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German Infantry Tactics vs Village

Play Enlisted for free and get a nice bonus pack with premium time and more: https://enlisted.link/militaryhistoryvisualized This video covers late-war German infantry squad tactics, particularly in attacking a village, clearing a tree barrier, engaging an armored car and securing a rest against an enemy attack. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Wehren, Helmut von: Gefechtsausbildung der Panzergrenadiere. Verlag „Offene Worte“: Berlin, Germany, 1944. H.Dv. 299/4a: Ausbildung und Einsatz der Panzergrenadierkompanie a (Entwurf). 1943 (H.Dv.). Kast, Bernhard (ed.); Bergs, Christoph (ed.): The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944. German Army Pamphlet – Merkblatt 25a/16. Deutsch / English. Bernhard Kast: Linz, Austria, 2020. Panzergrenadierkompanie c (gepanzert) K.St.N.1114c (gp) (1.11.1943) https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kstn1114cgp1nov43.htm Senger und Etterlin, Ferdinand Maria von: Die Panzergrenadiere. Geschichte und Gestalt der mechanisierten Infanterie 1930-1960. J. F. Lehmanns Verlag: München, Germany, 1961. Fleischer, Wolfgang/Eiermann, Richard: Die motorisierten Schützen und Panzergrenadiere des deutschen Heeres 1935 - 1945. 1999. TM 30-506: German Military Dictionary. German-English. English-German. War Department: Washington D.C., USA, 1944. 00:00 Intro 00:38 Organization 02:29 Infantry Point (Infanteriespitze) 03:25 Squad advances on village with enemy troops 04:26 Enlisted 05:52 Squad encounters Armored Car 06:17 Squad encounters Tree Barrier 07:57 Security for March Rest 08:22 Enemy Approaches during March Rest 08:56 Summary 09:10 Enlisted #germanarmy #ww2 #enlisted #tactics #squadtactics

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Ted M Jones

This was one of the best guides to base of fire or fire and maneuver battle tactics I've seen. Which gives me the perfect opportunity to ask a question that has puzzled me for years: How did the commanders of the 1st Battalion, 9th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division not get this memo when they were attacking the American I&R platoon at Lanzerath Ridge in December 1944? I suspect these were the tactics the men of the Fusilier Regiment 27 of the 12th Volksgrenadier Division used when they finally overran the American position at the end of the day. Had these Fallschirmjäger officers really been taught nothing about tactics that had been in use since the final years of the Great War?

Sting

Just for the sake of clarification: Deputy Squad Leader was usually armed with KAR98K, but the picture shows Gewehr 41 rifle in order to distinguish him from riflemen..? Or to show what he should have in theory (but lacked in practice)?

Military History Visualized

that was an oversight, I reused a different organization where the deputy squad leader had a Gewehr 41, I changed the text, but I didn't change the graphic for the rifle.

Military History Visualized

I am not at all familiar with that battle or unit. That late in the war, the officer quality was also a bit of an issue. Late-war manuals got also way more detailed etc. if I am not mistaken, particularly since a lot of information could not be assumed anymore.