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The short title of this document is VIPD IVDOP-R50

Under the provisions of AR 380-5 (paragraph 27) each re­

cipient of this document will make return therefor on June 30

and December 31 of each year direct to War Plans Division, War

Department General Staff.

Instructions relative to the ultimate disposal of this plan

will be issued by the War Departarient when disposal of the plan

is necessary,

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 WAR DEPARTMENT

OPERATIONS PLAN

RAINBOW NO. 5

This Operations Plan, approved by the Chief of Staff on

August 19, 1941, has been prepared in conformity with the Joint

Amy and Navy Basic War Plan — Rainbow No. 50 Joint Board 325

(Serial 642-5) approved by the Secretary of War, June 2, 1941,

by the Secretary of the Navy, May 29, 1941.

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L. T. GERA,

Brigadier General,

Acting Assistant Chief of Staff, W.P.C.

 WAR DEPART=

OPERATIONS PLAN

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CONTENTS

Paragraph Subject
a.r

Short Title, Returns, etc.

• a.

Basis of Plan ,.. •

0' * 000 • 0 a

Table of Contents. • •
•• 009 •• •• • 0 0

SECTION I- BASIS AD GENMAL SITUATION

1, Basis for Plan . • • a 0 S•0•0

2. General Situation.
• 0 0 • lo 0 0 • 0

0 6

SECTION II - DEFINITIONS

3. Associated Powers. • 9 O 0

4. Axis- Powers, . • •
O 0

5. Malaysia and Malay Barrier • • • .. 0 . •• •

6. United States Naval Forces and Air Forces.

O 0.

7-8-9-10-21 SECTION III - GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS

SECTION IV - CONCEPT OF THE WAR

12. Of the war • • • • 6 • • • • • •• 2

13
. Tasks of Forces. • •0•00•0 • 090 0 0•00
2-3

140 Offensive Policies for Prosecution of the War. •

3

15. Immediate Effort of U.S. Amy... 0 • 0 . • • • 0

16. Necessity for Initiation of Precautionary

Measures. ... • • •. • 0 •

• 0 ••

17. Time
Origin of the Plan. • • • • . • 00
di

SECTION V- TERM OF AGREEENT WITH ASSOCIATES

18. Plans and Dcecution. • • • . 0 . 0

19. Strategic Direction (command).

0 ••• ••• 0

W. Joint Planning . • O 0
• 0 0• 0 •
5

210
Principles of Cowmand. 0 • •• •••• • 5

SECTION VI ORGANIZATION

22. Theaters, Coastal Frontiers and Defense Command

Areas to be Activated • • • • • . O 0 O 0
5

23. Eurojpean Areas • .. • . • • • • •

• I• 0,•0
5

a0 British Isles..
O **
5

17D. Iceland... •
•• a• I

The Caribbean Defense Command Area

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• 25. Overseas Coastal Frontiers

, • •
6 • • • 0 •

a. The Hawaiian Coastal Frontier • • • • • 0

b. The Philippine Coastal Frontier••••••

26. Defense Command Areas Continental United States,

a. Northeast Defense Commands, o e • * • • • •

*

b. Southern Defense Command... • • • • • • • •

c. Western Defense Command •. 0 • • • •

SECTION VII — MISSIONS AND FORCES

27. Joint Missions and'Navy Missions .....•••• 6

28. European Areas • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • 6

a. Anny Missions • • • • . • • • • . • • • • . 0 6-7

17.
....
Special. Command Relationships . • .. • • •. 7

c. Forces. • • • •• • • • •• 6 • 7

• • • • • • • • •

29. Caribbean Defense Command Area . • • •• • • • •• • • '7

a. Extent. . . .•• • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . 7

7::.
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Joint hissions. . • . • • • . • • . • • • .• 7

c. Navy Missions ..• • • • • .. • • 0 • • • . 7-8

71. Anny Missions • • .... • • • . • .. • •.

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8

e. Forces. .. • . • • • ..... • .. • • • . 9

30. Trawalian Coastal Frontier. ... ... •.. • • • • 9

a. • Extent... • • • • • . • ...• 0 0 * * * 0
—
9

b.
—
Category of Defense • . • . • • • • • .•• • • 9

C. Missions. • • • • • • • • •• • • . • . • • • • 9

cl. Forces. • • • • • . • • • • . • . • . • • • • 9

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9

a. Extent. • • • • • • • , • • • • ... • . • • 9

b.
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Category of Defense . . • 0 • • • • • . • •. 9

C. lassions• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10

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a Forces. • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • •. 10

32. Northeast Defense Command. • . • ..... • . • 10

a. Extent. , • .• • 0 0 • • 0 • • • • • • • • 0 10

S . hassions'. • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • •
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10

c. Forces. • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • 11

33. -Southern Defense Command • . • • .. • .. • .-• . 11.

a. .F...ctent. • • • II • • • • • • 011
• • • • • • 0 •

E. Missions. 0 .. • • •
wi.

II • • • • • e • • • • • 11

c. Forces. • • • • 9 • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • •
11

34. western Defense Command. • • • • • . • • • • to

• 0 11

a. Dctent. • • • • • • • • • 0 • 0 • 0 • • • • •
11

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Categories of Defense 0 .... • • •• • • • •
17. n.

c. Missions. .... • • • • • • • • • . • • .. • 12

*J. Forces. • • . • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • 12

35. Trewfoundland Base Command.•• •

• . • • • • • 0 . 12

a. Joint Mission ... • .•.. • .• • .• .. 12

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w.

Navy Mission. . . • ... 0 • •!• • 0 • • • 12'113

c. Army Mission. • • ... • .... • ••• .. 13

a. . Special Command Relations • • •• • • ., -, . • • 13

e. Forces. • .. • • • • • • 0 • • .... • •. 13

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36. Greenland Base Command • , le O 0 0 0 e 0 0 . 0 0 13

a. Joint Mission. . • 0 0 • 0 9 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 13

14 Navy M ission. • • • • • • • • 0 0 • . 0 0 ' •

13

c. Army Mission.,
.• 0 • • • • • • 0 0 • ol.
0 0
13

d. Forces. • • . • . 4, 400* • • • 0 • •
0
0 0 13

37. Bermuda Base Command . O 00• • 4141

600 00 O
14

a. Joint Mission • • • • • • 0 • • •
0 •
•9 0 0 14

13.,
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Navy Mission.
• • • • •
4 • •
• • • • 0

0
14

c.
....

Army Mission.
•• ••• .• 0 • 0 •
• • do 0 • •
14

d. Forces... • • . •90 • • . • ..... 14,

38. StrateAc. Reserve. • • • • • • •• • .0 0. 14

a. Eissions.... • • • .. • • • • O 4 0
0 0
14

E. Forces... • . • • • • 0 0 0 0 0

15

39. General Reserve. • • • • • •

• ,0 • • O 0 0 it 15

a. Eissions. • • • • • • • • • • 0 0 0 0
15

17.
—
Forces. • • • • . • • • • • • -• 0 0 1516

SECTION VIII — GENERAL PRDVISIONS AND

NAVAL _SUPPORTING LEASURES

40. General Provisions • • • •• • • 0 • 16

a. How put into effect. • • • • • • • • * • 0 • * 16

174 Chemical Warfare•••••• • 3 3• • • •

• 16

c. Active Air Defense Measures Continental

INNEIP

United States. • • • 0 0 .• 0 '0

0,0 •
16-17

d. Logistics . . 0 0 ▪ 0 • 0 • • 0 •• • • 18

l. gaval212portinzaleasure.a. • • • 0 • • • 18

,SECTION IX — COMAND AND PLANS

. 42. Command. • • • a a a • • •. • 18

• • 0
• 0 0 • •

a.Commander .... • • • • • • • • 18
0 • 6 • 0
0 0

b. Passage of Command. ......,••• • 0 0 19-20

C, Command Posts (on concentration), • • 20

O 0 0 •

d. Coordination of Joint Operations.'. 20

.0 • 0 0

43. Preparation of Plans • • • • 0 20

0 0 • • •

6 0

0.'0

a. Supervision by'GHQO • •.• 20-21

• 0 • • 0. '• .0 • @

b. Air Defense Plans, continental United

States. • 0 • • 0• •• 21

• • •
0 0 • • •

c.
...

