Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Army Battalion'

In March 1942, the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment, 36th Division, surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army on Java in the Dutch East Indies. Shortly after the surrender, the men of the 2nd Battalion were joined as prisoners-of-war by the sailors and Marines who survived the sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Houston. From March 1942 until the end of World War II, these men lived in various Japanese prison camps throughout the Dutch East Indies, Southeast Asia, and in the Japanese home islands. Forced to labor for their captors for the duration of the conflict, they performed extremely difficult tasks, including working in industrial plants and mining coal in Japan, and most notably, constructing the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway. During their three-and-one-half years of captivity, these prisoners experienced brutality at the hands of the Japanese. Enduring prolonged malnutrition and extreme overwork, they suffered from numerous tropical and dietary diseases while receiving almost no medical care. Each day, these men lived in fear of being beaten and tortured, and for months at a time they witnessed the agonizing deaths of their friends and countrymen. In spite of the conditions they faced, most survived to return to the United States at war's end. This study examines the experiences of these former prisoners from 1940 to 1945 and attempts to explain how they survived.

Abstract: This thesis examines the origins, selection process, training, promotion and general performance, at battalion and regimental level, of combat officers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces of the First and Second World Wars. These were easily the greatest armed conflicts in the country’s history. Through a prosopographical analysis of data obtained from personnel records and established databases, along with evidence from diaries, letters, biographies and interviews, comparisons are made not only between the experiences of those New Zealand officers who served in the Great War and those who served in the Second World War, but also with the officers of other British Empire forces. During both wars New Zealand soldiers were generally led by competent and capable combat officers at all levels of command, from leading a platoon or troop through to command of a whole battalion or regiment. What makes this so remarkable was that the majority of these officers were citizen-soldiers who had mostly volunteered or had been conscripted to serve overseas. With only limited training before embarking for war, most of them became efficient and effective combat leaders through experiencing battle. Not all reached the required standard and those who did not were replaced to ensure a high level of performance was maintained within the combat units. Casualties were heavy among the battalion officers, especially with platoon commanders. The constant need for replacements during both wars led to the promotion of experienced non-commissioned officers from the ranks who had proven their leadership abilities in the turmoil of fighting on the front line. Such measures further enhanced the performance of the New Zealand divisions, where a team ethos, reflective of the character of New Zealand society, was embraced. The opportunities for promotion on merit at all levels, regardless of previous civilian social class or occupation, provided a sense of egalitarianism seldom found in professional military forces. This, together with the familiarity between the officers and other ranks within the regional-based infantry battalions that formed the foundations of the forces, led to a preferred style of leadership that the New Zealanders responded well to. It was these officers who provided this leadership in the cauldron of battle who helped forge the expeditionary forces into elite fighting formations.

De situationer och uppgifter svensk militär kan komma att ställas inför i sitt arbete att försvara Sverige vid ett väpnat angrepp och vid internationella insatser kan vara komplexa, otydliga och krävande. Dessa parametrar ställer höga krav på de chefer som skall leda förbanden. Ett av kraven är att cheferna, oavsett ledningsnivå är välutbildade och kompetenta inom just sitt område, de ska vara duktiga på just det de skall göra.

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att analysera behovet av militärteoretisk utbildning för gruppcheferna vid arméns jägarbataljon. Vad blir effekten av en sådan utbildning? Vidare var också syftet av ge förslag på vilka delar ur militärteorin en sådan utbildning skulle kunna innehålla, för att specifikt passa jägargruppchefer.

Inledningsvis gjordes en analys av populärversion TOEM AJB, där förbandets uppträdande och uppgifter särskilt analyserades. Ur resultatet återfanns förbandsspecifika faktorer som kunde nyttjas som motiv till en militärteoretisk utbildning för gruppcheferna. Därefter kopplades faktorerna till liknande delar ur militärteorin i syfte att påvisa vilka delar som skulle kunna ingå i en utbildning. Delar som är direkt jämförbara med förbandets sätt att uppträda och metoder man använder vid lösandet av uppgifter. Slutligen besvarades frågeställningen i en avslutning.

