Index

  Paragraphs Pages
Administrative decisions 232 140
Administrative plans 231 140
Advance--    
  Air bases 176 113
  Forces:    
    Operations against aircraft and naval defense forces 12 9
  Purpose 9 7
  Reconnaissance 10 7
  Supporting bases 11 8
  From beach, training in 283 175
  From beachhead 140 95
  Inland, air operations during:    
  Support after landing field artillery 194 120
  Support near shore line 193 120
Agents, landing 129 88
Air--    
  Force, composition 179 114
  Group, composition and operations 39 20
  Operations. See Aviation.    
  Reconnaissance. See Reconnaissance.    
  Superiority:    
  Landing operations 177 113
  Withdrawal 148 100
  Support 178 114
  Landing and forces ashore 122 84
  Ship-to-shore movement 119 82
Aircraft:    
  Navy, types App. II 184
  Transportation of 181 115
Allocation of transports 237 142
Ammunition supply:    
  Antiaircraft units 215 135
  Field artillery 211 133
  Naval gunfire 165 107
Animals, debarkation 114 74
Antiaircraft units 212-215 133
  Ammunition supply 215 135
  Employment 213 134
  Landing 97, 214 56, 134
Antisubmarine group, composition and missions 42 22
Antitank weapons, landing 97 56
Approach schedule 111 69
Approach to beach, air operation during:    
  Guide airplanes 190 119
  Reconnaissance 192 120
  Smoke screens 189 118
  Support, general 188 118
  Support when ship gunfire lifts 191 119
Areas:    
  Assignment 52 27
  Fire support 54 28
  For naval forces 22 13
  Transport 53 27
Armament, landing boats 62 34
Army and Navy boats:    
  Boat rig and ramp 73 39
  Capacity in boat spaces 68 36
  Characteristics table 67 36
  Crews 72 39
  Designating letters 71 39
  Speed 69 38
  Time to load 70 38
Army and Navy terms, coordination 81 48
Army ground elements, training 285 176
Army medical service 270 168
Army tasks in landing operations 45 22
Assault--    
  Battalion, landing 89 52
  Combat teams, landing boats for 59 32
  Company, landing 84 50
Assignment, boats to boat groups and boat pools 79, 106 46, 61
Attack:    
  Force, naval 35 18
  Of shore objectives prior to debarkation 187 118
  Ship-to-shore movement vital part of 75 42
Aviation:    
  Advance air bases 176 113
  Air--    
  Force, composition 179 114
  Operations:    
        During--    
              Advance inland 193, 194 120
              Approach to beach 188-192 118
              Debarkation 185-187 117
        Influence on time of attack 29 16
        Preliminary to landing 182-184 116
  Reconnaissance 180, 182 115, 116
  Superiority 148, 177 100, 113
  Support 119, 122, 178 82, 84, 114
  Army and Navy joint signal communication training 284 175
  Transportation of aircraft 181 115
 
Barges 65 35
Bases, supporting 11 8
Battalion medical detachment, landing 97 56
Beach, dash to 116 79
Beach parties:    
  Cooperation with shore parties 51 26
  Evacuation of casualties 49 25
  Landing 48, 97 25, 56
  Personnel 50 26
  Signal communication 204 129
  Size and tasks assigned 46 24
Beach reserve supplies 252 161
Beaches:    
  Decontamination 230 139
  Effect on selection of landing areas 20 12
Beachhead:    
  Advance from 140 95
  Establishment 133, 139 91, 94
  Extent and form 136 92
  Lines 134, 138 91, 94
  Reconnaissance and security line 135 92
  Successive objectives 137 93
Boat--    
  Assembly and rendezvous diagrams 110 67
  Assignment table 106 61
  Diagram 109 67
  Group 78 46
  Assignment of boats to 79 46
  Embarkation of officers 80 48
  Formations:    
        Battalion reserves 96 56
        Column of companies 94 55
        Column of platoons 87 51
        Companies abreast 95 55
        Landing a platoon 83 49
        Landing an assault battalion 89 52
        Landing an assault company 84 50
        One company as covering force 92 54
        One platoon as covering force 86 51
        Other elements of combat team 97 56
        Part of battalion as covering force 91 53
        Platoons abreast 88 52
        Three platoons in assault 85 50
        Two assault companies with covering force platoons 93 55
        Two companies in assault 90 53
  Gun support 117, 122 81, 84
  Nomenclature App. I 177
  Pools, assignment of boats to 79 46
  Reconnaissance 127 87
  Rig and ramp 73 39
  Spaces standard Army and Navy boats 68 36
Boats, landing:    
  Assignment to boat groups and boat pools 79 46
  Armament 62 34
  Barges 65 35
  Draft 63 34
  For assault combat teams 59 32
  For reserves 64 35
  Lighters 65 35
  Requirements 58 32
  Size 60 32
  Speed 61 34
  Types App. III 185
 
