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Horcwith i s a t r a n s l a t i o n of P a r t I of t h o r c o o n t Gorman t c x t -
roo^ Lead.ing )
"TRUP~~TNF~~IIRI~NG' .
" T R T J I ' I ~ N F ~ ~ Ut h ~ e~ G
most
' ' , important manual o f t h e Geman Army,
i s t h e German F i e l d S e r v i c e Regulations. The p r e s e n t e d i t i o n was
p u b l i s h e d on October 17, 1933. This document was " s e c r e t " u n t i l iVovem.ber
1, 1935, when P a r t I ras r e l e a s e d , P a r t 11, c o n t a i n i n g t h e d e t a i l e d '
t a b l e s of. .o r. g. a.n-i-z. a t i o n and r o a d spaces, i s s t i l l ,a ~"...s, e c r e t " , . document.
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Pa11-t.1 i s now o f f e r e d i n tKe b e l i e f t h a t it 1611be found i n -
s t r u c t i v e and of t i m e l y i n t e r e s t .
By D i r e c t i o n o f t h e A s s i s t m t Commandant:
F. 1fiL IvVIILBURlJ,
Lieut. Colonel, I n f a r t r y ,
Assi:;'tant S e c r e t a r y .
Part I
Sections I - XI11
Pars. 1 - 724 (inclusive)
Introduction
and equipment
portents of victory.
13. Tmops only superficially, and not through long t r a i n i n g and exper-
ience, welded together, more e a s i l y f a i l under severe conditions and under
unexpected crises. Therefore before the outbreak of war the development and
maintenance of steadiness and d i s c i p l i n e i n the troops, a s well a s t h e i r t r a i n ?
.ing, i s of decisive importance.
fit to all,
14. The strength of the t r o o p s must be able to meet the highest demands
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comaader end the nost junior soldior, must be avraro t h a t o m i s s i 9 ~ sand neg-
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11.
Leadership.
3 . The d u r a t i o n of s 4 ~ r a t e f ; i c a la nd t a c t i c a l o p e r a t i o n s cannot
always be foreseen. Successful engagements of t e n proceed slovlly. Often
t h e s u c c e s s of t o d a y ' s b a s t l e is f i r s t r e c o ~ l j zad -tomorror;.
The d e c i s i o n n q s t d e p i c t a c l e a r o b j e c t i v e aimed a t m i t h t h e
,::hole f o r c e . The s t r o n g 7 1 i l l of t h e c m a a n d e r rflust s u p p o r t it. Often
t h e s t r o n g e r r-rill g a i n s t h e success.
' : r i M o r ~ t -$er;; ~ o o dr:;asons a d e c i s i o n occe ziade should not be
abandoned. I f x s v c r , i n t h2 vicissi.';udcs of liar an irif!.exi b l e mainte-
.;ar:ce o? tilo ori:,inal. d c c i s i o ~ :map l e a d t o p e s t raint5Kes. Timely
reco:;nition o-r Lhi cor:di tici::; and the t i m 3;h i c h c a l l f o r ' a :le*;/ d e c i s i o n
i s a11 a a . $ t r i h u t r .of .iflie a r t or leafi*.r-.hip.
%a c ,~~ma::.?cr
i n s o t a r % h a t t h i s 6% s not e!n$ail;;er -tl::e ~ d01s
: .sche;~~e Iie mw t n o t
suz?.cnder t o tl-im t'losc d o c i s i o n s f o r irhich ic alone in ~,nsponsi.bl.c.
.
!!?us t p e r n i t freedoxx of a c tio:l t o h i s s1.k o r d i ~ . a t e s
Z?. -
Tho combs-t ( d m ~ e f e c h)t by lm$;e arr0.y v n ' i t s t h e b a t t l e ( d i e
Rchlac:-~t) - is the armed c o n f l i c t v h i c h e n s u e s -idlcn t:.ro opponoxts come
taf;otknr.
I n s y c i a l i n s t a n c e s t k e o b j e c t i v e o f an a t t a c k may he
l i m i b ed.
The d e l a y i ~ l t :a c t i o n h a s t h e m i s s i o n of i n f l i c t i q ; h i c h l o s s e s
on t h e enemy w i t h o u t p e c l i t t i n : ~ a decisi-ie a c t i o n t o r e s u - l t . Fm t h i s
pur?,ooe .;re m u s t .;iitildri?-:! in ti!= f ~ o r nt h o hoati2.c a t t a c k a&d @ v e t e r -
r a i n f o r timc.
bmb
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The pacsage fmr:? a t t a c k t o defense i s mcconiplished by holdin:;
line.
pcrtmcc.
, s o l o . a s i t s r l o i is ilot i1:-tondcd.
is o? ;;reat i;lyortiince.
Col.L-:unications, I n f o r ? . a t i o n , ROpOStS.
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i t u a t i o n--.*+
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48. Tho re:ior-ts and iili'or!:iaticn of t h e e n m y f o r n one of t n e
c i s i o n a c d i t s exocuti on.
c c r r c c t co!?cli?si.,ns .
inaccurate i n f m i a t i c n . >YC,:,I t h e ~ i i l o l tho
mom in:: .
52. Exact stotei,lonts as t o numbers,
- t i m e and p l a c e have ~ e o t
n c p o r t No. 14,556.
Important i n f o i ~ u a t i o na s t o t e r r a i n is to be addod ? o t h e
r e p c r ts c oncemiin[, thii oner,?y.
t h ~e n ~ a g c r ~ i c n t
Orders and nessa;;es 1-hich have been issuet? dirrily; aud have
i n f u e n c ed %lie er?;a;;er,~en.c , .,ri 11 be inclu-ied i n t h e report or added a s
inclosures.
.
r a i l n e t s , t h e a c t i : i t y of h l s air f o r c e , h i s A.L. z r t i l l e r y a,ld h i s
comr!iimic a t ions t r o o p s
Orders.
