Kasserine Pass Battle Analysis

could not assault these positions due to foliage and inability to see the trench lines the enemy had

The Soldiers of Alpha Battery are the prime example of current day Air Defenders, adapting and overcoming their obstacles. Just like modern day Air Defenders, the Soldiers of Alpha Battery, 80th AAA Battalion showed their adaptability and supported the larger force. The lessons learned from that battle still resonate in today’s modern day operations and Air Defense structure. Lieutenant Wertich and his men’s actions will forever stand as a key part of Air Defense History. In conclusion, the battle at Trois-Ponts helped the Air Defense Artillery to be molded into the modern day fighting force that it

     The object of the German offensive was to push through the Belgian Ardennes, cross the Mousse, retake Antwerp and its harbor facilities, thrust to the north and reach the sea which they almost succeed in doing. This would cut off the Allied troops in Holland and Belgium, making it impossible for them to withdraw. The success of the operation depended on three important

To the western edge of the AEF’s front line, the dense Argonne Forest ran generally north-northwest while twenty miles to the eastern edge of the front line stood the impassable Meuse River running north to south; both reduced the avenues of approach forcing the AEF to advance towards the seemingly impregnable defense. Key terrain offered a wooded landscape along the hills, ridges, and valleys provided the Germans natural concealment. Obstacles such as streams and low ground

This was to be a joint operation between British, French and American forces. Though it was not the actual boundaries, the Meuse River and the Argonne Forrest restricted much of the U.S. 1st Army’s maneuverability between them. This area was comprised of a very dense and thick vegetation with few roads for heavy equipment and supplies to flow forth once the offensive began; therefore this was to be used to the Allied Powers advantage. The Germans would be attacked all along the front from British, French, and American forces simultaneously.

The plan was to have the mission function like a “hammer and anvil.” The very outer cordon area would consist of mainly US SOF and numerous other nations. Task Force Rakkasans (10th Mountain and 101st Airborne Divisions) would be air assaulted in by Chinooks helicopters on the eastern side of the valley to set up blocking positions. The valley floor

The Germans were well equipped with state of the art weapons, had more troops than the allies. The allies were outnumbered and outgunned. Germans devised a plan that would use machineguns up front and artillery at the back. So constant fire from the enemies, the allies couldn’t fight back. Basically it was a death trap with one way in and no way out.

The most powerful/ anything els) Allied commander, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower rushed strengthening items/rewards/supplies to hold the shoulders of the German penetration. Within days, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. had turned his Third U.S. Army to the north and was attacking (in response to an attack) against the German flank. But the story of the Battle of the Bulge is above all the story of American Soldiers. Often separated far from others and unaware of the overall picture, they did their part to slow the Nazi advance, whether by delaying (protected by metal or another covering) starts and leads with stubborn defenses of very important crossroads, moving or burning critical gasoline stocks to keep them from the fuel-hungry German tanks, or coming up with questions on not well known to stump possible Nazi

The site of the battle was the mountain region called the Ardennes mountain region in Belgium, this would be the weakest part of the American front line, and exactly why Germany planned their attack accordingly. Germany decided that if they wanted a higher chance of success they would have to use only their most elite units and thousands of their advanced armor units to puncture the American line. They would be sending 200,000 infantry units supported by nearly 1,000 tanks toward the inexperienced 106th American division who were not prepared for the oncoming onslaught. The Germans would attack from two different angles and join back together entrapping American soldiers between them, after forming the wedge they would drive back into Europe splitting the army in two. In the beginning of the battle the Germans would be outnumbering the defending Americans a staggering 10 to 1 soldier ratio. (The Battle of the Bulge)

The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge was a definitive, but effortful, victory of the Battle of the Bulge. On the 16th of December 1944, the Battle of the Bulge officially commenced on Belgian grounds (Cole 331). Among its many, devastating battles, the Battle of Elsenborn Ridge remains the most compelling, due to the unwavering resilience of American forces. American artillery in this battle arose with relative force, effectively withstanding and deflecting German forces. Victory, in the Battle of the Bulge, eluded American forces until the fateful Battle of Elsenborn Ridge. This was due, primarily, to the adaptive repurposing of existing weaponry, and other timely innovations. The Americans established a rigid defensive line at Elsenborn Ridge, a portion of Belgian territory, which became the fortuitous target of German attacks on the Roderhohe and Kodenhovel. The Germans were pristinely equipped in this war and content in their capacity to expel American forces. However, their hopes were tarnished as American artillery erected a formidable defense on their attacks. The American military mounted a heap of Pozit fuze shells, proximity fuses, and artillery adapted to diffuse the German forces (Cole 361). These attacks proved highly destructive amid the sight of countless German and American casualties. Hence, German

The Allies strategy was to go in on boats, and fight their way to a place in Africa that had a lot of oil. They went here to stop the axis people that were already here. At first the Americans just wanted to jump out of a plane and land on it, but they decided that they would instead go from a boat. The city near there was called Algiers, and when all of these men got out and started attacking, axis gave it up.

Define the battle to be analyzed 1. The battle that one picked is, the Battle of the Bulge 2. The Battle of the Bulge began on December 16th 1944 and ended on January 25th 1945. The battle took place in the Ardennes, a heavily forested region in Belgium, France. The Bulge was a major German offensive that was launched near the end of World War II.

During the battle of Elsenborn Ridge the German Army faced frequent difficulties in their attempt to advance on allied positions. On December 18th Peiper’s 1st SS Division Leibstandarte

Exterior Lines of Operation (LOO) best characterizes General Schwarzkopf’s Operational Approach for Desert Storm. The Coalition operations converge on the enemy and XVIII Airborne Corps along with VII Corps used the envelopment firstly to cut lines of communication of the enemy and to destroy it in the Kuwait Theatre of Operation. In addition, the Coalition showed itself as a modern army with high-speed armor capabilities and total control of the air. It kept distance from the enemy since units remained outside of enemy artillery and multiple rocket systems range until the Ground Offensive Campaign began.

As the operation began, the Americans and British hoped the French would not resist the Allied landings, and further expected French forces in North Africa would rejoin the anti-Axis alliance. In order to facilitate these hopes, the Allies designated General Dwight D. Eisenhower to command the invasion forces. With an American general leading the forces, the Allies sought to restrict any resistance from Anglophobic French officials and officers in the areas around the invasion beaches and ports. Despite such measures, however, the French did put up some level of resistance at nearly every landing point. Nonetheless, dissension among the various French factions in North Africa limited the cohesiveness and effectiveness of the opposition. Ultimately, the magnitude and rapidity of the Allied