Capacity in boat spaces, standard Army and Navy boats 68 36
Captured and salvaged supplies 255 163
Capturing prisoners 131 89
Centralization in planning 7 4
Characteristics:    
  Landing, field artillery 209 132
  Standard Army and Navy boats 67 36
Chemicals 223-230 137
  Decontamination of beaches and routes inland 230 139
  Employment 224 137
  Encountered in landing operations 223 137
  Protection 225, 228, 229 137, 138, 139
  Reconnaissance 226 138
  Scheme of maneuver, effect on 227 138
Civilian population, supervision by military police 259 164
Close supporting fire:    
  Coordination with movement of boat 173 110
  Requirements 168 108
Column of companies, boat formation 94 55
Column of platoons, boat formation 87 51
Combat team, signal communication 203 127
Commanders, beach and shore parties:    
  Cooperation between 51 26
  Landing of 97 56
Communication officers 287 176
Companies abreast, boat formation 95 55
Company signal communication 202 126
Configuration of coast line, effect on selection of landing areas 23 14
Considerations:    
  Affecting landing operations 2 2
  Selection of landing areas 17, 26 11, 15
Control, joint operations 34 18
Control group, composition and missions 41 20
Control points, station and maneuver areas 56 28
Coordination of fire:    
  Close supporting fire with movement of boat 173 110
  Cooperation between Army and Navy 172 110
  Naval supporting fire with--    
  Aircraft 175 112
  Landing force artillery 174 111
Countership fire 157 104
Crews, standard Army and Navy boats 72 39
 
Dash to beach 116 79
Daylight and darkness, effect on--    
  Air operations 29 16
  Enemy sea and land forces 30 16
  Navigation 31 16
  Shore operations 32 17
  Surprise 28 16
Debarkation:    
  Air operations during:    
  Attacks on shore objectives 187 118
  Protection of transport area 185 117
  Reconnaissance 186 117
  Animals 114 74
  Matériel 113 73
  Personnel 113 73
  Preparation for 112 71
  Supplies 248 158
  Tanks and lighters 220 136
  Training of personnel 279 173
Debarkation and approach schedule 111 70
Decontamination, beaches and routes inland 230 139
Defensive fires 151 101
Definitions:    
Demonstration group 44 22
Demonstration or feints 16 10
Deployment diagram 108 65
Designation letters, standard Army and Navy boats 71 39
Destruction fire 155 104
Diagrams:    
  Boat 109 67
  Boat assembly and rendezvous 110 67
  Deployment 108 65
  Landing 107 64
Direct fire 163 106
Draft, boats 63 34
Duties, engineers 263 165
 
Embarkation:    
  Allocation of transports 237 142
  Assignment to transports 240 146
  Exercises for training 278 173
  Groups and transport divisions 239 142
  Plans 4, 235 3, 141
  Shipping requirements 236 142
  Table 241 146
  Transport group 238 142
Embarkation of boat group and landing group officers 80 48
Employment:    
  Antiaircraft units 213 134
  Chemicals 224 137
  Field artillery 208 131
  Tank units 216 135
Enemy positions, effect of selection of landing areas 19 11
Enemy sea and land forces, influence of time of landing 30 16
Engineers:    
  Construction of--    
  Roads and trails 266 167
  Wharves and landing facilities 265 167
  Duties 263 165
  Landing 97, 262 56, 165
  Maps 264 166
  Plans 261 164
  With landing forces 222 137
Equipment, signal communication 207 130
Establishing beachhead 133, 139 91, 95
Extent and form of beachhead 136 92
 