Concentration, Hhbarkation and Supply.

Service Plans. • • •. 0 21

0 0 0. 0
0 a 0 0 •

Distribution 000• 0

410• * • 4 •06•00 O 0 22

ANNEX I Current Estimate of the Situation. 6 • 23

ANNEX 11 Concentration Tables . • • •••'• 24

ANNEX III Logistics. . • . • • 0 • • O

9 25

Inclosure Map, Defense Command Areas •.. . • • 26

Intlosure 2 Areas of Strategic Responsibility. • 27

Inclosure 3 Amendments to Joint Action of the

An4Y and the Navy, 1935,',', • 6 28

 WAR DEPARTMENT

OPERATIONS PLAN

RAINBOW NO. 5

1941,

Maps:

SECTION I

BASIS AND GMERAL SITUATION

1. Basis: THE JOINT ARMY AND NAVY BASIC ViAR PLO - RAINBOW ­
To. 5 prepared under the direction of The Joint Board constitutes the

basis upon which this Operations Plan is formulated and developed.

2. General Situation: A European War is in progress, which

*may involve other nations and expand the field of milit,ary. action.

- There is the ever-present possibility of the United States being

drawn into' this war.

SECTION 11

DEFINITIONS

3. The term "Associated Powers" means the United States and

the British Commonwealth, and, when appropriate, includes the Assoc­

iates and Allies of either Power.

4. The term "Axis Powers" means Germany and Italy, and, if

JapaLi and other Powers are at war against the Associated Powers, is

to be understood as including all such Powers.

5. "Malaysia" includes the Philippines, the Malay States, the

Straits Settlements, Borneo, and the Netherlands East Indies. The

"Malay Barrier" includes the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and the

chain of islands extending in an easterly direction from Java to

Bathurst Island, Australia,

6. The term "United States naval forces" as used herein will

be construed as including United States naval aviation. The term

"air forces" will be construed as including only the United States

Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force.

SECTION III

GENERAL ASSULTTIONS

7* That the Associated Powers, comprising initially the. United

, States, the British Commonwealth (less Eire), the Netherlands East

Indies, Greece, the Governments in Exil.e China, and the "Free French"

are at war against the Axis Powers, comprising either:

a. Germany, Italy, Romania, Hungary, and

 b. Germany Italy, Japan, Roumania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and

Thailand.

p.• That even if Japan and Thailand are not initially in the war,

the possibility of their intervention must be taken into account.

9. That United States forces which might base in the Far East

Area will be able to fill logistic requirements, other than personnel,

ammunition, and technical materials, from sources in that general

region.

10. That Latin American Republics will take measures to control

subversive elements, but will remain in a non—belligerent status unless

subjected to direct'attack; the territorial waters and land bases of

these Republics may be available for use by the United States forces

for purposes of Hemisphere Defense.

11. The scale of hostile attacks to be expected within the

Western Atlantic Area is limited to raids by air forces and naval

surface and submarine forces.

SECTION IV

CONCEPT OF THE .WAR

12. This plan is based on the assumptions contained in Section

III and the concept of a war:

a. In which the broad strategic objective of the Associated

Powers will be the defeat of Germany and her allies.

b. In which the United States will, in all eventualities,

maintain,such disposition as will prevent the extension in the Western

Hemisphere of European or Asiatic political or military power.

• c. In which the United Kingdom, the Dominions and India

will maintain disposition which, in all eventualities, will provide

for the maintenance of the security of the United Kingdom and for the

ultimate security of the British Commonwealth of Nations. A cardinal

feature of British strategic policy is the retention of a position in

the Far East such. as wifl insure the cohesion and security of the

British Commonwealth and the maintenance of its war effort, and;

d. In which the security of the sea communications of the

Associated Powers is essential to the continuance of their war effort.

In which the Atlantic and European area is considered

to be the decisive theater.

13. The plan contemplates:

a. The exertion of the principal United States military

effort in The decisive theater, with operations in other theaters con—

ducted in such a manner as to facilitate this effort°

 b.• That initially this effort will be preponderantly mari—

time and aerial in character.

c. That initially the principal task of the United States

Naval forces in the decisive theater will be the protection of shipping

of the Associated Powers, the center of gravity of the United States'

effort being concentrated in the Northwestern Approaches to the United

Kingdom.

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do • That initially the tasks of the United States Army forces

in the decisive theater will be restricted to the defense of those areas

in which bases used primarily by United States forces are located and to

offensive air operations from bases in the British Isles, directed pri—

marily against German military power at its source.

e. That initially the principal task of the British Common—

wealth in the decisive theater will be to hold the British Isles against

invasion, the protection of shipping of the Associated Powers, sustained

offensive air operations, and the maintenance of the present British

and Allied military position in -and near the Mediterranean basins, and

the prevention of the spread of Axis control in North Africa.

f. That even if Japan were not to enter the war initially

on the side of the Axis Powers, the Associated Powers'must still deploy

their forces in a manner to guard against eventual Japanese intervention.

If Japan does enter the war, the United* States will operate on the

stratet:ie defensive in the Pacific,- employing its naval forces offen—

sively in the manner best calculated to weaken Japanese economic power

and to divert, her naval arid military efforts away from Malaysia,

14. The strategic concept includes prosecution of the war in

accordance with the following offensive policies:

a. Immediate and continued application of economic pressure

by naval, land and air forces and all other means.

b. A sustained air offensive against German.military power,

supplemented by air offensives against other regions under enemy control

which contribute to that power.

c. The employment of the air, land, and naval forces of the

Associated—Powers5 at every opportunity in raids and minor offensives

against Axis military strength.

d. The early elimination of Italy as an active partner in

the .A.xis0

e. The support of neutrals, and of Allies of the United

Kingdom, Associates of the United States, and populations in Axis—

occupied territory in resistance to the Axis Powers.

f. The building up of the necessary forces for an eventual

offensive against GermanY.

The capture of positions from which to launch the eventual

offensive.

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15. The building up of large land and4lit orces for major offen­
sive operations against Germany will be the primary immediate effort

of the United States Army. Its initial tasks are limited to such

operations as will not materixily delay this effort.

16. In view of current military operations in the Atlantic, in

Europe and Africa, it must be understood by all concerned that develop­

ments in the situation may require the initiation of precautionary

measures, including protective occupation of one or more European

possessions in the Western Hemisphere, the eastorn Atlantic and possibly

on the West Coast of Africa. In addition the armed support of one or

more Latin American Republics may be required. Those concerned in the

preparation and execution of this plan, must be prepared to adopt and

use it for the initiation of such measures as may be required to meet

effectively situations that arise.

17. E-Daz

lit-Day is the time origin for the execution of this plan.

M-Day may precede a declaration of war or the occurrence of hostile

acts. As a precautionary measure, the War and Navy Departments may

put into effect certain features of this plan prior to M-D#0

SECTION V

TERMS OF AG.ut NT WITH ASSOCIATES

18. Planning for and the execution of military operations di­

rected in the plan will be conducted in accordance with the agree­
ments set forth below.

19. Strate ic co amn

a. On and after 11-Day the United States will assume res­

ponsibility for the strategic direction (command) of its own, of

British Commonwealth and of Dutch Military forces in the areas marked

'United States" on Map attached hereto. (Incl. 2)

b. Responsibility for strategic direction of Canadian,

other British Commonwealth ,and United States forces in Newfoundland

and Canada has not been fixed.

