Strength and Organization of the Armies of France, Germany, Austria, Russia, England, Italy, Mexico and Japan |
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24 officers 97 squadrons active army Algiers and Tunis artil Austria batteries varies British Isles cavalry divisions organized Cavalry sabers coast artillery colonial troops colors common army CONDITIONS OF SERVICE counted definitely known England field artillery fighting strength follows foot artillery fortress artillery fortress troops fully trained garrison artillery Germany heavy field gun HIGHER ORGANIZATION horse artillery immediate base India Infantry rifles initial mobilization Japan Landwehr lery light ammunition column ment Metropolitan Army mobile militia number of battalions number of batteries number of officers numbers in peace officers and 200 organized in peace Organized Militia peace footing probably regi regiments regular army REMARKS ON TROOPS Royal Garrison Artillery Russia SANITARY TROOPS special reserve special troops stationed in France strength of battalions strength of batteries strength of companies strength of squadrons TECHNICAL TROOPS territorial army territorial forces three arms total number total peace strength total strength TOTAL WAR STRENGTH typical formations United
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Page 3 - Bayonet, is approved and herewith published for the information and government of the Regular Army and the Organized Militia of the United States.
Page 3 - By order of the Secretary of War: LEONARD WOOD, Major General, Chief of Staff.
Page 21 - ... liability extends from the seventeenth to the forty-fifth year of the citizen's age. The total period of service is divided into numerous categories, of which only the more important will be mentioned. Service with the colors is three years with the cavalry and horse artillery and two years for other arms. After serving with the colors, the men pass into the reserve, in which they serve 4 years and 6 months or 5 years and 6 months, according to the arm of the service. During their service the...
Page 27 - AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. The dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary maintains three separate armies supported by the Empire, by Austria, and by Hungary, respectively. These armies are known as the common army, the Austrian (Cisleithane) Landwehr. and the Hungarian Landwehr, respectively. The two...
Page 32 - Russia's territory, the internal conditions of the nation, and the character of the countries adjoining her make it necessary for her to maintain what amounts to three separate armies, namely, the Army of Europe and the Caucasus ; the Army of Central Asia ; the Army of Siberia and Eastern Asia. Then the troops are divided up into numerous categories, some of which are most unusual and about which there is little information that can be depended upon. For example, we find " active troops," " reserve...
Page 27 - Typical formations are as follows: 4 companies to the battalion, 4 battalions to the regiment. 2 regiments to the brigade, 2 brigades to the division.
Page 6 - Similarly, the ccvalry regiment of foreign services is about one-half, or less, the strength of our regiments. FIELD ARTILLERY. The battery is usually taken as the unit of field artillery organization. For the purposes of comparison a more correct unit is the battalion. Leaving Russia aside, it may be said that there are two great systems of field artillery organization. These may be called, naming them after their great exponents, the French and the German. The essential differences between these...
Page 38 - The war strength of the battalion is 29 officers and 955 men, with an additional officer and 90 men left at the immediate base to fill up the first vacancies. Deducting attached sanitary troops, teamsters, etc., indicates the number of rifles available for the battalion firing line as about 860. ARTILLERY. The British artillery (all branches) is known as "The Royal Regiment of Artillery." The "regiment" is divided into "The Royal Horse Artillery," "The Royal Field Artillery," and "The Royal Garrison...
Page 26 - Landstrum" ; they are only liable for call in war. Germany has more men annually arriving at the age of military service than she needs for duty with the colors. Somewhat over one million men annually present themselves, of whom a little more than 250,000 are actually drafted for duty with the colors. NOTE.— The new " Qulnquennate " for 1911-1915 provides for increases as follows: 1 battalion of Infantry, 112 machine-gun companies: 2 field artillery brigade staffs, 2 field artillery regimental...
Page 10 - The peculiar situation of Russia makes it impossible for her to assemble her total force upon any one theater of war. ^ Regulars only. For territorial forces, extra reserves, etc., see study. • Total strength in ranks considered. The deductions which should be made for npncombatants are not accurately known.