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The US Geological Survey's Military Geology Unit in World War II: 'the Army's pet prophets'

机译:第二次世界大战中美国地质调查局的军事地质部门:“陆军的宠物先知”

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In 1942 the US Geological Survey formed a Military Geology Unit (MGU) at Washington, DC of in-house and other earth scientists and engineers to gather terrain and related strategic intelligence. MGU compiled reports containing data about regions outside the USA as tables, text and maps for use by Allied forces, especially American and British. Benefiting to some extent from both Allied and German geological experience in World War I, MGU developed into by far the largest geology-based intelligence unit used to help guide Allied planning and operations in World War II. About 50 'Strategic Engineering Studies' were completed in 1942, and at least 50 more in 1943. MGU products contributed significantly to the Allied campaigns in Sicily and Italy from 1943, and complemented British geotechnical work associated with Normandy and the NW Europe Campaign in 1944-1945. In 1944-1945, MGU deployed teams from Washington to US Army theatre headquarters in Europe, and more substantially to the SW Pacific and Pacific Ocean areas, principally to provide intelligence for strategic and tactical planning, and advice to and (in the Pacific) participation in combat operations. After 1945, MGU developed into a Military Geology Branch, responding to demands of wars cold and hot until 1972.
机译:1942年,美国地质调查局在华盛顿特区成立了军事地质部门(MGU),由内部和其他地球科学家和工程师共同收集地形和相关的战略情报。 MGU编制的报告以表格,文字和地图的形式包含了美国以外地区的数据,以供盟军特别是美军和英军使用。第一次世界大战在一定程度上得益于盟军和德国的地质经验,MGU发展成为迄今为止最大的基于地质的情报部门,用于指导盟军在第二次世界大战中的计划和作战。 1942年完成了约50项“战略工程研究”,1943年完成了至少50项。MGU产品对1943年以来在西西里岛和意大利的盟军战役做出了重大贡献,并补充了与诺曼底和1944年西北欧洲战役有关的英国岩土工程-1945。 1944-1945年,MGU从华盛顿向欧洲的美国陆军战区总部部署了团队,并更广泛地部署到了西南太平洋和太平洋地区,主要是为战略和战术计划提供情报,并为参与和(参与太平洋的)参与提供建议在作战行动中。 1945年以后,MGU发展成为军事地质部门,以应对冷战和热战的要求,直到1972年。

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