Resultaten pekar på att en militärteoretisk utbildning skulle öka gruppchefs förmåga att fatta självständiga beslut. Resultatet visar också att de delar ur militärteorin som skall ingå är uppdragstaktik, indirekt metod innehållandes tyngdpunkt, kritisk sårbarhet, systemkollaps och initiativ. Vidare bör även en mindre del i utbildningen omfatta de olika ledningsnivåerna; taktisk- operativ- och strategisk ledningsnivå.

Situations and tasks that the Swedish armed forces may confront on missions abroad can be complex, diffuse and demanding. This means that the unit leaders face high demands. One of the demands is that the leaders, irrespective of what level they are at, are well prepared and competent in their own area. They must be good at what they do.

This essay´s purpose was to analyse the need of a theoretical, military education of squad leaders at the Army Ranger Battalion and what effect such an education could give. The purpose was also to suggest what areas the military theory should cover to suit the ranger squad leaders.

As an introduction, an analysis of the TOEM AJB was made. The analysis focused on the unit´s behavior and tasks. The result identified factors which were specific to the unit. These factors could be used as motives for a theoretic, military education for the squad leaders. The factors were then connected to similar parts of the theory in order to show what parts could be included in an education. These parts were directly comparable with the unit´s behavior and methods they use when they operate. Finally the questions at issue were answered.

The results show that a military theoretic education should raise the squad leaders´ capacity to make their own decisions. The results also show that the parts which should be included in an education are mission tactics, indirect method including main effort, critical weaknesses, system crash and initiative. However not crucial, tactical, operative and strategic leadership should also be included in the education.

This thesis is the about the life of Rudder. The emphasis of this work, however, is that Rudder was successful primarily because of his character and leadership style. Much of the study was drawn from primary sources. Secondary sources were also consulted. This thesis opens with a brief Introduction, which discusses the need for this work. Chapter 1 discusses Rudder's life prior to WW II, emphasizing particular characteristics that benefited his leadership ability. Chapter 2 examines the 2nd Ranger Battalion's transformation under Rudder's leadership and guidance. Chapter 3 chronicles the 2nd Ranger Battalion's assault on the Pointe du Hoc battery, ending in December 1944, when Col. Rudder was reassigned to the 109th Infantry Regiment. Moreover, the controversy surrounding the Ranger's mission is also examined in this chapter. Chapter 4 describes Col. Rudder's leadership with the 109th in the Battle of the Bulge. A chapter accounting Rudder's political career and leadership follows. Chapter 6 examines his term as chancellor and president of the Texas A&M University system, until his death in 1970, and the major institutional changes that he enacted during his tenure, which resulted in A&M becoming the respected research university it is today. This significance and recapitulation of Rudder's life and leadership will follow in the Conclusion.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.
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I dagens konfliktområden är förekomsten av minor och oexploderad ammunition(OXA) ett vanligt förekommande problem för civilbefolkning samt de militära enheter som arbetar i området för att skapa stabilitet och säkerhet. Den här uppsatsen avhandlar möjligheten att lösa eventuella problem som har att göra med förekomsten av minor och OXA i ett missionsområde utan tillgång till stödresurser i form av min- och ammunitionsröjningsteam. Uppsatsens syfte är att undersöka om det är möjligt att tillföra minröjningskompetens på gruppnivå utan att tappa ursprunglig kompetens och fokus från huvudtjänsten. Uppsatsen tar även upp vilken lägsta nivå av utbildning som krävs för att kunna röja mineringar och OXA, samt hur man når upp till det målet. Uppsatsens frågeställning har varit: Går det att inom ramen för Jägarbataljon 09 utbilda en soldat som besitter kompetensen att kunna identifiera och röja mineringar samt OXA? Om ja, vilken utrustning bör tillföras? Mina slutsatser är att det är praktiskt möjligt genom att tillföra en min- och amröjledare på bataljons nivå. Min- och amröjledaren kan i sin tur utbilda och ge soldaterna den reella kompetens som behövs på enbart fyra veckor, ca 130h stimmar. Utbildningen som krävs är grundkursen Minröjning Manuella Metoder(MMM). För att fullt ut kunna nyttja förmågan krävs det att gruppen tillförs viss ammunitionsröjningsutrustning, bland annat extra tänd- och sprängmedel. Effekten man vinner på tillförsel av minröjningskompetensen är kopplat mot förbandets förmåga till okonventionellt uppträdande samt möjligheterna att ta ytterligare steg innanför motståndarens beslutscykel.

