German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii
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German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii
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Author : Fritz Bayerlein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii written by Fritz Bayerlein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii
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Author : Fritz Hermann Bayerlein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii written by Fritz Hermann Bayerlein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii Supplement Fmfrp 12 96 Supp October 1 1990
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language : en
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Release Date : 2004
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii Supplement Fmfrp 12 96 Supp October 1 1990 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Desert Warfare
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Author : Alfred Toppe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Desert Warfare written by Alfred Toppe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Desert warfare categories.
Analysts continue to assess the data from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a means of improving the military's ability to function efficiently in desert terrain. The information gleaned from this effort will enhance the already considerable body of knowledge on the subject derived from the historical record. That record, of course, is incomplete, in that much valuable information was never recorded, and much that was has been lost or forgotten. When contributions in the latter category are located or rediscovered, they should be given the dissemination they merit. This is one goal of the publication program of the Combat Studies Institute. Such is the purpose of publishing Desert Warfare: German Experiences in World War II, an abridgment of a two-volume work that first appeared in 1952. Organized by Major General Alfred Toppe and written with the assistance of nine German commanders who served in North Africa, the manuscript (translated by Mr. H. Heitman) represents a collaborative attempt to determine "as many factors as possible which exerted a determining influence on desert warfare." Issues addressed include planning, intelligence, logistics, and operations. Described and analyzed are the German order of battle, the major military engagements in North Africa, and the particular problems of terrain and climate in desert operations. Not unlike many of the U.S. units engaged in the war with Iraq, the Germans in North Africa learned about combat operations in the desert only after they arrived on the scene and confronted the desert on its own terms. For this reason alone, as well as for the insights it offers, Desert Warfare requires the serious consideration of those responsible for preparing the U.S. military for any future conflict in desert terrain. Editor's note: This Special Study is an excerpt from German Experiences in Desert Warfare During World War II, by Generalmajor Alfred Toppe and 9 others [and others], 2 vols., 1952. These 2 vols. include 380 pages, 36 sketches, 15 maps, and 85 photographs. The original study was MS. no. P-129 in the Foreign Studies Series of the Historical Division, United States Army, Europe (now found in the National Archives). Mr. H. Heitman edited and translated the origin manuscript, which has been reformatted and edited, in part, by Combat Studies Institute editors.
Desert Warfare German Experiences In World War Ii Illustrated Edition
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Author : Major General Alfred Toppe
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
Desert Warfare German Experiences In World War Ii Illustrated Edition written by Major General Alfred Toppe and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
Includes 112 photos/illustrations and 21 maps. The German Afrika Korps blazed a trail across the deserts of North Africa under their dashing leader Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, although finally defeated by far superior Allied Forces they set the gold standard for desert operations. This book is of great historical value and even in the present day it is still considered of great value by the American military who still seek for improvements in their ways of desert doctrine... “Analysts continue to assess the data from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a means of improving the military’s ability to function efficiently in desert terrain...The information gleaned from this effort will enhance the already considerable body of knowledge on the subject derived from the historical record...When contributions in the latter category are located or rediscovered, they should be given the dissemination they merit... “Such is the purpose of publishing Desert Warfare: German Experiences in World War II...Organized by Major General Alfred Toppe and written with the assistance of nine German commanders who served in North Africa, the manuscript...represents a collaborative attempt to determine “as many factors as possible which exerted a determining influence on desert warfare,” Issues addressed include planning, intelligence, logistics, and operations. Described and analyzed are the German order of battle, the major military engagements in North Africa, and the particular problems of terrain and climate in desert operations. Not unlike many of the U.S. units engaged in the war with Iraq, the Germans in North Africa learned about combat operations in the desert only after they arrived on the scene and confronted the desert on its own terms. For this reason alone, as well as for the insights it offers, Desert Warfare requires the serious consideration of those responsible for preparing the U.S. military for any future conflict in desert terrain.”
Desert Warfare
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Author : Alfred Toppe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Desert Warfare written by Alfred Toppe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Desert warfare categories.
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii
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Author : Fritz Bayerlein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
German Experiences In Desert Warfare During World War Ii written by Fritz Bayerlein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
War On The Eastern Front
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Author : James Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2014-10-30
War On The Eastern Front written by James Lucas and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with History categories.
