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Jayson Geroux

1 year

1/2 Short🧵 "The future of warfare lies in the streets, sewers, high-rise buildings, industrial parks & sprawls of houses, shacks & shelters that form the broken cities of our world. We will fight elsewhere, but not so often, rarely as reluctantly & never so brutally. ⬇️

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

9 months

🇺🇦 1/2 Short🧵 "They taught me that no man could be their leader except he who ate the ranks' food, wore their clothes, lived level with them, and yet appeared better in himself." – Colonel T.E. Lawrence, "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom." 🌻

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Jayson Geroux

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1/8 Short🧵 "Lessons Learned: - Good, well-trained men will die in combat. NOTHING REPLICATES THIS. - 'Team' must be solid BEFORE deploying. - Inside (buildings) is better than outside (buildings).

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Jayson Geroux

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🇬🇧 1/9 Short🧵 Good for a chuckle. During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington allegedly wrote a letter to the British War Office after he/his staff were consistently pestered by staff officers wanting administrative details.

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Jayson Geroux

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2 years

The fighting in the city of Severodonetsk is becoming interesting; in my many years of urban warfare research I cannot recall any urban battle in history where such a large counter-attack by the defending force has occurred. A new precedent? @ChasAHKnight ? @INTELonIRAN ?

WarMonitor🇺🇦

@WarMonitor3

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Maps:🧵 Severodonetsk Frontline Update- Ukrainian forces have counterattacked and recaptured at least 20 percent of lost territory, the town of Met'olkine was liberated(East Of Sevrodonetsk). Heavy battles continue in the centre reportedly near the "Jazz Mall".

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 9/9 1. To train an army of uniformed British clerks in Spain for the benefit of the accountants and copy-boys in London, or perchance, 2. To see to it that the forces of Napoleon are driven out of Spain."

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/25 Long🧵 Alllllllllrighty, folks. An updated, complex thread on the use of armour (tanks, armoured personnel carriers [APCs]) in urban operations.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

9 months

🇺🇦 2/2 Thank you to @TraciDegerman for the photos & to @SpencerGuard for the retweet. Slava Ukraini. 🌻

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/5 Short🧵with attached video. Even the fighting for this small Ukrainian town highlights some of the phases, challenges & necessities of urban warfare: 1. Use of assets for aerial surveillance of the urban area; 2. Use of mortars in support; ⬇️

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/4 "Be a man of principle. Fight for what you believe in. Keep your word. Live with integrity. Be brave. Believe in something bigger than yourself. Serve your country. Teach. Mentor. Give something back to society. Lead from the front. Conquer your fears. Be a good friend.

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Jayson Geroux

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2 years

🇺🇦 When I read/hear somebody write/say that "Ukraine should just surrender in order to make peace," I think of Canadian Armed Forces chaplain O.A. Hopkins when he once stated: "There is little use in passing resolutions on vegetarianism when the wolves are of another opinion." 🌻

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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2/8 - Live fire exercises build cohesion and confidence. This took away the initial fright of enemy fire. - Warrior mentality is CRITICAL!! TRAIN FOR WAR, NOT NTC, JRTC, etc. - Everything must be related to combat.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

23 days

3/8 - All soldiers must be intimate with urban operations. - The 50 meter battlefield: It is 3D (3-dimensional) and fast.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

🇺🇦🇬🇧 1/8 Short🧵 The majority of the replies that accompany this @saintjavelin tweeted video are showing astonishment that this Ukrainian soldier could so calmly drink a cup of coffee in the midst of a battle; but it's not as eccentric as you might think:

Saint Javelin

@saintjavelin

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obligatory coffee break ☕️

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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4/8 I also learned that it is much better to be inside buildings than outside in the city. It isn't always possible, but whenever the force can have more protection it has to be done as long as you can still accomplish the task.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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5/8 The 50 meter battlefield is very fast, very close, and very frantic. Everyone needs to be able to assess the situation, and doing that while in the street with enemy fire incoming from several directions is extremely difficult.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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6/8 Being inside a building gives leaders and men a moment to evaluate the situation and think; the streets provide no such luxury. In the streets the fight is close; it is instantaneous; there is nothing harder in combat."

