German Military Training

Author : Military Intelligence Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521467544

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German Military Training by Military Intelligence Service Pdf

This bulletin proposes to summarize information which will serve three purposes: 1. It will permit a better appreciation of the basis of German military strength. The strength of the German Army and its early success in this war owe much to two factors: planning and training. The Nazi leaders planned this war for years in advance of their attack. They prepared for it by a system of military training which begins with children of high-school age. The training system was directed by the old professional army: it depended on effort, thoroughness, and the application of old and tested principles to the means of modem warfare. As an observer remarks, the Germans believed that by hard work and hard training they would "save blood later." This training gave the German army a time advantage over its rivals, although this advantage is being steadily reduced. 2. It will contribute to our knowledge of characteristic German tactics. Those principles of tactics and leadership which are emphasized in training are inevitably reflected in the actual conduct of operations. While this bulletin will make no detailed study of German tactics, it will bring out the main doctrines which are applied in battle as a result of training. 3. It will suggest methods and points of view which may be useful in training U. S. troops. There are many basic similarities between U. S. training doctrines and those of the German Army, though there are naturally many differences in their use or application. We can learn from the differences as well as the similarities. As far as possible, concrete examples have been given, and in the appendixes there are detailed illustrations, at some length, of certain phases of German training methods.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Military education
ISBN : OCLC:220569340

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German Military Training by Anonim Pdf

Author : Military Library Research Service (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Military education
ISBN : 1904951031

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German Military Training by Military Library Research Service (Firm) Pdf

Author : Robert M. Citino
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751939

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The Path to Blitzkrieg by Robert M. Citino Pdf

Essential background to the German blitzkrieg of World War II Complements the stories of panzer aces like Otto Carius and Michael Wittmann In the wake of World War I, the German army lay in ruins--defeated in the war, sundered by domestic upheaval, and punished by the Treaty of Versailles. A mere twenty years later, Germany possessed one of the finest military machines in the world, capable of launching a stunning blitzkrieg attack against Poland in 1939. Well-known military historian Robert M. Citino shows how Germany accomplished this astonishing reversal and developed the doctrine, tactics, and technologies that its military would use to devastating effect in World War II.

Author : Robert Michael Citino
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 1555877141

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The Path to Blitzkrieg by Robert Michael Citino Pdf

Deals with the military activities of the German Reichswehr in the interwar period. Traces the path by which the army not only managed to survive, but to lay the groundwork for its rebirth by preparing a veritable military revolution. Tells how the army reassessed its methods of making war, developed a new doctrine stressing the war of movement, and devised a realistic operation doctrine for tanks and other mechanized vehicles. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : W Reibert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1843424053

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Reibert. Der Dienstunterricht Im Heere (Army Service Training) by W Reibert Pdf

This German-language book was available to every German armed forces recruit from the early 1930 s until 1944, and it underwent annual revision.The wide availability meant that it contained only material which was easily learned by observation, but it encapsulates the complete ethos of the German army at the beginning of the Second World War.It contains details of German state and military history, and shows every recruit what to do and how to behave as a member of the army.From bed-making to rifle drill, from camouflage to tactical movements, from boot polishing to horse handling: everything is there.There are hundreds of illustrations and diagrams, so even the non-German reader will gain enormously from having this book to consult and anyone with a smattering of the language will gain an insight into both the German people and their army during the period.There is a multitude of photographs in the book, showing kit, weapons and tactics, and a series of charts and diagrams to clarify tactics and drill. Further, there are details of rifles, machine guns, sub-machine guns and other weapons to delight the weapons student, together with ballistic details of all projectiles in use at the time.

Author : David I. Norwood
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 1031 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1990-10-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780807164440

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Handbook on German Military Forces by David I. Norwood Pdf

In March, 1945, the U.S. War Department issued a restricted document called Handbook on German Military Forces. The restricted classification was removed in 1953, but the handbook has until now remained virtually unknown. The book is a massive compendium of information on every aspect of Hitler’s forces. It gives credence to the contention that by 1945 U.S. Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall may have known more about the German military than did Hitler himself. Exceptionally well organized and exhaustively detailed, the handbook examines German military personnel from the lowest levels to the High Command. It describes the Wehrmacht’s administrative structure, unit organization, field tactics, fortification and defense systems, weapons and other equipment, and uniforms and insignia. Moreover, it presents this abundance of information in a manner that is remarkable for its depth and clarity. The book contains an astute analysis of the psychology of the German soldier and charts the ways in which the attitudes of Hitler’s men changed over the course of the war. It also considers the strengths and weaknesses of the German weapons systems, describes how Allied soldiers could make use of captured weapons, and offers advice on how Allied military personnel might avoid being captured themselves. Hundreds of tables, organizational charts, and illustrations, some in color, add further value to the book. Handbook on German Military Forces will prove indispensable to scholars of World War II as well as to all devotees of military history.

