Infantry Drill Regulations (Provisional) 1919; This book is the same as War Department edition but with annotations and illustrations
Washington DC: United States Infantry Association, 1922. Third Edition [Stated}. Later printing. Wraps. 222, [6] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Definitions. Music. Appendix. Cover worn and soiled. Bottom of cover partially separated and reattached with glue. Front cover has the label of Charles W. Berry Brigadier General The Adjutant General State of New York. Pencil diagram of a squad in unnumbered page 4, apparently in the hand of Brigadier General Charles W. Berry. General Orders, No. 106, War Department, Washington, August 28, 1919. 1. Infantry Drill Regulations (Provisional), 1919.--1. "Infantry Drill Regulations (Provisional), American Expeditionary Forces, 1918," is prescribed provisionally for the information and government of the Army and the National Guard of the United States, and will supersede :Infantry Drill Regulations, 1911." By Order of the Secretary of War PEYTON C. MARCH, General, Chief of Staff. Such interpretations of these regulations as may be necessary to adapt the drill to existing organizations will be made by regimental or higher commanders. 2. These regulations will be designated as "Infantry Drill Regulations (provisional), 1919." Chapter I is Drill. Chapter II is Infantry Weapons, Chapter III, Combat, Chapter IC Offensive Combat, and Chapter XI, Extracts from Part II ceremonies and Inspections. This represents the state of knowledge and the state of practice after the United States Army had been engaged in overseas combat operations during the First World War. Success in battle is the ultimate object of all military training; success may be looked for only when the training is intelligent and thorough. Commanding officers are accountable for the proper training of their respective organizations within the limits prescribed by regulations and orders. The excellence of an organization is judged by its field efficiency. The field efficiency of an organization depends primarily upon its effectiveness as a whole. Thoroughness and uniformity in the training of the units of an organization are indispensable to the efficiency of the whole; it is by such means alone that the requisite teamwork may be developed. The Drill Regulations are furnished as a guide. They provide the principles for training and for increasing the probability of success in battle. Charles White Berry (April 11, 1871 – April 30, 1941) was an American physician, soldier, and New York City Comptroller. Berry graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1896. He then began practicing medicine in Brooklyn, devoting much of his time to childhood diseases. He was heavily involved in public health, working for the New York City Department of Health and the New York State Department of Health as a diagnostician and epidemiologist. In 1917, he received a degree in doctor of public health from New York University. In 1911, when trouble was brewing with Mexico, he sought and obtained a commission as first lieutenant in the 14th Infantry. A year later, he was commissioned a captain. While serving he was commended by Major General Leonard Wood for having the most efficient company in the National Guard. From 1913 to 1914, he was an Aide to governor Martin H. Glynn. Shortly afterwards, he was mustered in to serve with the 14th Infantry during the Mexican Border War. He received an honorable discharge in 1916. When America was preparing to enter World War I, Berry again enlisted as a private in the 14th Infantry. He was commissioned a major of infantry, transferred to the 106th Infantry, 27th Division, and set sail for France in May 1918. He commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 106th, stationed in the Ypres sector in Belgium. He was then promoted to lieutenant-colonel and transferred to the 105th Infantry. He led the regiment at Dickebusch Lake and the Battle of Vierstraat Ridge. He was second in command of the regiment in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line and the subsequent advance to Canal De La Sambre. After the Armistice was signed, he returned to the United States in November 1918. For his military service, he was awarded the Croix de guerre with Palms, the Conspicuous Service Cross, and was cited for gallantry in action. In January 1919, New York governor Al Smith commissioned Berry Brigadier General and appointed him Adjutant General of New York. He served until 1920. In 1923, Smith again appointed Berry Adjutant General of New York. In May 1923, Smith appointed him Major-General, Commander of the New York National Guard, to replace General John F. O'Ryan. In 1925, Berry was elected New York City Comptroller. He served from 1926 to 1933. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Infantry, Drill Regulations, Military Manuals, Military Training, Combat Operations, Reconnaissance, Military Ceremonies, Definitions, Leadership, Assault, Automatic Rifle, Machine Gun, Bayonet, Deployment, Position Warfare, Charles Berry
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