Feints or demonstrations 16 10
Field artillery:    
  Ammunition supply 211 133
  Employment 208 131
  Landing 97, 209, 210 56, 132, 133
  Organization for landing 210 133
  Types 209 132
Fire mission, naval gunfire 152 103
Fire support:    
  Areas 54, 171 28, 109
  Group 38, 170 20, 109
  Requirements 167 107
Fires:    
  Countership 157 104
  Defensive 151 101
  Destruction 154 104
  Direct 163 106
  Indirect 164 106
  Interdiction 154 104
  On targets of opportunity 156 104
  Supporting 153 103
Firing from small boats, training in 281 174
Form of beachhead 136 92
Formations, boat group. See Boat group formations.    
Frontage of attack 142 96
 
Groupings, ship-to-shore movement of troops 76 44
Guide airplanes, employment during approach to beach 190 119
 
Hostile defenses, reduction prior to landing 184 117
Hostile dispositions 144 98
 
Indirect fire 164 106
Information:    
  Course of action to secure 125 85
  Desired in reconnaissance 124 85
Initial reserve supplies 251 161
Instruction to signal communication officers 197 123
Interdiction fire 154 104
Intermediate beachhead lines 138 94
 
Joint--    
  Overseas expedition 1, 34 1, 18
  Planning and training 3 3
  Plans, signal communication 196 123
  Training 273 171
 
Landing:    
  Agents, reconnaissance 129 88
  Antiaircraft units 97, 214 56, 134
  Antitank weapons 97 56
  Areas, selection:    
  Areas for naval forces 22 13
  Beaches, effect on 20 12
  Configuration of coast line, effect on 23 14
  Considerations governing 17, 26 11, 15
  Enemy positions, effect on 19 11
  Meteorological conditions 25 15
  Mission 18 11
  Terrain, influence on 21 13
  Time element, effect on 24 15
  Assault battalion 89 52
  Assault company 84 50
  Battalion medical detachment 97 56
  Battalion reserves 96 56
  Boats 58-73 32
  Barges 65 35
  Draft 63 34
  For assault combat teams 59 32
  For reserves 64 35
  Influence on scheme of maneuver 143 97
  Lighters and barges 65 35
  Requirements 58 32
  Size 60 32
  Speed 61 34
  Standard Army and Navy:    
        Boat rig and ramp 73 39
        Capacity on boat spaces 68 36
        Characteristics table 67 36
        Crew 72 39
        Designating letters 71 39
        Speed 69 38
        Time to land 70 38
  Commanders, shore and beach parties 97 56
  Debarkation forces 117 81
  Diagram 107 64
  Embarkment, landing group officers 80 48
  Engineer units 97, 209, 210, 262 56, 132, 133, 165
  Field artillery 97 56
  Force:    
  Composition and tasks 45 22
  Personnel and tonnage table 236 142
  Plans for 6 3
  Scheme of maneuver. See scheme of maneuver.    
  Group 77 44
  Naval artillery liaison party 97 56
  Platoon 83 49
  Schedule 103 59
  Tanks 97, 216-221 56, 135
Landings:    
  Beach and shore parties 48 25
  By echelon 145 98
  Demonstrations or feints 16 10
  Main 14 9
  Phases 13 9
  Reconnaissance during 132 91
  Secondary 15 10
  Time. See also Time of landing 27-33 15
Liaison officers 286, 287 176
Lighters 65, 220 35, 136
Line of departure 55 28
  Movement to 115 79
Loading transports 244 147
 
Main landing 14 9
Maps, compilation, reproduction, and distribution 264 166
Matériel, debarkation 113 73
Medical service:    
  Army 270 168
  Navy 271 169
  Planning 269 168
  Responsibility 268 167
Meteorological conditions influencing selection of landing areas 25 15
Military police:    
  Civilian population, supervision 259 164
  Prisoners of war 257 163
  Stragglers 258 164
  Traffic 260 164
Mine group, composition and missions 43 22
Missions:    
  Air group 39 20
  Antisubmarine group 42 22
  Beach party 46 24
  Control group 41 20
  Fire support group 38 20
  Landing force 45 22
  Mine group 43 22
  Naval attack force 35 18
  Reconnaissance group 37 19
  Screening, salvage, and demonstration groups 44 22
  Shore party 47 24
  Transport group 40 20
Mobility, naval gunfire 166 107
Movement overseas, training during 276 172
Movement to line of departure 115 79
Movement to port of embarkation 234 141
Muzzle velocity and trajectory, naval gunfire 160 106
 