# co Within the area marked "Far East Area" the defense of

the territories of the Associated Powers ALL be the responsibility of

the respective commanders of the Military forces concerned. These

commanders will make such arrangements for mutual support as may be

practicable and appropriate. The Commander in Chief, United States

Asiatic Fleet, will be responsible for the direction of naval forces

engaged in supporting the defense of the Philippines.

d. Responsibility for the strategic diredtion of the Mili­

tax7 forces engaged in Joint offensive ap4on on land will be in accord­
ance with Joint agreements to be entered ujoon at the proper time.

e.
The British Commonwealth wip. assume responsibility for

'the strategic direction (command) of associated military forces in all

other areas as shown on Map attached hereto. (Incl. 2)

 . Joint Planning.

The High Command of the United States and the United Kingdom

will collaborate continuously in the formulation and execution of

strategic policies and plans which shall govern the conduct of the war.

They and their respective commanders in 'the field, ai May be approp­

riate, will similarly collaborate in the planning and execution of such

operations as may be undertaken jointly by the United States, British

and Dutch forces. Commanders in the field will exchange liaison

officers, as may be appropriate, for coordinating joint action or opera­

tions in contiguous areas of responsibility.

21. Principles of Command.

a. As a general rule, the forces of each of the Associated

Powers should operate under their own commanders in the areas of re­
sponsibility of their own Powers.

b. The assignment of an area to one Power shall not be

construed as restricting the forces of the other Power from temporarily

extending appropriate operations into that area, as may be required by

particular circumstances.

c. The forces of either Power which are employed normally

under the strategic direction of an established commander of the others

will, with due regard to their type, be employed as task (organized)

forces charged with the execution of specific strategic tasks. These

task (organized) forces will operate under their own commanders and

will not be distributed into small bodies attached to the forces of

the other Power. Only exceptional Military circumstances will justify

the temporary suspension of the normal strategic tasks.

d. When units of both Powers cooperate tactically, command

will be exercised by that officer of either Power who is the senior

in rank or if of equal rank, of time in grade.

SECTION VI

ORGANIZATION

22. The succeeding paragraphs of this section show the European

areas to be occupied initially, and the Coastal Frontiers and Defense

Command areas to be activated under this Plan. The designation and

delimitation of theaters of operations to meet the developments of

the situation will be announced as necessary after the Plan is put

into effect. For the purpose of this plans certain provisions of

Joint Action of the Army and the Navy, 1935, are amended as indicated

in Inclosure 33 attached hereto.

23. EUROPEAN AREAS. - See paragraph 28.

a. BRITISH ISLES.

b. ICELAND

24. THE CARIBBEAN DEEMSE COMO AREA. - See paragraph 29.

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• 25. OVERSEAS COASTAL FRONTIER.

THE HAWAIIAN COASTAL FRONTIER - See paragraph 30.

• b. THE PHILIPPINE COASTAL FRONTIER - See paragraph 31.

26. DEFENSE COMM AREAS CONTINENTAL UNIT.th STATES.

a. NORTHEAST DEFENSE COMMAND - See paragraph 32.

b. SOUTHERN DEVENSE COINAND - See paragraph 33.

ce WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND, extended - See paragraph 34.

Note: In order to provide coordination with the Navy on a

mutually understood basis, the missions of Defense Command have been

stated in terms of Coastal Frontier defense. Such missions do not

restrict Defense Command Commanders to Coastal Frontier defense. In

the discharge of their defense responsibilities, they are "limited only

to the extent of their assigned territorial areas and the means placed

at their disposal in this Plan.

SECTION TEE
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MISSIONS AND FORCES

27. Mile the details of Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan

Rainbow, No. 5 will not be incorporated in this Operations Plan in their

entirety, pertinent Joint Missions and Navy Missions contained therein

will be stated as the basis for an understanding on the part of Army

personnel of the coordination required between the Army and Navy in

•
the organization and defense of assigned areas,

• •

28. EUROPEAN AREAS.

a. Missions.

(1) In collaboration with the Royal Air Force conduct

offensive air operations primarily against objectives in Germany, and

against attempted invasion or blockade as demanded by the situation.

(2) Provide for the ground defense of bases occupied

by United States forces and air defense of those general areas in the

British Isles in which bases used primarily by United States Naval

forces are located, and subsequently of such other areas as may be

agreed upon.

(3) Provide a token force for the defense of the British

Isles.

(4) Relieve, as soon as practicable, the British gar­

rison in Iceland and in cooperation with the Navy defend that Island

against attacks by sea, land and air. Category of defense "D".

b. Special Command Relationshi so

(I) Administrative Command of all United States land

and air forces stationed in the British Isles and Iceland will be exen­
cised by the Commander, United States Army Forces in Great Britain

under the strategic direction of the British Government. This officer

will have authority to arrange with the War Office and the Air Ministry

details concerning the organization and location of task forces (organ­

ization of units in appropriate formation) and operational control.

(2) After the relief of the British garrison in Ice­

land tactical command of all Army forces on that island will be vested

in the United States.

c. Forces.

Force B-5 - see Table 6, Annex II, Concentration Tables°

Troops listed in Section 1 are destined for Iceland.

(1)

Troops listed in Section 2 are destined for England.

(2)

Troops listed in Section 3 are destined for Ireland.

(3)

(4) Troops listed in Section 4 are destined for Scotland.

TIE CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COMMAND AREA.

a. Extent.

The CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COMM AREA includes the CARIBBEAN

COASTAL FRONTIER, the PANAMA COASTAL FRONTIER, and all of the BAHAMA

ISLANDS. (See inclosure 3 to this Operations Plan).

b. Joint Missions.

(1) Defend the CARIBBEAN and PANAMA COASTAL FRONTIERS.

Category D.

(2) Prevent the violation of the letter or spirit of

the Monroe Doctrine in all of the territory of the CARIBBEAN AREA.

(3) Deny use by the enemy or forces supporting the

enemy of potential sea, land, and air bases in the water and land areas

in or bordering on the CARIBBEAN AREA.

c. Nav Missions.

(1) Protect essential lines of communication within

and without the CARIBBEAN AREA.

Protect and route shipping in the Coastal Zones.

(2)

(3) Protect the territory of the Associated Powers and

prevent the extension of enemy military power into the Western Hemisphere,

by destroying hostile expeditionary forces and by supporting land and air

forces in denying the enemy the use of land positions in that hemisphere.

 (4) Support the Army.

(1) Defend the PANAMA CANAL against sabotage End against

attack by lan.d.„ air, and sea forces.

(2) Defend the PUERTO RICO VIRGIN ISLANDS Area

against attacks by land, sea, and air forces as an outlying air and

naval base.

(3) Defend TRINIDAD against attacks by land sea and

air forces as an outlying air and naval base°

(4) Day use by the enemy or enemy sympathizers of

actual or potential sea, land, and air bases in the CARIBBEAN AREA

and secure the use of such bases for our awn forces as needed.

(5) Protect the territory of the Associated Powers in

the CARIBBEAN AREA.

(6) Defeat or expel enemy forces established within the

Area, in strength sufficient to threaten the vital interests of the

UNITED STATES. (Such of these operations as have for their purpose the

support, of established governmentsagainst internal opposition will be

initiated only when directed by the War Department).

(7) Relieve British Forces in CURACAO and ARUBA as soon .

as practicable,. Defend CURACAO and ARUBA against attacks by land, sea,

and air.

(8) Support Naval forces in the protedtion of the sea

communications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of Ads

sea comtaunications by offensive action against enemy forces or commerce

located .vdthin tactical operating radius of occupied air bases.

(9) Organize as soon as practicable, pperatel and defend

against
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minor raids and against enemy sympathizers a system of air coin­
munications suitable for standard pursuit, observation, bombardment, and

transport aircraft as follows:

(a) MIAMI.(excl.) - CAMAGUEY (CUBA) - PORT AU

PRINCE (HAITI) - TRUJILLO CITY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) - PUERTO RICO ­

ST. CROIX - ANTIGUA - ST. LUCIA - TRINIDAD - GLORGETOWN (BRITISH

C-UIANA).

