AGF Study, NO. 6: The Procurement and Branch Distribution of Officers

Table IV

PLANNED STRENGTH OF ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY
AT SUCCESSIVE DATES

Determined By:

Month

AA

ARMD

CAV

CA

FA

INF

TD

TOTAL

  

1943

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

War Department

Jan-Apr

2000

466

166

57

1333

2200

333

6,555

"     "

May-Jun

2000

300

100

50

900

1200

300

4,850

Army Ground
Forces

Jul

500

100

50

50

300

1000

100

2,100

"

Aug-Sep

210

80

40

54

400

700

80

1,564

"

Oct-Nov

50

40

25

25

75

135

40

390

"

Dec

182

140

--

--

314

647

--

1,283

  

1944

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

"

Jan

147

134

--

--

289

612

--

1,182

"

Feb

119

126

--

--

270

725

--

1,240

"

Mar

--

105

--

--

252

712

--

1,069

"

Apr

--

105

--

--

250

780

--

1,135

"

May

--

136

--

--

50

800

-

986

War Department

Jun

--
--
--
--

50

510

--

560

"     "

  
--
--
--
--

50

1600

--

1,650

"     "

Jul-Oct

--
--
--

--

50

3200

--

3,250

"     "

Nov

--

60

68

--

150

2000

22

2,300

"     "

Dec

--

100

114

--

200

2000

36

2,450

  

1945

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

"     "

Jan-Sep

--

100

114

--

200

2000

36

2,450

"     "

Oct

--

15

15

--

65

200

5

300

Sources:(1) WD ltrs to CG AGF: (S)WDGAP 352 OCS, 15 Dec 42, in 352/12 (OCS) (S); AGOT-S-WDGAP 352 (24 May 44), 27 May 44, in 352/408 (Inf OCS); (S) AGOT­S-A 352 (7 Jun 44), 10 Jun 44, in 352/105 (OCS)(S); AGOT-S-A 352 (20 Sep 44), 26 Sep 44, in 352/532 (OCS); (R) AGOT-S-A 352 (3 Oct 44), 11 Oct 44, in 352/7 (OCS)(R). (2) AGF quota ltrs in 352 (OCS) diagonals 438, 451, 455, 465, 472, 477, 482, 500, 503, 504, 506, 508, 529, 532, 539, 564, 573, 575, 579, 584, 591, 599, and in 352 (Inf OCS) diagonals 408, 412, 415, and 429. (3) AGF M/S (S) G-1 to ExO, 11 Mar 43, in AGF G-1 Control Div files.

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