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Jayson Geroux

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🇬🇧 6/9 This reprehensive carelessness may be related to the pressure of circumstances since we are at war with France, a fact which may come as a bit of a surprise to you gentlemen in Whitehall.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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7/8 – Sergeant First Class Matthew Eversmann fought in the Battle of Mogadishu 03-04 October 1993 & here provides some of his lessons learned from that particular urban fight.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/8 Short🧵 The Russo-Ukrainian War has thrown into sharp focus the need to understand urban warfare & its historical lessons learned. May I kindly suggest the following case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & myself. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each...

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1/2 Short🧵 I'm somewhat taken aback. For all intents and purposes the Russians have effectively isolated Bakhmut physically & with firepower, yet the Ukrainians somehow continue to tenaciously defend it. Maps: @Pouletvolant3 (left) & @ChuckPfarrer (right)

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

23 days

8/8 From "Capital Preservation: Preparing for Urban Operations in the Twenty-First Century – Proceedings of the RAND Arroyo-TRADOC-MCWL-OSD Urban Operations Conference, March 22-23, 2000," edited by Russell W. Glenn.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/9 Short🧵 With thanks to @RALee85 for this video & his very correct comment. For those of you who do not know how thermobaric weapons work or how truly & horribly effective they are: "In the Second Chechen War, the Russians introduced the use of quantities of fuel-air or...

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Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MLRS strikes in central Bakhmut. Unfortunately, this a very effective weapon in urban terrain even against defenders in well-fortified positions.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 5/9 Unfortunately, the sum of one shilling and ninepence remains unaccounted for in one infantry battalion's petty cash and there has been a hideous confusion as to the number of jars of raspberry jam issued to one cavalry regiment during a sandstorm in western Spain.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇨🇦🇦🇺 1/8 Short🧵 "The entire Brigade, and particularly the Australians and Canadians, had ample reason to be proud of their achievement. At a cost to the two battalions of... (Painting: "Holding at Kap'yong" by Edward (Ted) Fenwick Zuber, courtesy of the @CanWarMuseum ).

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@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 8/9 I construe that perforce it must be one of two alternative duties, as given below. I shall pursue one with the best of my ability but I cannot do both.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 7/9 This brings me to my present purpose, which is to request elucidation of my instructions from His Majesty's Government, so that I may better understand why I am dragging my army over these barren plains.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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1/4 Short🧵 "Be a man of principle. Fight for what you believe in. Keep your word. Live with integrity. Be brave. Believe in something bigger than yourself. Serve your country. Teach. Mentor. Give something back to society. Lead from the front. Conquer your fears.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

26 days

🇬🇧 3/9 ...by dispatch rider to our headquarters. We have enumerated our saddles, bridles, tents and tent poles, and all manner of sundry items for which His Majesty's Government holds me accountable. I have dispatched reports on the character, wit, and spleen of every officer.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

26 days

🇬🇧 4/9 Each item and every farthing has been accounted for, with two regrettable exceptions for which I beg you your indulgence.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 2/9 "Gentlemen: Whilst marching to Portugal to a position which commands the approach to Madrid and the French forces, my officers have been diligently complying with your request which has been sent to H.M. (His Majesty's) ship from London to Lisbon and then...

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/8 Short🧵 The Russo-Ukrainian War has thrown into sharp focus the need to understand urban warfare & its historical lessons learned. May I kindly suggest the following case studies on the @WarInstitute 's website & written by both @SpencerGuard & myself. Each case study is...

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@JaysonGeroux

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5/5 14. Be prepared for enemy counter-artillery fire because now they know you're in the town. Seek shelter soonest; and 15. The need for all fighters to train for casualty triage & challenging urban casualty evacuation ( @Zarelepotec ).

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/2 The current war in general & the fighting in Sievierodonetsk in particular have thrown into sharp focus the need to better understand urban warfare & urban defence. May I kindly suggest this quick-read article by both @SpencerGuard & I which discusses some methods...

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@JaysonGeroux

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🇬🇧 1/8 Short🧵 An incredible act of combat that occurred 80 years ago today during the Second World War (1939-1945). Victoria Cross citation: "Cairns, George Albert. Lieutenant, Somerset Light Infantry, attached 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 13 March 1944.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

🇺🇦🌻 With thanks to @WarintheFuture for posting the original article. General you're continuing to shoot dead-center mass of the target Sir. May I kindly suggest you read the thread first before you read the article at the end. Slava Ukraini. 1/11

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

🇨🇦 1/9 "I didn't mean to leave the charge, but sometimes it happens. Strength and Honour. Nich." - The statement written by Captain Nichola Goddard, Forward Observation Officer (FOO) with the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA).