(b) lama (excl.) - LA. FE (CUBA) - BELIZE (BRITISH

HONDURAS) - MANAGUA (NICARAGUA) - DAVID (PANAMA) - CANAL ZONE ­

BARRANQUILLA (COLUMBIA) - MARACAIBO( t ZUELA) LA GUAIRA (VENEZ

CA.RIPITO(ITENEWITA) C-BORGETTIN (BRITISH GUIANA)0

(c) TAPACHULA (MEXICO) (excl.) - GUATEMALA CITY ­

MANAGUA (NICARAGUA).

Note: Pan American Airports Corporation has entered

• inbo, an agreement with the UNITED STATES, under the terms of which,

"Aircraft of the UNITED STATES Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard

shall have the free right of utilization, to the full extent that Pan

American or the subsidiaries are in a position to confer such right,

 of any of the existing land airports or seaplane bases and facilities"

at the localities shown above and of any other land airports or seaplane

bases or the facilities thereat in the CARIBBEAN AREA., MEXICO; CENTRAL

AMERICA and SOUTH AMERICA, which Pan American or the subsidiaries

. shall be utilizing or entitled to utilize.

Forces.

(1) BRITISH and DUTCH ground and air forces in the

CARIBBEAN AREA.

(2) UNITED STATES Garrisons in PANAMA, PUERTO RICO

and leased bases.

(3). Troops listed in Tables 1 and 4, Annex II, Concen—

tration Tables are destined for PANAMA and PUERTO RICO, respectively.

(4) Troops listed in Section 1, Table

5 Annex

Concentration Tables are destined

for TRINIDAD.

(5) Troops listed in Section 2, Table 5, Annex II,

Concentration Tables are destined for CURACAO. and ARUBA.

30. HAWAIIAN COASTAL FRONTIER.

a. Extent.

OAHU and such adjacent land and sea areas as are required

for the defense of OAHU.

b. Category of Defense: D (as defined in Section

Chapter VrJ.A.A. & N., 1935).

Missions.

(1) Joint — Hold OAEU as a main outlying Naval base

and control and protect shipping in the Coastal Zone..

(2) Army — Hold OAHU against attacks by land, sea, and

air forces, and against hostile sympathizers. Support Naval forces in

the. protection of the sea communications of the Associated Powers and

in the destruction of Axis sea communications by offensive action

against enemy forces or commerce located within tactical operating

radius of occupied air bases.

(3) Navy — Patna the Coastal Zone; control and protect

• shipping therein; support the Army.

d. Forces.

(1) HAWAIIAN Garrison.

(2) Troops listed in Table 2, Annex 11 — Concentration

Tables.

31. PHILIPPINE COASTAL FRONTIER.

a. Extent.

 Such land and sea areas as

of the entrance to MANILA BAY.

b. Category of Defense: E (as defined in Section III,

Chapter V, & No, 19353, except that no reinforcements from the

United States will be sent to this frontier),

c. Missions.

(1) Joint -'Hold the entrance to MANILA BAY in order

to deny MANILA BAY to enemy naval fordes.

(2) - Delay the enemy at SUBIC BAY and elsewhere

as may be practicable without jeopardizing the timely withdrawal of

mobile ground forces to the BATAAN PENINSULA; defend the entrance to

MANILA BAY; support the Navy.

(3) atiaam - Support the land and air forces in the de­
fense of the -territories of the Associated Powers; (the responsibility

of the Commander-in-Chief, United StatesAsiatic Fleet, for supportin

the defense of the PHILIPPINES remains so long as that defense contin­

ues); protect sea communications of the Associated Powers by escorting,

covering, and patrolling, and by destroying •enemy raiding forces.

d. Forces,

Local Defense. Forces, aiagmented only by such personnel

and facilities as are available locally.

32. NORTHEAST DEFENSE COMMAND.

a. Extent.

As shown on map attached to this Operations Plan Incl. •

Missions.

(1) Joint.

Defend the NORTH ATLANTIC COASTAL FRONTIER of the

NORTHEAST DEFENSE COMMAND; control and protect shipping in the Coastal

Zone. Category of defense: Bo

(2) Elm.

(a) Supported by the Army, control and protect

shipping in the Coastal Zones.

(b) Support the Amy.

(3) Arv.

(a) Supported by the Navy defend the NORTH ATLANTIC

COASTAL FRONTIER of the NORTHEAST D.P.YENSE COMMAND against attacks by

land, sea and air. See paragraph 40 c page 16 for details relating to

air defense.

(b) Support Naval forces in the protection of the

sea communications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of

Axis sea communications by offensive action against enemy forces or corn­

merce located Within tactical operating radius bctiige-d air bases,

c. Forces.

As listed in Table 7, Sections 1 and 2, Annex II„ Con­

centration Tables. (Troops listed in Section 33 Table 71, are destined

for BERMUDA.)

33. SOUTHERN DEFENSE COMMAND.

a. Extent.

As shown on map attached to this Operations Plan, inc1.1)

b. Missions.

Joint.

(1)

Defend the Southern Coastal Frontier of the SOUTHERN

DEFENSE COMMAND against attacks by land, sea, and air. Control and pro­
tect shipping in the Coastal Zone. Category of Defense: Bo

Navv.

(2)

Patrol the Coastal Zone; control and protect ship­

ping therein; support the Army.

Asz.

(3)

(a) Supported by the Navy, defend the Southern

Coastal Frontier against attacks by sea, land, and air. See paragraph

40 c page 16 for details relating to air defense.

(b) Defend the Southern Land Frontier of the

SOUTHERN DEFENSE COMMAND against external attack.

(0) Support Nava forces in the protection of the

sea communications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of

Axis sea communications by offensive air action against enemy forces

or commerce located within tactical operating radius of occupied air

bases

c. Forces.

As listed in Sections 1 and 2, Table 83 Annex II, Con­

centration Tables.

34. WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND.

844 Extent.

As shown on map attached to this Operations Plan (Indl. 1)

and extended to include:

The ALASKA SECTOR, consisting of ALASKA including

KODIAK and UNALASKA and the sea areas adjacent thereto.

b. Cate 1,sAl,efense.

 (1) WESTERN DEFENSE COLEAND, less ALASKA apil,pNALASICA.,

(2) ALASKA, less UNALASKA: C._

(3) UNALASKA: D.

c. Missions.

(1) Joint..

Defend the PACIFIC Coastal Frontier of the WESTERN

DEFENSE COLIIAND as extended; control and protect shipping in the Coastal

Zone.

(2) 217...

Patrol the Coastal Zone; control and protect ship­

ping therein; support the Amy.

(3) Ajza.
z

(a) Supported by the Navy, defend the PACIFIC

Coastal Frontier of the WESTERN DEFENSE COINAND2 as extended, against

attacks by sea, land and air; defend UNITED STATES military and naval

installations in ALASKA, inoluding-UNALASKA against external attacks

and sabotage; deny use by enemy of sea and land bases in ALASKA and

the ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; defend the Southern Land Frontier of the Western

Defense Command. Support the Navy. See paragraph 40 e page 16 for

details relating to air defense.

(b) Support Naval forces in the protection a the

sea communications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of

Axis sea communications by offensive air action against enemy forces or

commerce located within tactical operating radius of occupied air bases,

Note: Under this Plan the defense of BRITISH

coLuniA is a responsibility of CAN*.

d. Forces.

(1) ALASKA Garrison.

(2) As listed in Table 3, Annex II, Concentration Tables.

(3) As listed in Section 1 and 2 Table 9, Annex

Concentration Tablesa

35. NWOUNDLAND BASE COMM.

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Defend NEWFOUNDLAND. Control and protect shipping in

the Coastal Zone. Category of defehse: C.

b. Navy Mission,

Supported by the Amy, control and protect shipping ir.1

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the Coastal Zone. Support the Army.

co A y

(I) Supported by the Navy and in conjunction with. Cana­

dian Forces, defend NEWFOUNDLAND against attack by land, sea and air;

deny use by the enemy of existing and potential air and naval bases in

NENFOUNDLAND, ST PIERRE and MIQUELON, and secure the use thereof for

our own forces if required.

