Historical Evaluation of Barrier Effectiveness.

Abstract

Contents: Barrier and Obstacle Doctrine in World War II -- Obstacles and Barriers ad Defensive System Concepts, Comparison of Concepts. Labor and Material, and Summary and Projections; Combat Experience with Barriers in World War II -- The Attack of the XLVIII Panzer Corps on the Sixtth Guard Army of the Voronezh Army Group at Kursk, 5 - 12 July 1943, The Nikopol Bridgehead, 13 January - 8 February 1944, and II Giogo Pass, 12 - 17 September 1944, The Battle of the Bulge, 16 - 24 December 1944, Comparisons and Qualitative Analysis of Barrier Experience -- Plans, Execution, Associated Conditions, and Performance in Actural Encounters; Quantitative Analysis -- The Operations, and Synthesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA050781

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