Posted on Mar 22, 2022
The History of Traffic Analysis – WWI – Vietnam Part 4 of 8
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The U.S. Third Army.
The U.S. Third Army posted one of the most impressive records among U.S. forces participating in the European campaign. The Third Army had moved from the U.S. to England in December 1943, but did not take part directly in the Normandy invasion. It moved to the continent shortly after the initial wave of troops and equipment had landed.
Meanwhile, LTG George S. Patton, one of the most prominent U.S. generals of WWII and highly respected and feared by the Germans, had incurred the anger of his superiors in 1943. As a disciplinary measure, he had been relegated to a diversionary role just prior to the invasion of the continent. He was placed in charge of a largely phantom army stationed across the English Channel from Pas de Calais in an attempt to reinforce the Germans’ erroneous belief that the Allies would invade directly across the Channel. In combination with other imaginative deception operations, the ruse worked perfectly and then General Patton, known for his aggressive strategy, was assigned as commander of the Third Army.
The U.S. Third Army posted one of the most impressive records among U.S. forces participating in the European campaign. The Third Army had moved from the U.S. to England in December 1943, but did not take part directly in the Normandy invasion. It moved to the continent shortly after the initial wave of troops and equipment had landed.
Meanwhile, LTG George S. Patton, one of the most prominent U.S. generals of WWII and highly respected and feared by the Germans, had incurred the anger of his superiors in 1943. As a disciplinary measure, he had been relegated to a diversionary role just prior to the invasion of the continent. He was placed in charge of a largely phantom army stationed across the English Channel from Pas de Calais in an attempt to reinforce the Germans’ erroneous belief that the Allies would invade directly across the Channel. In combination with other imaginative deception operations, the ruse worked perfectly and then General Patton, known for his aggressive strategy, was assigned as commander of the Third Army.
The History of Traffic Analysis – WWI – Vietnam Part 4 of 8
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Providing intelligence to an army with such mobility was a challenge. The 3253/4/5 Signals Service Companies were established in April and May 1944 for that purpose. These units trained in England and then were attached to the various Third Army Corps; the 3253rd deployed to Omaha Beach in France, arriving on July 12, 1944. The intelligence units provided information to the various elements of the Third Army throughout its movements through France and into Germany.(19) T/A, and its incorporation of RDF, was a critical source of the intelligence information provided to the Third Army. The two were so closely interdependent that arrangements were made to perform the tasks together where a traffic analyst usually plotted the RDF bearings.(20)
The principal source of information derived from T/A came from German armored units. Even before the Third Army deployed to France, it was found that the German 21 Panzer Division was committed to the Caen area of France. Later on July 31, 1944, the HQ of the 2 SS Panzer Division was located at Montbray, and they needed ammunition. Information also was provided on infantry deployments. The German 268th Infantry Division was located in the Guingamp area directly in the path of the U.S. VIII Corps. All of this information gave the Third Army an indication of what they were about to face."...
..."Providing intelligence to an army with such mobility was a challenge. The 3253/4/5 Signals Service Companies were established in April and May 1944 for that purpose. These units trained in England and then were attached to the various Third Army Corps; the 3253rd deployed to Omaha Beach in France, arriving on July 12, 1944. The intelligence units provided information to the various elements of the Third Army throughout its movements through France and into Germany.(19) T/A, and its incorporation of RDF, was a critical source of the intelligence information provided to the Third Army. The two were so closely interdependent that arrangements were made to perform the tasks together where a traffic analyst usually plotted the RDF bearings.(20)
The principal source of information derived from T/A came from German armored units. Even before the Third Army deployed to France, it was found that the German 21 Panzer Division was committed to the Caen area of France. Later on July 31, 1944, the HQ of the 2 SS Panzer Division was located at Montbray, and they needed ammunition. Information also was provided on infantry deployments. The German 268th Infantry Division was located in the Guingamp area directly in the path of the U.S. VIII Corps. All of this information gave the Third Army an indication of what they were about to face."...
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The Germans feared him, so they put stock in where Patton was located. When Patton entered into France he implemented something that was genius. As he tried to push his army hard to Germany, he used many fighter planes on his flanks and the front to gain intelligence and or attack German formations to give Patton intelligence and facilitated how he was going to attack the enemy.
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