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64. Tho O r d ~ rp u t s t b e d e c i s i o n i 2 t o e f f e c t .
bmb
Sl~ovJd t h e o r d e r be; sim~7le o r dl or t , it may be o r a l l y corn-
67. O r d i n a r i l y , l w e r cca!maiidel.s u s e t h e o r a l o r d e r . T h e i r
o r i f t k e o r a l o r d e r is i n s u f f i c i e n t or t h e r a e x i s t s t h e d a n c ~ r0;" i t s
i l ~ t e r c pe t i on.
i e t h i s p a r t i c u l a r l y so.
.. .
,.ilth important o r d e r s it i3 ofte>l ac?~iisaljlct o u s e i7m or
more means of trnnsmis s ion.
70.
throucl~ .
It is e a s y t o m d e r e s t i ~ ~ B tthe
e time r e ~ u i r e dt o g o t a n 01-der
I11 s i ~ c
e i a 1 oi:era Lio :iii coX~~nu~.rl
er:j a r e occasi or all:: i a s t r u c t e d
by means of s~ ciall:? ?n-i'i te-!! i n s t r u c t i o n s or bj- o f f i c e r s e q e c i a l l y s e n t
t o t)r, v a r i o u s comr,!ali;iers.
I n so f a r as t h e c o n d i t i o n s p e r m i t , i t ja of Len b e s t f o r t h e
comimd. e r t o c l a r i f y hi:: i n t e n t i o n s t o h i s sirbardilia t e s by ::or<: ol: mouth
and dj.scu:;ski n. ::st he mus t n o t m& :iirw ell' dependeiit on h i s .mbor-
'
,in*..
~ einIom3.a t l o n of the ec:;ciz shoulcl r l s o i c c l n d e t h e
conl;i;:anderls c c t i ~ i ~ l : i o rof: ik ;IOSi i l c ilitcx~tioil.
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81. I t i s of ts%? s?zita'~oleto isi;:ie :'ar?!ini a r d e r s . Tl!e mrnin;:
o r d e r ir!farm; a
t' t!ie l a t - s t develo~?men+sof the si'ua tf.011; i t is llsed t o
e f f e c t the moct L P ; ; ~ ~ ; > r e p r a t i o i i s ; l i l ~ b r i s ei-l i:;used t o peJr?it +die
t r o o p to conk t o rsfbt e a r l i e r ard also t o p-e-r:~t *,ern t o r e r t Lonf;or.
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1.n...
n. a-ir:!! t k i n c i v i d u a l o r d e r s a l l the t r o o p a r e not g i v e n t n e
g e n e r a l p i c t u r e . In l a r & : r opc,-at$J n s , t h e r::-.ols o r d e r ( o p r a - t i o n s o r d e r )
must ;;e?Lerall:.~r o l l e ~ , ;i n ntlicr i n c t m c c s it is ~ o c o i ~ ~ e l tlhi a~t d t h e in-
divi6.xc 1 eomm.? cr:; be i i l s t r u c t e d c o n c c r n i w tho most impor-lant f a c t o r s of
tile I-tiole s i t u a t i o n . "
I f t h c iiarc'.~. scqu-cnce i? a l r e a d y n r i t t o n i n t i ~ co r d e r , t h o
t r o o p s a r c s o dcsi;;r~atcd i n tho "t2oo;i d i s i r r o - d t i o n W ;t h e corrospolld-g
t r o o p 0r;anization (main bod:;, advanco ;;uard, r o a r ~ u a r d )c o n t a i n s t h e
adai t i o n ttaccordin;: t o ma~c!l soq!ionccv. Liii~x-ri s o i n a r c t i r anent t 5 c
i;rUo]??:a r:> sir: cii'io d is1 i;mrc!l n oqui~nco.
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* See A2~enflix 1.
xen t s .
d e t e i r n i i ~ ~ .Tile order nrdst ::uarartcc t k c i?.eeir3~d. c o o ~ ~ u r a t i oof
n a11 c l e -
r i d e r s , p i ~ ; e o n so r inesselqor 60;:;~.
rrhicli, 7.1hen -properly plccod, s c v e both ccn ?nd tiino. %csc ii~ustbe
t o r o p c l a;iGm.
of ".n cap::ri?Lly soli.ctc!d. c f f i c c r , 7.-ho s i f t s t h o incornin;, mc,ss?.,::os, end,
,
100. Ul'on meotir!g s a i o r s r.la:nted. ~ i e s s e n ~ , keep xs their g a i t ;
to h i ~ > . c ro f f i c o r s :;boy r c l o r t tb.e d e s t i i l a t i o n of t h e i r mssa;s. As thny
~ i d r ;by a r~iarchcolunil tl?ey l i k a - r i a o report to t h e c m m a ~ d e ra 3 riel1 as
t o the advanco ( - r o a r ) C:uiai.d conl.mmdor; a,? thr::! pass s c c u r j t y f a r c c s -t?.cy
r e p o r t to tile i l e a r e s t col-~!r:wd e r . I:i s e r i o u s or tllreatenin:; sitzl.at ions
t h e y c a l l o u t t h o contelits of '&LC inessai;e t o t h e coimardcrs and t h e
tloo:!s. They rnmt be inst_*ucted t o a;;!? f o r t h e l o c a t i o n of the corilr~alder
t o 7:ihon t3.e ordeer or m e s s q e is direc-bed. B i c y c l i s t s conduc t t h e n s e l v e s
s i n i l a r l y t o nooiu?tedr;essw.;;ers. >'roc. ~ i o t a r c y c l eriessengers t h e c o n t e n t s
of i.lessai;es cannot of ten. 3e denailded.
x = one k i l o n e t e r i n 7 t o 8 rlinutes.
xx = one k i l o n e t e r i n 5 t o ninutes.
(attack).
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p l a c e of t h e COI 1~la116eyanrl h-- i s S t a f f .
I n an advmc e i n s e v e r a l c o l w i n s , t h e d i v i s i o n conr.lander, i f
he aces not r.iarcil be-h-reel? t h e march c o l u : ~ n s ,g e n e r a l l y i l a x h e s alon;; t h e
~ e c a u s o037 t h o ; , r e a t o r b r c a d t h of f r o n t t h c cornand 3 o s t i n
115. I n t h e p i r s u i t t h o cornn?m~<
;:r inm t b e f?u'tk:er i'or1:ard. Isis
alipearailce ar-.on; t h e nioc t advanced air- .?ents srurs the troops t o the
p e a - t e st e x e r t i o n s .
P l v t o c t i o n ar:ain:;t w
, ; > r i s e a i r o r ;,rmnC a t t a c k s fro?^ a i l
d i r e c t i o n s must be ;:reparc&. C o n s i d e r a t i o n s of s e c m i t g Gay f o r c e t h e
l o c a t i q ; of tilo C.P. v i t l l i n t h o p r o t e c t i o n oi' ib.c fi*g:tin& t r o o p s .
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t e r r a i . , ? and 5-s4;.ile a i ? a t t a c k .
l s i d e i n f .-:rrna t i o r af
t h e t e r r a i n and a s s i s t
i n neaswer~lents ( a r t i l 1 . e ~ : ~f .i r e )
.
a i r p o r t or a "development" c a r a a y be advanced t o t h e lariding f i e l d o r i n
proximity t o t h e col:.r!land :post of t h e com~ander
A l l co;.ria?ders a r e r e s p o n s i b l e t h a t c o x t a c t once g a i n e d i s
n o t l o s t , i n s o f a r as t h e n i s s i o n does not otherl-rise p e s c r i b e . Contact
i-lhich is l c s t should be r e g a i n e d i r ~ l e d i a t e l y .
r1ecisi~-cf a c t a r i n t h e pmcurenent of v a l u a b l ~ .i n f a : i a t i o n . I t is of
adjacent +
As a m l e f l i e r s cannot i n s t - u c t reconnaissarice b a t t a l i o n s
concernin:: t!ie for e m s t ene:ly element s l:,hicl~ from t h e air a r e d i f f i c u l t
or' d e t e r m i n a t i o n .
Reports or f l i e r s n 0 r m a l . l ~a r e sltbmittod a f t e r t h e r c t u r n
t o tlic a i ~ d r o m cor iandinf; pla co. Ths:? a r c trar!sri&t26cd by phonc ,
~ , i o t o r i i c drcssm::crs, or c x c q t i o n a l l y by r a d i o . Undcr s p c i a 1 cirnlrn-
s t a i c o n tilo ohacrvo? milk3e a pcruonnl v i p o r t . Im?oratcnt olm.c:i-ts of t h o
r c c o n ~ o i s s ? a l c cs:io?lld be rcpor tod q u i c k l y ox3 bofor c: the o n t i r o rol:or C is
,
rcbAmittcd4 .is f o r t h c r o p o r t , it should h c writ t m i n c l e a r , concisc,
but compli:-to .i'omii Eo$)or.ts from thr: 131:lnc z?c> ncdo by r a d i o or droppcd
r,lesiicgos.
employer! .
can be employed i i ~ i i ~ e i r i a ~ t eLo
l y t h e g e a t e r e f f e c t i v e n e s s of t h e vmapons
Generally, t h e s t r a t e g i c a i a i r r e c o r n a i s s a n c e i s one of
photographs talcen a t a l t i t u c l e s betveen 5,000 and 8,000 mators. The depth
o f t h i s r e c onnaissanco may exter.d t o t h e l i m i t of the fli2:k.t range.
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As a r u l e , independent motorizei: t . l ~ c t a l i o i l oand army c a ~ i a l r u ~
a r e a s s i g g e d o n l y a diyec-tion and an o b j e c t i v e . If neceosar;, the!. :nag-
he assic.ned b m n d a - i e s on one o r b o t h flanlcs.
irnpor t a n t .
Timely r e p o r t s of h o s t i l e mo.tor.izod olcnLnis a r c very
s i t u a t i o n and t h o c a p b i l i - t i c s of t h c a g c i c i 3 s .
o s p c c i a l l y a s t o t h c i r d i r e c t i o n , t h e r e s u l t s o r t h e s t r a t o g i c a l rocon-
. ,
n a i s s a n c e should l.c u t i l i z e d providcd d e l a y s a r c not occasioriccd tt1.c roby.
Should t h i r i be no s t r o t c g i c a l r c c o n n a i s s a n c c , 'the t a c t i c a l rcconnais-
sancc agcncics rust kc s u n t fulrthcr t o ~ r a r d sand around t h e cncqf.
rcconnaissan cc nu cc;srary.
sance e c h e l o n s o f h e arm:..
reconnaissar?ce b a t t a l i o n s ( o f
t a c t i c a l mobility.
;.
a a = , t h e cooperation of t h e s e -;rit11 reconl-,aissance f o r c e s of sub-
ordinate units.
for battle.
L
i iua .'..ion,
.'
tl;e kiad and strc11stfi of the batta!.io:i, 1:3 t h e road n e t and
t s r r a i n . I n a t r o n ? zone vie aftei?
i:i>.~st 11-e ,:;aps betrrcen adjaceilt
r e c o n n a i s s a n c e -uni<is.
Xnstructicjns a i to c o n d ~ ~
t cupon h o s t i l e c o n t a c t w:r? urith
t h o c i v i l i o l ~p o p u l a t i o n ao;i bc neccssar:r,
S i n i l a r l : ~c r 6 c r s a r c is slied t o patx,ols.
157. When c o n t a c t with t h e enemy i s t o be expected, motorized recon-
n a i s s a n c e b a t t a l i o r i s advance nWmally by bounds. The l e n g t h of bounds i s
influenced by t h e form and cover of t h e t e r r a i n a s w e l l a s by t h e road n e t .
A s t h e d i s t a n c e t o t h e enemy d e c r e a s e s , t h e bounds a r e shortened. I f and how
t h e advance by bounds i s t o be p r o t e c t e d , depends on t h e s i t u a t i o n .
Motorized r e c o n n a i s s ~ i n c eb c t t a l i o n s w i t h d r a w froni t h e f r o n t s h o u l t
be emJloyed t o r e c o n n o i t e r t h e f l a n k s and r e a r of t h e enemy o r t o s c r e e n a
ga) betwee>n elements of *he army o r h o l d behind t h e Pront a s a r e s e r v e .
163. Mounted reconneissaiice b a t t a l i o n s must be sent out s u f f i c i e n t l y
For t h e i r p a t r o l 8 t h e y form a r e c o n n a i s s a n c e ( p a t r o l ) r e s e r v e .
They advance by bounds, i n g e n e r a l avoiding t h e main r o a d s ; e s p e c i a l l y i f
they l a c k Vank o r armored c a r defense weapons they o n l y observe t h o s e main
roads. The less can t h e t e r r a i n be observed a t a d i s t a n c e , and t h e n e a r e r
t h e enemy i s presumed, t h e s h o r t e r mst t h e bounds be made.
p o r t a n t d i r e c t i o n without gaps.
reconnairmdnne b a t t a l i o n f i r m l y i n h i s hand. I t s d i s t a n c e i n f r o n t of t h e
a t i o n must be g i v e n t o t h e sending c a p a o i t y of t h e a t t a c h e d r a d i o s .
a d v i s a b l e t o d i r e n t t h a t t h e b a t t a l i o n proceed on t h o f o l l o v ~ i n gday's t a s k
o n l y if no o t h e r o r d e r h a s been r e c e i v e d by a c e r t a i n t i m .
manders.
commander would d e s i r e .
p r e s u p p o s i t i o n s f o r s u c c e s s f u l p g t r o l m r k . Through p a t r o l s a l r e a d y i n
b a t t a l i o n and b e f o r e t h e i r employment as p a t r o l s .
7 The s t r e n g t h o f p a t r o l s i s determined by t h e i r m i s s i o n , t h e
remember t h a t t h e l a r g e r t h e p a t r o l , t h e l e s s e a s i l y c a n ~ i to p e r a t e
nated.
The p a t r o l s may be u t i l i z e d t o s e c u r e t h e b a t t a l i o n . P a t r o l s
u s e a s l o n g a s p o s s i b l e t h e e x i s t i n g r o a d s and advance by bounds from O.P.
t o O.P.
by our a n t i - a i r c r a f t , but o f t e n by p u r s u i t p l a n e s .
c o n t i n u o u s l y , of o b s e r v i n g h o s t i l e a r t i l l e r y f i r e , i t s s t r e n g t h and e x t e n t ,
i s i n the s e r v i c e of our o m a r t i l l e r y .
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~ n t c l l ~ g e n ct he r o u g h s p e c i a l 1,feans
IV. S c c u r i t y
l i s t t h c i r mission, t h e s o c u r i t g of t h c r c s t i n g troop^.
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vilic csi?.hiish;crit of such -.!I o11tpo8t syatc;? docs n o t , lls a ~ u I c ,
r c l i c v > t h o rc;stir.g t r o o p s of ;lrciiiding l o c i l i s c c u r i t y ,
214. I n f c n t r y i s 3 o s t s u i t - b l o f o r c u t p s t s c r v i c c . As r c q u i r c d it
i s r c i i i f o r c c d by c t k c r ar7.s.
t h c d i v i s i o n tank dcfcnsc b a t t a l i o n .
Thc e s t ~ . b i i s h i ? c n ~of
t a cc~n?iunicztiorin c t i s i n g c t ~ c r a lt l ~ ct a s k
of thc s i e n c l i m i t s .
Shciiid t h ; r c bo :I d i v i s i o n - r c c o s n a i s s a n c a b n t t u l i o n , it nay bc
d c t : ~ i l c dunder c x c o p t i o n a l cj.rcil;ls-t~nccst o p r o t c o t t h c c s t c . b l i s h m n t of
t h e o u t p o s t . The d u t p o s t m~l.:t bc i n s t r u c t e d concerning t h ; 6 i s ~ o s : t i c n s
of t h e rcconiynissnncc b:Lttr.lion. During tl-ic n i g h t it ?.zY be s u f t ? b l o t o
*vithdr:lrr t h c rcco~:!~?.c~;ss.sncc k t - L s l i o i l w i t h i n t h o o u t p o s t , h,?v'ing, ho~,xcvcr,
t h e p a e p b l i ~i n coutc.ct vri-tk th; c:lcn:q,
bc crdcrcd.
21.7. Bn o u t p o z t s r j h o r i s !~,)r?s.llyi:lc.nnod by a b : ~ t t n l i o n , r c i n f o r c c d
5.f nocd b c by c t h i r arms.
I n i t i a l - l y t h o o~.tst(,crst
s o c t o r commndcr ias;rcs t h c !lost urgcilt
o r d c r s f o r t h e s c c u r i t y . I n t h i s c a t e g o r y S c l o r g : ( 1 ) t h c occup-tion o f
co:.v-nrling t o r r u i n , ( 2 ) obst::cl.cs on ia?ort:;nt s t r c c t s and r o a d s , (3)
rccon'flaissancc 2.nd t c r r n i n i.!lforr~:~ti.:?nand (1,) t h e p r c p z m t i o u of t h e dc-
f c n s c by t11c r~~c;inoutpost S e r c c .
A f t o r p c r s o i ~ ~rccon:l?.isokn.cc.
l ho c l a b o r n t c s t h o i r ~ i t i a lo r d c r s ,
f o r cxaxplo: t h o l o c a t i o n of t h c dofcncivc positiol-1 o r l i c c of rc:lstnncc
t o i~:oludc t h c c(~i.duoti:l ca:;c cf o ~ i c i ~zttack,, y i n s t r u c t i o n s col-;cc;rning
oo~;l;cction w i t h c t h c r t r o o p s , fi'ld f o r t i f i c a t i c n c , s i g w i l co:.v.lnnicationa ?
t h o dogroo of roaditlcss, c1n.d a i r a116 g . s dcfcnsc i.lcasurcs. lueilg o t h e r
! ~ n t t c r shc d i r c c t s vrhcthcr or not t c n t s . ? r i l l bc p i t d h c d 2.1~3 if t h c r c r ~ z y
bc f i r c s . Hc p r c s c r i b c s t h e d r e s s , Unlcns cthcrur5so ordered, t h o ptck
is ts bo roncvcd du.rirs o u t p m t s o r v i c c .
s c c u r i t y f:>rcos.
The i n s t r u c t i o n ' s a p p l i c a b l e t o i n f a n t r y o u t p o s t s a r e e q u a l l y
f i t t e d t o c a v a l r y o u t p o s t s . Cavalry r o q u i r o s more time t o march o u t
prepared f o r b a t t l o t h m doe's i n f a n t r y . Cavalry o u t p o s t s a r e e s t a b l i s h e d
vrith o r vJithout t h e i r horses.
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226. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h o g c n c r a l i n s t r u c t i o n s npplicablc, a s s t n t c d
i n paragrnph 198, t h o strength, composition, a d o r g n n i z a t i o n of b a t t l c
o u t p o & s a r c i n t h c main dotorminod by t h c dogrcc and c x t o n t of b a t t l o
r c a d i ~ . o s s of t h e main f o r c e , t h c intondod conduct of t h o t r o o p s a g a i n s t
a s u r p r i s c h o s t i l c a t t a c k and my s p c c i a l omploymcnt contcmplntcd.
(5) c o n d ~ ~ cif
t t h o cucn:~a t t a c k s ,
Sc c\r::.i.t:: i n iviovcm:?t
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tec.;koO. by n:~+i-z.ircr;i:::. trui:i:s nnd i:? woc-~:..ry by ;;~$r$:;i~ik ((t;t+:>,clr) :-ri!:.t-
2:rn. Tho f'ir8j.i; a?:.:siccrt:!:j.:,n ~:g.st Li: ;:.VC?~ i30 :.)r~tlro!;S..il f i ) ~.:jll~.f;,nm.t-
i:i!z o f .t!:c ? i ~ : ~ r ro: c~l ~ m n s ,ti:c b c g i n r ~ i n gand ci~r.ipl<:ti:!n.c f the rr..rc!i, t'sc
; ~fs.tf;;:r
c r c s c i n ~uf s - k r c ; ~ ? ~anc! c c u r s o s , t11c yaat;:::<i of i!:>filcn nn(l ri,s.ks.
'Rtcn t h e rond n c t pormito, t h c ii.6. u n i t s nllould bc a:jrigrcd
s p e c i a l r o u t e s (unused by o t h o r t r ~ o : . ) ~ ) .Frcqucn+;ly I;. 1:. bxt::crics cover
two r x d s from onc f i r i a g p o s i t j o n . f;iachinc gun &.A. coi?.pcnics and riotor-
7 ,
o t h h r fnctor::
I
.
road spnco, Il00C! n c t e r s ) , proYii!efi. S S I : C ~o x t c n s i o n i c n::t prohj.1-;itcd b y
"~1is~;ormrshhtidf~"~mnni:ks orirh e i m i : x t d?ublc tllo n o r n a l
s c . 1. decreasc i n t h c c!c;ith of t h c " F l i c G c r ~ a r s c h . t i c E o "rmst h c
ordorad.
11..
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3t i?i~:it.
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240. 1, y o t c c t i : ? n ?f :i ~ i i . r ~t?~rd!lpii
h dcf j.1~::: ijvcr bridge;: c)r rin '
f'ci-r.ic,e sh!iulc? bc ,?st-blishod b o f , i r c t h o arriv:rl. ::'f!;l?c r:luzs of t1.c tri;,)ps.
,
.
.simil?.r .
;.rc:;nc-l;lvo ncinsurco a t <Lcfilcc dcycl:d upon t h o !;irr.! :>f f!o-
Tho nc,:~surc:; at; sil,?rt ?.cfilos, briclgns an6 :L+ f f r r y i n g :;rous n r e
. ..i . . .
c r . ) : : 8 ~ . g . The iir.?ors t.Xc~-ef.:rc;z;it.k 'br: ,;ixon zuffic'ici;.i;ly i:?rl~yFIT ,;rt?~r
to ..,- 6 . F c r ~ y i i , ~igs bcsi; c:icc;.r:;e3: by cri?s:s:i]:ig sip~l?;:'.no-
::~i::?y ::!; ro'~~:l'al:tlrcas. 'i'ro;,p :ica;lr:?;b,?.?;:nn !.r r$.:>.,.n-i]:i?* ~ , !iclc.r.r t i i c l!,:,tllr:: i:; t.,!
c - . r,.,.., t r -c;.i;s 811 : i ~ l ~bc:
Z n::,jilo:rc::i i;n .bqt'li i:nnka, It :?-y hi:
I ~ O C ~ L ~ I : : : Yt
:cY ss.L~.blisi:u s j g ~ l . : cor.~i;rlnj.ct:.i;ioti n o t fg*. tllr; i':ii;rcl :LI:". w!:rn-
l'orwcr d .
il-$; s~:;::Yi.se, Fcx .!;ki,i.s b:-dry.)<,;:ct h c r:i\-j.slq;~ s.L[;niil. l > : ~ ? t & l i ~j.8
~ j x?::II,$~P.?(~.
i
241. Ls a r v l c :i nr.rch by r:ay i;: continuer.'. i f h , ~ s t i l urcccnnnissanco
p l 6 n c s nppcnr. I l,i ~ . i ir;u:..rr's" warn of tpnroaohing lcw f l - j i n g h r i s t i l c plr.nos
i,r of a probablc att?rck. ' Thc sigric.1 "Flj.cgcrzlnrn" ( f i v e c h ; x t b l n a t s ) i s
c i v c n on o r d e r s o f c8:Jt%;janyarid &her r c m ~ ~ n i l . c r s .
.
r ~ u s ta l s o ! ) c ciinsic~orcc~. ID ~ c n c r ~ . lt h, o r!.istr:nc'c b n b ~ c c nrrdvnncc guard
and m~xinbocly vnry bobrfccrl t v ~ octnr.1 s i x k i l ~ ~ m c t o r s During c!nrknoss,
wccthor of lrm v i s i b i l i t y , t c r r z i n i n which o b s c r v n t i o n i s pair o r w i t h
,
smc,ll srIvr.ncc gu:~rr!s t h c d i s t n n c c !my bc !!ccronsod.
c?istrjlh:i.tc tkiox ir: t h c i z i n b?c?.y (N?tc: cnrh rc-.;incnt has 1-. ni>un:tocl p1r;toi.n
i~tlhut48 m n ) , If n ni.;;lrt n ~ . r c h S.s i:xtci:(lcc', iindcr sccuri.ty :lf trn,?i:s which
k v o beon ;n.o.,ri,,u::ly s o n t :P?rvinrf:, aorm:tlly n s m l l inC::ntry f o r c c :infficcr:
;.
ns security, ' ;lmi7.r.ch unc!cr f o ~ ;o:)ncii:bi.rms i s cond.u:::;c:,i !:iizilrrrly t o onc
nc.:lc n t nii;ht.
r 1 v . %its .
