Moselle River Crossing. Offensive, River Crossing, 5th Infantry Division, September 1944

Abstract

The US 5th Infantry Division's deliberate river crossings at Dornot and Arnaville over the Moselle River during September 1944 demonstrated the advantages of combined arms operations. Lessons learned included the use of antitank weapons in overwatch positions, the effective utilization of close air support, the employment of armor, the importance of initiative and company grade leadership to small unit infantry tactics, the effective use of smoke, and problems of command and control in river crossings. (author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1983
Accession Number
ADA144030

Entities

People

  • E. G. Mettala
  • J. J. Rossi
  • J. W. Johnston
  • K. T. Murphy
  • S. J. Argersinger

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Command And Control
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Smoke Generators
  • Students
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Riverine Ecology

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control