausebecaus-etargets

bec-ause

becaus-etargets

bec-ause

becaus-etargets

bec-ausetargets beyond fifty to one hundred yards could not bebe-

seen

be-

seem

be-

seen.

be-

seem

be-

seen.

be-

seemseenseen.*.

ANTI-TANKANTITANK- DEFENSESDEFENSES-

The

Defens-esThe GermansGermanGermane werewel"ewelewelled" well prepared for the advancea6.vanoea6vanoeadvance-

of

a6.vanoe-

of

a6vanoe-

ofadvan-

ce

.

of tanks over this area.areaarea.-

In

rega-

in

area.-

In

rega-

in

area.-

In

rega-

in

.

In order of their effectiveness we met the followfollow-follow-

ing

follow-

ing

follow-

ing

¬-

ingKing :

( a ) Field and anti-tankantitankanti-tenktenkten- guns-

.Firing

uns-

miling

gunsguns.guns-

.Firing

uns-

miling

*.

Firing with directdireot laying over openopen-

sighte

pen-

lightopen-

eights

pen-

lights

open-

sights

pen-

lightssighteeightssightssighted at Tank Targets.TargetsTs.rgete.TsrgeteTargeted. . These guns exacted one tanktank-

from

ta-nk

tank-

from

ta-nk

tank-

from

ta-nkfrom the platoonplatoon.platoon.-

b

platoo-n

*.

( b ) Tank minesmines.mines-

.Although

mines-

.Although

*.

Although planted by the British prior toto-

their

to-

othier

to-

their

to-

othier

to-

their

to-

othiertheir withdrawal in the spring of 1918 , they were wellwell-

preserved

well-

preserved

well-

preservedpreserved by the enemy , two of these mines exactedexaotedexacted-

one

exaoted-

one

exact-edone tanktenkten from the platoonplatoon.platoon.-

c

platoo-n

*.

( c ) Ant-i-tankA-ntita-nkAnti-tankAntitank- riflesrifles.rifles.N-

umbersrif-

flesrifles.N-

umbersrif-

fles*.

Numbers of these were found on thethe-

battlefieldh-

eartleafthe-

battlefieldh-

eartleafthe-

battlefieldh-

eartleafbattlefield and they had no difficultydiffioulty in penetratingpenetrating-

the

penetrati-ngthe tanks.tanks. However , the German soldiers had no desiredesire-

to

desir-

eto fire them due to their heavy recoil.recoil. No casualtiesoasualtiescasualties-

were

oasualties-

were

casualt-ieswere causedoausedpaused by these rifles to the platoonplatoon.platoon.C-

ASUALTIES

platoon.C-

ASUALT

plat-oon

*.

CASUALTIESCASUALTI-

ESCasualties

Casu-alties

CASUALTI-

EScasualties

Casu-alties

CASUALTCASUAL I EsEs-

Casualties

E-

scalatesCasualties in thiethisthief operation were very heavyheavy/heavy-

both

hea-vy

,/

both In1n personnelperlonnel and tanks ofo f this platoonplatooD , are aeasae-

follows

ae-

rologist

as-

follows

&88-

followsfollows :TiN

.JpJ-

pOffioersP-

rofilers.ss. , x tvyy-

OfficersO-

fficerspfe.fe,...terfterftear.. .terf-

Officerster-

rifiesC.eCeC.-

erortyC-

ero!.. (

OfficersOffioersOffioers-

Enlisted

Fortyrorty per centcent-

Enlisted

cont-

emplated

cen-

tThirtyfive

cent-

Enlisted

cont-

emplatedEnlisted men Thirty-fiveThirtyfive- per cent.centoent.oentontcent.-

11

cent-

11

oent.-

11

oent-

11

cent.-

11

cent-

11

.

-11-11- 11"-

M

11-

M

11-

The

-

' " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' "

. . . . . .. , - - . .. . - ' . . . , . . . " - . . . . . . . . . " "

.. .. . - . . . . .. . , . . .. .I.I ' t.t 'Of0 f the, fiv/e-fivefivefivetafiestaf ,1.v/t1.vt,1.v1vt, .

.

