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FM 31-60 River Crosing Operations

FM 31-60

River Crosing Operations

Army · FM · Nov 1966 · 104 pages

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of active and passive air defense means to in- weapons, dispersion, concealment, camouflage, elude use of organic automatic and small arms and night operations. Section II. DEFINITIONS AND BASIC CONSIDERATIONS 4. Definitions a. Bridgehead. A bridgehead is an area of ground held or to be gained on the enemy side of a river. The area should accommodate and facilitate maneuver of the forces involved with- out congestion, and should provide sufficient space and adequate terrain to permit defense of the crossing sites. The bridgehead should also provide a base for further operations. De- tails on selection of a bridgehead are in para- graph 20. b. Crossing Force. The crossing force is the overall force involved in the crossing. This force includes the control headquarters, its as- sault forces, reserve forces, combat support, and combat service support elements.

DesignationFM 31-60

EditionNov 1966

StatusSuperseded

Pages104

FunctionEngineering

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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