In today’s conflict areas the remnants of war, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) is a common problem for the civilian population. These remnants also pose a great threat for the military units who work in the area to create peace, stability and security for the people. The purpose of this essay is to discover if and how it is possible to solve eventual problems associated with remnants of war in conflict areas, without the support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams. My research has explored if it is possible to implement mine clearance and ammunition disposal on a squad without loosing additional competence and focus from the squad’s main field of service. Additional research has been carried out to ascertain the lowest level of competence necessary to work within the field of mine clearance and ammunition disposal, and what education is needed. My thesis aims to answer, if it is possible within the frame of the Army Ranger Battalion 09, to educate a soldier on a squad to have the ability and competence to do work within the field of mine clearance and ammunition disposal? If yes, what additional equipment should be added to the squad, to be able to perform that task? My conclusion is that it is possible to achieve by adding a mine clearance and ammunition disposal leader to the Battalion staff who can educate, train and give the soldiers the proper education in four weeks (approximately 130h). The education required to achieve this goal is the course, Mine clearance Manuel Methods (MMM). To use this ability it is necessary to equip the group with some additional and specific disposal-equipment (i.e. extra explosives.) The main effort gained from implementing this ability on a ranger squad is the Ranger Battalion’s overall ability to operate and appear in unexpected areas, and to get inside the enemy’s OODA-LOOP.

碩士
淡江大學
國際事務與戰略研究所碩士在職專班
106
Information (Intelligence) is a tool that the army and the society and even the country attach importance to. Intelligence operations are one of the means to illustrate the use of intelligence to perform operational tasks and for the security of the army. As a strategic point of view, the army extends the military tactical level from top to bottom to the grass-roots units, so information is also an important part of the command. If no information support is used properly in the army, there will be significant mistakes in the command and execution of the commanders in the battlefield. The highest standard of reference. This research department used the literature analysis method to collect books and military standard books related to intelligence, and to study Wen and related literature. This paper first examines the current situation of intelligence operations in the tactical level of our army''s battalion level, and studies the implementation of the duty level intelligence operations of the reconnaissance and information officers of the mechanized barracks. At present, the military thinking of the Chinese army is still inherited by the American army and is still based on the guidelines of the US Army as a reference, and the information officer training of the Chinese mainland has been put forward by the intelligence researchers to raise the level and intelligence quality and patriotism of the personnel of our army''s basic intelligence service. To collect and study military norms and draw on their experience and cognition. We should enhance the quality and intelligence operation planning of our army''s grass-roots battalions.

碩士
國防大學
資訊管理學系
104
With the popularity of IP (Internet Protocol) Telephonynetworks, Integrated Communication Systems (ICS) have gradually become the mainstream of the modern communications in recent years. Therefore, we proposed a C2 architecture based on IP communications technology, which combined with radios, legacy PBX as well as Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment (IMSE).The feature of the designed proposed multiple interface for operators connected to the military telephony network, integrates radio and TDM without manual transfer, there also integrated IP conference mode into radio network which enhanced command and control by commander are more efficiency and directly. Meanwhile, the designed architecture will be achieved communicate with federations for disaster rescue, such as police, fire control and Coast Guard through the IP network exchanged, achieve mutual communication ability among Frequency Systems segment, integrate communications energy between public and private communication unit, enhance extending use of tactics, provide higher efficiency, mobility, privacy and security in C2. In the security of transmission, we use cryptography technology to construct VoIP internet calls which are in compliance with information security norms, ensure future message’s security in the transmission backbone, adopt Standard safety protocol TLS / SRTP to design encryption of Overall voice control signals and Key management mechanism in order to construct security of communications networks which comply with OPSEC in the Union Army Brigade, Battalion level.

