The German Soldier's Pocket Manual: 1914–1918

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Title Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction The New Tactics 2 Der Spatenkrieg: The Spade War Preface The spade as a weapon of defence Appendix 1 3 Proposals for Technical Methods What errors do the French appear to have committed? Considerations. Piercing the Line in the true sense of the expression. Principles governing the attack. Plan of Attack. Preparation of the Attack. Action of the infantry during the attack. Action of the artillery during the attack. Development of a penetration of the enemy’s line. 4 German Instructions for the Employment of Flame Projectors Instructions for the Employment of Flame Projectors. Additional Remarks By xiv. Reserve Corps 5 Trench Raid Report Captain Wagener’s Report on the Raid on the Evening of 11th April, 1916. 6 Machine Gun Instructions Order of the 6th Bavarian Division Regarding Machine Guns. Regulations For Machine-Gun Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers [German, 1916] Instructions For the Employment of Machine Guns in the Attack. [German staff] 7 Nahkampfmittel Note By General Staff. Hand Grenades. “Granatenwerfer” (Stick Bomb Throwers). 8 Minor Tactics Information Drawn From the Use of the Light Machine Gun, Model 1908–15, in the Sixth Army. Preparation and Execution of the German Attack Along the Ridge From the Mennechet Signal Station to the Cepy Farm. Tactics Of German Assault Detachments. 9 Notes on Recent Fighting 10 Anti Tank Rifle Instruction Provisional Instructions for the anti Tank Rifle (T-Gewehr) 1918 11 The Attack In Position Warfare a. introduction. b. general principles. F. The Various Arms. Index Copyright