// ) -. tatMkk* . . .ll.in-tlie.intlie.lie1'1.11.11'''-_ . t.hethe. . .platoon.pl.e..t.o.c.n.JpletocnJLepton. .. . . . *. Awot.WQ.tWQAWOLTRW.. . 4QAched.,. .;rj&arjarar'AQhrAQhrAh'!&: hedheed

._ .thethe-

Hindenburg

H-eidelberg

the-

Hindenburg

H-eidelberg

. . . . . '" . - 'nn'-

nHindenburgn-

HindenburgH-

indenberg'

HindenburgHindenberg line , one developed mechanical troubletrouble-

after

trouble-

maker

trouble-

after

trouble-

maker

trouble-

after

trouble-

makerafter crossing the line of departure.departuredeparture.-

One

departu-

re.

One received a direct hit from the artillery.artilleryartillery.-

One

artille-ry

.

One was blown up by a British mine field ofof-

which

ko-

whai

of-

which

ko-

whai

of-

which

ko-

whaiwhich no information had been rivengivendriven( to the platoon.platoonplatoon.R-

ESULTS

plat-

oonplatoon.R-

ESULT

plat-oon

platoon.R-

ESULTS

plat-

oon.

RESULTSRESULTRESULTS-

On

Resul-ts

SS-

OnOn the right of the 108thlOath Infentry'sInfentrysInfantry'sInfantrysInfantry' zone ofof-

attack

fa-

tback

of-

attack

fa-

tback

of-

attack

fa-

tbackII-

Iattack the line had been carried forward by thethe-

success

th-ence

I ....\.

01 1111-

l

success of the 30th American Division.Division. It then benlbenenlben-

lsharply

en-

snarl. '

. '. ... '

.

../

... . /'- /, ' sharply backward tot o the left throughbroughbroughtt the 108thlOath108t-

hInfantry's

108t-

hInfantrys

lOath-

been

loa-

the

+i4i4-

13

:/ \- \.0/00(2-7)02-7

. , '/''" Infantry'sInfantrysInfantry' zone where it rested on what was to havehave-

been

ha-ve

, .

WW-

Of

O-

f

'\J-

I

J-

.J

(27)27( ) 4th4tb ArmyArmy-p

Arm-y

been the line of departure that morning.morning. (27)27(27)-

Both

27-Both

(27)-

Both

27-Both

(27)-p

27-p

( ) \\JJ\p 167 I

.JJ..-

Jsharply

Both from the tank and the infantry point ofof-

view

m-

ovie

of-

view

m-

ovie

of-

view

m-

ovieview the attack , coordinationcoordinetion, and , cooperationcoopera.tion. waswas-

a

as-aa failure.failure.

COMMENTS AND CRITICISMSCRITICISSCRITICISM-

SIt

CRITICISS-

ItCriticis-

ms

!!

It is obvious that certain principles werewere-

violated.

dere-

gulatedwere-

violated.

dere-

gulatedwere-

violated.

dere-

gulatedviolated.violated. The principle of simplicity was violatedviolated-

by

violate-

dby the 4th Army commander , by designating a proposedproposed-

line

propo-sedline of departure , which was in the midstmidetmidget of thethe-

enemy's

the-

enemys

ath-

enaeums

the-

enemy's

the-

enemys

ath-

enaeums

the-

enemy's

the-

enemys

ath-

enaeumsenemy'senemysenemy' strong hold and required a major operation toto-

capture

to-

ccatato-

capture

to-

ccatato-

capture

to-

ccatacapture the position.positionpoeit1on.spoeit1ons. aaedbaaed&BJ,, aftggaft Several.everaleveral. attemptsattempts-

failedatte-

mptsattempts-

failedatte-

mptsattempt-

sp

attemp-

ts"

/, .. failed to hold it , as a result two start lines werewere-

used

per-

used

were-

used

per-

used

were-

used

per-

used', 'V'V'V-

'VV-

V' >p'

used for the infantryinfantrYJ, but still placing all of hishiehidehis-b

hie-b

hi-s

her-b

his-ba

Chi-baV bbaJ KK.KKwar9ewar9-

eart'". arIf} ee-

artillerya-

rtillerye-

artillerya-

rtilleryartilleryart , lleryAtwoleerytwo hundredundred yardsyardeyarded in front of hiehishide imaginaryimaginary-

line

imagin-aryline of departure.departuredeparture.-

The

departu-re

.

The result of this was that the infantryinfantry-

followedinfa-

ntryinfantry-

followedinfa-

ntryinfantry-

followedinfa-

ntryfollowed its protective barrage from four hundred toto-

one

to-

neto-

one

to-

neto-

one

to-

neone thousandthoUSthUS Dd yards.yardsyards.-

The

yar-

dsyards.-

The

yar-

dsyards.-

The

yar-

ds.

