Evening star., 1939-08-13
Muneuvers
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organized during the last week at
Fort Meade, Md, and Fort Belvolr,
Va. The bulk of this force, largely
motorized and mechanized. is to pass
through Washington early Sunday
morning on the way from Meade to
Belvoir, which will be the Jumping
off" point early Monday morning
for the assault on Washington. The
Black division is commanded by
Brig. Gen. Maxwell Murray. Reg
ular Army commander of the 18th
or washington" Brigade.
IN the path of the invading Blacks
will stand the two National Guard
divisions which today completed
week of intensive tactical training
in the field. On Monday morning
the various units of the 28th Divi-
sion pennsylvania National Guard
and the 29th Division District of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA Guard united to form
u corps, will move out of their camps
on the historic Manassas battle
fields to meet the fast-moving
Black column.
Except for bullets and shells, ac-
tual battle conditions will prevail.
Troops of both forces will be sup
piled in the field and will bivouac
at night in battle positions wherever
the fortunes of war find them. The
result is expected to be training of
exceptional realism, giving for the
first time an accurate picture of
the relative merits of the small,
compact, hitting mechanical
division toward which the principal
armies of the world now are mov-
ing, as compared with the larger
less mobile division of the World
War period.
Two Infanty Brigades.
Organized for the war of posi-
ton, the old division, as typifled by
the 28th and 29th Division organi-
cations. is composed of two infantry
brigades and supplemental artillery
and other troops. The setup pro-
vides for two regiments in the line
and two in reserve.
The provisional Black" division,
on the other hand lacks any brigade
organization but is composed of five
groups" making for greater f1exi
bility. The ultimate "streamlined
division, as now proposed. will be
wholly motorized and will include
three instead of four infantry regi-
ments, two of which will be avail
able for the line and one for reserve.
The difference in weight of this type
of organization will be made up "
the substitution of automatic rifles
and machine guns for the conven-
tional infantry weapons of the past,
and by the use of mechanized COM
bat units and trucks for the trans
portatlon of the entire manpower
of the division.
The impending week-long clash
between the Regular Army division,
totaling only 5000 officers and men,
and the National Guard Corps of
1900 officers and men is the final
phase of two weeks of field training
for both forces, conducted by the
28th Division south of Manassas, by
the 29th in the Groveton area and
by the regulars at Meade and Bel
voir
Reviews of the two National
Guard divisions held yesterday near
Manassas and final inspection of the
regular units at Fort Meade marked
the close of the first half of the
two-week period of field exercises.
Following the reviews the guards
men were given liberty for the re-
mainder of the day unless required
for duty.
Religious Services Tomorrow.
Tomorrow also will be given over
to rest and recreation except for
religious service. All officers and
men will march by units, led by
regimental bands, to open air serv-
ices at 9 am. A field mass will be
held at 8 am. in the camp area OF
the 12lst Engineer Regiment of
the District guard, just north OF
the Lee highway at the famous old
Stone House on the Bull Run battle
field. A general field mass will be
held in the Linton School at 9:15
am. Special services have been
planned in virtually all of the
churches in and near the 75,000-acre
maneuver area.
Training of the two guard divi-
sions during the last week has been
carried on under immediate super
vision of the divisional commanders
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Rockford and
Maj. Gen. Edward Martin. Mai
Gen. James K. Parsons, commandine
of1cer OF the Sd Corps Area, will take
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