U.S. Army Corps Development in World War I

Abstract

This paper examines the development of the American Army corps structure during World War I. The corps formation developed in World War I by General John J. Pershing was the culmination of 56 years of lessons learned from the Civil War through the beginning of World War I. The success of the American Expeditionary force (AEF) in World War I was, in large part, the result of the development and combat effectiveness of the corps formation. The corps formation allowed commanders flexibility, concentrated firepower, sustainability, and increased command and control. The American corps formation in World War I led the AEF to victory in the Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. The American corps formation provided resources and capabilities that helped provide the needed edge to defeat the Central Powers and help end World War I.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547249

Entities

People

  • Vaughn D. Strong Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Battles
  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • First World War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • New York
  • Order Of Battle
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

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