~ u "Vvrtrrppl' be up pert) il11(?. pcrh:::?~ i7i'i;ti xttacf,cfi
" ~ ~ ~ ~ , ? t . t r n (~rpcps"e r - ~>tl(:
" ~ : ~ r t r u ~ , p( fsu??,ort
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o u t a p o i n t com;?ang; a t n d i s t a n c c of 1000 t o 1 y 0 m c t c r s i n ndv.c~nccof t h e
Ln i n f a n t r y p o i c t , c s n s i s t i n g of ijcrhc.ps a n o f f i c e r a n 6 @no o r
o r ; r s ( 1 6 mcn) n r c c c t s t h o " V o r t r ~ ~ >or~ ""point. con~p~lly" nnr! fonvard
v f t h c i n f a n t r y p i n t r~c.rchcs by bounds, from onc O.P. t o t h e ncx-k, a
nouctct! ji:,ink, norm:\lly o o n s i s t i n ~of 3nc group (16 r i d c r s ) . Thc n s s i ~ n -
mcnt of t a n k d c f c n s c i;uns anc: . ~ i r o l c s s;;x;c.ns of cr~mnunic:~tion,c s p o c i n l l y
"illinkor" t r o o p s , t o t h o n9st ncl.vanccd clemcnts i s inpcrt,-,.nt.
.
c.n(l o t h o r m a n s , and dcfcn?, t h o c b o t n c l c s . Scnc rcxz.iil w i t h t h e aninr,ls
:~aii vehbclcs
i.11 c:,..xx~.nilr>rsn r o ri:s-c .-,~.n:l-Ic t'iak ?rt;l:lcry onr;l: :jcc! f::r r.mrch
Rc?r ;:uarrls I:I.)VU ri;~rvrw".h y bmnr:.s. Dalay:: or'. Llio c a r t .,f hho
as5.n 11ccI;f r ~ u s tbc cxpoct,::d. Tho c!isti:ncc h c k ~ i i ; ~ro2.r
:~ r;~i.'.rC :lr;d .:!::i.ri
, i c 1 . 0 ( 1 ) jjroS;blc : : c l q p of t ~ l c1:c.n. be.,c?ye . ~ : ( 2 j t h c
. .
131 3:: z -;n.
C.l -hhc :x:r.c:; t h c rw.r su:.r.i: i:j :.ir;oiiizc-l a:; ro:;i;r'rc nrd ou;:lr;vrt
y i n t k c p.r?vc.r?cc: ~ u ? . ~ d .
w i t h mc;ro n<!5ilc 'tr>t?"s $r.ii.:layod s i ~ : ~ ! r l t l u o . : u s l r.S
Their rcc.:nn::ia:iriacc :i,cncics -:r.i;x1-:xin. cr;ni;nct w i t h t h e c.;~orjy. ,; s t r o q ;
.
rc!tr, :yLi,:.r< m y :.;l:ii: h:.~jo n "rcr.r :i::i:nt smpc:n:~", follcuiii;;: which is the
i!lf::"ntry pi t:i.?,.t nnt: ';hi r:lsunir.,:,i ::oii:t
,
I n r. imrch t o t h e rr3nr -the csscn-ti::l f a r t h e nab l>n?,y i s t h o
quiok p i n i n g \:f ilistr.nci:s. Fcr ::his p . ~ r p c s oiill ~.v2ilc'olc roi1~?8-1-c used.
S e c u r i t y throut;h Deployn.mcnt b e f o r c
the B l t t l ~ .
shorl; c!c!+x~~.xrs .
inr;t??lccs, 1:T,07.5 ~ n d i i -hoski1.c o b ~ ~ ; r w . t , i o ur
n i l v ~ 1 s he t c ~ o i d c c ?5 y
t
2nd t . 1 ~d j ,.lsl::ln co,~rni~~li:cr
o 0 o i .1 1 l
.
on t i l o n:trr;h is ?;:3.<l :ilor:l; t h o r(!:>:d o r s t ~ o o tu:jon which tile> mi.n colu!m
m.rc:lns
c
1x1. t h c d i v i s ion. ( o i $!?.a 1 b::.Lt'- ?ion)
r of v 0 ) , Sycci;:.l ci?s~:rva-tion.
i s f o r th,: 1 - o n c c t t ~ r e, ,.%~>.y from -i;h;, t i n ? 1 , ::r d co7-noc t c d
by side S.ln[::s. S h ~ u l d~ r o : i t:lcinz"s~dsbc mrrde on tli:: si;.rr:l ?>:?ti;,-.].ionf o r
L,r<.<. ~ : : ;,.:~d m~.~.ii~rtcr~:~ncc
... .,in of tiit? ri;;:rxi:lrd !ic!t :?.lid ti1i::ilri:hv i:!: ?I(: l..nn.hlo t o
tjrrridc d i r c c t vriro co!~~m.:ni.c;:-l;i,)lbullvocn the, ini?r.:i?;ry r::l~.;imc~rt;s <:;:d t;hc
1 1 j . vi c ~ :r, .Lhr rc{;i:~c;n t :: a i l ? connc c"i -I;hicmc::L.ics ; I : . : i.ntlici':t'o~i
: . ( . ) c . t i i . . ;.I1 ,i.;zi?:..);lc tro,.?:: :xi' t h c
sign;.? ?;::+trlion a r c t o bi; cnploycd t o c o n s t r i l c t t h o !:i.;jn-l riot f o r t h o
o n~nc,on1[;;2t , '.?he c~l;s-!:~ru c t i on of 1 : t i o r c l l i r i c : s :::-.-uo,? !.on?; ri:::ri:: r!l 1 irics
;jhcn t h c d:iv.is:.dn con'n?.r?dor cl;;?.nf;o:; liis C.P. 3 l f n k c r :,.tld l ~ t n ~?;5;;i1?.1s
1
si:rv-i: cr i: corn.oicn<>~~t to .tho v;;ri; o o : ~ n ~ i u i o n t i o in n s-ri.i;::Slc. t ~ ; r r ? ~ i n .
