During World War II, the Germans fielded 29 panzergrenadier divisions, in which the infantry units were fully motorised to operate alongside tanks and assault guns on the battlefield. Fighting Techniques of a Panzergrenadier is an in-depth analysis of the tactics and equipment used by Germany's motorised infantry between 1941 and 1945. The analysis includes the specialist training given to Germany's panzergrenadiers and how that translated into success on the battlefield, especially on the Eastern Front, where after 1943 ...
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During World War II, the Germans fielded 29 panzergrenadier divisions, in which the infantry units were fully motorised to operate alongside tanks and assault guns on the battlefield. Fighting Techniques of a Panzergrenadier is an in-depth analysis of the tactics and equipment used by Germany's motorised infantry between 1941 and 1945. The analysis includes the specialist training given to Germany's panzergrenadiers and how that translated into success on the battlefield, especially on the Eastern Front, where after 1943 the Germans fought a skilful and daring war of manoeuvre against overwhelming odds. The book also includes full descriptions of the weapons and other equipment used, from rifles to pistols to machine guns, and from flamethrowers to tanks to artillery. Illustrated with more than 90 photographs and artworks, Fighting Techniques of a Panzergrenadier is a comprehensive guide to the training, techniques and weaponry of these fighting men of World War II.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to. 986pp, index, num bw & col ills. Or gray cloth boards in pictorial jacket. Minor wear at top edge of jacket. One of the innovations by the German army in WWII was the introduction of a fully motorized infantry designed to operate in close support of the Panzer spearhead on the battlefield. This group, the Panzergrenadiers, is analyzed by way of its traing, techniques and equipment used. The book looks at the process of their formation, their changing role as the war progressed and gives a full description of weapons and other equipment with sepcial emphasis given to the Ds Kfz 250 and 251, the armoured personel carriers which became synonymous with the Panzergrenadiers.