碩士
元智大學
資訊管理學系
90
Information technology has become the mainstream for promoting combat strength and information superiority will be the critical factor for mission success in future operation. In recent years, ROC armed forces have actively established the information operation capabilities with an effective progress. However, the information system has not yet applied to field artillery logistic support. Timely and adequate support of fuel and ammunition affects directly to unit’s power. However, the application and supply for fuel and ammunition in field artillery units are still working with writing forms. That is, it not only wastes time, but also lacks of efficiency, and most of all, it cannot integrate into the development trend of information operation. Army will procure new self-propelled howitzers with high mobility, high firing rate and larger range position in the near future. Thus, the Army self-propelled artillery forces must select a better technique and tool for establishing a separate logistical supply information management system, which could rapidly master the wastage conditions of fuel and ammunition, then propose the application and replenishment for each unit’s via data processing and analysis. After studying the literature review, it was found that the objective oriented technique, gradual & repetitious flow and UML (Unified Modeling Language), are composed of several advantages, and suit for the developments of information system. To consider the future developments of Army artillery forces, this study will focus on the self-propelled artillery battalion as our objects. Furthermore, based on the supply operating demand of fuel and ammunition, this study will employ UML as analysis tool, adopt gradual & repetitious flows and design a fuel and ammunition supply information system, which could greatly improve the efficiency of artillery logistical replenishment and satisfy the operations requirements. Based on this study, we proposed the following development procedure: 1.Unifying the standard procedure with UML-based; 2.Decentralizing the planning. 3.Unifying standard data format by employing UML, and sustaining analysis and design for the systems. Moreover, there are 7 phases (initial requirement analysis of system, increasing the relationship analysis between self-propelled howitzer and personnel, increasing the wastage analysis, applying analysis, supplying analysis, all functions analysis, system deployment design) for fulfilling the system analysis design. After assessing this information system, it will provide with the following functions, such as simplifying the operating procedure, promoting the operating efficiency, controlling the stock efficiently, employment information integration, as well as providing the commander with the real time logistical information. In sum, based on the contributions of this operation theater and achieve the great benefits of it in the future.

碩士
國立高雄師範大學
成人教育研究所在職專班
94
Abstract The purpose of this research is to discuss the relation between the leadership style and leadership effectiveness at the level of battalion commanders and distinguish the factors of different types of troop and different attributes of subordinate officer’s background. Based on the result of research, this paper presents concrete suggestions to the commanders of various levels and those officers who are in charge of military education. The research method of this paper adopts the roll investigation to the officers in the National Defense University and also drafts the questionnaire “The relation between leader style and the leadership effectiveness” by the way of dominated sampling. The total number of responsive questionnaires is 718 out of 778, and the valid ones is 558, which means 71.72% effective responsive questionnaires. The results can be concluded as followings: 1. Transformational leadership get higher score. 2. Soldiers are positive about battalion commander’s leadership. 3. The level of Company commanders have lower perceptions of “Leadership Effectiveness” than the that of Battalion commanders 4. Parent-type leadership style get the lowest score among all. 5. There exists very high positive relation between transformational leadership and leadership Effectiveness. According to the conclusions, this paper proposes the following suggestions: 1. The suggestions to commanders: （1）Enhance the assistance to the level of Company commanders. （2）Emphasize the importance of leadership style and overall effectiveness. （3）Strengthen the behavior of transformation leading style. 2. The suggestions to military education department: （1）Increase the leadership related lessons in the class. （2）Cultivate the habit of commitment to service for the cadets . （3）Concentrate on the achievement and objective.. 3. The suggestions to the following research: All these statements are described as research variables, objectives, subjective as well as statistics items to do the future research.

