FM 101-5

War Department
Staff Officers'
Field Manual

The Staff and Combat Orders

Prepared under direction of the
Chief of Staff

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, August 19, 1940.

FM 101-5, Staff Officers' Field Manual, the Staff and Combat Orders, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned.

This manual and FM 101-10, Staff Officers' Field Manual--Organization, Technical and LOgistical Data, are compilations of information and data to be used as a guide for the oeprations in the field of the general staff or a similar staff group of all units in peace and war.

[A. G. 062.11 (6-13-40).]

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

G.C. MARSHALL,
Chief of Staff.

OFFICIAL:

E.S. ADAMS,
Major General,
The Adjutant General.

Table of Contents

				Paragraphs	Page
Chapter 1.		Staff Doctrines and Functions.
	Section I.		Doctrines	1-7	1
	II.		The general staff	8-17	5
	III.		The special staff	18-40	16
	IV.		Staff records, maps, and reports	41-46	29
	V.		Liaison	47-55	31
	VI.		Standing operating procedure	56	34
Chapter 2.		Combat Orders
	Section I.		Organization and command	34-45	18
	II.		Beach and shore parties	46-51	24
	III.		Station and maneuver areas	52-57	27
	IV.		Station and maneuver areas	52-57	27
Appendix I.		Estimate of the situation		1-5	125
Appendix II.		Terrain appreciation		1-10	129
Appendix III.		Use of maps, overlays, and objective folders with combat orders		1-8	139
Index					143