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Courland: Last Stand Defensive Tactics

German tactical setup of an Infantry Regiment for the 2nd Battle at the Courland Pocket, which took place in November 1944 with references to the experience report about the battle. This includes the German defense setup, weapon placements, German tactical symbols (early vs. late-war) and various other points. Cover: Płonący czołg radziecki na froncie w Kurlandii (Public Domain) https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/de/jednostka/-/jednostka/5963413/obiekty/425586 Colorization & Modification by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » 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 »» 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 « Frieser, Karl-Heinz et al: Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg 8: Die Ostfront 1943/44. Der Krieg im Osten und an den Nebenfronten. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt: München, Germany, 2011. Mawdsley, Evan: Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet war 1941-1945. Second edition, Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc: London, UK, 2016. Hill, Alexander: The Red Army and the Second World War. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, 2017. TsAMO: F 500, Op. 12480, D 271: Übersetzungen einzelner Beutedokumente zu Panzer- und Panzergrenadierdivisionen. TsAMO: F 500, Op. 12480, D 279: Unterlagen der Ia-Abteilung der 35. Infanteriedivision: Erfahrungsberichte des AOK 2 zur Kurlandschlacht sowie Ausbildungsanweisungen der Armee, Weisungen des IV. SS-Panzerkorps an die Division u.a. H.Dv. 272: Muster für taktische Zeichen des Heeres. Reichsdruckerei: Berlin, Germany, 1941. H.Dv. 272: Muster für taktische Zeichen des Heeres. 23.5.1943, nnveränderter Nachdruck 1944, Berlin, Germany, 1944. Schneider, Wolfgang: Tigers in Combat I. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2004. Scherzer, Veit: Deutsche Truppen im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Band 1: Formationsgeschichte des Heeres und des Ersatzsheeres 1939 bis 1945. Teilband 1 A. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag: Ranis / Jena, Germany, 2007. Glantz, David M.: Colossus Reborn. The Red Army at War, 1941-1943. University Kansas Press: Kansas, US, 2005. Citino, Robert Michael: The Wehrmacht’s Last Stand - The German Campaigns of 1944-1945. University Press of Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 2017. https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/PanzerAbt/PanzerAbt502-R.htm https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/PanzerAbt/PanzerAbt510-R.htm https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Korps/IIKorps.htm https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Armeen/2Armee.htm #GermanDefensiveTactics,#Tactics,#CourlandPocket

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Miguel Aldaz

Very nice video! Did I miss it or the video doesn’t provide the distances (width and depth) covered by the regimental graph?

Uncle Joe (Brian)

Stalin clearly gave no strong preference to destroying the Courland pocket, or else it would have been destroyed in short order. Instead, they decided to just keep the Germans busy until the end. See ~11:30 for how the Germans reported this. No, I do NOT believe that the Red Army, of Bagration ability, "does not know how to exploit success..." That's just complete & utter nonsense, but I'd say it to keep my morale up. Let's remember that Stalin signed an armistice with Finland around the same time. Clearly the north was not his interest & we already know this for a fact. The race was to Berlin, it was not to Talinin or Helsinki. Probably a good call by Stalin. If I've missed something obvious here, please let me know.