Communications Zone is a US Army and NATO term which describes a part of the theater of war operations.
A communications zone is the rear part of theater of operations (behind but contiguous to the combat zone) which contains the lines of communications, establishments for supply and evacuation, and other agencies required for the immediate support and maintenance of the field forces.[1][2]
Communications Zones
editCommunications Zone, European Theater of Operations
editThe foundations of Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations (CZ-ETO) began on 3 May 1942, as part of the U. S. Army Services of Supply cuildup of arms, fuels, and supplies in the ETO (SOS-ETO). In a briefing to Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, overall SOS commander Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell recommended SOS-ETO be commanded by Major General John C. H. Lee, commander of the then-Texas based 2nd Infantry Division; Somervell had served under Lee in the 89th Infantry Division in WWI. General Marshall gave the assignment to Lee, who then spent two weeks in Washington selecting key staff and planning the Operation Bolero buildup of men and materiel in Britain. This work continued through the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, and on D-Day (6 June 1944), with forces engaged across the entire ETO, the SOS-ETO was abolished, becoming the CZ-ETO. Lee commanded the largest single unit in WWII outside the United States; over 930,000 men and women by V-E Day, 8 May 1945, delivering over 41 million tons of arms, fuels, and supplies to the continent.
Korean Communications Zone (KCOMZ)
editThe Korean Communications Zone, abbreviated to KComZ or KCOMZ, was operated by the United States military during the Korean War.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "US Department of Defence: communications zone". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "Chapter VII: Prewar Army Doctrine for Theater". Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
Further reading
editLogistics Matters and the U.S. Army in Occupied Germany, 1945-1949, By Lee Kruger, Springer Publishing, 2017