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SOVIET VOROSHILOV ACADEMY LECTURES
DIVISION OPERATIONS

 

DIVISION INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS


 

Immediately upon receipt of the operations directive from army the division commander will clarify the division mission and issue a preliminary warning type order to subordinates in the form of "Initial Instructions". This document prescribes to subordinates the general preparatory actions they must take and alerts them to expect to receive specific instructions on the content of their missions. The commander's orders are issued by the operations section either by electronic means or in writing, depending on the situation and requirements for secrecy and urgency for timeliness. A sample of the content of a division initial instructions follows.

 
 

Division's initial Instructions to units and subunits' commanders and chiefs of branches of arms and special forces and services

The division is expected to conduct an offensive battle, The following will be accomplished as part of the preparation for the upcoming action.

1. All units, subunits and staffs will shift to the state of full combat readiness for the accomplishment of the mission.

2. Units will deploy in assembly areas assigned for the state of full combat readiness. They will establish personnel and equipment mobilization points and accomplish all measures to bring reach wartime strength in terms of personnel, weapons, equipment, ammunition, foodstuffs, POL, clothing, and other material in units and staffs.

3. Division units will occupy attack departure (FUP) areas. The departure areas will be prepared in terms of engineer work to repel likely enemy aggression and to protect the troops against nuclear, air, and chemical attacks.
4. The 110th MRR with two artillery battalions from the division artillery, one anti-tank battery, and one engineer company will cover the border area in the division's sector in interaction with the border troops.

5. The division's rocket battalion will occupy, fortify, and camouflage positions at a distance of 5 - 10 km from the border behind the MRR. The battalion will shift to the state of full combat readiness to enable it to destroy enemy targets in his forward defense area, when and if a decision to launch the front's initial nuclear strike is made.

6. All surplus equipment and material, and equipment requiring major repairs will be turned over to related organs.

7. Wounded and sick requiring long term treatment will be evacuated to front hospitals.

8. The chiefs of staff sections and branches of arms, special forces, and services will prepare required calculations and suggestions for the decision making process by the division commander. The decision will be made at ---.

9. The air defense means will prepare cover and occupy positions to repel likely enemy air attacks.



 
 

DIVISION OPERATIONS ORDER


The division operations section prepares the division operations order on the basis of the commander's decision. The same decision is shown on the plan in the form of the commander's map with its supporting tables. The operations order is the official controling document ordering their actions, however it is not disceminated as a complete document to them. Rather, each subordinate receives extracts of the operations order in the form of combat instructions. The order contains the following four sections.

I. Enemy Situation:

II. Missions of army in support of the division and, missions of the adjacents

III. Concept of the operation

IV. I order:



 
 

The following is an example of a division operations order.



I Approve ---/---/--- Serial No ----
Commander 16th MRD SECRET |
Gen-Major Ivanov
Copy Number --
(Sig)


OPERATION ORDER

of the Commander of the 16th MTD for Offensive Battle

Command Post ------at (time)--- On (date )---

Map 1:50.000 Aug 1972 ed


I. Enemy Situation:

As the international situation deteriorates, the NATO is secretly bringing its armed forces to the state of full combat readiness and may intend to launch a surprise attack on the territories of the Warsaw Pact nations. If NATO succeeds to initiate an offensive action, it may aim at destruction of friendly forces during a surprise and decisive offensive operation to inflict maximum losses on W P forces and to seize vital areas in W. P. territory. If on the other hand the Warsaw Pact forces succeed in overtaking the NATO in initiating the offensive operation, the enemy forces are likely to hold pre-prepared defensive line along the Fulda River to inflict maximum losses on friendly forces from defensive posture. In this case, units of enemy 3rd Armored Division of the Vth U. S. Corps will be directly confronting the 16th Motorized Rifle Division, with up to 1.5 mechanized battalions in his first defensive positions consisting of the following company strongpoints.:
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----

The enemy's brigade reserve composed of up to one tank battalion is likely to deploy in company strongpoints as follows:
---------, ----, -----, -----, the counter attack of the brigade reserve is likely from the line Gittersdorf in the direction of Hahlgaus - Eichhof.

