World War II German Military Studies: Part VII. The Eastern theaterGarland Pub., 1979 - Germany |
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... attack in a southwesterly direc- tion from the line Khilki - Komarovka , break the enemy's resistance by a bayonet assault , and throw him back in continuous attack to- ward the southwest , in order to reach Lisyanka and there to join ...
... attack in a southwesterly direc- tion from the line Khilki - Komarovka , break the enemy's resistance by a bayonet assault , and throw him back in continuous attack to- ward the southwest , in order to reach Lisyanka and there to join ...
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Chapter 3 SPOILING ATTACK The spoiling attack - a surprise thrust into the enemy attack prep arations - is a very effective , though rare , operation . Its purpose is to disorganize the enemy's assembly and thereby delay and weaken his ...
Chapter 3 SPOILING ATTACK The spoiling attack - a surprise thrust into the enemy attack prep arations - is a very effective , though rare , operation . Its purpose is to disorganize the enemy's assembly and thereby delay and weaken his ...
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... attack would have penetrated the line in these sectors , but . the Russians did not attempt to launch one . To command and troops alike , the construction of reserve positions gave a sense of security which they ordinarily lacked in the ...
... attack would have penetrated the line in these sectors , but . the Russians did not attempt to launch one . To command and troops alike , the construction of reserve positions gave a sense of security which they ordinarily lacked in the ...
Contents
PART ONE INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Cavalry Brigade Model in Operation | 11 |
Some Improvisations Used during Operation | 17 |
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advance ammunition antiaircraft armored army group Army Group Center Army Group South artillery battalion break-through breakout bridge bridgehead Bryansk casualties columns combat commander corduroy roads counterattack crossing defense detachment direction Dnepr east effective encircled force enemy forces entire equipment evacuation fighting fire flank attack forests and swamps Fourth Panzer Army front line German Army German forces German lines headquarters heavy highway III Panzer Corps improvised infantry divisions Kharkov Kirovograd Kremenchug Luftwaffe March Serial miles mission motorized move movement night offensive officers operations organized Panzer Army Panzer Corps Panzer Division Parpach partisan personnel position possible posts protection radio rear area reconnaissance regiment reserves river road route Russian campaign Russian forces Section sector situation staff supply tactical terrain thrust tion TRACO traffic control elements units vehicles Velikiye Luki Volkssturm weapons withdrawal XI Corps XLII Corps XLVIII Panzer Corps Zhitomir