EVOLUTION OF THE U S ARMY DIVISION 1939-1968

Abstract

The division first appeared in the United States Army in the American Revolution. European military professionals established the divisional structure, which was refined during and after the French Revolution. The Napoleonic wars saw the infantry division in all armies; the French influence on divisional structure has always been strong. The modern United States Army infantry division dates from World War I. World War II and the Korean War were fought by divisions of about one-half the strength of those of World War I. The division was triangular rather than square. The 'cold war' and the possibility of nuclear conflict forced the drastic reorganization of the US infantry division. Pentomic, or ROCID, ROTAD, and finally ROAD were the new formats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0697844

Entities

People

  • Virgil Ney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Birds
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Second World War
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation