1932-1933 Field Officers' Course: Lessons "To Be Learned"

Abstract

The students and staff of the 1932-1933 Field Officers' Course, in Quantico Virginia, attempted to revive the development of the Tentative Manual for Landing Operations, which had stalled from 1931 to the beginning of 1933. The students were formed into committees and subcommittees. These committees were expected to study the Gallipoli Campaign and determine the lessons "to be learned" by the United States Marine Corps. The students successfully determined many lessons "to be learned" by the Marine Corps. Some of these these lessons "to be learned" became part of the Tentative Manual for Landing Operations and were tested during Fleet Landing Exercises and proved on the battlefield during World War II. Collectively, the twenty Marines and three sailors of the 1932-1933 Field Officers' Course successfully achieved the expectations set out for them in Instruction Memorandum Number 10.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601754

Entities

People

  • John A. Fallon

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • First World War
  • Landing Forces
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Second World War
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies