FM 711003: Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 711003 Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

FM 711003

Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Army · FM · Oct 1996 · 225 pages

About

The Evolution of the Air Assault Division Air assault operations arose from the "airborne idea," one of several solutions suggested to break the brutal trench deadlock of World War I's (WWI) Western Front. In simplest terms, the airborne idea looked to new technology-the airplane-to transport fighting forces across contested front lines into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas. During WWI, United States Army (USA) Air Corps pioneer Colonel Billy Mitchell drew up plans to parachute the 1st Infantry Division directly into the German-held city of Metz. The war ended before he could try this ambitious plan. Experimentation before and during World War II (WWII) led to the creation of sizeable airborne forces in Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the United States. All powers developed parachute troops built around light infantry formations.

DesignationFM 711003

EditionOct 1996

StatusSuperseded

Pages225

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonTroop

CollectionRecent Archive

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