(2) Support naval forces in the protection of sea com­

munications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of Axis sea

communications by offensive action against enemy forces or commerce

located within tactical operating radius of occupied air bases.

d. Special -Command Relations.

The Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada - United

States, now has under consideration the question of command relation­

ship between United States and Canadian Forces in NEWFOUNDLAND, under

the conditions envisaged in this plan. Supplementary instructions

with respect thereto will be issued when agreements have been reached*

e. Forces.

NEWFOUNDLAND BASE =AND.

36. GREENLAND BASE COMMAND.

a. Joint

Defend G a) as an advanced operating base for air­

craft, light surface and sub-surface craft. Deny use by the enemy of

airdrome and seaplane facilities in Greenland and adjacent waters.

Category of defense: C.

13, Navy Mission.

Supported by the Amy, control and 'protect shipping in

the Coastal Zones. Support the Army.

hag:11....qate.

(1) Supported by Navy defend United States military

and naval, installations in GREENLAND against attacks by land, sea and

air.

(2) Support naval forces in the protection of sea comr­

munications of the Associated Powers and in the destruction of Axis

sea communications by offensive action against enemy forces or commerce

located within tactical operating radius of occupied air bases.

d. Forces.

GREENLAND BASE COMMAND.

 37. BERMUDA BASE COMMA D.

J int Mission.

In conjunction with British Forces defend BERMUDA, con­

trol and protect shipping in the Coastal Zones. Category of defense: Co

•b. Navy Mission.

Supported by the Amy, control and protect shipping in

the Coastal Zones. Support the Army.

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Supported by the Navy and in conjunction wi.th British

Forces, defend BERMUDA against attacks by lands sea and air. Support,

the Navy.

Forces.

As listed in Section 33 Table 7, Annex II, Concentration

Tables.

• 38. STRATEGIC REsSERVE.

a. Missions.

(1) 20M Force.

Be prepared to assist Marine forces in the seizure

and occupation of the AZORES, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, CANARY ISLANDS,

t: DAKAR and FREETOWN.

(2) Aallorce.

Supported by the Navy, deny bases to the enemy on

the WEST COAST of SOUTH AMERICA south of ECUADOR by the seizure and oc­
cupation of such ports as may be directed by the War Department.

(3)OLLIZ2pl.

Be prepared to insure the security of NORTHEASTERN

BRAZIL by the occupation and defense of necessary land positions in

NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL to deny use by the enemy or enemy sympathizers of

potential sea, land and air bases in NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL and to secure

the use of such bases for our own forces.

(4) 180M Force.

Be prepared to defeat or expel enemy forces or

forces supporting the enemy, established in strength sufficient to

threaten the vital interests of the UNITED STATES in MEXICO, SOUTHERN

BRAZIL, ARGENIINA: PARAGUAY, PERU, MILE, BOLIVIA and URUGUAY when

directed by the War Department.

 (5) Prepare for eventual offensive action against the

Axis Powers in EUROPE and AFRICA.

b. Forces.

(1) =Force.

(As listed in Section 1„ Table 10, Annex II, Con­

centration Tables). Be prepared to embark by 204 at NEW YORK and

GALVESTON with. three battalion landing teams, combat unit loaded, for

employment in accordance with missions shown in sub-paragraph a (1)

above. Remain in training centers until concentration is ordered by

the War Department.

(2). OM Force.

(As listed in Section 2, Table 10, Annex II, Con­

centration Tables). Be prepared to embark by 45M at GALVESTON with

three battalion landing teams, combat unit loaded, for employment in

accordance with missions shown in subparagraph a (2) above. Actual

movement to concentration area will be made only on War Department

order.

(3) 01.1.

(As listed in Section 3, Table 10, Annex II, Con­

centration Tables). Be prepared to embark by 90M at NEW YORK and

GALVESTON for employment in accordance with missions shown in sub­

paragraph a (3) and a (4) above.

(4) 180111 Force.

(As listed in Section 4, Table 10, Annek II, Con­

centration Tables). Be prepared for employment by 180M.

39. GENERAL RESERVE.

a. Missions.

(1) As outlined in paragraph 40 ce

(2) Be prepared to support the forces shown in b (1)

above with one Group of.Heavy Bombardment, one Group of Medium Tiombard­
ment, one Group of Light Bombardment, one Pursuit Group and the neces­
sary services. Be prepared to support land and naval forces in the

defense of the IVESTIRN HEMISPHERE, and to support Naval forces in the

protection of the sea communications of the Associated Powers and in

the destruction of Axis sea communications by offensive action against

enemy forces or commerce located within tactical operating radius of

occupied air bases.

(3) To meet such contingencies as may arise.

b. Forces.

(1) Coast Artillery Antiaircraft Unite.

See Section 1) Table

crentrei

Tables..

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(2) orce (less detachmentsY'

See Section 2, Table 11, Annex 11, Concentration

Tables.

(3) Armored Force.

See Section 3 Table 11, Annex II„ Concentration

Tables.

4) Ramaini units mobilized but not otherwise assi ned

in this _Plan.

See Section 4 Table 4, Annex II, Concentration

Tables.

SECTION VIII

GMERAL• PROVISIONS AND NAVAL SUPPORTING MEASURES

40, GENERAL PROVISIONS.

asaaJILLate

This plan or any portion thereof will be put into effect

on orders of the War Department.

b. Chemical 4.vilarfare.

An necessary precautions will be made for the use of

chemicals from the outbreak of hostilities; but the use of toxic agents

is prohibited unless and until authorized by the War Department.

0, Active Air Defense Measures Continental United States.

(1) nsit -- The Chief of the Army Air Forces,

under GHQ, is responsible for so much of the active air defense of the

continental United States as includes planning and execution of opera­

tions of air, antiaircraft artillery, balloon barrage units and air­
craft warning service, except:

(a) Local defense by ground units with their

organic weapons against low-flying aircraft;

(b) When the War Department, to meet an actual

or threatened invasion, activates a Theater of Operations (or similar

command) in the United States or contiguous territory for the combined

employment of air forces and ground arms (other than antiaircraft

artillery) the commander of the theater (or similar command) will be

responsible for all air defense measures in ha theater.

(2) Mission -- The air defense mission is stated in terms

of priority of areas vital to national security under varying strategic

conditions. Other localities or installations not named are .not excluded

from defense measures but are of less national importance.

(a) Condition A: No threat to vl#al-instai -ations

on the West Coast. Hostile aerial raids probable

lations on the Atlantic Coast°

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2d. Priority: Baltimore-Vashington-Norfolk

Area.

3d Priority: Boston-Narragansett Area.

(b) Condition A (1): Same as A except•that

threat appears to be localized in North Atlantic.

Priorities as in (a) above.

(c) Condition B: No threat against vital instal­

lations on the East Coast. •Hostile aerial raids probable against vital

installations on any part of Pacific Coast.

1st Priority: Los Angeles-San Diego Area,

2d Priority: Puget Sound Area.

3d Priority: San Francisco Area.

(d) Condition B (1): Same as B except that threat

appears to be localized in Puget Sound-San Francisco Area,

1st Priority: Puget Sound Area.

2d Priority: San Francisco Area,

3d Priority: Los Angeles-San Diego Area.

(e) Condition B (2): Same as B except that threat

appears to 14 localized in San Francisco-San Diego Area,

1st Priority: Los Angeles-San Diego Area.

2d Priority: 'San Francisco Area.

3d Priority: Puget Sound Area.

(f) Condition C: Threat to vital installations

equally divided between the East and West Coasts.

let Priority: New York-Philadelphia. Area.

2d Priority: Los Angeles-San Diego Area.

3d Priority: Baltimore-Washingtoa-Norfolk

Area.

4th Priority: Puget Sound Area.

5th Priority: Boston Area.

6th Priority,: San ,Francisco Area.

(3) Forces:

See Sections 1 and 2, Table 11, Annex II, Concen­

tration Tdbles. The Chief of the Army Air Force or subordinates de­
signated by him will exercise command functions over all mobile and

fixed Aircraft "Warning units in continental United States, and over

such other forces as are allocated for air defense except as other­
wise indicated in subparagraph (1) above.

(4) The Chief of the Army Air Force will render such

assistance and advice as may be practicable to communities, installations,

military naval forces not under his command regarding weaknesses and

improvements in the air raid precautions system. For this purpose he is

authorized to consult directly with the authorities concerned,

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For details relative to mobilization, concentration,

embarkation, administration, military government of occupied territory,

intelligence, organization, training, supply, and evacuation, see

Concentration Plan and Annex III — Logistics to this Operations Piano

4. NAVAL SUPPORTING MEASURE'S.

As provided for in the Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan,

R-5, the Navy, in addition to the supporting measures already stated

herein, will:

a. Protect the territory of the Associated Powers and pre—

vent the Oben.sion of enemy military power into the Western Hemisphere

by destroying hostile expeditionary forces and by supporting land and

air forces in denying the enemy the use of land positions in that

hemisphere.

b. On and after 11—Day provide and assemble, including

such conversion as time will permit, the necessary shipping required

to transport. the Army Expeditionaw Forces and overseas reinforcements,

and their, accompanying supplies, and to maintain such forces and sup—

plies.

c. Establish an air staging point for land planes at

GUANTANAMO.

d. Provide a Marine Corps DTeditionary• Force, at maximum

-available strength, prepared to undertake initial landing operations

where enemy opposition is probable.

e; Protect the overseas movements of Array Dcpeditionary

Forces by means of convoy and suitable escort.

f. Provide sea transportation for the initial movement

and the continued support of Army and Navy forces overseas. Man and

operate the Amy Transport Service.

z. Provide for joint overseas expeditions the measures

laid down in Chapter III, paragraphs 18 b(2) and 18 c (2) J.A.A. E.: N.,

1935, for those situations in which hostrle opposition may be expected.

h. Provide a Naval transport service for the movement of

troops and supplies within the CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COMMAND Area.

SECTION IX

=AND AND PLANS

42. COLWAND.

a. Commander.

(1) Field Forces.

The Chief of staff, in addition to his other duties,

will command an field forces until such time as the President shall

have designated specifically a Commanding General thereof.

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2)1 tAtl,,VV) be.„

Commanding General United States Forces in Europe.

(To be deagnated by the War Department).

(3)
Force A.

Commanding General, 71st Infantry Brigade until

arrival in CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COINAND Area.

(4) 20M FORCE, STRATEGIC RESERVE.

The Commanding Generals VI, Arrror Corps.

(5) 45L1 FORCE, STRATEGIC RESERVE.

The Commanding Generals Third Division.

OM FORCE ECM RESERVE.

The Commanding Generals I Army Corps.

2.803A FORCE STRATEGIC RESERVE.

To be designated by the War Department.

(8) ARIfftAIR FORCE less detachments

The Chief of the Axtay Air Force.

CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COLYAIM.,

(9)

The Commanding General, CARIBBEAN EEFENSE COLVAND.

(10) NORTHEAST DEFENSE COMIAND.

The Commanding General, First Artn,Y.

(11) SOUTHERN DEFENSE COMFAED•

The Commanding .Generals Third Army.

(12) WESTERN DMSTSE COWAND extended.

The Commanding General Fourth Army.

b. Passa e

(1) GHQ will coordinate and control military operations

in theaters assigned to its command to include such overseas depart—

ments, bases and other military means as are made available to it by

the War Department. It will exercise command over task forces set up

for and required in the execution of thts operation plan from the date

specified by the War Department for the assumption of such command. It

will exercise command over such combat or other units in the continental

United States, both air and ground, as shal3 hereafter from time to time

be designated to it as a. reserve by the War Department. It sliaU

under its direct control such credits in supplies,

ment as may from time to time be specifically alio e-War

Department. It shall have full authority for the yñiiiof the

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means available to it, including designated re*--;."., 01. ion

of the task in each of the theaters assigned

authority for the transfer of units and means bettivreen theaters't-

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its control so long as such transfer falls within the framework of the

strategic directive issued by the War Department.

(2) See paragraph 5 c Concentration Plan.

• (3) When units begin concentration under the provisions

of this Plan, commanders listed in a nest "above will assume command of

all forces allocated to their commands in Annex II, Concentration Tables,

on arrival in the concentration area.

(4) The Chief of the Army Air Force is charged with ,

supervision aver the preparation of the aviation and aviation service

elements of Force B-5 for overseas service.

c. Command Posts (On concentration).

Field Forces -.WASHINGTON D. C.

CARIBBEAN DEFENSE COMM - CANAL ZONE.

Ep
. .EL-L - As designated by the Commanding General,

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Third Army.

FORCE B-5 - As designated by the Commanaing General,

Second ArmY,

20M FORCE - PROVIDENCE, R.I.

UM FORCE Vicinity of GALVESTON.

ELFORCE - NEW YORK or vicinity.

d. Coordination of Joint Ojrations.

(1) Joint operations with the Forces of the Associated•

Powers will be in accordance with the Principles of Command outlined

in paragraph 21 of this Plan.

(2) Joint operations of Army and Navy Forces will,be

coordinated by mutual cooperation, subject to the provisions of para­

graph 9) J.A.A. & N., 1935.

(3) To insure the necessary coordination of Army and

Navy Forces participating in joint overseas movemert s, the date of

initiating such movements will be decided by agreement between War and

Navy Departments,

430 PREPARATION OF PLANS.

a. Effective on date of receipt of this operation plan, GHQ

is charged with supervision of preparation of plans for task forces,

bases and defense commands included inthis operation plan and such

other operations as may hereafter be allocated to it by the War Depart­

ment. In the eocecution of this planning responsibility.GHQ is author­
ized to delegate responsibility and planning to units or commands

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designated for employraent in this operation plèzi

b. The preparation of air defense plans for continenta

l

United States is charged to the Chief of the Army Air Force

, under

GHQ. He is charged with collaboration with pertinent Naval Distr

ict

Commandants in planning joint Army Air Force—Navy operations

, and

with Commanding Generals Defense Commands in preparation of

plans

for combined air—ground operations in continental United State

s.

C. See Section V, Concentration Plan, Rainbow No. 5, for

information relative to concentration, embarkation and Suppl

y Service

Plans.

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DISTRIBUTION

Copiy No.

1 Cr-1, War Department General Staff

G-2, War Department General Staff.
G-3, War Department General staff.
G-41.51 War Department General Staff.
WPD, War Department General Staff.
• ••• 6-7 Commanding General, GHQ.
Commanding General, Northeast Defense Command,
Commanding General, Central Defense Command.
10 Commanding General, Southern Defense Command.
11 Commanding General, Western Defense Command.
12 Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command,
13 Commanding General, VI Army
1.4 Commanding General, 3c1 Division.
15 Chief of the Amy Air Force,
16 Commanding General, Air Force Combat Command.
17 Chief of the Air Corps.
18 Commanding General, Hawaiian Department.
19 The Under Secretary of War.
20-23. Chief of Naval Operations.
22-41 WPD - Extra Copies.
42 • Commanding General, Philippine Department.
43 Commanding General, U.S. Forces in Europe

ANNEXES

Current Estimate of the Situation.

11 Concentration Tables.

III Logistics.

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CURRENT ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION

TO

WAR DEPARTMENT

OPERATIONS PLAN

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A current estimate of the situation will not be issued with

this plan.

Data on this subject should be obtained from the Military,

Political, and Economic Estimate, issued and kept up-to-clate by

G-2 Division, War Department General Staff*

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CONCENTRATION TABLES

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WAR DEPARTWIT

OPERATIONS PLAN

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CONCENTRATION PLAN

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The troops to be concentrated in accordance with Annex 11,

Concentration Tables, War Department Concentration Plan — Rainbow

No. 5, 1941, are sufficient to meet the initial revirements for

this Operations Plan.

Concentration Tables to provide for additional concentrations

will be issued if and when the situation requires such action. Such

tables may oonsist of a revision to the Concentration Tables of the

Concentration Plan or may consist of additional tables to be issued

as Annex 11 to this Operations Plano

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LOGISTICS

TO

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WAR DEPARTIENT

OPERATIONS PLAN

RAINBOW NO. 5

1941

Annex III, Logistics, to this Operations Plan will be issued

in a separate folder at a later date.

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TNGLOSURE

JOINT ARMY AND NAVY BASIC WAR PLAN - RAINBOW NO. c,

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REFERENCE: (a) Joint Action of the Army and the Navy, 1935.

1. For purposes of this plan, this ANNEXI to Joint Army and

Navy Basic War Plan - RAINBOW No. 5 temporarily amends Section IV,

Chapter V of reference (a), as indicated herein.

2. Change paragraph 33 of reference (a) to read:­

. 133. Joint organization and command.

ua. Coastal divisions with 'geographical coterminous boun­

daries within which an Army officer and a Naval officer will exercise

command over the Army forces and the Navy forces, respectively, as­
signed for the defense of these divisions, have been established in

order to provide a joint organization and to ensure the effective

coordination of Army and Navy forces employed in coastal frontier de­

fense. These coastal divisions comprise coastal frontiers, sectors,

and subsectors. The system of coastal frontiers includes certain out­

lying land, island and sea areas, as well as the coasts of continental

United States. The joint organization, together with the commanders

responsible for the execution of security measures on and after M-day

and the necessary peacetime planning therefor, are as stated beim.

NOTE: The preceding subparagraph, for purposes of this

plan, modifies Chapter V, paragraph 26 a, Section

I, of reference (a)0

ub. A Defense Command is a geographical area within which

an Army officer is responsible for the coordination or preparation,

and for the execution of all plans for the employment of Army forces

and installations lying within the command boundaries; where pertinent,

a Defense

Command includes one or more coastal frontiers and may in

elude isolated localities. (See map attached showing defense commands

in continental United States.)

tic. Normally a naval coastal frontier includes the coastal

zone adjacent to the coastal frontier. In certain cases, tvm naval

coastal frontiers may be included in a coastal frontier; in other

cases the naval coastal frontier includes waters which extend beyond

the limits of the coastal frontier.

ucl. The provisions of ABC-22 may prescribe the extension

of the North Atlantic coastal frontier and the Pacific coastal fron­
tier to include part of the territory and coastal waters of Canada.

He. Coordination between Army and Navy forces in coastal

frontier operations shall be by the method of mutual cooperation, sub­

ject to the provisions of paragraph 9b.

3. Change paragraph 34 of reference ( to read as follows

"34. North
Atlantic coastal frontier.

"a. Boundaries

Northern. - Northern boundary of the United States,

but including United States bases in Newfoundland. This may

later be modified by ABC-22.

Southern. - Diamond Shoals Lightship, Hatteras Inlet,

inclusive, southern and western boundary of Dare County (N,c.),

Albemarle Sound, Chowan River, Virginia - North Carolina boun­

dary to the west, all inclusive.

"b. Jommanders

Army. - The commanding General, Northeast Defense Com­

mand or an officer designated by him.

Navy. - The Commandant, Third Naval District, who is

designated as the Commander North Atlantic Naval coastal fron­

tier. This officer also commands the naval coastal frontier

force, composed of the naval coastal force under his immediate

command, and the naval local defense forces• of the First, Third,

Fourth and Fifth -Naval Districts under the command of the com­
mandants of the naval districts conserned. The officers named

will arrange for the joint tactical employment in cooperation

with the Army, of the naval forces assigned to their respective

commands.

"c. Sectors. - The North Atlantic coastal frontier is

divided into the following defense sectors:

(1) Newfoundland sector

(a) Boundaries: These may later be established

by ABC-22. The sector now consists of the

United States bases in Newfoundland.

(b) Commanders. ,

Army. - As designated by the Commanding

General, Northeast Defense Command.

• Navy. - Commander, Naval Operating Base,

Newfoundland,

(2) New. England sector,

(a) Boundaries,

Northern, -; Northern boundary of the United

States,

Southern, - Nantucket Shoals Lightship,

exclusive; Block Island, inclusive;

Rhode I
sland - Connecticut boundary,

(b) Commnders„

Army. - As designated by Commanding General,

Northeast Defense Command,

Navy. -
The Commandant, First Naval District,

 (c) This sector is subdiv,

Boston, and Newport subsectors,

follows:

1. Between the Portland and the Bost

on sub-

sectors: Northern Boundary of Mass

achusetts.

2. Between the Boston and the Newport

sectors: Pollock Rip Slue Lightship, sub-

Monomoy Light,

Bishop and Clegk's Light, Cotuit

Bayi Bourne,

Taunton, northern boundary of Rhode Isla

nd, all to

Boston subsector.

(3) New York sector.

(a) Bondaries.

Northern. - Nantucket Shoals Lightship, incl

sive; Block Island, exclusive; Rhode u­
Island - Connecticut

boundary.

Southern. - Point Pleasant, Bordentown

exclusive; Trenton, inclusive.
both

(D) Commanders.

Army. - As designated by the Commandi

Northeast Defense Command.
ng General,

Navy. - Commandant, Third Naval District

.

(c) This sector is subdivided into

the Long Island

and New Jersey subsectors with boun

dary as follows:

Between subsectors: The Sandy Hook

and lower. New York Bay to the Long Isla Peninsula

nd subsector.

(4) Delaware - Chesapeake sect

or.

) Boundaries.

Northern. - Point Pleasant, Bordentown„

inclusive; Trenton exclusive.
both

Southern. - Diamond Shoal Lightship,

Inlet, inclusive; southern and western Hatteras

boundary. of Dare

County (N,C,), Albemarle Sound, Chowan

River; Virginia ­
North Carolina boundary to the west,
all inclusive. This

sector will be subdivided into the

Delaware and the

Chesapeake subsectors, with the boun

dary as Winter Quarter

Shoal Lightship (to Delaware subsecto

r), southern and

western boundary of Delaware.

(b) Commanders.

Army. - As designated by the Commanding

Northeast Defense Command.
General,

Navy. - There is no naval commander of

sector. The Commandant, Fourth Nava this

l District, commands

the naval local defense force in the

Delaware subsector,

and the Commandant Fifth Naval Dist

rict, commands the

 naval local defense force in the Chesapeake subsector.

The Commandant, Fifth Naval District, coordinates

operations and war planning of the naval local defense

forces of the Fourth and Fifth Naval Districts."

4. Change paragraph 35 of reference (a) to read as follows:

1135. Southern Coastal Frontier.

• Boundaries.

Northern. - Diamond Shoal Lightship, Hatteras Inlet,

exclusive; southern anctwestern boundary of Dare County (N.C.);

Albemarle Sound, Chowan River; Virginia - North Carolina boundary

to the west all exclusive.

Southern. - The Rio Grande. The coastal zone extends south­

eastward and southward to the nprthwestern boundary of the Carib­
bean naval coastal frontier, so as to include the Gulf of Mexico

and such parts of Bahaman ilaters and the Caribbean Sea as lie

to the northward of that boundary.

b. uommanders.

Army. - The Commanding General, Southern Defense Command

or an officer designated by him.

Navy. - The Commandant, Sixth Naval District, who is

designated as the Commander Southern naval coastal frontier. This

officer exercises command over the naval coastal frontier force,

composed of the naval coastal force under his immediate cothmand, and

the naval local defense forces of the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth

Naval Districts under the immediate command of the commandants of

the naval districts concerned. The officers named will arrange

for the joint tactical employment, in cooperation with the Army,

of the naval forces assigned to their respective commands..

c. Sectors. - This frontier will be subdivided into defense

sectors of Carolina, Florida, and Gulf, corresponding territorially

to the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Naval Districts, respectively.0

5. Insert in reference (a) the following new paragraphs:

u35A. Caribbean Coastal Frontier,

P. Boundaries.

All United States territories and possessions, and United

States military and naval reservations and activities on shore

located within an area bounded as follows: Beginning at latitude

18°05' North, longitude 87°321 West, thence by a line bearing 63°

true to the 25th parallel of latitude, thence by the 25th parallel

of latitude to the 65th meridian of longitude, thence- by a line

direct to latitude 2° North, longitude 49° West, thence by a line

direct to the place of beginning. The coastal zone includes all

of the waters within these boundaries, as well as the sea lanes

and focal points beyond, but near, the eastern boundary.

 b. Commanders.

