Military History Operations June 2014 - United States Army

ATP 1-20 Military History Operations

June 2014

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Military History Operations

1. Change 1 to ATP 1-20, 9 June 2014, adds the supersession statement to the cover.

2. Modifies transportation requirements in paragraph 4-31.

3. A plus sign (+) marks new material.

4. ATP 1-20, 9 June 2014, is changed as follows:

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front cover and back of front cover pages 4-7 through 4-8

front cover and back of front cover pages 4-7 through 4-8

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Army Techniques Publication No. 1-20

*ATP 1-20 (FM 1-20)

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 9 June 2014

Military History Operations

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Contents

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PREFACE..............................................................................................................iii

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................v

THE ARMY HISTORICAL PROGRAM .............................................................. 1-1 Importance of Military History ............................................................................. 1-1 The Commander's Responsibilities .................................................................... 1-4 Field History During Army Operations ................................................................ 1-4 Field History at Home Station............................................................................. 1-6

MILITARY HISTORY AND THE ARMY............................................................. 2-1 The Army and the Nation.................................................................................... 2-1 The Integral Role of Military History ................................................................... 2-1 Standards of Army History.................................................................................. 2-4 Guiding Principles for Field Historians ............................................................... 2-5

ORGANIZATION FOR FIELD HISTORY OPERATIONS.................................. 3-1 Field History Operations ..................................................................................... 3-1 Field History Operations Organization ............................................................... 3-1 Command and Unit Historian Duties .................................................................. 3-3 Other Army Field History Organizations............................................................. 3-4 Other Service Historians..................................................................................... 3-5

MILITARY HISTORY DETACHMENTS............................................................. 4-1 Military History Detachment Development ......................................................... 4-1 Military History Detachment Organization .......................................................... 4-2 Military History Detachment Employment .......................................................... 4-4 Mission Command Execution ............................................................................. 4-6 Military History Detachment Operations Planning.............................................. 4-7 Historical Collections Disposition and Reporting ................................................ 4-7 Military History Detachment Support Requirements .......................................... 4-8 Military History Detachment Mission .................................................................. 4-8

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND REPORTS ............................................... 5-1

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