German Artillery Tactics & Combat in WW2
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German Artillery Tactics in World War 2 are a rather obscure subject, very little is written about it. As such I used mostly primary sources for this video. It covers the basic role of the artillery, the different roles of light and heavy howitzers, the different use of fuzes for different targets/situations, a typical setup and an example of an offensive operation. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « H. Dv. 200/5: Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Artillerie. Heft 5: Die Führung der Artillerie. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, 1937. H. Dv. 200/2f: Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Artillerie. Heft 2f: Ausbildung einer Batterie, s. F. H. 18 und s. 10 cm K. 18. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, 1938. H. Dv. 200/6: Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Artillerie. Heft 6: Schießvorschrift. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, 1937. Franke, Hermann (Hrsg.): Handbuch der neuzeitlichen Wehrwissenschaften. Band II: Das Heer. De Gruyter: Berlin, 1937. H. Dv. 300/1: Truppenführung. I. Teil. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, 1936. Ondarza, von: Taschenbuch der leichten Artillerie. 10. Auflage. Ohne Worte: Berlin, 1939. Kruse, Kurt: Artilleristischer Ratgeber auf dem Gefechtsfeld. 8. neubearbeitete Auflage. Barbara-Verlag Hugo Weiler, München, 1942. War Department: FM 6-40. Field Artillery Field Manual: Firing. Government Printing Office: Washington, 1939 Engelmann, Joachim; Scheibert, Horst: Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945. Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern. C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg/Lahn, 1974. Buchner, Alex: Das Handbuch der deutschen Infanterie 1939-1945; Gliederung – Uniformen, Bewaffnung – Ausrüstung, Einsätze. Podzun-Pallas: Friedberg in Hessen, Germany, 1987 ENGLISH VERSION: Buchner, Alex: The German Infantry Handbook 1939-1945. Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter: Enzyklopädie deutscher Waffe. 1939-1945. Handwaffen, Artillerie, Beutewaffen, Sonderwaffen. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, 1999. ENGLISH VERSION: Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter: German Weapons WW2. An encyclopedic survey of all small arms, artillery, and special weapons of the German land forces, 1939-1945 #artillery #ww2 #wehrmacht
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