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

With a kind thank you to @sameo416 for tweeting this diagram of mouseholing at Ortona. @SpencerGuard 's & my latest timely case study just released today on his Urban Warfare Project section of the Modern @WarInstitute 's website below the diagram.

Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

You can call this timely or a shameful act of self-promotion, but @SpencerGuard 's & my latest case study, the urban battle of Ortona, has just been published on @SpencerGuard 's Urban Warfare Project section of the @WarInstitute website:

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/4 Short🧵 "Be a man of principle. Fight for what you believe in. Keep your word. Live with integrity. Be brave. Believe in something bigger than yourself. Serve your country. Teach. Mentor. Give something back to society. Lead from the front. Conquer your fears.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/19 Medium🧵 The 13-minute video included in this🧵has a very intimate urban warfare close quarter combat action that occurred recently in the town of Petropavlivka, Ukraine. The video's producer also provides a visual word narrative to give further information/context.

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

2/5 3. The necessity to hide armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) while in the urban defence. The Russians fail to do that here & they pay the price; 4. Use of indirect fires in support; 5. Breaking in & gaining lodgment can be chaotic; 6. High ammunition expenditure; ⬇️

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

I'm agnostic, however I appreciate these two verses & their possible military context: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” - John 15:13 “When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.” – Proverbs 21:15

UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦

@ukrainiansquad

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It’s time to fight. God will be with you guys every step of the way. Stay safe, Heroes. #Ukraine 🇺🇦

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@JaysonGeroux

3 months

1/21 Long🧵 Photo essay: two years of urban warfare from the Russo-Ukrainian War (24 February 2022-Present). 🇺🇦Slava Ukraini🌻 Kyiv:

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

10 months

🇨🇦 1/2 Short🧵 "I think I'm slipping, boys." – The last words of Sergeant Vaughan Ingram, 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI), after being mortally wounded from rocket propelled grenade fire during...

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

3/5 7. When dismounts are moving "slow is smooth, smooth is fast;" 8. Good to see the Ukrainians using AFVs in support; 9. The necessity of training for close quarter combat; 10. The collateral damage outside & inside a building which makes it challenging to approach & clear; ⬇️

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4/5 11. Even small urban areas have subterranean parts ( @RichemondBarak , @SapperGeologist ); 12. The challenges of communicating in combat; 13. Be careful with the use of tracer rounds; the enemy will see from where you are firing; ⬇️

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/7 Short🧵 The Russo-Ukrainian War has thrown into sharp focus the need to understand urban warfare & its historical lessons learned. May I kindly suggest the following case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & myself. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each...

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@JaysonGeroux

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🇺🇦 1/7 Short🧵 "Look into an infantryman's eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen...I don't make the infantryman look noble, because he couldn't look noble even if he tried.

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/12 Medium🧵 "'The phrase that pays:' - Shoot till the enemy goes down. - Never move faster than you can accurately engage the target. - Fight the enemy, not the plan. - It's a three-dimensional fight. - Combat patience, be prepared or be dead.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

3 months

Urban warfare historical photo of the day. Colourized photo by Doug @colour_history .

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/30 Long🧵 The urban fighting in Bakhmut, Ukraine gives me an opportunity to send out an updated & lengthy🧵on medical support/considerations in urban operations. Due to the enemy being in the next room (thus close quarters combat); because concrete, brick, stone, steel &...

UkraineWorld

@ukraine_world

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This is how the frontline hospital in #Bakhmut looks like. Under dangerous and difficult conditions, combat doctors save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. #StandWithUkraine 📷 Chris McGrath

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

"The future of warfare lies in the streets, sewers, high-rise buildings, industrial parks, and sprawls of houses, shacks, and shelters that form the broken cities of our world. We will fight elsewhere, but not so often, rarely as reluctantly, and never so brutally...1/2

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

4/4 Major Zembiec was Killed in Action 11 May 2007 (15 years ago today) while participating in a raid against an insurgent compound in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇦🇺🇳🇿 1/16 Medium🧵 Good for a chuckle (if you're a Colonial). A bit lengthy but a story that occurred 10 April 1941 (83 years ago today) during the Battle of Tobruk, North Africa in the Second World War (1939-1945). Context: Australian soldiers are digging trenches.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 months

"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha." – Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw of India.

