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FM 7-20 The Infantry Battalions

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FM 7-20

The Infantry Battalions

Army · FM · Dec 1969 · 289 pages

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Section II. MISSIONS OF THE INFANTRY BATTALIONS 1-3. Combat Mission fantry battalion can be employed in a variety of other operational roles. These include advisory asThe mission of the infantry battalion is to close sistance; truce enforcement; peacekeeping miswith the enemy by means of fire and maneuver in woith the denemy by meanspotre and, t mneuver hin sions; related operations to maintain, restore, or order to destroy or capture him, or to repel his assault. by. fire, cle establish a climate of order to permit a responassault by fire, close combat, and counterattack. sible government to function effectively; and other tasks to include show of force, international police action, legal occupation, protection of personnel In addition to its primary combat mission, the in- and property, civil defense, and riot control. Section III. CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS 1-5.

DesignationFM 7-20

EditionDec 1969

StatusSuperseded

Pages289

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonBattalion

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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References 74

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