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FM 17-45 The Armored Engineer Battalion

FM 17-45

The Armored Engineer Battalion

Army · FM · Jun 1944 · 70 pages

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FM 17-45 WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION* (This. manual supersedes FM 17-45, 13 November 1942 and Cl) Section I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. This manual covers the tactics and technique of the armored engineer battalion. It supplements basic and engineer field manuals and engineer technical manuals, and will be used in conjunction with them in training the armored engineer battalion and its component parts. 2. MISSION. a. The mission of the armored engineer battalion is to facilitate the operation of the armored division of which it is an organic part. To accomplish this mission, the battalion is trained and equipped to- (1) Reconnoiter and mark roads, trails, and other routes. (2) Reconnoiter bridges, defiles, obstacles, and areas. (3) Construct, improve, or reinforce fords, bridges, and culverts. (4) Construct and maintain floating bridges and ferries.

DesignationFM 17-45

EditionJun 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages70

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonBattalion

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 21

FM 17-100Not in the Vault
TM 20-205Not in the Vault
TM 5-272Not in the Vault