Positions of enemy's brigade artillery are disclosed in the following areas, ---, ---, --- and ---. Positions of general support artillery are at ---, ---, and ---.

Totally in the first echelon of the enemy forces, directly in front of the 16th MRD will be -- mech companies, ---tanks, --- guns and mortars, --- anti-tank means and --- air defense means.

The enemy's division reserve composed of up to one tank brigade is deployed in the area: Liederbach, Wallenrod, Vadenrod, and East of Romrool. Its counter- attack is likely from the line of Hill 408 and Beinenrod in the direction of Grebenau - Bad Hersfeld. The enemy's second echelon forces may include --- nuclear rocket systems, --- nuclear artillery pieces, --- mech companies, --- guns and mortars, --- tanks, --- anti-tank means and --- air defense means.

In the sector of the 16th MRD attack, up to one enemy armored cavalry battalion is likely to operate in the covering (security) zone.

The action of enemy forces will be supported by nuclear capable U. S. air forces and --- combat helicopters . the enemy can fire --- nuclear rounds during the initial nuclear strike on 16th MRD targets.



II. Missions of army in support of the division and, missions of the adjacents

a. The following targets in the division's attack area are destroyed by army's rocket troops, and the air force during the initial nuclear strike:
----- - enemy's nuclear weapons in the area ---;
----- - nuclear depot at ---;
----- - airfields at ---;
----- - divisional command post at ---.
----- - enemy's reserves at ---.

The friendly air force during the offensive battle conducts the air preparatory fire, assault support and accompanying air support as well as air defense cover of divisions' troops and targets. To support the division attack three sorties of fighter - bomber aviation squadrons are allocated. Ten sorties of Mi-26 helicopters are allocated for airborne assault. Air cover, and support of the air assault troops is conducted in inter-action with front's fighter and fighter- bomber aircraft.

b. On the right flank, the 11th MRD attacks in the direction of Bebra - Stadtallendorf with an immediate mission to seize the line of Remsfeld - 3 kms south of Roboldshausen and a subsequent mission to seize the line of Frielendorf - Nausis and a daily mission to seize the line of Momberg - Wahlen.

The boundary with the division passes through the following points: Eisenach, Ludwigsau, Hill 466, and Dannenrod.

On the left flank the 18th MRD attacks in the direction of Niederaula - Keldatal with an immediate mission to seize the line of Hattenbach, Breitenbach, and Hill 438, and a subsequent mission to seize the line of one km south of Lingelbach, and northern edge of Maar and a daily mission to seize the line of Ober Breiderbach, and Meicles.

The boundary with the division passes through the following points: Mohra, Hill 388, Schenksolz, (exclude) Koulbausen,(excluded) Lingelbach and Nieder Breidenbach.



III. Concept of the operation

Using 10 nuclear rockets with a yield of 102 kilotons during the initial nuclear strike, the division is to destroy the enemy's nuclear rocket in the area --- and his nuclear artillery in the areas --- and --- and to destroy the enemy's divisions main forces in the areas ---,---,---,---, and ---; the enemy's CP at ---, and the enemy's rear service installations at ---, and ---.

Exploiting the results of own and army's nuclear strikes, the division attacks the enemy on the line of Ludwigsen - Asbach; develops the attack in the direction of Eichhof - Kirchheim; destroys the enemy forces in the area Bad Hersfeld, Recherode, Kirchheim, and Asbach; and seizes the line of Gittersdorf, Kirchheim and Kleba as its immediate mission. Then the division develops the attack in the direction of Kirchheim - Ottray; destroys the enemy division reserves in the area of Willingsahain, Weibendorn, and Reimbolds; and seizes the line of Scharbach, Offray, and Lingelbach as its subsequent mission. Then the division continues the attack in the direction of Ottrau - Alsfeld, Heimertshausen and at the end of the day seizes the line of Rubkirchen, Heimerlshausen and Nider Breidenbach.

