Army General Staff College, Second Course

When the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) arrived in France in 1917, AEF authorities decided to reorganize the Army’s division and higher level staffs to be more in line with their French and British counterparts. The reorganization required an increase in the number of officers trained for staff work. The Army General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, had filled this function before the war. This school was closed in 1916 as the war approached. In order to meet the need for trained staff officers, a short and intensive course in staff training was established. This course, known as the Army General Staff College (AGSC) was located at Carteret-Trecourt Barracks in Langres, France. Four courses of instruction were held at the school beginning in November 1917 and ending in December 1918. Each course consisted primarily of lectures and map problems. In December 1918, the AGSC was dissolved. The Fort Leavenworth School for staff officers was reestablished in 1920. Second course materiel, lectures, and maps of curriculum used at the AGSC (Army General Staff College) in Langres, France from November 1917-December 1918.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.