Attack orders
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1. Estimate of the situation (disposition of hostile and friendly troops)
2. Mission
3. Assembly areas for the forward companies ("line of departure"),
   objectives and boundaries.
4. Orders for artillery preparation and coordination.
5. Assembly areas for reserves.
6. Time of attack.
7. Location of command posts (HQ units).

Defensive orders
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1. Estimate of the situation (disposition of hostile and friendly troops)
2. Location of main line of resistance, advance positions and outposts.
3. Location of reserve positions.
4. Location of mine fields, tank ditches and roadblocks.
5. Unit boundaries.
6. Location of command posts.