The division's future direction of attack on the following day is Heimerlshausen - Homberg. The direction of the main attack is along highway 48. The 110th reinforced BMP Motorized Rifle Regiment acts as the forward detachment of the division to destroy, from the line of march, the enemy's covering troops in the border areas and to support the quick advance of the division's main forces to the forward line of the enemy's forward defense area.

For the conduct of the division's attack, 15 nuclear, 5 chemical, and 15 conventional rockets are allocated.

If the nuclear weapons are not used, the enemy's forward defensive area is penetrated (broken through) in the area south of Bad Hersfeld and Ansbach.

The division's combat formation is in two echelons.
----- - 112 MRD, 16th Tank and 111 MRD are in the first echelon.
----- - 110th BMP MRR after accomplishing its mission as the division's forward detachment, is assigned to the division's second echelon.



IV. I order:

a. The 112th MRR with 3 arty bns from the division artillery regiment, 2nd company of the division engineer bn, division anti-tank bn (- 3rd btry) is to attack the enemy from the line of Eichhof, southern edge of Asbach and develop the attack in the direction of Asbach - Hohewured and destroy the enemy in the area Eichhof, Hills 238, 325 and Asbach and seize the line of south of Hill 376, Hill 359, as its immediate objective. The regiment is to continue the attack in the direction of Hohewurzd - Kirchheim and destroy the enemy and his artillery positions in the area of Hill 320, Kirchheim and Hill 319 and seize the line of north of Kirchheim, northern edge of Kelba and then continue the attack in the direction of Reinbolds.

On the right flank the 16th Tank Regiment attacks. The boundary line passes the following points: Malkomes, Hill 439, Scholf, Hill 376, road junction (T) north of Kirchheim.

During the breakthrough of the enemy's defense, the regiment's command post is to be established in the area of Hill 296 and its rear service control point is in Malkomes.

b. The 16th Tank Regiment with three artillery battalions and the 1st company of the 16th Engr Bn is to attack --- (same as for the 112th MRR.)

c. The 111st MRR with two artillery battalions the engr platoon and one anti-tank battery is to attack the enemy from the line --- (same as for 112th MRR.)

d. the 110th BMP Motorized Rifle Regiment with two artillery battalions, one anti-tank battery and one combat engineer company is assigned as the division's forward detachment. The regiment is to destroy from the line of march the enemy's covering troops in the border area and to support rapid advance of the division's main forces to the forward line of the enemy's forward defense area. At the beginning of the attack of the division's main forces on the enemy's forward defensive area, the regiment is assigned to operate as the division's second echelon, and it is to deploy in the area south of Bad Hersfeld, Asbach, and Kuhnbach. During the attack, the regiment is to follow the 112th MRR by bounds and be prepared to be committed at --- into combat and to develop the attack along route 48 in order to destroy the enemy reserves from the line of march and seize the line East of Zell and East of Romrod as its immediate mission.

During the commitment into combat the regiment will be given two artillery battalions, one anti-tank battery and one engineer company. As the division's forward detachment at the outset, the regiment is given two artillery battalions from the division artillery group, one battery from the division anti-tank battalion and one company from the division engineer battalion.

In interaction with the border forces, the regiment is to establish defensive positions and engineer obstacles in the security zone on likely directions of the enemy's attack and to prevent penetration by the enemy's reconnaissance elements into the depth of own territory. The CP of the regiment while it operates in the security zone is to be established in the area one km south of Wunschensuhl and its rear control point in the area of Fortha.

e. Rocket Bn.