The principleprinoiple of cooperation was violated inin-

that

in-

tact

in-

that

in-

tact

in-

that

in-

tactthat the infantry failed to take advantage in startingstarting-

13

starting-

12-13-13-12-12-13-

srvtttnmTOBKrasiBfiK

13-

wI"

13-

wI

--"

,[

. . . ..... .-... ... .

.

,

,"-wI"wI"wI- /ll/ l" " , ' ' w'' 'w- ' , ' -I.-tIN..I.tI.- .. ... . "'- ... ..... !. .. . . . '

'VI'VI' ' , _1.. . , .

MMOMMON'U'U' ' srvtttnmTOBKrasiBfiK"LL"!1"'I1I; ""' /°. ' .w.w!..t.tr.ttrtri. . . :r

,; A/w.Aw.. /

. ..,i.i.."XIGXI :''' ''-... '.MM-. - " ... .

..

,

... ... . .,. ... , .. .. . l ' '" J t "W* *.yy' *, 1M.K1MKu.uilr MM>. w 1j 14VG'QGQ" ''' O '. ..,. .. ... . .

gtfjCTMBsayv 4 4$ It1'kjuga&apK2"-Qjuga&apK2"jugaapK2Q& !!!%! 1ir w"v -

.

<" II. ' :.wMlwMlMl,44 "- "sAOWNsOWN- .......... .. . - .... ........-.A..A.- ",*. '. (. i'* . <,HVVffttHXf&HVVffttHXf//t.t.// ._ , &*GiWt11rMGiWt11rM.A-. GiWt11rM-

A _. .

_

. . . . , . . . . . ' " . . , . , . .

thelttheirEthelthetheir-

supportth-eirs

1 t attMatt8.8. tteiOk-'s''LtteiOk's''LsLteakscksack: - ' a1'' . ...fr-fr}minwr-oae--iwminwroaeiwfrminwroaeiwt..mlrn2.lt-efte'--t3-Utmlrn2.lteftet3Ut..mlrn2.lttmlrn2ltefte'eftet3UminerSoavedefter-.. < . - '-- -- : - . . 4! -.Ql'Qe.r..Ql'Qe.r.QlQerLiqueur. ' . . . . . . .' y-y.rry4.r.Ql'Qe.r.rQlQerruler- * - ar w&w-to-JawceJJifiL.toJawceJJifiL.w&toJawceJJifiL.wtoJawceJJifiL.t.a-Jl.ex.e..t.he..t.aJl.ex.e..t.he.& -. -- : . . ... . ....- .- _ . . . . .. . - . _ . .

support ofo f the tanks and the cover ofo f its protectiveprotective-

barrage.

protec-tive

protective-

barrage.

protec-tive

protective-

barrage.

protec-tivebarrage.barrage.

wewerewere-Orders

wher-efores

" e-

Ordersr-

eorders<ee-

Ordersr-

eordersOrders for the attack VEEBwasVERB received days in adad-

vance

ad-adad-

vance

ad-

vance

¬-vance , before any information could be obtained fromfrom-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hed1* ' the infantry I, with whom the platoon waswes, to work , hencehence-

no

hen-ceno time was available to coordinate , ande d time forfor-

training

fore-

ordaining

for-

training

fore-

ordaining

for-

training

fore-

ordainingtraining with the unit to be supported was lost.lostlost.-

Through

lost.-

Through

lost.-

Through

.

Through t&tt& sad experience , the enemy by thisthis-

time

thir-

stier

this-

time

thir-

stier

this-

time

thir-

stiertime learned thattha.t. tpnkstankspinks could be used only overover2-

L0N2L0N2L0-Nfavorable

2::z.z.. 0oNeoN-efavorable

ine-ffaceable

N e.ee-

.favorablee-

ffaceable.

favorable ground , such as the 27th DivisionDivision-f

Divisio-n

affetBTaffecttOTtOT-

'ttO-

Tt

tO-t-, fjuecsvjejussive'ttf' II 18, QCaseCase-

presented. Ca-useriesIfIfJe.Life\Je.Je.\Je-

.presente,.

