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The German Infantry Handbook, 1939-1945: Organization, Uniforms, Weapons, Equipment, Operations Hardcover – January 6, 1997

by Alex Buchner (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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Covers formations, strength, armament, equipment, rank insignia, rifle groups, rifle columns, the company, light infantry weapons, recon, panzerjäger units, pioneer, veterinary units, support services and operational histories of the German infantry.
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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Schiffer Pub Ltd
  4. Publication date
    January 6, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1 x 10.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0887402844
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0887402845
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Covers formations, strength, armament, equipment, rank insignia, rifle groups, rifle columns, the company, light infantry weapons, recon, panzerjäger units, pioneer, veterinary units, support services and operational histories of the German infantry.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Pub Ltd; First Edition (January 6, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0887402844
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0887402845
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 10.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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STEVE WING
5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2018
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Really enjoyed reading this book. Has some of the detail I want. I could use a little German to understand some of the terms but can look most of them up on Google.
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George W Prescott
4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book that Needs to be Edited to Make it Even Better
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016
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This book focuses on the organization and equipment of a first wave German infantry division (apparently the 9th) as of April 15, 1940, with some attention paid to changes made later in the war due to new equipment (such as new ant-tank weapons, new weapons, etc.) and the new organization put into effect in 1943. Objections have been raised about referring to the signals unit as 'the Intelligence Unit." There are other issues that I can raise. The discussion of the Infantry Gun Company speaks of heavy infantry gun platoons when they are clearly light infantry gun platoons under discussion. When the Machine Gun Company of the infantry battalion is being described, it speaks of "One heavy grenade launcher squad...with platoon headquarters...and three heavy grenade launcher squads...." The 75mm Pak 40 is said to "no longer fire explosive shells, but only antitank shells," but this is incorrect. And the complete armament list of the infantry division, as of 1940, omits the 6 150mm infantry guns.

So why do I give this book as high a rating as I do? It is the best discussion of the German infantry division that I have seen. It goes into details often ignored. (What is the composition of the infantry regimental band? Or the veterinary company?) it also gives excellent verbal pictures of the division and its parts in action. This book is not merely a cold discussion of the composition of a German infantry Division, but one sees the division as persons (I use this term to include the horses - the author gives a very touching picture of this critical part of the division.

An excellent book that needs to be edited to make it even better.
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Timo D
5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee table book essentially
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019
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Even though it wasn’t what I expected (I wanted a translated field manual) it was a very detailed encyclopedia of German units in WWII
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Sgt G
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a good reference book
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015
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This is a good reference book, providing a tun of use full information for a modeler and pictures to boot.
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Den-po
5.0 out of 5 stars The German Infantry Handbook 1939-1945:
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014
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Very interesting. A must for scholars of WWII.and German Infantry. Many excellent photos. A great book for research or just to browse through.
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QT
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book. Recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013
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I like this book. It covers some of the details often neglected in other books. This is not a “war” book but rather provides information about the German army units, their makeup, equipment, and weapons. Covered is the individual soldier, number of positions on a squad and each man’s functions, number of squads in a platoon, number of platoons in a company including company level command, number of companies in a regiment including regimental command and “Back line” support troops. For example, in the section covering the Bakery Company, it is discussed that the bakery companies were equipment with 4.5 ton trucks that towed five trailers and two water tank trucks that could produce 12,000 loaves of bread per day using 10.5 tons of flour. Coverage includes command staff, supply, engineer, intelligence, gun companies and antitank combat. Unit strength in officers, NCO and men are provided as well as information about equipment, guns, trucks, and even cooks. Technical information about weapons, exerts from operational reports, and a lot of excellent photographs round out the book. This book is full of a ton of information and is an attractive, hard bound book well worth the money and an excellent source of information.
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014
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A great book on the German Infantryman, and a lot of very useful information. Includes chapters on specialist roles such as Pioniere.
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Patricia Peterson
4.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
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I got this to do research so I could reenact eventually, don't get me wrong its a great book but if you don't read a lot or don't have a few good hours on your hands over a few days then if your like me you probably forget things so that's fun it does weigh a lot but that's my fault for not checking that.
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