1. During the front's initial nuclear strike, the following targets are to be destroyed by the rocket bn.
----- - first echelon bn, target #314 center of burst at ---, 3 kt, air burst at H - 00.20 hrs or on signal.
----- - first echelon bn, target 315, center of burst (COB) ---, 3 kt, air burst, H-00.20 or on signal.
----- - arty bn, target #316 center of burst at ---, 3 kt, air burst at H - 00.20 hrs or on signal.
----- - second echelon tank bn, target 317, center of burst (COB) ---, 20 kt, air burst, H-00.20 or on signal.
----- - nuclear artillery, target #318 center of burst at ---, 10 kt, air burst at H - 00.20 hrs or on signal.
----- - Bde CP, target 319, center of burst (COB) ---, 3 kt, ground burst, H-00.20 or on signal.
----- - nuclear rocket, target #320 center of burst at ---, 3 kt, air burst at H - 00.20 hrs or on signal.
----- - division rear, target 321, center of burst (COB) ---, 10 kt, air burst, H-00.20 or on signal.

2. Time of delivery of nuclear and chemical rockets to the battalion is P - 6 hours. Time of delivery of conventional rockets to the battalion is D - 3 days.

3. The status and situation of targets to be hit by nuclear strikes are to be continuously followed, observed and appropriate changes must be made in the initial nuclear strike plan as the status of targets changes.

4. Preparation of the rocket troops for rapid initiation of fire is to be kept at the highest level. The technical support of rockets is to be thoroughly organized.

5. The position areas of the rocket troops are to be fully prepared in the terms of engineer work and concealment. Alternate positions are to be prepared as well. Protection of rocket troops against mass destruction weapons and security and defense of rocket positions and mobile technical bases are to be organized and executed.

6. To insure effective employment longer range and timely launch of strikes on designated targets, positions for rocket battalion are to be prepared close to the border. Moreover relocation positions for the phase of the beginning of the attack are to be prepared as a distance of 10 km from the forward line of the enemy's forward defensive area.

f. To artillery troops

1. The following artillery groups are to be established:
----- - divisional artillery group composed of 6 artillery battalions;
----- - artillery groups of the 112th MRR and the 16th TR composed of 4 artillery battalions each;
----- - artillery group of the 111st MRR composed of 3 artillery battalions.

2. Artillery missions
----- - destruction of enemy's nuclear weapons;
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy during his aggression, and support of combat action of own forces in our security area.
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy when he crosses the border and during the combat action in the security zone;
----- - the following tasks are to be conducted during the artillery preparation;
---------- (a) destruction and suppression of strong points on the forward line and in the depth of the enemy defense;
---------- (b) destruction and suppression of enemy's artillery and mortar batteries;
---------- (c) destruction and suppression of the enemy's immediate reserves.
---------- (d) destruction of the enemy's command posts
---------- (f) width of the penetration (breakthrough) area is 4 km, duration of the artillery preparatory fire is 40 minutes and ammunition expenditure is 0.8 u nits of fire.
----- - destruction and suppression of the enemy during the combat action in the depth of the enemy's first echelon brigade, throughout the assault support mission by the method of concentration of fire, successive concentration and assault barrage fires on single and double lines.
----- - supporting the attacking forces by fire during the combat action in the depth of the enemy's defense by accompanying fire in the form of concentration of fire, massive fires and fires on individual targets.
----- - inflicting losses on the enemy's troops during their counterattack
----- - support of the division troops during assault river crossing
----- - support and covering the open flanks and gaps between combat formations
----- - support of the commitment of the second echelon troops and reserves;
----- - fighting the enemy's artillery and mortars curing the conduct of combat action i nth depth of the enemy's defense.

g. To division's air defense troops

1. The division's air defense troops are to concentrate their main effort to cover the following targets.
----- - division's first echelon troops particularly on the direction of the main attack, in the departure area, during the breakthrough, and in the depth of the defense;
----- - rocket bn and division artillery group in the departure area, during the breakthrough and during the conduct of the offensive battle;
----- - command posts and rear services in the departure area and during the attack;
----- - the second echelon troops during their movement and deployment for commitment into combat;
----- - airborne assaults in desant departure areas, during their flight and landing, and during their combat action;
----- - the division's main forces and crossing sites during the assault river crossing;
----- - the division's troops during the repulsion of the enemy's counterattacks;

2. The division's air defense reconnaissance and warning system is to be coordinated with the air defense reconnaissance, fire, and warning system of the army.

