Online German Army Manuals - NEW LINK
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:05 pm
[ NOTE : LINK UPDATED - OLD ONE BROKEN]
Hi,
Appologies for repeating this in this section (its under books and media also) but, the link opens several unit and individual level German training manuals - translated by the US Army and thought - given the lack of info in this section it would be useful.
US Army Intelligence prepared a large number of documents on the Germans during WW2, both for general training of officers and preparation of NCO`s about to go into combat. These were based upon captured manuals and interrogation reports and covered most aspects of ground force operations – the ` German Squad in Combat` manual is especially good for small formation tactics.
Publications I have found so far :
WWII Special Series:
The German Armoured Army
German Military Training
The German Motorised Infantry Regiment
German Tactical Doctrine
The German Squad in Combat
German Anti-Aircraft Artillery
German Military Abbreviations
German Infantry Weapons
German Coastal Defences
German Doctrine on the Stabilised Front
German Winter Warfare
German Ski Training and Tactics
German Mountain Warfare
Company Officers Handbook of the German Army
Information Bulletin No 20, German Methods of Warfare in the Lybian Desert
WW2 Technical Manuals:
German Volkswagen (Kubelwagen)
Handbook on German Forces
These are available online (free) through theUS Army Combined Arms Centre Online library :
http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/wwIIspec/
Loads of American ones also (Jeep manual etc)
Enjoy, and, it would be great to have some reports back on their usefulness (the Kubel manual is one of the standard references for restorers these days).
Cheers,
Steve in Kidderminster
Hi,
Appologies for repeating this in this section (its under books and media also) but, the link opens several unit and individual level German training manuals - translated by the US Army and thought - given the lack of info in this section it would be useful.
US Army Intelligence prepared a large number of documents on the Germans during WW2, both for general training of officers and preparation of NCO`s about to go into combat. These were based upon captured manuals and interrogation reports and covered most aspects of ground force operations – the ` German Squad in Combat` manual is especially good for small formation tactics.
Publications I have found so far :
WWII Special Series:
The German Armoured Army
German Military Training
The German Motorised Infantry Regiment
German Tactical Doctrine
The German Squad in Combat
German Anti-Aircraft Artillery
German Military Abbreviations
German Infantry Weapons
German Coastal Defences
German Doctrine on the Stabilised Front
German Winter Warfare
German Ski Training and Tactics
German Mountain Warfare
Company Officers Handbook of the German Army
Information Bulletin No 20, German Methods of Warfare in the Lybian Desert
WW2 Technical Manuals:
German Volkswagen (Kubelwagen)
Handbook on German Forces
These are available online (free) through theUS Army Combined Arms Centre Online library :
http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/wwIIspec/
Loads of American ones also (Jeep manual etc)
Enjoy, and, it would be great to have some reports back on their usefulness (the Kubel manual is one of the standard references for restorers these days).
Cheers,
Steve in Kidderminster