Army. - The Commanding General, Caribbean Defense

Command, or an officer designated by him.

Navy. - The Commandant, Tenth Naval District, who is

designated as the Commander, Caribbean naval coastal frontier.

This officer also commands the naval local defense force, and will

arrange for its joint tactical and strategical employment in

cooperation with the Army.

c. Sectors. - The Caribbean coastal frontier is divided

into the following defense sectors:

(1) Guantanamo sector.

(a) Boundaries. - The area within the Caribbean

coastal frontier lying westward of a line passing through

Cape Isabela and Beata Point, Hispaniola, extended to cut

the northern and the southwestern coastal frontier boun­

daries.

(b) Commanders.

Army. - As designated by the Commanding General,

Caribbean Defense Command.

Navy. - The Commander, Naval Operating Base,

Guantanamo, Cuba.

(2) Puerto Rico sector.

(a) Boundaries. The area within the Caribbean

coastal frontier lying eastward of the eastern boundary

of the Guantanamo sector, and northward of the 15th

parallel of north latitude.

(b) Commanders.

Army. - As designated by the Commanding General,

Caribbean Defense Command.

Navy. - The Commandant Tenth Naval District.

(3) Trinidad sector.

(a) Boundaries. - The area within the Caribbean

coastal frontier lying eastward. of the eastern boundary

of the Guantanamo sector, and southward of the 15th

parallel of north latitude.

(b) Commanders.

Army, - As designated by the Commanding General,

Caribbean Defense Command.

Navy. - The Commander, Naval Operating Base,

Trinidad."

6. Insert in reference (a) the followinedde

1135B. Panama coastal frontier.

a. Boundaries.

All United States territories and possessions, and United

States military and naval reservations and activities on shore

located within the following area: British Honduras, Guatemala,

Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia,

and Ecuador; all land areas between the southwestern boundary of

the Caribbean coastal frontier and the coasts of Central and

South America; and all land areas between the coasts of Central

and South America and a broken line drawn from the Mexico - Guate­
mala border to a point in latitude 5 South, Longitude 95c) Vest,

and thence to Peru - Ecuador border. The coastal zone includes

all the waters within these boundaries, as well as the sea lanes

beyond, but near, the western and southern boundaries.

b. Commanders.

Army, as The Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command,

or an officer designated by him.

Navy. - The Commandant, Fifteenth Naval District who is

designated as the Commander, Panama naval coastal frontier. This

officer also commands the naval-local defense force, and will ar­
range for its joint tactical and strategical employment in coopera­
tion with the Army.

c. Sectors.

The Panama coastal frontier is divided into the following

defense sectors:

(1) Atlantic Sector.

(a) Boundaries. - The area within the Panama coastal

frontier lying between the northeastern boundary and the cofiti­

nental

(b) Commanders.

AnTre As designated by the Commanding General,

Caribbean Defense Command.

Navy. - The Commandant Fifteenth Naval District.

(2) Pacific Sector.

(a) Boundaries. - The area within the Panama coastal

frontier lying between the continental divide and the western

and southern boundaries.

(b) Commanders.

Army. - As designated by the Commanding General,

Caribbean Defense Command.

PI

Navy. - 'mil District."

 7. Insert in reference (a) the following new paragraph:

"35C. The Caribbean defense command includes all the _land and

water areas lying within the boundaries of the Caribbean coastal frontier

and the Panama coastal frontier andall of the Bahama Islands."

8. Change paragraph 36 of reference (a) to read:

1436. Pacific coastal frontier.

a. Boundaries.

• Northern. - Northern boundary of Washington except that

Alaska ia part of the Pacific coastal frontier. This frontier may

later be changed as required by ABC-22.

Southern. - Southern boundary of the United States. The

coastal zone extends southeastward to abreast the southern boundary

of Mexico.

(1) Pacific Naval Coastal Frontiers. - The Pacific coastal

frontier is divided into two naval coastal frontiers, i.e., the

Pacific southern naval coastal frontier, and the Pacific northern

naval coastal frontier. The boundary between the two naval coastal

frontiers is the northern boundary of California.

b. Commanders.

Army. - The Commanding General, Western Defense Command,

or an officer designated by him.

Navy. ­

(1) The Commandant, Twelfth Naval District, who

is also designated as the Commander, Pacific Southern naval

coastal frontier.

(2) The Commander, Pacific Southern naval coastal

frontier, also commands the Pacific southern naval coastal

frontier force, composed of the naval coastal force under

his immediate command and the naval local defense forces of

the Eleventh and Twelfth Naval Districts under the command of

the commandants of the naval districts concerned.

(3) The Commander, Pacific Northern naval coastal

frontier, is the Commandant, Thirteenth Naval District. This

officer also commands the naval local defense force assigned

to his district.

(4) The Commander, Pacific Southern naval coastal

frontier, and the Commander, Pacific Northern naval coastal

frontier, will arrange for the joint tactical employment, in

cooperation with the Army, of the naval forces assignedto

their respective commands.

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c.
Sectors. - This frontieris subdivided.into the
California,. Northern California, Northwestern, and Alaskan sectors,

as follows:

• (1) Boundary between the Southern California and Northern

California sectors, Santa Maria River.

(2) Boundary between the Northern California and the

Northwestern sector is the northern boundary of California.

(3) Northern boundary of the Northwestern sector is the

northern boundary of Washington.

(4) The boundaries of Alaska define the Alaskan sector.

d. Sectors of this frontier are further subdivided into sub

sectors with boundaries as follows:

(1) San Diego subsector: Mexican boundary to San Mateo

Point, inclusive.

(2)- San Pedro subsector: San Mateo Point exclusive,

to Santa Maria River, exclusive.

(3) Monterey subsectors: *Santa Maria River, inclusive,

to Pigeon Point, inclusive.

(4) San Francisco subsector: Pigeon Point exclusive,

to northern boundary of California. •

(5) Columbia River subsector: Northern boundary of

California to Moclips, Wash., inclusive.

(6) Seattle subsector: Moclips, Wash., exclusive, to

northern boundary of Washington.

(7) Sitka Naval subsector: Alaska east of longitude

141° West.

(8) Kodiak Naval subsector: Alaska west of longitude,

i4],0 West."

9.
Insert in reference (a), the following new paragraphs:

"36k. Hawaiian coastal frontier.

Boundaries.

The Hawaiian coastal frontier consists of Oahu, and all

of the land and• sea areas required for the defense of litih4, The

coastal zone extends to a distance of 500 miles from all the

Hawaiian Islands, including Johnston and Palmyra Islands and King-

man Reef,

 b. Commanders.

- The Commanding Gpneral Hawaiian Department.

Navy. The Commandant, Fe rtetha ,..1..ptrict, who .

is designated as the Commander, Hawaiian naval coa'siiil frontier

This officer also commandu the assigned naval local Wense force,

and will arrange for its joint tactical and strategical employment,

in cooperation with the Army.

"36B. Philippine coastal frontier.

a. Boundaries.

The Philippine coastal ti-onti-ar consists of Luzon, and

all of the land and sea areas required for the defense of Luzon.

The coastal zone includes. all .of the sea approaches to the coastal

frontier.

b. Commanders.

Army. - The Commanding General, Philippine Department.

. Navy. - The Commandant, Sixteenth Naval District, who

is designated as the Commander, Philippine naval coastal frontier.

This officer also commands the assigned naval local defense force,

- and will arrange for its joint tactical and strategical employment

in cooperation with the Army."

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