presentedpresentepresented.., andad, 1nin . KfckafeKafka they were well prepared toto-

defend

co-

defendant

to-

defend

co-

defendant

to-

defend

co-

defendantdefend against tanks.tanks. Surprise , in this case , waswas-

iwa-

swas-

Tt7

was-

only

wan-

tonlyi-ii-onlyo-

nlyT-t7Tt7Tt-

7only-- *

only relative , not only duedueteduet"fefeefefee-tetefee"- favorable ground , butbut-

toe

bu-

ttebut-

to

butt-

on which lasted for 484-8TJS

48-

hours

-toetoe-- to the prolonged bombardmentbombaxdmentT-/J/STJSTJS-

hoursJos-

hers "-/'lISlISleis'lI-Shours

lIS-hours

la-shers

' /

hours prior to the assault on September 29th2Stho.Ll2SthoLl28thh. iBfcif in-inine-

rvinne-

rve

in-N

inC-

YN

in-

c-

erv/NNCYNdervCYer-vformed

pe-rformed

CY-

NformedC-

ensored(/N-

formedI-

nformedformed the enemy that tirethetyretyro attack wasWB.SWBSBS. eminent , but thethe-

intensityte-

nensthe-

intensityte-

nensthe-

intensityte-

nensintensity and duration of the bombardment was such asas-

to

As-

ton

as-

to

As-

ton

as-

to

As-

tonto give the enemy little indicationindioation of the hour ofof-

attack

fa-

tback

of-

attaok.

c-

oattail

of-

attack.

fa-

tbackattackattaok.attaokattack.attaok.-I

attac-k

,.,ftI

LESSONSLESSONS-

The

Lesso-nsThe lessonsle.eonsleeonsLeon. learned by all officers and tanktank-

Stank'-

tstank-

tstank-

WS'tstsWS*' S f//OW3fOW3tlIow:5tlIow5fOW3-crews

tlIow:-5cews

tlIow5-cews

to*, 110W3110W-

3crews/ / :

crewscewschews% of this platoon werewere-

a

wer-

e

' .ee. :

( a ) Tanks andend Infantry must train togethertogether-

priortoget-

hertogether-

priortoget-

hertogether-

priortoget-

herprior to any operation in which they are to cooperateoooperate ,

to secureaeoureseoureadore the beetbeltbest results and instill confidenceoonfidenoe inin-

each

in-

exact

in-

each

in-

exact

in-

each

in-

exacteach other'sothers' ability.abilityability.-

b

abilit-y

.

( b ) ConstantOonstant contactcontaot between tanks andend infantryinfantry-

must

infan-trymust be maintained.maintained. This is the responsibility ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe tanks.tanks. In order to assist the infantry , tankstanks-

13-13-13- 13B-

JT

13.l-

1.

13-

l1

13-

Z

-

':.::::Z'BJTBTU* . .

. .-; ; <

";-:."" 5JB&---5JB&5JB. ,

&*'vrrr:-- -";

: ;" ;Jfc.l1.l1.l1JCL.

.riTITiriiU''t'riTITiriiUt..*' 7!r

!

+

?rw-;:

.

'UtmsiMUtmsiMCumin'

' .' ,

:'* i

,<.;> -

,':-.:-:'. ... -rr-:r..JtorJtoJo.

, ? . *. ) 'viiiwviiiw' , JINJIM < "" " ' >

(

' . .11. , . . . ,. . <. . ..._ . .._ . _ _

should constantly be in touch with uniteunits they areare-

supporting"

are-

supporting

pre-

supposingare-

s'

are-

s

are-

supporting'

are-

supporting

pre-

supposing. . .. . . .

s's' supporting"supportingpport1ng"pport1ngs'pport1ng"spport1ngpport1ng"inpport1nginsupporting'" "' in order to overoverovercomecome"comecome"any"comeanycompany"- any"anyany"ofanyofany.nn..n"o'no-"o'"o'o"- " ofor' " allll..illiEllill..ir" 'resistanceresistance'resistance-

offered

resistance-

offeredresist-

ance'.resistance-

offeredresist-

ance-rr- ta : .cece.c-

eoffered

ce-

nteredoffered by the enemy to the infantry , not only to keepkeep-

up

kee-p

keep-

up

kee-p

keep-

up

kee-pup the scheduled program , but to insure success.successsuccess.o-

fcsuccess-

.csuccess-

orsucce-

ss.

ofcof",,<? VV-

c l.-l.l.-c ..( c ) Tanks IEB&-gIEB&IEBgIBMm& -',* - able to capture enemy infantryinfantry-

positionsinfa-ntryinfantry-

positionsinfa-ntryinfantry-

positionsinfa-ntrypositions , and force them to take cover into dugouts ,

iiIt IIItI-

IbutK-

ibbutzI-

tbutK-

ibbutz

< ff-

butb-

utbut the infantry must mop up the enemy and hold thethe-

position

ther-

mosetting

the-

po

th-eo

the-

position

ther-

mosettingpositionpo si tionion , a qualityqualiqualify ty which the tanks do not possesspossess.possess.-

d

possesse-

d

*.