Author : Oswald Garrison Villard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Draft
ISBN : UOM:39015035833550

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Universal Military Training by Oswald Garrison Villard Pdf

Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781592151

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Handbook on German Military Forces by Bob Carruthers Pdf

The Handbook On German Military Forces is an indispensable primary reference source for historians and enthusiasts. In 1945 the Allies were still engaged in bitter fighting against stiff resistance from the German armies in the west. The US War Department was determined to do its best to equip the US forces fighting the Germans in the field with as much knowledge as possible. March 1945 saw the issue of an astonishing document entitled the Handbook On German Military Forces. This was a truly remarkable work of intelligence gathering which formed a vast compendium of all the relevant knowledge amassed on the German Wehrmacht.??Amazingly accurate and comprehensive, the Handbook ran to over six hundred pages and was designed to equip commanders in the field with everything they were likely to need to know about the German forces. The Handbook remained classified until 1953 and then slipped into obscurity.??This new paperback reprint rescues this great work from obscurity, covering the psychology, organisation, tactics and operational aspects of the German forces. The weapons, machines, aircraft and uniforms of the German forces are also documented within the Handbook.??The Handbook On German Military Forces is a fascinating primary reference source for historians and enthusiasts alike, providing an invaluable insight into the detail of the German Army which is still an unrivaled source of information today.

Author : Dr Martin Samuels,Martin Samuels
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135238490

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Command or Control? by Dr Martin Samuels,Martin Samuels Pdf

This is a comparative study of the fighting systems of the British and German armies in The Great War. Taking issue with revisionist historians, Samuels argues that German success in battle can be explained by their superior tactical philosophy. The book provides a fascinating insight into the development of infantry tactics at a seminal point in the history of warfare.

Author : Jörg Muth
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574413038

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Command Culture by Jörg Muth Pdf

Muth examines the different paths the United States Army and the German Armed Forces traveled to select, educate, and promote their officers in the crucial time before World War II. He demonstrates that the military education system in Germany represented an organized effort where each school provided the stepping stone for the next. But in the US, there existed no communication about teaching contents among the various schools.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Japan
ISBN : 0807140716

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Handbook on German Military Forces by Anonim Pdf

Published by the U.S. Army during World War II as an manual for its officers in the Pacific, this handbook exhaustively details Japan's wartime military system, field organization, tactics, weapons and equipment, uniforms, and more. Reprint. UP.

Author : Martin Van Creveld
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780313091575

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Fighting Power by Martin Van Creveld Pdf

Analyses the performance of two key parties engaged in fighting during World War II.

Author : Guy Sajer
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 9781574882858

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The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer Pdf

The illustrated edition of the classic German WWII autobiography

Author : Andrew Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1440034664

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The German Army in War by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge Pdf

Excerpt from The German Army in War In the following chapters I have tried to give briefly and in plain untechnical language an account of the origin of the German military system, and the organisation and war methods of the German army. I trust that the little book will prove interesting and useful to readers of the war news and to many of our young soldiers who are now training to meet that army in the field. I have endeavoured to make the book a collection of facts, with only so much discussion of them as is necessary to make them clear to the reader, avoiding as far as possible any attempt at criticism. But the mere statement of these facts is enough to show that the German army is a very formidable fighting organisation. And I think it is well that this should be understood. It is a mistake to underrate an opponent. The Germans made this mistake with regard to our own gallant army. Some writers here at home appear to me to have been as much at fault in their estimates of the German army at the outset of the war. In our case a mistake of this kind has very unfortunate results. In the first place it does an injustice to our own splendid fighting men. If the German army were an inefficient, out-of-date war machine, if it sent to the front a crowd of blundering leaders and half-hearted soldiers, there would be little credit due to those who have stood up so gloriously against its onset. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.