Note 1 — Chapter XIV · Measure of the Fighting

Similarly, General Krueger allowed his corps commanders to exercise their independence of judgment and kept his orders to the minimum. He, too, made frequent visits to the front lines, observed the progress of the fighting, inspected the living conditions of the men, and noted the status of the construction program. General Krueger’s concern is made evident by a critique issued on 25 November in which he analyzed the performance of the Sixth Army on Leyte.1