( d ) ItI t isi s also the infantry'sinfantrysinfantry' duty to assista8sistassist-

theassi-

sta8sist-

the

assist-

theassi-

stthe tanks in destroying anti-tankantitankanti-teAkteAk- weapons withinithin theirtheirp-

owerth-

eirtheirp-

owerth-

eirtheirp-

owerth-

eirpower , and in locating wireireverwiredrawerc.uevercueverclever. varvary pmmlfrrePDD.B1h1"PDD.B1h1PDDB1h1.

- - "- . and informinginforming-

theinformi-

ngthe tank crews of their locations.locationslocations.-

e

location-s

.

( e ) Tanks should seek cover whenever possiblepossib-let

possiblet-ile

possiblet-ine

possib-le

possibilit-iestiletinetile-

endtoil-

etedtine-

endint-

end< t\tt-

end\ *

end , operate belowbelowsky-linebelowskylineblowsy,) sky-lineskylineBky-linBkylinKyOlin- ; in orderyorderorderlyordehorde to avoid observaobserva-observeobserva-

tion

observa-

tion

observa-

tion

¬-

tionion and direct artillerye.rtilleryertillery. fire.firefire.-

ffie-

f

.

( f ) Smoke screens have proven to be a greatgreat-

aid

gre-at

great-

aid

gre-at

great-

aid

gre-ataid to tanks , especially the best protection againstagains-

tantitank

aga-inst

agains-

tantitank

aga-inst

agains-

tantitank

aga-instanti-tankantitank- weaponsweaweak one while these weapons are being put outou-

tIrgou-

tierou-

tIrgou-

tierou-

tIrgou-

tierI-rIrI--r--- shoushoutKOOKOh U IdI-dof

I-ndo

I-dof

I-ndo

I-dof

I-ndoof action.sadactionsadaction.andactionandactiondactionsvacationlandaction. only t9is be used with a favorable wind ,

which is toward the enemy.enemyenemy.-

g

enem-

y

.

( g ) And lastla.etlaetlat. but not leastleestlest, J, if good resultsresultBareBare-

to

Bart-on

areare-

to

arres-

tor

are-

to

arres-

torto be expected from tanks supporting infantry , it isis-

most

gi-

smos

is-

most

gi-

smos

is-

most

gi-

smosmost essentialeeeentiel, that tank commanders as, well as tanktank-lea

ank-le

tank-le

ank-le

tank-lea

ank-leleale c/eceder.-.sder..sdewsdeerder..s-

platoondews-

platoondeso-

lation/ .- ss-

platoonp-

latoon.

platoon qamnmm'leseqamnmmleseanamnesesPI uIJlbuild ' er1: be allowed to reconnoiterreconnoitertear the areaareat-o

aurea-te

,-toto-to-

overst-

opoverto-

overst-

opoverto-

overst-

opoverover which they areare10perate,, operate and properly and safelysafely-

leadsaf-

elysafely-

leadsaf-

elysafely-

leadsaf-

elylead the infantry.infantry.

CONCLUSIONSCONOLUSIONSCONCLUSION-Sheih

CONOLUSIO-NSh

Conclusi-ons

CONOLUCONGOU SI ONSNSONS-

The

On-

site+heih-heihheighth eo.eo.-. ;f*' KSKS-

TheKa-

thie,,

The tanks with allall1a1l,1Ba1l1B, itebite, abilitiesabilities"abilities*" not asa8 yetyet-

an

ye-

an

yet-

an

ye-

anan answer to the infantrswinfants1nfentinfantroeinfantries prayer , as a solutionsolution-

to

solutio-

nto all of its problems in offensive combat.combat. The tanktank-

crews

sta-nces

tank-

orewl

tan-

kertank-

crews

sta-ncescrewsorewlmorel must not only be properly trained to man the tanktank-

14

tank-

14-14-14- 14-

should

14-

should

-

- . . . . . . . . . " . . - . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