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/6 The current conflict is highlighting the greater need to become knowledgeable about urban warfare. May I kindly suggest the following 5 case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & I. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each offers an introduction, a synopsis...

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

c. Don’t micromanage sniper teams & don’t tell them where to go; just tell them what you would like them to do, what the high value targets are & who you need them to protect. They’ll figure out where to position themselves & how to do these tasks. 7/19

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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1/7 Short🧵with case study attached. "Time taken to clear a single (two story) house was about one and a half hours - if fire support was not used. The US managed to totally dominate the streets through the use of ISR (intelligence, surveillance, recce) and fires.

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

1/7 Short🧵 The Russo-Ukrainian War has thrown into sharp focus the need to understand urban warfare & its historical lessons learned. May I kindly suggest the following case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & myself. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each...

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

2 years

🇺🇦 "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." - G. K. Chesterton. Slava Ukraini. 🌻

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A soldier in the Ukrainian Army sees his grandmother for the first time in 8 months after liberating his village. (I’m not crying, you are)

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@JaysonGeroux

1 year

A short 1-minute video of the urban fighting in-and-around Bakhmut, Ukraine. Note the high amount of collateral damage; the use of mouseholes; the use of armoured fighting vehicles. Thanks to @WarintheFuture & @CPapuschak for making me aware of the video.

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦

@IAPonomarenko

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Bakhmut

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🇨🇦 1/5 "If I could rename my street, I would call it Sgt. Donald Lucas Drive because he was my dad and was killed in Afghanistan and he was very special to me." – The statement written by Matthew Lucas of Paradise, Newfoundland sometime in May 2011.

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

1/10 I'm on the @MriyaReport this evening & the subject of thermobaric weapons became a topic of discussion. If you do not know what these weapons are - or how awfully destructive they are - then have a quick read of this short thread:⬇️

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

If you are interested in learning more about urban warfare history & the strategic, operational & tactical lessons that can be derived from them, you might enjoy @SpencerGuard 's and my five case studies: Stalingrad (August 1942-February 1943):

Launch Announcement: The Urban Warfare Project Case Study Series - Modern War Institute

Mentioning the phrase “urban warfare” to anyone who thinks seriously about the subject of war will almost certainly bring a specific image to the listener’s mind. Whether a military member, […]

mwi.westpoint.edu

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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🇨🇦 2/2 ...a battle in Panjwayi district, Afghanistan 03 August 2006 (17 years ago today). After saying these words, Sergeant Ingram slumped over & died. From "Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army," by Christie Blatchford.

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

Urban warfare historical photo of the day.

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/6 The current conflict is highlighting the greater need to become knowledgeable about urban warfare. May I kindly suggest the following 5 case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & I. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each offers an introduction, a synopsis...

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@JaysonGeroux

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Do you want to professionally develop yourself on urban operations, urban warfare & urban warfare history? I will kindly suggest @SpencerGuard 's work on the Modern War Institute's Urban Warfare Project. I have been kindly invited to contribute to it also.

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/2 Short🧵with a long🧵attached. I have seen🇷🇺employ incorrect armoured fighting vehicle tactics throughout this conflict so many times, I am no longer surprised when I see videos like this. Thanks to my urban operations brother from another mother @Stu_Lyle for the retweet.

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@11Knuk123

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🇷🇺 Tank in urban area seems like Marinka but not sure on that one. The 🇷🇺 every time they manage to take a line of buildings they bring their tanks and bmps from the flanks of the compounds they took over and trying to smoke out the infantry from the next line of buildings.⏬

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If interested in learning more about urban warfare history & the strategic, operational & tactical lessons learned from some selected battles, you may wish to review @SpencerGuard 's & my five case studies: 1. Stalingrad (August 1942 - February 1943):

Launch Announcement: The Urban Warfare Project Case Study Series - Modern War Institute

Mentioning the phrase “urban warfare” to anyone who thinks seriously about the subject of war will almost certainly bring a specific image to the listener’s mind. Whether a military member, […]

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@JaysonGeroux

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2/4 Be humble and be self-confident. Appreciate your friends and family. Be a leader and not a follower. Be valorous on the field of battle. And take responsibility for your actions. Never forget those that were killed. And never let rest those that killed them.”

