U. S. ARMY GENERAL BOARD REPORTS

After World War II the U. S. Army created a General Board of officers to study all aspects of the recent combat and create specific reports on what happened, what went right and wrong, and most importantly make recommendations for future changes in organization, personnel, equipment and tactics. We have several of the original reports and are posting them here. Here are the titles and links.

INDEX to REPORTS OF THE GENERAL BOARD (by Number, Section, and Subject) The General Board was established by General Orders 128, Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, dated 17 June 1945, as amended b, General Orders 182, dated 7 August 1945, and General Orders 312, dated 20 November 1945, Headquarters, United States Forces, European Theater, to prepare a factual analysis of the strategy, tactics, and administration employed by the United States forces in the European Theater.

General Board Report 48 - Organization, Equipment and Tactical Employment of the Armored Division

General Board Report 50 - Organization Equipment, and Tactical Employment of Separate Tank Battalions

General Board Report 51 - The Armored Group

General Board Report 52 - Armored Special Equipment

General Board Report 59 - Study of the Organiztion and Eequipment of Field Artillery Units

General Board Report 60 - Organization, Equipment, and Tactical Employment of Tank Destroyer Units

General Board Report 61 - Field Artillery Operations

General Board Report 67 - Artillery Section 62 Report on Study of Field Artillery Materiel