-t'6t'6t6.-(''H QeQi\iiyV\i-

.but

k-

ibbutz. .. . . . . ._ _..__*_ . . . . . . . . , . .. ". ... ..... . . . _ .butbut.h"t..D.WJ.st.-al.e.o.bs..tr.a-1n-e-E-to-"CVope-rrt"e-.wtthtDWJstaleobstra1neEtoCVoperrte.wtt.h"t..D.WJ.st.htDWJstal.e.o.bs..tr.a1neto"CVoperrt"errte.wttrtewatt. " . , .JS.mzg4.JSmzg4.JSmzg4,. . ., ,. ...-al.&oaloPalo.&. , . . bs . . t reinerefinereineeocpsralre'reineeocpsralrer-s-in-e-d-ArsinedA.- - - - }- - - .-eo-cpsralre'eocpsralre'cpsralrePsalter-" O -o p - t's'ts"' -''. .w'04ltln04ltl-

ninfantry

±tr! TTTeTT-

Teinfantry

tne---tnetinetnei-

nfantry

- --infantry and this applies to the infantry as wellwell-

to

we-

ltwell-

to

we-

ltwell-

to

we-

ltto insure success.success. Confidence in each other'sothersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ersother's-

abilityothers-

abilityoth-

ers'

ability can only be obtained by combined trainingtra.1ning.tra1ning.tra1ningtrainingxtraining-

and

traini-ng

.,.. 0.0-

an4andan4 With thisth1s accomplishment, , tanks will prove anan-

invaluable

a-

nnullable

an-

invaluable

a-

nnullable

an-

invaluable

a-

nnullableinvaluable aid in enabling the infantryman to reachreach-

his

rac-his

reach-

his

rac-his

reach-

his

rac-hishis objective.objectiveobjective.-

Itobjectiv-

e.

It is obvious thatthettheft, tanks willw111 play'Play' aa.. prominentprominenttf-A7

prominenta-NV

prominent-dN'

prominent-dN

promine-nttfA7aNVdN'dNNVtfA-

7partaN-

Vpartra-

mpartdN-

'partdN-

partde-

part'

part in the next warw ,r andand/andandnationftanimation/,) nationsnationftnation, well equipped withwith-

thiswitt-

iest

with-

thiswitt-

iest

with-

thiswitt-

iestthis weapon will find itself without a handicap ,

especially at the beginning of hostilities.hostilitieshostilities.-

15

hostilities-

15

.

-15-15- 15-

e

15-

t'6

15-

t6

-

I .

''

... ...- , . . . .'- ._ .......... - . . . .. .... " _ . ... . .. .. .. .....' .... " . " ,, 'h.h' . . I.I. ... . .. . ." .. . .., . . . . . ,.." . . i '-.,

. )\ ) ' /

; .

,/,./ '/ I

Ir

QPZRKfioHOi'fAf'cOifAfcOffOf' RAr'IORArIORatio?'' N

c 0 ti I.

\'511

(TftCf-0TftCf0TafttRAtramrrr * CE- CEO

'

fftOlifRo'fRofRoMafterlife'" tOlJO-JO3ojtoilJOffOff, .sr. -

T faCofifnil&rifaCofifnilri8w.8wff'. . CoNroftNDtConfront(0 H fttlQti/iSfttlQtiiS&!RS/,

0ArrLpiT7ES , trJ..EtrJEtree? .. tipMAPt4 * p) po* Va"Vaytaetae+n4"".,*.+.rwkwkrwk-

Fo0

..*"1JC

jR1)

(0"0Fo0(fol&ftovKIfolftovKIfol&ftovKIf(" 6RovK0&, ft,, ., It />) roFoRNRiFormic/ /ff"/ !1AAT/o//AToAToOltWTool_f /01'101'1011f01'1f011IoPITipi/ //' OltWBoltOltW-

u.

0oN'oNrlJ.rlJURL' .. YVpo

..

"'" tf'7f7' /

f.ff.-

'f

f-

f

.1.1.

u.u.

.

'ff' :[ j)

"Z.Z." .

't"Z..

'tt'

,Ii>.> . .

3 " . .

,

.. .

.

'\

",

..

V.I"VI.

" : ,, .

" ".

..

.'

, : ,

, ,' ' :

.

'

. . . . "I

. .55. : ,:: '

,' .

1\1

1f.1f

\

.

: :..

,kf? .'

. . ..

"

" . <

.,

f.ff-

.Oi'fAf'c

f-

OifAfc

f-

eoff

.

'.

\

.

.

...

:',

,

.

:

.

.

.

.

.11

.

,}

:.,

':

I

. .