3. During the preparation and conduct of the offensive battle, the air defense troops are to be in full combat readiness and be prepared to repel enemy's air attacks. In any situation not less then one third of the air defense troops are to be in combat duty status.

4. Positions for air defense troops are to be prepared in terms of engineer work. In addition to the main positions, alternate positions are also to be prepared.

5. Movement and relocation of the air defense troops during the preparation and conduct of the battle must be carried out in such a way, that during the crucial phases of the battle all or the bulk of the air defense troops are in position and ready to repel the enemy's air attacks.

h. Airborne assaults

During the conduct of the offensive battle, the following airborne assaults are inserted;

1. Desant No. 1:
----- - composition of the "desant" is one airborne assault battalion with one mountain mortar battery and one engineer platoon.
----- - the mission of the "desant" is to destroy the ammunition depot and seize the bridge in the area, 2 km north of Munch-Leusel.

The departure area of the "desant" is in the northwest of Etfurt which is to be occupied at 0600 on D-1. During one day there, required preparation for "desant" must be conducted.
----- - The "desant" is carried and landed by 10 MI-26 helicopters and covered by 6 of front's fighter aircraft.
----- - The time of landing of the "desant" is 1600 on the day of the attack (D day)
----- - the landing area is initially hit by front's fighter-bomber aviation troops. Positions of air defense means and airfields along the flight sector are destroyed by aviation forces, division rocket battalion and division's artillery.
----- - Planning of the "desant" is conducted by MI-26 helicopter squadron commander along with the division's operations section and the commander of airborne assault battalion.
----- - The troop control during the preparation is conducted from the command post of the helicopter squadron in the departure area. The troop control during the conduct of the combat action is exercised from division CP and the CP of the airborne assault Bn.

2. Airborne assault NO. 2.
----- - composition of the desant is one airborne assault company.
----- - The mission of the "desant" is to destroy nuclear rocket in the area, north of Immichenhain.
----- - the departure area for the desant is in the north west of Erfurt which is to be occupied at 0600 of D-1 and where necessary preparation for the desant is to be made.
----- - the desant is transported by 8 Mi-8 helicopters of the division and it is covered by 6 fighter aircraft.
----- - time of landing is 1400 on the day of the attack;
----- - the landing area is hit by air strikes while positions of air defense means within the flight sector are hit by rocket and artillery troops.
----- - the planning for the desant is conducted by helicopter squadron commander along with the division's operations section and the commander of the airborne assault company;
----- - the troop control during the preparation is conducted from the command post of the helicopter squadron in departure area, while during the conduct of the combat action the troop control is exercised from the division command post and the command observation post of the airborne assault company.

3. airborne assault No 3.
----- - the composition of the desant is one airborne assault company.
----- - the mission of the desant is to destroy the ammunition depot in the area ---
-----(other points are similar to airborne assault No 2.

4. airborne assault No. 4
----- - composition of the desant is one airborne assault company
----- - the mission of the desant is to destroy the enemy's divisional CP at ---.
-----(other points are similar to the airborne assault No. 2)

i. To combat and transport helicopter squadron
----- - support the insertion of three airborne assaults in the designated areas as reflected in subparagraph H;
----- - conduct struggle against the enemy's tanks and support of the division troops during the conduct of the attack;
----- - support communications in accordance with the instructions of the division staff.

j. Division's anti-tank reserve

The division's anti-tank reserve is composed of two batteries attached to the division from the army's anti-tank unit. It is to deploy in the area --- and conduct the struggle against tanks on the main direction. The likely lines of the repulsion of the enemy's tank counterattacks for the antitank reserve are as follows:
----- - Line NO 1 at --- in the direction of ---
----- - Line NO 2 at --- in the direction of ---
----- - Line NO 3 at --- in the direction of ---
----- - Line NO 4 at --- in the direction of ---

