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| The following handouts were developed for unit PME. Most are supplementary materials intended to augment the main presentation. �All are twentieth-century state-versus-state conflict. |
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| Year | ���������������������������������� Unit and Battle | Document | Campaign Country |
Army | Lessons |
| 1915 | Commonwealth Forces at Gallipoli | Annex A | Gallipoli
Turkey |
British, Australian, NZ, French |
The difficulties of Amphibious Landings |
| 1918 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines at Belleau Wood | Battle Study | WWI France |
USMC | The importance of morale, confidence, and discipline for units new to combat. |
| 1940 | German Army Organization for the Invasion of France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | Massive German Army organization and planning for the invasion of France. |
| ����� XIX Panzer Corps in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | Ruthless allocation of resources: How to prioritize the Main Effort. |
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| ��������� 1st Panzer Division in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | German Panzer Division organization built on combined-arms balance. | |
| ��������� 2nd Panzer Division in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | ||
| ��������� 10th Panzer Division in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | ||
| ����� 6th Panzer Division, XLI Panzer Corps, in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | ||
| ����� 7th Panzer Division, XV Panzer Corps, in France | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
France |
German | Rommel�s first command in WWII. | |
| 1940 | German 7th Parachute Division in the Netherlands | Annex A | Op Fall Gelb
Netherlands |
German | |
| 1941 | 6th Panzer Division in Russia | Annex A | Op Barbarossa Soviet Union |
German | Battle Groups: Task organization for combat. |
| 1941 | British 8th Army in Operation Crusader | OpOrder | Op Crusader North Africa |
British | |
| ����� Annex B Intelligence | Axis Order of Battle | Op Crusader North Africa |
German Italian |
Battle Groups: Task Organization for combat |
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| ����� XXX Corps in Operation Crusader | OpOrder | Op Crusader North Africa |
British South African |
Fragmented brigade attacks. Lack of combined-arms focus at division level. | |
| ����� XIII Corps in Operation Crusader | OpOrder | Op Crusader North Africa |
British – Indian New Zealand |
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| ����� Crusader Battle Study Letter of Instuction | LOI | Op Crusader North Africa |
Commonwealth German |
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| ����� Crusader Lessons Learned | AAR | Op Crusader North Africa |
Commonwealth German |
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| ����� General Fritz Bayerlein | Biography | Op Crusader North Africa |
German | ||
| 1942 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines at Guadalcanal | Battle Study | Op Watchtower
Guadalcanal |
USMC | First battle of WWII: Preparedness and training, morale and confidence. |
| ����� Books on the Battle of Guadalcanal | Bibliography | Op Watchtower
Guadalcanal |
USMC US |
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| 1942 | 8th Army at Second El Alamein | Annex A | Op Supercharge
North Africa |
Commonwealth | |
| 1942 | 6th Armee at Stalingrad | Annex A | Stalingrad Soviet Union |
German | German Division organization in WWII. |
| ����� 4th Panzer Armee at Stalingrad | Annex A | Stalingrad Soviet Union |
German | ||
| 1943 | 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Sicily | Battle Study | Op Husky
Sicily |
US | Decentralized operations require aggressive small-unit leaders with initiative. |
| 1943 | VI Corps Invades Italy 1943 | Battle Study | Op Avalanche
Italy |
US | Nesting the Main Effort |
| 1944 | U.S. First Army Buildup at Normandy | Table | Op Overlord France |
US | Rapid multiple-division build-up required tremendous planning and logistics. |
| V Corps at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | ||
| ����� 1st Infantry Division at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | ||
| ����� 29th Infantry Division at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | Federalized National Guard Division in WWII. |
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| VII Corps at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | US Division organization in WWII. | |
| ����� 82nd Airborne Division at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | ||
| ����� 101st Airborne Division at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
US | ||
| 1944 | British Second Army at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
British Canadian |
British Division organization in WWII. |
| ����� British Follow-On Divisions at Normandy | Annex A | Op Overlord France |
British
Canadian |
Branch-of-service focus prevented combined-arms integration. | |
| 1944 | CCA, 3rd Armored Division in Operation Cobra | TDG | Op Cobra
France |
US | Terrain is the first consideration for anti-tank positions. |
| ����� VII Corps Task Organization in Operation Cobra | Annex A | Op Cobra
France |
US | The Combat Command: combined-arms tank-infantry task organization. | |
| 1944 | 2nd Canadian Corps in Operation Totalize | Concept of Ops | Op Totalize France |
Canadian | Armor Breakthrough |
| 1944 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines at Peleliu | Battle Study | Op Stalemate Peleliu |
USMC | |
| 1944 | Operation Market-Garden | Battle Study | Op Market-Garden Netherlands |
British US |
How to plan poorly: limit options, underestimate the enemy. |
| ����� I Airborne Corps in Market Garden | Annex A | Op Market-Garden Netherlands |
British – Polish
US |
Leadership by example. Cohesion of parachute units. |
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| ����� XXX Corps in Market Garden | Annex A | Op Market-Garden Netherlands |
British Dutch |
Units develop tank-infantry practices in combat when doctrine fails. | |
| 1950 | Task Force Smith 1950 | PME Presentation |
Korea |
US | Unpreparedness for combat. |
| ����� Organization of Task Force Smith | Annex A |
Korea |
US | Lack of anti-tank capability | |
| 1950 | 5th Marines at Naktong Bulge Battle Study | Battle Study
LOI |
Korea |
USMC | |
| ����� 24th Infantry Division OpOrder | OpOrder |
Korea |
US | ||
| ����� Sequence of Events: August 1950 | Maps |
Korea |
US | ||
| ����� 5th Marine Regiment OpOrder | OpOrder | Korea | USMC | ||
| ����� 5th Marines Intelligence Summary | Annex B |
Korea |
USMC | ||
| ����� Naktong Bulge Lessons Learned | AAR |
Korea |
USMC | ||
| 1950 | 1st Marine Division at Inchon | Article | Op Chromite
Korea |
USMC | MacArthur�s intent was NOT met.
Experienced Commanders. |
| ����� 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines at Inchon | Battle Study | Op Chromite
Korea |
USMC | ||
| 1968 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines at Hue City | Battle Study | Hue City
Vietnam |
USMC | |
| 1982 | 2nd The Parachute Regiment at Goose Green | Battle Study | Op Corporate
Falkland Islands |
British | Experienced commanders.
Notes on combat orders. |
| 1991 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in Desert Storm | Battle Study | Op Desert Storm
Kuwait |
USMC | |
| 2003 | 5th Marines OIF Chronology | Battle Study | Op Iraqi Freedom Iraq |
USMC | |
| 2003 | ����� 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines in OIF | Battle Study | Op Iraqi Freedom Iraq |
USMC | |
| History | Document | Army | ||
| The King�s Own Scottish Borderers | Regimental History | British | ||
| The 80th Infantry Division in World War I | WWI History |
US | ||
| �Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand� Afghanistan 1880 | History of a Painting | British | ||
| Fallschirmjager: German Parachute Beret Badge | Cap Badge
History |
German | ||
| 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Commanders | Battalion
Commanders |
USMC | ||
| 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Coat-of-Arms | Battalion
Coat-of-Arms |
USMC | ||
| 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines History | Battalion
History |
USMC | ||
| Panzerkampfwagen III | Tank History |
German | ||
| M3 37mm Anti-tank Gun | AT Gun
History |
US | ||
| Union Army at Gettysburg | Annex A | US
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| Confederate Army at Gettysburg | Annex A | US
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