Naval--    
  Artillery liaison party, landing 97 56
  Attack force 35 18
  Communication detachments 286 176
  Forces, areas for 22 13
  Gunfire:    
  Characteristics 158-166 104
        Ammunition supply 165 107
        Direct fire 163 106
        Indirect fire 164 106
        Mobility 166 107
        Muzzle velocity and trajectory 160 106
        Pattern 161 106
        Projectiles and fuses 162 106
  Coordination of fire:    
        Close supporting fire with movement of boat 173 110
        Cooperation between Army and Navy 172 110
        Naval supporting fire with--    
              Aircraft 175 112
              Landing force artillery 174 111
  Requirements in guns and ammunition 167-171 107
  Support:    
        Landings 122 84
        Ship-to-shore movement 119 82
        Withdrawal 150 100
  Targets and fire missions:    
        Countership fire 157 104
        Defensive positions 151 101
        Destruction fire 155 104
        Fire missions 152 103
        Fire on targets of opportunity 156 104
        Interdiction fire 154 104
        Supporting fire 153 103
  Liaison officers 286 176
  Task group missions 36 19
Navigational considerations in selecting time of landing 31 16
Navy:    
  Clock time 104 60
  Landing boats. See Landing boats.    
  Medical service 271 169
  Ships, types of App. II 184
 
Objectives, training 275 172
Officers, boat group and landing group, embarkment of 80 48
One company as covering force, boat formation 92 54
One platoon as covering force, boat formation 86 51
Operations:    
  Against aircraft and naval defense forces 12 9
  On shore:    
  Beachhead 133-140 91
  Influence on time of landing 32 17
  Naval gunfire, air, and boat gun support 122 84
  Reconnaissance patrols prior to and during landing phase 123-132 84
  Scheme of maneuver 141-145 95
  Tactical unity 121 83
  Withdrawal and reembarkation 146-150 99
Organization and command 34-45 18
Organization of embarkation groups and transport divisions 239 142
 
Part of battalion as covering force, boat formation 91 53
Patrol demonstrations 128 87
Patrolling:    
  Coast line from sea 127 87
  On sore 130 88
Patrols, reconnaissance 126 85
Pattern, naval gunfire 161 106
Personnel:    
  Beach and shore parties 50 26
  Debarkation 113 73
  Signal 207 130
Phases, landings 13 9
Photography, use prior to landing 183 116
Planning:    
  Centralization in 7 4
  Medical service 269 168
  Ship-to-shore movement 98-111 57
Planning and training, joint 3 3
Plans:    
  Embarkation 235 141
  Engineers 261 164
  Landing force 6 3
  Relationship of embarkation to debarkation 4 3
  Ship loading 244 147
  Ship-to-shore movement 105 61
  Withdrawal and reembarkation 146 99
Platoon:    
  Landing 83 49
  Signal communication 201 126
Platoons abreast, boat formation 88 52
Positions, enemy, effect on selection of landing areas 19 11
Preparation for debarkation 112 171
Prisoners, capturing 131 89
Prisoners of war 257 163
Projectiles and fuzes used by Navy 162 106
Protection:    
  Against chemicals 225, 228, 229 137, 138
  Transport area during debarkation 185 117
Purpose of reconnaissance 123 84
Pyrotechnic signals 200 125
 
Reconnaissance:    
  Advance forces 10 7
  Air 180, 182, 186 192 115, 116, 117, 120
  Boat 127 87
  Capturing prisoners, information from 131 89
  Courses of action 125 85
  During--    
  Approach to beach 192 120
  Debarkation 186 117
  Landing 119, 132 82, 91
  Group, composition and missions 37 19
  Information desired 124 85
  Patrol demonstrations 128 87
  Patrolling:    
  Coast line from sea 127 87
  On shore 130 88
  Patrols, conduct 126 85
  Preliminary to landing 182 116
  Purpose 123 84
Reconnaissance and security line 135 92
Reduction of hostile defenses prior to landing 184 117
Reference and control points, station and maneuver areas 56 28
Relationship of embarkation to debarkation plans 4 3
Rendezvous diagram 110 67
Requirements: