Free Online German Army Manuals (LINK UPDATED)

[Steve 82]

Hi,

Surprised not to see the following references mentioned on this site (they might be, but have not seen them).

US Army Intelligence prepared a large number of documents on the Germans during WW2, both for general training of officers and preparation of NCO`s about to go into combat. These were based upon captured manuals and interrogation reports and covered most aspects of ground force operations – the ` German Squad in Combat` manual is especially good for small formation tactics.

Publications I have found so far :

WWII Special Series:

The German Armoured Army
German Military Training
The German Motorised Infantry Regiment
German Tactical Doctrine
The German Squad in Combat
German Anti-Aircraft Artillery
German Military Abbreviations
German Infantry Weapons
German Coastal Defences
German Doctrine on the Stabilised Front
German Winter Warfare
German Ski Training and Tactics
German Mountain Warfare
Company Officers Handbook of the German Army
Information Bulletin No 20, German Methods of Warfare in the Lybian Desert

WW2 Technical Manuals:

German Volkswagen (Kubelwagen)
Handbook on German Forces


These are available online (free) through theUS Army Combined Arms Centre Online library :

http://www-cgsc.edu/carl/wwIIspec/index.asp

Loads of American ones also (Jeep manual etc)

Enjoy, and, it would be great to have some reports back on their usefulness (the Kubel manual is one of the standard references for restorers these days).

Cheers,

Steve in Kidderminster

[dagda]

Great Link!