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Have you become interested in urban operations, urban warfare & urban warfare history? I will kindly suggest @SpencerGuard 's work on MWI's Urban Warfare Project. I have been kindly invited to contribute to it also. Articles, podcasts, case studies & more:

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1/21 Long, complex🧵 Small mortars as a critical weapons system in urban warfare. With thanks to @Stu_Lyle for reposting this @ArmyinScotland post below. 1. Artillery must be used in urban operations but they do have some challenges when used in the urban environment.

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Happy Red Hackle Day! 3 SCOTS were practising the power of MORTARS recently in Sennybridge Wales. These awesome weapons can be fired from relative safety near buildings using sandbags, see the story here! And best enjoyed with the SOUND ON! #mortars #3scots #britisharmy

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1/6 The current conflict is highlighting the greater need to become knowledgeable about urban warfare. May I kindly suggest the following 5 case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & I. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each offers an introduction, a synopsis...

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2/2 My urban operations brother @SpencerGuard talks to @KofmanMichael on the latter's very recent trip to Bakhmut & what he observed while he was there:

The Battle of Bakhmut - Modern War Institute

In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer is joined again by Michael Kofman, director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA. He researches Russia and the […]

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@JaysonGeroux

2 years

My good friend @SpencerGuard is also one of the world's leading students of urban operations, & here is one of the reasons why: his "Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender" translated, published & distributed throughout Ukraine. Fantastic work John!

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@SpencerGuard

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Hot off the press! Thousands of copies of the "Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender" being distributed to Ukraine for free thanks to @nash_format and Task Force Translation. #SlavaUkraini #urbanwarfare

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1/29 Long🧵 This tweet below gives me an opportunity to send out an updated & lengthy🧵on medical support/considerations in urban operations.

Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

2 years

Special shout out for Ukrainian troops & combat medics holding on in town of Bakhmut & surrounding area. In Donetsk region, for months they've heroically withstood everything Russia's thrown at them - allowing #Ukraine to launch offensives in Kharkiv, Donetsk & Luhansk regions.

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🇨🇦 1/13 Medium🧵 A military history story that demonstrates why you can almost trust Canadians. Almost. In 1936, 5,200 Canadian veterans of The Great War (1914-1918) with their family members were travelling to France to participate in the Vimy Ridge Memorial’s unveiling.

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1/12 “The 10 Diseases of Leadership: 1. Lack of moral courage: Leaders fail to act and do the right thing even when they know they should.

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/20 Long, complex🧵 Today’s lesson: small mortars as a critical weapons system in urban warfare. Thanks to @Stu_Lyle & @Zarelepotec for the retweet below. 1. I do support the use of artillery in urban operations but they do have some challenges when used in urban warfare.

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#3PARA Mortars live firing 💪🟩 @TheParachuteReg @PRA_Airborne @supportourparas #mortars #parareg

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4/8 ...energy while the mere fact of doing something familiar & pleasant in the company of others was as reassuring as the light of a fire in the jungle that keeps the wild animals away.' Mawson's remark perfectly sums up the physical & psychological value of food to the soldier.

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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Stalingrad, 1942; Ortona, 1943; Manila, 1945; Berlin, 1945; Seoul, 1950; 1st Grozny, 1995; Sadr City, 2004; Aleppo, 2014; Mosul, 2016-2017; Raqqa, 2017; Marawi, 2017. What were some of the defensive methods used in these grueling urban warfare battles?

Defending the City: An Overview of Defensive Tactics from the Modern History of Urban Warfare -...

Any future war against a peer or near-peer enemy will contain some measure of urban combat. A broad base of historical, demographic, sociopolitical, and military analysis makes that fact abundantly...

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Jayson Geroux

@JaysonGeroux

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2/8 The video above reminded me of a discussion by British historian Richard Holmes on the important physical & psychological value of food & drink to the soldier: "Captain Stuart Mawson, medical officer to a British parachute battalion at Arnhem, savoured a cup of tea in...

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🇨🇦 1/13 Medium🧵 Good for a chuckle. A demonstration of why you can almost trust Canadians. Almost. In 1936, 5,200 Canadian veterans of The Great War (1914-1918) with their family members were travelling to France to participate in the Vimy Ridge Memorial’s unveiling.