碩士
玄奘大學
企業管理學系碩士班
105
This thesis has been designed to discover how job satisfaction would affect one’s willingness to reenlist through a research on an all-voluntary service battalion in an Army Combines Arms Brigade. In terms of the Empirical analysis within this research, I adopt a questionnaire on voluntary service soldiers within the unit about their job satisfaction and willingness to reenlist, along with reliability examination, variable analysis, related analysis, and regression analysis, and etc. in order to verify the assumptions in this thesis structure, and to provide practical advices on policies based on empirical results. Based on the combines questionnaire research and data statistical analysis, along with studies on cited materials, I have concluded 3 advices via this thesis： (1)Listen to what soldiers have to say in order to increase job satisfaction, (2) Promote willingness to reenlist to successfully make an all-voluntary force, and (3) Enhance job satisfaction for soldiers to increase their willingness to reenlist. I respectfully expect these 3 advices above will lead our military towards a better and outstanding working environment. Through mutual understanding on how soldiers feel about their careers, will therefore raises job satisfaction and willingness to reenlist and lead those talents to stay in service.

This thesis re-examines and reconstructs the Anzac Landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 by applying a new approach to an old topic - it uses the records of a single battalion over a single day to create a body of evidence with which to construct a history of the battle. This focus on the battle's participants might be expected to shed light only their immediate experience, but it also creates a profile of the fighting on this day. This is in part due to the methodology developed to assess and compile accounts, but also to the fact that the chosen battalion, the 11th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Division, Australian Imperial Force, landed with the covering force for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and its members fought from Fisherman's Hut to 400 Plateau, on Third Ridge and Battleship Hill. This study therefore places much of the battlefield under the microscope. The use of veterans' accounts to re-tell the story of the Landing is not new. Anecdotes are often layered over the known history, established in C.E.W. Bean's Official History of Australia in the War, The Story of ANZAC, Volume I, to colour narrative and connect with personal experience. Less frequently are they reliably used as historical evidence. In this thesis, letters, diaries, memoirs, manuscripts, photographs, maps, diagrams and other information, collected from private collections, libraries, museums, archives and period newspapers, the battlefield and many secondary sources, are used as evidence to construct events, chronologies and frames of reference in order to reconstruct the history of the day. This thesis will argue that eye witness testimony can be extremely unreliable when taken in isolation, but when verified, contextualised and validated by a thorough and robust methodology, can provide valuable information with which to re-examine some of the battle's significant events and outstanding questions. Why did the advance stop? Why was the high ground not taken? Why do the accounts of the adversaries of the best known clash of the day not match? The missing evidence may lie in the smallest of fragments - not in isolation, but when examined in aggregate. This shift in the way evidence is collected and analysed leads to a shift in the way the battle is interpreted. The Landing has not previously been studied at this level of detail. Bean amalgamated the disparate and confused accounts of that day into a canvas; this thesis digs deeper into the foundation data to analyse, verify, add to and reconstruct the day. It builds on and complements Bean's work, confirming and enriching some aspects of his account, filling gaps, and, in some aspects, potentially re-writing the history of the Landing. There has been much rhetoric over the years and many myths and legends surround this battle. This thesis will argue that even though nearly 100 years have passed since the Landing, and well over 1000 books written on the campaign, much can be learned by returning to the 'primary source, the soldier'.

