9 April 1940 German Invasion Of Norway - The Dawn Of Decisive Airpower During Joint Military Operations

• Autore: Baxley Major Brian T
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : Lucknow Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (34 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.54218100000003
• Soggetto topico: Military campaigns; Combined operations (Military science)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- Abstract -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Norway in 1940 -- Strategic Significance -- Resources -- Geography -- The Politics of Neutrality -- Chapter 3 - German Plans and Strategy -- The Planning Staff -- German Military Theory -- German Joint Training -- Concept of Operations -- Command and Control -- A Joint Operation -- Chapter 4 - Operation Weserübung -- German Operations -- Prior to "W" Day -- "W" Day -- British Response -- Chapter 5 - Decisive German Airpower during Operation Weserübung -- Luftwaffe Support of Landing Operations -- Luftwaffe Attack on the British Home Fleet -- Chapter 6 - Lessons for Today's Military -- Joint Synergism -- Command and Control -- Decisive Airpower -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- Appendix A - Units Involved in Operation Weserübung -- Table 1. Luftwaffe Units Assigned to Fliegerkorps X -- Table 2. All Luftwaffe Aircraft Used for the Invasion of Norway -- Table 3. Royal Air Force (British) Aircraft Involved in Operation Weserübung -- Table 4. Deployment of Luftwaffe Units from 8-10 April 1940 -- Table 5. German Ground and Sea Order of Battle -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War, is considered by many military historians to be the first joint military operation involving the combined planning and execution of air, land, and sea forces. After a brief introduction and an explanation of the significance of Norway, Chapter Three will analyze the planning process and strategy used by the Germans in late 1939 and early 1940 for devising this joint operation. Chapter Four examines, primarily from an airpower perspective, the plan itself and its execution during the first day of the operation by the Germans, and the British response. Chapter Five determines how German airpower was used, and in particular, what effect the Luftwaffe attack on 9 April against the British Home Fleet had against Britain's campaign strategy to control the North Sea. The final chapter examines three important lessons United States military planners should extract from Operation Weserübung and apply to operations in the 21st century. They are: 1) the joint operation of air, land, and sea assets produce a synergetic effect greater than the sum of their parts; 2) a difficult part of joint operations is the air command and control; and 3) airpower can decisively deny the enemy use of the land or the sea.
• Titolo autorizzato: 9 April 1940 German Invasion Of Norway - The Dawn Of Decisive Airpower During Joint Military Operations
• ISBN: 9781782897057; 1782897054
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163326303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II