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@JaysonGeroux

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3/4 - Major Douglas Zembiec, United States Marine Corps, from the personal diary that he kept while serving in Iraq. This paragraph was found under the title "Principles My Father Taught Me."

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@JaysonGeroux

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Urban warfare historical photo of the day. Colourized photo courtesy of Doug @colour_history .

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@JaysonGeroux

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8/8 – From "Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle," by Richard Holmes, 1985.

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@JaysonGeroux

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🇺🇦 "Battles are won by the infantry, the armor, the artillery, the air teams, by soldiers living in the rain & huddling in the snow. But wars are won by the great strength of a nation – the soldier & the civilian working together." - General Omar Bradley. Slava Ukraini. 🌻

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@JaysonGeroux

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I will suggest that the gentleman discussed in the article below is applying all eight of these leadership laws. You can decide for yourself after you read it: 11/11 🇺🇦🌻

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/7 Short🧵 As the Ukrainians envelop the city of Lyman, there may be a need to once again focus on urban warfare history's lessons learned. May I kindly suggest the following case studies written by both @SpencerGuard & I. Each case study is relatively quick to read; each...

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What's better than spending a day at one of the world's best urban operations training centres? Spending a day at one of the world's best urban operations training centres with my urban operations brother from another mother @spencerguard . Thanks, John.

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@JaysonGeroux

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1/21 🇺🇦🌻 "There is something refreshingly clear and right about fighting for what you believe in, with men you respect." - Canadian Colonel James Moore Dunwoody. The Colonel was a combat veteran of both The Great War (1914-1918) & the Second World War (1939-1945).

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@JaysonGeroux

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3/8 ...the aircraft on his way to the dropping zone. 'Something hot in the stomach,' he wrote, 'was a stimulus to the vegetative nervous system. The fluid replaced that lost through the sweat of fear or exertion, the sugar replenished the level in the blood and supplied...

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@JaysonGeroux

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My urban operations brother from another mother @SpencerGuard demonstrating why he is one of the world's leading students of urban operations. The latest updated version of his urban defence manual:

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@SpencerGuard

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Version 3.2 of my "Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender" is out today. Mostly copy edit updates. All new images coming. #urbanwarfare Translations in Ukranian and Japanese on the site as well.

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25/25 A concluding quotation: "...When we have to shift to high-intensity combat our heavy equipment really does make a difference. When an Abrams tank turns up on a corner, everybody takes notice." - Major-General Buford Blount III, 3rd Infantry Division, 07 September 2003.

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@JaysonGeroux

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🇺🇸 1/2 Short🧵 If you have served in the military, you will completely understand his mindset: "I'm trying to see where we might have done better." – American Major-General Hunter Liggett, 12 November 1918 (104 years ago today), replying to his superior General John Pershing.

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@JaysonGeroux

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Thanks to @Stu_Lyle & Klem @Zarelepotec for retweeting. Points about snipers in urban operations: 1. Friendly: a. They are a critical enabler, but they need to be given to the company commanders in the fight; they cannot be held at the battalion/brigade levels. 1/19

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@Zarelepotec

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Sniping in #UrbanWarfare

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1/21 Long🧵 I know what you've been thinking: "Darn it all. You know what has been missing from X or Twitter or whatever he is calling it this year? A🧵on bulldozers & how important their use has become in urban operations." Weeeeeeeell, you, my friends, are in luck.

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🇺🇦 1/5 Short🧵 In order to set the context I will kindly request you read the initial portion of this🧵please: "There are always moments when the commander's place is not back with his staff but up with the troops. It is sheer nonsense to say that maintenance of the... 🌻

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7/8 ...Wallace, 'and, with our water bottles, felt quite refreshed.' A correspondent in the Falklands wrote that fear was converted into hunger before an attack: 'All down the line of patiently waiting men you could hear the rustle of Garibaldi biscuits & Rolos being opened.'"

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@JaysonGeroux

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My urban operations brother @SpencerGuard - U.S. Army Ranger hooah - & his "urban defensive warfare orders" in the style of "Standing Orders, Roger's Rangers."

John Spencer

@SpencerGuard

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My name is John Spencer. I am the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies. I have fought in the hell that is urban warfare. I have studied and written about it for almost a decade. I have advised many militaries. These are my standing orders for the urban defenders.

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