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FM 6-27 — THE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK ON THE LAW OF LAND WARFARE (MCTP 11-10C) (THIS ITEM IS PUBLISHED W/ BASIC INCL C2)

Army and Marine Corps field manual providing a doctrinal reference on the law of land warfare.

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Publication details and freshness

Publication number
FM 6-27
Publication type
FM
Issuing authority / proponent
Department of the Army · T2COM
APD source status
ACTIVE
Publication date
2019-08-07
Revision date listed by APD
2025-05-21
Last source verification
2026-10-09
Distribution
A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED

APD change entries: 002 - 05/21/2025 001 - 09/20/2019

Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED FM 27-10, 07/18/1956. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.

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