This study analyzes the Allied interdiction campaign of World War II in the European Theater of Operation and identifies the target types that were most effective in supporting the land battle. The analysis is divided into strategic and tactical interdiction. The strategic interdiction campaign was aimed at German resources and lines of communication. The tactical interdiction campaign was in more direct support of the land battle; therefore, the analysis is conducted by type ground campaign supported. Investigation reveals that the strategic interdiction campaign was most effective in supporting the land battle when striking lines of communication. The tactical interdiction campaign was most effective in a battlefield isolation role which included targets within the battlefield area. As a general rule, interdiction was more effective when employed in concert with the ground commanders scheme of maneuver. The high value targets identified were marshalling yards, rail lines, roads, defiles, supply dumps, troop concentrations, enemy columns, bridges, communication centers, signal communications, and anti-aircraft artillery. (author)
Effects of Interdiction in World War II: The European Theater of Operation
1984
89 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Interdiction , History , Targets , Europe , Strategic bombing , Tactical bombing , Strategic warfare , Tactical warfare , Battlefields , Germany(East and west) , Ground level , Land warfare , Maneuvers , Theater level operations , Strategic analysis , Tactical analysis , Isolation , Theses , World War 2 , Strategic interdiction , Tactical interdiction , Air interdiction , AI(Air Interdiction) , Battlefield air interdiction , BAI(Battlefield Air Interdiction) , Battlefield isolation
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