During the attack the antitank reserve is to move on the direction of the main attack following the 112nd MRR.

k. To Mobile obstacle detachment (POZ)

The mobile obstacle detachment is composed of the division's engineer obstacle company. The detachment is to deploy in --- and during the conduct of the offensive battle, it is to move with the anti-tank reserve and join in the struggle against enemy tanks on designated lines.

l. To engineer reserve

The engineer reserve is the division engineer battalion (minus subunits attached to regiments). After accomplishment t of the missions related to the preparation for the attack and breaching lanes in the enemy's obstacles directly in front of his forward defensive line, the engineer reserve is to deploy in the area ---. and be prepared to conduct unexpected tasks during the conduct of the attack. The engineer reserve is to follow the 16th Tank Regiment during the conduct of the offensive battle.

m. To chemical reserve:

The chemical reserve is composed of the division's chemical battalion. The chemical reserve is to deploy at --- and move during the conduct of the attack in the direction of --- and be prepared to conduct unexpected missions.
n. Time to be prepared for the attack is 2400 of ---(date)



V. Troop control
----- - The division's command post deploys at Unlerneurode.
----- - The rear service control point deploys at Donges.
----- - The division's forward command post deploys in the area south of the T road junction west of Malkames.
------- The direction of relocation of the command post during the conduct of the offensive combat is Asbach - Rimberg - Hallhof.

Signal communication from the division CP's with the army's Commander and staff, as well as with subordinate and inter-acting troops' commanders and staff is to be established by radio, radio-relay, telephone, and mobile communications means with strict observation of secure troop control regulations.

My deputies are: the chief of staff, chief of political affairs and the commander of the 112th MRR.


Div's chief of operations section
(signature)

Div's chief of staff
(signature)



 
 

COMBAT INSTRUCTION FROM DIVISION TO REGIMENT


The division operations section prepares a "Combat Instruction" for the regiment, based on the division operations order and plan. This is the principal official tasking order from division to regiment. In case the division commander issues his order to the regiment commander orally, the staff follows up with this written "Instruction". The combat instruction contains the following four sections:

I. Enemy

II. The specific missions of the regiment

III. The division's actions in support of the regiment and its adjacent units

IV. Troop control measures


 
 

The following is a sample of a division conbat instruction to a regiment.

I Approve --/--/-- Serial No ----
Commander 16th MRD SECRET
General Major Ivanov Copy NO.
(signature)

COMBAT INSTRUCTIONS

of the commander of the 16th MRD for

offensive battle to the commander of the 112th MRR

Command Post at --- at ---(time) on --- (date)
Map 1:50,000, Aug 1972 edition


I. Enemy

As the international situation deteriorates, the NATO is secretly bringing its armed forces to the state of full combat readiness and may intend to launch a surprise attack o nth territories of the Warsaw Pact nations. If NATO succeeds to initiate an offensive action, it may aim at destruction of friendly forces during a surprise and decisive offensive operation to inflict maximum losses on W P forces and to seize vital areas in W P territory. If on the other hand the Warsaw Pact forces succeed in overtaking the NATO in initiating the offensive operation, the enemy forces are likely to hold pre-prepared defensive line along the Fulda River to inflict maximum losses on friendly forces from defensive posture. In this case, units of enemy 3rd Armored Division of the Vth U. S. Corps will be directly confronting the 16th Motorized Rifle Division, with up[ to 1.5 mechanized battalions in his first defensive positions consisting of the following company strongpoints.:
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----
----- - company strong point at ----

The enemy's brigade reserve composed of up to one tank battalion is likely to deploy in company strongpoints as follows:
---------, ----, -----, -----, the counter attack of the brigade reserve is likely from the line Gittersdorf in the direction of Hahlgaus - Eichhof.

Positions of enemy's brigade artillery are disclosed in the following areas, ---, ---, --- and ---. Positions of general support artillery are at ---, ---, and ---.

