FM 17-55: Armored Force Field Manual. Trains and Train HQ Coy Arm Div

FM 17-55 Armored Force Field Manual. Trains and Train HQ Coy Arm Div

FM 17-55

Armored Force Field Manual. Trains and Train HQ Coy Arm Div

Army · FM · Jan 1942

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FM 17-55 1-3 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL TRAINS AND TRAINS HEADQUARTERS COMPANY ARMORED DIVISION SECTION I GENERAL · 1. ScoPE.-This manual covers the organization and tactical employment of the armored division trains as a whole. For tactical employment of the component parts of the division trains see FM 17-57, 17-58, and 17-80. * 2. DEFINITIONS.-a. Division trains.-The armored division trains are the service elements of the division and consist of trains headquarters and headquarters company, maintenance battalion, supply battalion, and medical battalion. The term "division trains" applies to those units listed above and any elements that may be attached, such as the division rear echelon and service company and unit trains. b. Unit trains.-Unit trains are trains of the component units of the division.

DesignationFM 17-55

EditionJan 1942

StatusSuperseded

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionHistoric

References 9

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