NGP85 "81: Better Dead than Red v1.1"

[JDR Dragoon]

101300ZMay1981

FROM: COM VII Corps

TO: COM US 3rd Infantry Division, COM 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

FRAGO

SITUATION:

A: Enemy Forces.

1: Enemy composition, strength and disposition.
Two enemy armies, comprising at a Soviet army (unknown designation) and an East German army (3rd Army), with at least 7-8 divisions between them (the Soviet 6th GTD, 79th GTD, 27th GMRD and the East German 4. MRD and 7. PD being positively identified here) are attacking the two divisions of the US VII Corps.

2: Enemy Capabilities and Limitations.
NIL

3: Enemys most likely and most dangerous course of action.
Enemy most likely course of action is continued attacks in order to open up the Meiningen Gap for further advances, combined with an advance to the Main river and the Rhine-Main-Donau Canal. Enemy most dangerous course of action is to push into the seam between the GE 12. Panzer Division and the US 3rd ID, thus splitting the US VII Corps in two.


B: Friendly Forces.

1: Higher HQs mission and intent.
NIL

2: Adjacent Units.
NIL

3 Supporting:
NIL


C: Attachments/Detachments.
Until the situation in the US VII Corps sector is stable, the 4th ID(-) and the 1st BN/75th Ranger Regiment are attached to the Corps, in addition to its organic units.


MISSION:
NIL


EXECUTION:

A: Commanders Intent.

Due to WAPAs main effort being directed at the US VII Corps, it is vitally necessary to reconstitute both divisional and corps level reserves in the VII Corps sector. By necessity, these reserves had to be part of the initial covering force, but recent developments means, that WAPA is in danger of breaking through in the sectors where the covering force has already been pushed back.


B: Concept of Operations.

1: Scheme of Maneuver.
As of 101600Z the two brigades (1st and 2nd) of the 3rd Infantry Division who are currently engaged as part of the covering force east of the Main river will move back into reserve, thus allowing the 1st Brigade to go into divisional reserve and the 2nd Brigade to relieve the 3rd Brigade/1st ID in guarding the crossings over the Main river and the Rhine-Main-Donau Canal, thus freeing this brigade to reconstitute a corps reserve. The role of covering force E of Bamberg will thus be borne by the 2nd ACR alone.

2: Fire Support Plan.
NIL

C: Tasks.
NIL

D: Coordinating Instructions.
Commanders of the withdrawing brigades will coordinate with the relevant squadron commanders from 2nd ACR.

LOGISTICS:
NIL


Signals:

A: Signals.
NIL

B: Command.
NIL