War Department General Staff organization
also: general Staff, General Staff, War Department, WDGS
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John J. Pershing headed
War Department General Staff documented
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“The new structure was patterned after General Pershing's 1921 reorganization of the War Department General Staff (WDGS) into the following five divisions…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.171
Henry H. Arnold worked_for
War Department General Staff documented
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“Arnold also retained his position as Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and thus in his two positions he was able to pass on air matters brought up by the members of the WDGS…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.181
War Department General Staff dissolved
Office of the Chief of Air Corps documented
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“Not until the elimination of that office by the War Department reorganization of March 1942 was air intelligence planning and operating completely consolidated…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.182
Military Intelligence Division subsidiary_of
War Department General Staff documented
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“The core or hub of this complex of overseas intelligence entities was the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department General Staff…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.189
Dwight D. Eisenhower worked_for
War Department General Staff documented
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“Appointed chief of the Operations Division (successor to the War Plans Division) of the War Department General Staff in March 1942 Major General Dwight D Eisenhower…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.189
Military Intelligence Division member_of
War Department General Staff documented
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“charged the Military Intelligence Division G 2 'with those duties of the War Department General Staff relating to the collection evaluation and dissemination of military information.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.195
Military Intelligence Service member_of
War Department General Staff documented
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“The Military Intelligence Service was established 'under the direction of the Assistant Chief of Staff Military Intelligence Division War Department General Staff…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.195
Topographic Branch supplied_arms_to
War Department General Staff documented
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“The intelligence which it produced was provided not only to the War Department General Staff but also to such agencies as the Joint Intelligence Committee the Joint War Plans Committee and the Joint Logistics Plan Committee…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.215
War Department General Staff member_of
United States Board on Geographical Names documented
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“He also represented the War Department General Staff on the United States Board on Geographical Names…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.215