AGF Study No. 2 - A Short History of the Army Ground Forces

AGF Study No. 2: Chapters I and II of A Short History of the Army Ground Forces. Chapter I - The Background of the Army Ground Forces in the Crisis of 1940-1942. Chapter II - The Inception and Mission of the Army Ground Forces.

Study No. 2

CHAPTERS I and II

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ARMY GROUND FORCES

Army Ground Forces

Chapter I: The Background of the Army Ground Forces in the Crisis of 1940-42

Chapter II: The Inception and Mission of the Army Ground Forces

Contents

Chapter	..	Page
1.	BACKGROUND OF THE ARMY GROUND FORCES IN THE CRISIS OF 1940-1942	1
	Organization of the Military Establishment in 1940	1
	The General Mobilization Plan	5
	Steps towards Mobilization, 1940: the Activation of General Headquarters, United States Army	7
	Development of the Emergency and its Consequences for the War Department	10
	Changes in the Organization of the High Army Command 1940-41	17
	Plans for More Effective Organization	20
2.	INCEPTION AND MISSION OF THE ARMY GROUND FORCES	24
	The Mission of the Army Ground Forces	26
	Strength and Initial Organization	37
	Organization of Developmental Functions	38
	Organization for Tactical Training	44
	Organization of Headquarters, Army Ground Forces	46
	Headquarters, Army Ground Forces, as a Working Organization	48

	APPENDIX I: Staff Organization of the Army Ground Forces
...	APPENDIX II: Sources of the Statements Made in Chapter II, p. 50

	Charts	Opposite Page
NB: The original charts included in this study are nearly in illegible in places - the images included in is online version, unfortunately, reflect that condition.
1.	Tactical Organization of the AUS, 9 March 1942	25
2.	Chain of Command, AGF, 9 March 1942	41
3.	Chain of Command, AGF, 1 September 1942	41
4.	RTC's, TC's and OCS's, 9 March 1942	43
5.	Tactical Organization, AGF, 9 March 1942	45
6.	Organization, Headquarters, AGF, 9 March 1942	46
7.	Functional Chart, Headquarters, AGF, 11 August 1942	48

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