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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM210. Conduct of the Retirement b. For the conduct of a tactical march, seea. When the retirement is preceded by a appendix VI.withdrawal, the rear guard is formed from the c. For the conduct of the advance, flank, andsecurity force left in contact. rear guards, see chapter 5.Section VI.WITHDRAWAL THROUGH A REARWARD POSITION211. General units passing to the rear throughArmor operations may involve many actionstheir areas.that require men or units to withdraw-through (5) Control measures. Stringent control isa rearward position. The following generalconsiderations pertain to such actions as withnecessaryfor a smooth withdrawalthrough a rearward position. Measdrawingan outpost; return of patrols or ar-ures by which the operation will bemored cavalry units to friendly positions; ter- controlled are prescribed by themination of a covering force mission; orhigher commander or agreed upon beduringa delaying action on alternate positions.tween the commanders concerned. Deviationsfrom preplanned control212. Considerations measures must be coordinated betweenthe effected units and madea. Commanders and troops involved must be known to all interested agencies. Confamiliarwith the details of the plan. Firestrol measures normally includemustbe coordinated. Direct and indirect fires (a) Contact points. A point on themay be required to assist the withdrawal.ground is designated where two orb. The commanders of the withdrawing more units are required to makeforce and the forces on position are concernedphysical contact. To insure detailedwith-coordination between the two units,(1) Mutual cooperation and coordination. a primary and alternate contactNeither commander exercises com-point is designated by the commandover the other but each forcemander in each company sector.may support the other by fire and ma-These points are coordinated byneuver.liaison personnel and are located on(2) Responsibility for control of the sec- easily identifiable terrain featurestor. Responsibility must be passedbeyond the direct-fire range offrom the withdrawing force to theweapons on the FEBA. Elementsforces on position at a time and placealong the FEBA which have desigmutuallyagreed upon.nated contact points will send a(3) Troop density. Withdrawing units use contact party, equipped with a ramultipleroutes through the depth ofdio and guides, forward to the conthepositions and avoid the use of as-tact point.sembly areas or other halts within the(b) Passage points. These are points onposition. Withdrawing forces normal-the FEBA through which friendlyly have priority on roads. Fuelingforces will withdraw. They must beareas may be selected in rear of theeasily recognized by withdrawingfriendly frontline units to provideforces. These points are also usedemergency fueling if required.to provide a means of reporting(4) Traffic control. Withdrawing com- specific locations and informationmander is responsible for traffic con-relative to the control of units.trol forward of the main defensiveGuides from the friendly units ocposition.Commanders of forces or-cupying the FEBA will normallyganizing the main defense are respon-meet the withdrawing elements atsible for providing traffic control tothe contact point and guide them119

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMthrough the passage point on theFEBA. These actions are coordinatedby the liaison personnel ofthe two units.(c) Routes of withdrawal. These aredesignated through a rearward positionand facilitate a smooth andcontinuous withdrawal. Adherenceto the prescribed routes within theposition is mandatory.(d) Time of passage. The overall timeof passage is prescribed by thecommander ordering the operation,At each subordinate level, specifictimes are designated for each unitby the commanders concerned. Inaddition, a representative of theunit with a radio will precede eachmarch unit to the passage point.This representative provides thefriendly unit being passed throughwith the number of vehicles to passand a positive identification of thelast vehicle.(e) Recognition signals. These are ineludedin the order and should bebased upon the signal operation instructions(SOI) and unit SOP's.Positive recognition signals mustbe used and mutually agreed uponby the two units. Normally, recog-nition signals will cover both day-light and night withdrawals.(6) Liaison officers. Units exchange liai-son officers at all levels of command.These officers exchange information- and keep their respective commandersinformed of the situation. They arenormally located at critical pointsduring the actual passage and renderassistance to both the withdrawingforce and the defensive force whenrequired(7) Exchange of SOI information. Thiswill be accomplished during the liai-son visit between the two unts.(8) Designation of units to move throughrespective withdrawal points. Thiswill be accomplished between the twoliaison officers in their coordination ofthe withdrawal.120

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMthrough the passage point on theFEBA. These actions are coordinatedby the liaison personnel ofthe two units.(c) Routes of withdrawal. These aredesignated through a rearward positionand facilitate a smooth andcontinuous withdrawal. Adherenceto the prescribed routes within theposition is mandatory.(d) Time of passage. The overall timeof passage is prescribed by thecommander ordering the operation,At each subordinate level, specifictimes are designated for each unitby the commanders concerned. Inaddition, a representative of theunit with a radio will precede eachmarch unit to the passage point.This representative provides thefriendly unit being passed throughwith the number of vehicles to passand a positive identification of thelast vehicle.(e) Recognition signals. These are ineludedin the order and should bebased upon the signal operation instructions(SOI) and unit SOP's.Positive recognition signals mustbe used and mutually agreed uponby the two units. Normally, recog-nition signals will cover both day-light and night withdrawals.(6) Liaison officers. Units exchange liai-son officers at all levels of command.These officers exchange information- and keep their respective commandersinformed of the situation. They arenormally located at critical pointsduring the actual passage and renderassistance to both the withdrawingforce and the defensive force whenrequired(7) Exchange of SOI information. Thiswill be accomplished during the liai-son visit between the two unts.(8) Designation of units to move throughrespective withdrawal points. Thiswill be accomplished between the twoliaison officers in their coordination ofthe withdrawal.120

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