Night Combat is a US Army booklet covering WWII Eastern Front combat based on interviews with German officers. It is presented here in MagWeb.com in total. Note that in the original booklet, Appendices I-IV were fold-out sections and have been modified to fit web browser proportions for ease of display and printing.--RL
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 2. PRINCIPLES OF NIGHT COMBAT
- General
Physical and Psychological Factors
Exercise of Command
Orientation
Reconnaissance
Security
Movements
Assembly
Attack
Pursuit
Defense
Retrograde Movements
Position Warfare
CHAPTER 3. RUSSIAN NIGHT COMBAT METHODS
- Characteristics and Training of the Russian Soldier
Movements
Reconnaissance
Infiltration
Offensive Operations
Defensive Operations
Retrograde Movements
Partisan Warfare
CHAPTER 4. GERMAN NIGHT COMBAT METHODS
CHAPTER 5. TRAINING
APPENDICES I-VII: NIGHT TRAINING SCHEDULES
- Appendix I: 8-week Training Schedule for Tank Company
Appendix II: 12-week Training Schedule for Armored Infantry
Appendix III: 8-week Training Schedule for Anti-Tank Elements
Appendix IV: 10-week Training Schedule for Close Combat
Appendix V: 8-week Training Schedule for Organic Engineer Elements Within Tank or Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun Battalion
Appendix VI: 8-week Training Schedule for Organic Engineer Elements Within Armored Infantry Regiment
Appendix VII: 8-week Training Schedule for Engineer Platoon of Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
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