,I,*, . , Serco~:i:~:.:. I : !, , ; . a :
i :n s of .;.h:: -.rr??r ::'t.s% ordinor-
1 b; r . . 3 ; i s o i l . r n . : ; n c : . L,y:in:.;.t
;?. r c : : . . c;::ocsr;:.r:' 1.'. +;hi: :fY,o1-l: :in,! I?'.~:?.::I :.:nil i n *>x-
c c l - ! : : c hr r i t b u r i:iff'l;r::i~cli~u?. d~?i'ciii.:.i?rcly.
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dofiont O I I ~ E ~ ~ VwCi ;t h ~ o o ~ a h n t t i l ~tih
~~: !h ~ s t i l cz i r r ~ ~ ~ n r ? t r i s ~ : n nShould
, . trriocs $ 2 ~:'rc.i1~.':.l.o f o r c m j ~ l o y l x n J:!.ad ~ lio i:m!ployod, wc n u s t cor..:idsr
th3.t t]-,o cnr.l;iy wi.11 rzr7.rd .t:lc ::rc. i n ~ h i c 2 1thoy r ~ r on.ct;ivo .:: :li n.lTcn of
cc.
oo:1ciiiornbLo i3[iori;ano.;.
dri-rcn hack.
S c r c c n n g by i S f a h i ; ~ ~ i ar c. q u i r c d i r ; tcri.liin which l i m i t s o r f o r -
b,i.rl:j tilo ao!;'.vit;y of arnry oo.v.l;lry. Dcpcnil'j 14; o;i -the concll.tions, iihc
i.iti?ahtry i s t o bi: rc:ip-Forcod by o t l ? ~ zr rm.
l o r r c i r , poisoni:i;s, r,si>cci?J.l y ir it i s ; > ~ i i s i b l ei l l E ~ U C . ~ ;d ~ p t h ,
8-a
.
265. Tpco !io;ti.J.c incs-.:.g,: nnrl 1
..:7.-y I > O R G i l l l . C
r c I b t 1 i:. c..irry
268. Tho gr:..;?.bc;r :ior.i;ion 0.'' ti?o ciar noi;i:vity of' ,t;ronps consi.:;.hs i n
c ! I . :I;?on psr,prr o:~i,oiit i ~ r 3i ,' im;r(:l?os and the *.:.ro!: o~r~:-.i.:l.
i ~f
r
,
. lit,:; cs~.:!it.i : i t i y -the suoouss r,f 2.11 ?tr.:lcrtnlc~.n[:c,
26. Th,, marcjl c.b;.l.ity i:f 11 ?,>rcc i s ' c 1 i.f .tiic ~:l.c:fi::~?ts;.trc; n f ~ t
iqil:~!.ly : ~ c l i t - r ~ i i l c r irind :r.cc~sto:n<:dt o cr:ori:'ic;?i. 'i'hr:rcl'orc frolil 1:lie bo-'
. . t r r v y j ; I b l i c 0 1 ,r r I i.13
.
mctrcb.ing. This .Lr; :;;i;cc;;.!!l~r ; i p p l i c : ~ ' t ~ lt ~o: f o o t tro,>p::, t;o uhon: t h o r~.c.d{
:root gcnr any <.!I).k i-.l'Ly cr-L:.:!, d:iSJ'i'icn?.ty.
272. So ].oni; :CL! h:.btl.i: oonLIkJc:c?nn c x i s t , ro::.t ciayr: :..i*[:: i..oI: .i:o bo onn-
si.di.rcr1. TI-,orsfore ov::r?yrkt.rc o p p n r t i . ~ i i t ~~l?i.t::i:
r hi: !.!.til.i::i:d f o r kh; PC-
; ~ t i ; i n ,r
<>
, riquipmcut; 2n.i cl.vt;h:.ug .
&pur::.tfdn: of.' rn;:].? ;i.nd rnii,!2:l., f o r t h c c.?.ro :u'~clcoi?i:i:tionily [:p t r r ~ ~ l s p o r t -
:>h<;:ild t!ct:r m :ro;lc:s i-1;. nccos r.::r.y i n thr. :!st; I , : 1:: 3dn::n.t-
;:gcr~u.s tc .:,ro,,,!,d..: f(.,,rz ,<:$:,; cl,.~ri;t~~,
.k?~: III:,~~;C::<Y
~>:,,r.kc:bi' +;kc;& ~ ! y .
In xnmr z ~ t do7Tr.i n:ajo';l~-i:~~: ~.~?.rch sp~:crl :mil c a p b i l i t i c s nrr.
..,.,L,lit..i::blljr d ~ o r ~ . . c s c d .Troo;!s rxirchlilc i n f r o n t sh<>uld.f ' r c q u c n t l y i!r: r e -
C7L.,.
S h ~ u l dt h u r e x i s t t h c p c s c i b i l i t y o f dcu;~,:~gecl
r o u t c s , i.n;it?oi:rs
.ire :;eill; foi..r?.rd., ofteil w i t h briic1gi::g nr.ltorj.:ll, o r z r z ctt-lnh,;d tq., tilo
:.tiv:~i;ce gu-rd f o r r e p a i r vor!~. It may be s u i t c b l c .ti: time rc s-c,: f o r t h e
posir>ds i n % - ~ h i ct hh c rcpai,r 'fork w i l l !~roh?bl.y -i;n!ci! pl.::cc.
7- .
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I:.,lil-?:n!;, b,.: ,::iy?c c.?i d c pop., : , I : r:s :.c i.,:.~.!;.!:;l.c! r<:.:.d ii>i:i: :f ::,ri, pr.r:!.-
icr..niii.
