STURMTRUPPEN The Assault Troops of the German Army 1914-1918
STURMTRUPPEN The Assault Troops of the German Army 1914-1918

STURMTRUPPEN The assault troops of the German army 1914-1918

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The first assault units (Sturmtruppen) were formed during the spring and summer of 1916, when the Sturmbataillon Rohr was organised and after General Falkenhayn, Chief of the German General Staff, issued orders for the creation of specialist detachments.

 

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These detachments were tasked with spreading a new tactical doctrine that decisively transformed the fighting methods of the German army. But well before this, another type of troops had been created within the German infantry during the winter of 1914–1915: the shock troops (Stosstruppen), infantry groups that were never officially recognised as such and never belonged to a permanent unit, yet remained active until the end of the war and contributed to improving the offensive capability of the German infantry.
This book is a narrative history of the assault troops and covers their combat methods. It offers a comprehensive description of their uniforms, equipment and weapons, with a large number of rarely seen period illustrations and photographs.

Author 1
Ricardo Recio Cardona
Publication date
November 2015
Pages
216
Illustrations
250 illustrations
Cover
Hardcover
Language
French
Publisher
HEIMDAL
EAN
9782840484288

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