This classic WWII history presents a comprehensive yet vividly detailed account of the Third Reich’s epic and bitter clash with the Red Army. The opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa began on June 22nd, 1941, as German forces stormed into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle. A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second World War was rightly regarded with dread by the German soldiers. They faced the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. There were epic conflicts, such as the battles of Stalingrad and Kursk. But surrounding these famous events was a daily war of attrition which ultimately ground Hitler’s war machine to a halt. In this classic account, military historian James Lucas examines the Eastern Front from trench warfare to a bicycle-mounted antitank unit fighting against the oncoming Russian hordes. Told through the experiences of the German soldiers who endured these nightmarish years of warfare, War on the Eastern Front is a unique record of this cataclysmic campaign.
The German Army On The Eastern Front
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Author : Jeff Rutherford
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2018-05-30
The German Army On The Eastern Front written by Jeff Rutherford and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-30 with History categories.
Histories of the German army on the Eastern Front generally focus on battlefield exploits on the war as it was fought in the front line. They tend to neglect other aspects of the armys experience, particularly its participation in the racial war demanded by the leadership of the Reich. This ground-breaking book aims to correct this incomplete, often misleading picture. Using a selection of revealing extracts from a wide range of wartime documents, it looks at the totality of the Wehrmachts war in the East. The documents have previously been unpublished or have never been translated into English, and they offer a fascinating inside view of the armys actions and attitudes. Combat is covered, and complicity in Hitlers war of annihilation against the Soviet Union. There are sections on the conduct of the war in the rear areas logistics, medical, judicial and the armys tactics, motivation and leadership. The entire text is informed by the latest research into the reality of the conflict as it was perceived and understood by those who took part.
A German Deserter S War Experience
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: B. W. HUEBSCH
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A German Deserter S War Experience written by Anonymous and has been published by B. W. HUEBSCH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A German deserter's war experience About ten minutes we might have lain in the grass when we suddenly heard rifle shots in front of us. Electrified, all of us jumped up and hastened to our rifles. Then the firing of rifles that was going on at a distance of about a mile or a mile and a half began steadily to increase in volume. We set in motion immediately. The expression and the behavior of the soldiers betrayed that something was agitating their mind, that an emotion had taken possession of them which they could not master and had never experienced before. On myself I could observe a great restlessness. Fear and curiosity threw my thoughts into a wild jumble; my head was swimming, and everything seemed to press upon my heart. But I wished to conceal my fears from my comrades. I know I tried to with a will, but whether I succeeded better than my comrades, whose uneasiness I could read in their faces, I doubt very much. Though I was aware that we should be in the firing line within half an hour, I endeavored to convince myself that our participation in the fight would no longer be necessary. I clung obstinately, nay, almost convulsively to every idea that could strengthen that hope or give me consolation. That not every bullet finds its billet; that, as we had been told, most wounds in modern wars were afflicted by grazing shots which caused[Pg 9] slight flesh-wounds; those were some of the reiterated self-deceptions indulged in against my better knowledge. And they proved effective. It was not only that they made me in fact feel more easy; deeply engaged in those thoughts I had scarcely observed that we were already quite near the firing line. The bicycles at the side of the road revealed to us that the cyclist corps were engaged by the enemy. We did not know, of course, the strength of our opponents as we approached the firing line in leaps. In leaping forward every one bent down instinctively, whilst to our right and left and behind us the enemy's bullets could be heard striking; yet we reached the firing line without any casualties and were heartily welcomed by our hard-pressed friends. The cyclists, too, had not yet suffered any losses; some, it is true, had already been slightly wounded, but they could continue to participate in the fight. We were lying flat on the ground, and fired in the direction indicated to us as fast as our rifles would allow. So far we had not seen our opponents. That, it seemed, was too little interesting to some of our soldiers; so they rose partly, and fired in a kneeling position. Two men of my company had to pay their curiosity with their lives. Almost at one and the same time they were shot through the head. The first victim of our group fell down forward without uttering a sound; the second threw up his arms and fell on his back. Both of them were dead instantly.