Battalion

Abby Mangefrida History 339 April 2, 2017 Ordinary Men Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men follows the tasks of Police Battalion 101, a division of the Nazi paramilitary Order Police, which operated as a mass execution squad from 1941 to 1942. The battalion consisted of primarily working class middle aged men of German descent. The majority of the men were neither Nazi party members nor people with military or police experience. Their selection for the Order Police was largely due to their…

has an affair with a woman while sharing a taxi cab in Chicago. The American soldier contracts gonorrhea. So it is clear that although love and war are major themes in the story, war is the most important theme in the story. Words like armistice, battalion, Arditi, and anaesthetic are war terminologies. War vocabularies are mentioned in every paragraph of the short story. Love refers to…

Attention Gainer: In a letter to 1st Marine Division in 2003, then Major General James Mattis stated “Demonstrate to the world there is ‘No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy’ than a U.S. Marine.” (2013) Today we will discuss the United States Marine Corps “Division Breakdown” and Transformational Leadership. At this time please silence all cell phones and set aside all of your electronic devices. Please ask as many questions that you would like throughout this presentation. The Marine Corps is a…

This unit gathered aircraft from the surrounding units, including the 158th Aviation Battalion, the 159th Aviation Battalion, and the 229th Aviation Battalion. The 160th SOAR Unit acquired CH-47s chinooks, UH-60s Blackhawks, MH-6 little birds, and OH-58s observation helicopters. Only those that could pass the rigorous training required, could become part of this special…

when we had an upcoming deployment which involved the entire battalion, with two companies (A and C Company) sent to different regions of Afghanistan to augment two separate Task Forces, while the third company (B Company) would deploy organically with the battalion. Both A and C Company would deploy to FOBs that were constantly attacked with indirect fire with intense fighting outside the compounds. B Company, along with the battalion, was to deploy to a relatively safe region with little to no…

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willingly participated in the systematic executions and deportations of Jews in Poland during World War II. Men that, when given a choice, decided to follow orders instead of withdraw. Reserve Police Battalion 101 comprised of middle-aged, working-class…

Camps. Recounting the events where the Order Police were tasked with transporting Jews from Vienna to Sobibór. After being told of the Order Police, and their role in the events, we are finally introduced to Reserve Police Battalion 101, summarizing the activities of the battalion in the events taking…

leader. Cadets earn ranks and positions by showing exceptional leadership abilities. Everything in JROTC falls under a branching leadership design. Each period of JROTC is a different company; first being Alpha, second is Headquarters where all the battalion staff is hosted, third is Bravo and so…

Browning opens the book describing Major Wilhelm Trapp’s orders on the day of July thirteen, 1942, once Police Battalion 101 committed its 1st major killing within the Polish city of Jozefow. The next chapter then sets up the question that Browning can address: “How did a battalion of old reserve policemen notice themselves facing the task of shooting someone, 500 Jews within the Polish village of Jozefow within the summer of 1942?” . After this Brown sets up the next chapters, 2 through 6,…