Fire Support Employment in the Rhine River Crossing at Remagen, Germany.

Abstract

This study is an historical analysis of the procedures and doctrine used by the III Corps Artillery during the First US Army's crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany. This study examines the actions of III Corps Artillery in the employment, organization for combat, and command and control of artillery units at Remagen. The fire support procedures employed by the field artillery are compared with those prescribed by published doctrine and unit standing operating procedures. This comparison is used to evaluate the adequacy of doctrine and the need for standing operating procedures to supplement the published doctrine. The development of standing operating procedures from lessons learned during earlier combat is examined to show how the doctrine allowed flexibility and standardization that was evident throughout the army. This standardization continues to serve as a model for fire support operations in today's emerging combined arms doctrine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184704

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey L. Shafer

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Tactics
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Indirect Fire
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • River Crossings
  • Small Arms
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

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