This study evaluates the effect of an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention program on the incidence of gonorrhea among the enlisted men in the 105th Battalion of the Honduran Army. The education program was initiated as a result of the high incidence of AIDS in Honduras (more than half of all of the known cases of AIDS in Central America are in Honduras). The AIDS prevention program for this battalion was initiated in July, 1989 and consists of lectures, videos, and printed materials concerning the nature of HIV/AIDS. The program emphasized the use of condoms as a means of avoiding infection: thus the incidence of gonorrhea would also be expected to decrease as a result of the program. The program is presented to new recruits as a portion of their three month basic training in first aid and personal health. Although the AIDS education program provided to the recruits entering the 105th Battalion is similar to that given to recruits entering other battalions, in only the 105th is the program continued after graduation from basic training, where quarterly refresher courses are given throughout the enlisted men's service career. This retrospective observational study compares the prevalence of gonorrhea among the 105th and three other military units that did not receive ongoing AIDS educational program. The prevalence of gonorrhea was used as an indicator of the effectiveness of the program because its prime route of infection (intimate sexual contact) is the same as HIV, and because gonorrhea is easily detected. The study covered the period between January 1990 and December 1993. The data in the study were provided by the Honduran Army and consists of summaries of the results of periodic inspections conducted by military physicians on all enlisted men at approximately 6 week intervals. In these inspections, the enlisted men are medically examined for the presence of signs of gonorrhea. The data include the date of the inspection, the number of soldiers examined, and the number cases of gonorrhea detected. In the Honduran Army, the incidence of gonorrhea has declined significantly in the last four years. It is speculated that at least three contributing factors are responsible: the free distribution of condoms; the increasing awareness and fear of AIDS; and, the specific AIDS education campaigns presented to the enlisted men. The results of this study indicate that significant reductions in the prevalence of gonorrhea occurred in all military units studied and that the rate of reduction in the unit that received the ongoing educational campaign was greater than in the units that did not receive the educational campaign. The study indicates that the provision of ongoing AIDS education to the Honduran enlisted soldiers results in a decrease in the prevalence of gonorrhea. The study also demonstrated the feasibility of conducting research on sexually transmitted diseases in military units.
Graduation date: 1994

A research report submitted by the Wits School of Arts, Film and Television Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Film and Television. Johannesburg 2015
This research report looks at the politics of memory, commemoration and representation in the new South Africa with a focus on 32-Battalion. The research draws on interviews and testimonies of ex-SADF soldiers who were members of the unit and unpacks how when considering memory and remembering, a multitude of viewpoints emerge. Factors such as the impact of the ideological transition from apartheid to democracy and the resultant impact on ex-SADF soldiers as well as the reshaping of the country’s official history which has been shaped to suit the current political climate, are considered. The research reflects on how these political processes which include exclusions of unwanted histories have affected nation building in South Africa post 1994.

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The thesis commences by elaborating on the concept of vertical envelopment as a form of military manoeuvre and defining airborne operations as comprising parachute, helicopter and air-landed actions. It goes on to describe strategy and tactics as they apply to the discussion before briefly tracing the development internationally of vertical envelopment and the thinking of the South African military about airborne operations during the Second World War. Events leading up to the decision by the South African military to acquire helicopters and to train paratroopers in 1960 are examined and the early operational employment of helicopters is analysed. The establishment of 1 Parachute Battalion is discussed in the light of the absence of a clear understanding of how it should be employed. Moving on to the commencement of the conflict known as the Southern African Thirty Year War, the issue of strategic versus tactical application of an airborne capability during operations in Namibia, Angola and Rhodesia is defined. Strategic application is then illustrated by specific independent airborne strikes, and the requirement for an airborne brigade to plan and conduct such operations is highlighted. The establishment of 44 Parachute Brigade and the difficulties experienced in its development are reviewed before scrutinising the tactical use of airborne forces in support of other ground forces. The high point in organisation and capability of the airborne forces of the South African Defence Force at the time of the ending of the Thirty Year War is appraised and the unfulfilled potential of the capability is elucidated. Faced with change and uncertainty, the employment of the paratroopers in urban operations during the height of the civil unrest is examined. This is followed by probing the response of the paratrooper organisation to severe budget cuts, enforced reorganisation and relocation, the ending of conscription and integration into the new South African National Defence Force following the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. The thesis concludes with an evaluation of the airborne actions during the incursion by South Africa into Lesotho in 1998 and an assessment of the implications of the loss of a strategic airborne capability.
History
D. Litt. et Phil. (History)