,,r
jii i.c.
sl:$,.;;., q : r ::u.d i::>ci;r i t y ~.ir.(:::ur!;s .
T!;os;: ri;q:,r'.ro ?;bzf.rm,::.-!;i!:.n of u n i t s i::F "!:1i1:o11 :;.m:,3", !.~l;oi.ccvf
.:
279. T ~ Mmiroil ijf :; f o r c e f 2 . 1 1 8 d i l o n i ; GCYCI.CL?. ( d r . ! . : is
.oasi,:r oil the :;roops, ii; :?[;ct:lcratr:.s t h o ~!is.rch m i i u c r c a s $ > ct h e ha:i;lc
ro:>.i!%ncs:; i n tn!? : i i . r s c t i n n !:sf n n r c h . On thr; other hand, t h o n o s . l i . b i l i t y
S:x %:: t s t hs:t t hc c olrs,~:Lri8~:.rr::-of i:!.ic! i n v i l . ? . 1 col!:m~ns TJ ill r ; : - , ~ - n i t l.,r;:3s o l v c s
n o t i n n c o o ~ dw i t h tllc & & c i r o ~f tlio coimnu14cr and b o f e r c hc i s : i t l o t o
fntcrvonu. It ;:j i;l:;c i a o r c di.ffi[;:?lt f o r ' h i 2 40 origni;o hi8 fort:::; t r , t h o
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The l i g h t and heavy horse-drawn a r t i l l e r y and engineers vhich
a r e n o t with t h e advance guard are kept a s f a r forvard a s t h e i r employment
requires. According t o these' requirements t h e l o c a t i o n 'or t h e ,remainder
of t h e i n f a n t r y i s determined-. The horse-drawn platoon of t h e medical
company follows i n t h e .column i n xhich t h e d i v i s i o n command ehhelon marches.
The l i g h t horse-dravm eoluhns follow normally t h e i r ovm units, The horse-
drawn elements of t h e bridge column can follow when t h e y a r e n e i t h e r vrith
t h e advance guard o r a r e n o t l a t e r t o be advanced. Tank defense guns of
t h e unit's and machine gun u n i t s with' a n t i a i r c r a f t missions normally are
d i s t r i b u t e d xrithin t h e march columns,
be i n rovcrso crdor.
cornandor
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columns.
l o o a t i o n i n t h o march ordor.
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t an. oncry, $run?€ l i n o s no' longor of usc
nrc c i t h a r 6cstroyod o r .tal.:cn up.
I n additi.on t ~ ot h o c o n s t r u c t i n n of t h o trunlc l i n c , b s t h i n
a d m ~ c can<!
. r c t i r o m c n t , t h c d i v i s i o n sign9.1 b a t t a l i o n . must h::vc r a d i o
conmunication a h f a y s rca&y b o t h t o t h o rc9.r and t o t h o flnnk; t h a t t o nd-
mr,co c l c n o n t s . w i l l be rci;islnted according t ? conditions.
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b:; advuntagcov.~t o march on citliccr sj.dc and h o l d t h o c c n t o r I'roo of t h c
marching troopo
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t o prcvcrlt t i r i n g l i a l t s artd t o nvoid t h c fatiguinr; h u r r y on t h e p u t of
t h o rozmiard clcmcnts
!Cruppenf chrung
F i r s t Part
V I . Attack
The s u c c e s s ~ break
l through must be u t i l i z e d bei'ore h o s t i l e coun-.
tormeasures w e i n s t i t u t e d . The deaper tho a t t a c k e r advonccs, t h e raorc effcc-
t i v e can he envelep and therefore the e a r l i e r f r u s t r a t o the a t t m p t s of the
enemy t o close again h i s front b y withdrawal t o the rear.
The main f o r c e and the mass of the mw-itions nre employed i n the
decisive area. In an envelopment t h e s e f b r c e a a r e placed on t h e enveloping
flank, that i s , o r d i n a r i l y there, where, according to tine intention, the s i t -
Execution nf Attacks
Bases nf t h e cooperation of t h e arms.
.
makos possible i t s r a p i d concentration on decisive areas'and a t decisive
mommt s
As a r u l e t h e i n f a n t r y regiment i s supported by an a r t i l l e r y u n i t ,
according t o conditions, a b a t t a l i o n or a .battery, for immediate cooperation.
Has t h e i n f a n t r y unit an independent mission, t h i s a r t i l l e r y can be attached.
Other reasons f o r attacbm'nt a r e $ (1) a b a t t l e f i e l d with i n s u f f i c i e n t obser-
v a t i o n o r one very extended i n width or ( 2 ) other reasons which make t h e uni-
f i e d control of the a r t i l l e r y impossible. Tho value of cooperation i s en-
hanced if t h e samc u n i t s always m r k together.
unit. Such assignment should be madc only except;io&%lly and when ,w.de t h e
t h e d e c i s i v e action i s desired.
smoke.
The p r o t a c t i o n a g a i n s t a i r reconn~issnr&a,~and
a i r a t t c c k s over tho
a t t a c k .nrea muet ,be secured onrly,
.
Cross communication f a c i l i t a t e s the cooperation batweon arms and
t h e rap id exchange of observation r e s u l t s
A s s a b l y Areas f o r t h c Attack.
27 trucks (ammunition)
2 motorcycles
90 men
355. Insofar a s it has not already ordered i n the assembly Brea, the a t -
t a c k order f i x e s t h e objectives, t h e organization of t h e infantry, i t s zones
and boundaries accord* t o the circumstanc as, the organization and f i r e sup-
port of the a r t i l l e r y , the time of the a t t a c k , t h e reserves and t h e i r location.
areas of the h o s t i l e front where our success has boen l e s s . I n . suoh citua-
cent elements.
T h e k d i n t e u t i l i z a t i o n of the a r t i l l e r y f i r e . e f f e c t by t h e in-
%&f c r e cooperation
. .
from the a r t i l l e p y .
infantry which i s breaking through nut possible, these weapons must, by excel-
t r y attack.
near. By additional forces from the rear and the forwarding o f muni$ions, t h e