Totally in the first echelon of the enemy forces, directly in front of the 16th MRD will be -- mech companies, ---tanks, --- guns and mortars, --- anti-tank means and --- air defense means.

The enemy's division reserve composed of up to one tank brigade is deployed in the area: Liederbach, Wallenrod, Vadenrod, and East of romrool. Its counter- attack is likely from the line of hill 408 and Beinenrod in the direction of Grebenau - Bad Hersfeldz. The enemy's second echelon forces may include --- nuclear rocket systems, --- nuclear artillery pieces, --- mech companies, --- guns and mortars, --- tanks, --- anti-tank means and --- air defense means.

In the sector of the 16th MRD attack, up to one enemy armored cavalry battalion is likely to operate in the covering (security) zone.

The action of enemy forces will be supported by nuclear capable U. S. air forces and --- combat helicopters . The enemy can fire --- nuclear rounds during the initial nuclear strike on 16th MRD targets.



II. The 112th MRR with three artillery battalions of the division's artillery regiment, combat engineer company of the division engineer battalion and the division's anti-tank battalion (minus 1st company) is to attack the enemy from the line of Eichhof - southern edge of Asbach; develop the attack in the direction of Asbach - Hohe Wurzel; destroy the enemy in the area: Eichhof, hills, 238 and 325 and Asbach; and seize the line of the south of hills 376 and 359 as its immediate mission. Then the regiment is to develop the attack in the direction of Hohe Wurzel - Kirchheim; destroy the enemy in the area : Hill 320, Kirchheim, and Hill 319; and seize the line of the bridge north of Kirchhneim and the northern edge of Kleba as its subsequent mission. Then the Regiment is to continue the attack in the direction of Reimbolds.

The regiment is to breakthrough the enemy's forward defense area, in interaction with the 16th Tank Regiment and the 114th MRR of the 18th MRD, on a two kilometer front, and during the artillery preparatory fire destroy and suppress enemy's strong points on the forward line and its immediate vicinity, as well as the enemy's artillery and mortars.

During the breakthrough of the enemy's defense the regiment's command post is to deploy in the area of Hill 296 and its rear control point is to be at Malkomes.

Time to be ready for the attack is 2400 hrs of ___ (date).



III. The division's tasks in support of the regiment and the adjacents.

a. In the regiment's sector of the attack the following targets are destroyed by the division's means:
----- - enemy Bde CP i nth area _--.
----- - enemy's strong points in areas ---, ---, ---, and ---;
----- - enemy's artillery in areas ---, ---, ---, and ---.
b. On the right flank the 16th Tank Regiment attacks and conducts breakthrough of the enemy defense o na two kilometer front. Its immediate mission is to destroy the confronting enemy and to seize the line of Hill 308 and Hill 376 and its subsequent mission is to destroy the enemy in its sector and seize the line of south of Grossmannersrode and northern edge of Kirchheim. The boundary line with the regiment passes through the following points:
----- Molkomes, HIll 439, Schlof, Hill 376, and T road junction north of Kirchhneim.

On the left the 114th MRR of the 18th MRD attacks with an immediate mission to seize the line of Hill 358 and Hill 346 and a subsequent mission to seize the line of HIll 336 and Hill 363. The boundary line with the regiment passes through the following points: Scheulkslz, Koulhausen, Kleba, and Lingelbach.



IV. Troop control
----- - the division's CP deploys at Unlerneurode;
----- - division's rear control point deploys at Donges;
----- - division's forward CP deploys south of T road junction west of Melkames.

The direction of relocation of the division's command post during the conduct of the offensive battle is the direction of Asbach, Rimberg - Hallhof.

Signal communication from the division's command posts with the army commander and staff, as well as with subordinate and inter-acting troops commanders and staff is to be established by radio, radio-relay, telephone, and mobile communication means, with strict observation of secure troop control regulation.

My deputies are: the chief of staff, chief of political affairs (deputy commander for political affairs) and the commander of the 112th MRR.

Div chief of operations section
(signature)
Div chief of staff
(signature)