Evening star., 1939-08-27
School Schedule
For 0. R. {. Approved
ByCoI. Wetheri||
Tocticol Organization
Of Infantry Conferences
To Stort Sept. I

Col. Richard Wetherill, executive
for Reserve affairs in the Washing
ton military area, has approved the
l939-40 schedule for the Group
School In Tactics and Technique OF
the Infantry Division. The Group
School will be inaugurated on
September /, at which conference
the tactical organization of infantry
Will be taken up. The schools will
be held from to 10 pm. in the
Industrial College conference room.
Munitions Building, on the first and
third Fridays of each month. The
school will continue throughout the
l939-40 school year and will conclude
on June 81, 1910, with a review
lesson conducted by 1t. Col. Philips.
Following the first school period to
be conducted by Col. Wetherill on
September l, the schedule will be as
follows: September Is, tactical Or
ganization of artillery by 1t. Col.
Philips; october 6, organization of
headquarters and service units. also
division and special troops, by Mai.
Christian; October 20, ground prin-
clples OF combat in the offensive by
1t. Col. Philips; November 3, gen.
eral principles of combat in the
defensive by Maj. Christian; Novem-
Der IT, general discussion of solu-
tions of problems by 1t. Col. Cum
ningham; December l, solution OF
problems and estimate of situation
by 1t. Col Philips, and December Is,
combat orders, preparation of a
formal field order and infantry
division in defense by Maj. Christian.
Beginning with the 1910 calendar
year, the schedule will be as follows:
January 5, combat orders, the formal
administrative order for an infantry
divisiop in attack by 1t. Col Cum
ningham; January 10, tactics and
technique of infantry by 1t. Col.
Philips; February 2, operations of
headquarters and service units of
brigade. regiment and battalion by
Maj. Christian; February Is, use of
infantry weapons in attack and de-
fense by 1t. Col Cunningham;
March l, use of machine guns and
hoWitzer companies by 1t. Col.
Philips; March Is. use of light tank
company in attack by Mai. Chris
tian; April 5, use of infantry regi-
ment with light tank company in
attack by 1t. Col Cunningham;
April 10, use of infantry battalion
with light tanks in attack by 1t. Col.
Philips; May 3, use of infantry
regiment as part of a brigade in de-
fense by 1t. Col. Philips; May II,
use Of an infantry battalion as part
of a regiment in defense by Maj.
Christian, and June 7, use of
machineguns and hoWitzer COM
panies in defense by 1t Col Cum
ningham. AS indicated above, the
1939-40 Group School for District
officers will be concluded on June q
with review conducted by 1t. Col
Philips.
In order that officers residing III
Washington may familiarize them
selves with the new infantry drill
movements, practical instruction in
close order drill in the new infantry
| drill regulations will be conducted by
| the Quartermaster Corps in the
| space between the Navy and Num-
tions Buildings, beginning Septem-
ber II. This instruction will be open
to Reserve officers of other branches
who desire to attend Civilian clothes
will be worn and no enrolment is
necessary.
A class in pistol instruction, to be
open to District officers of all
branches, beginning in September,
will be conducted by Capt. Ira K.
Evans. This instruction will be fol-
lowed during October by three nights
of firing on the indoor range of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
four Sundays at Camp Simms. The
classes for pistol instruction will be
limited to 80 officers and there will
be three classes each night, one at
7 pm, one at 8 pm. and one at
9 pm. Local officers desiring to
undergo this pistol instruction
should enroll for same through Dis
trict Reserve Headquarters in the
Munitions Building.