German Squad Tactics in World War 2

For late-war German infantry tactics involving the StG44 (MP 44 / MP 43) check out our book: » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - sturmzug.com/ If Panzers are more your thing, check out our translation of the a 1941 regulation: » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - www.hdv470-7.com/ Video on Panzergrenadier Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVM6QQuYE3M Infographics poster for this video: www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/works/31141375-germ…

German squad tactics: 1. The machine gun 2. Everyone else

German accent for extra authenticity.

that german accent you have talkin in english makes the vid even better...danke

It's 2 am and I'm wondering why am I watching this instead of doing my homework.

I just select them all and right click on the enemy base.

Girlfriends father: what are your plans with my Daughter Me: 6:27

Helped me beat a Men of War Assault Squad 2 mission on heroic difficulty.

i have read hundreds of books on German WW2 battles and tactics, to try and figure out how they beat superior numbers and enemies over and over again. And not one of them explained the basic principles of a German infantry attack so clearly as this. Good job.

now i just need an army

Are you a German? Yes. Are you in a German infantry squad? Yes. Are you using an MG34/MG42? No. You are an ammo bearer for the Machine Gunner. But wait, can't I be a regular rifleman or a sniper- You are an ammo bearer. What about a mortar- You are an ammo bearer. But I outra- You are an ammo bearer. But I- You are an ammo bearer.

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MHV: Weapons are scaled correctly. Ammo isn't Me: Okay MHV: Weapons appear onscreen--they are half a head taller than the troops Me: WHAT

1:04 and 1:54. Proper use of "magazine" and "clip". This makes me happy.

"in order to be a leader in the field, a superior must display an exemplary bearing before his men in the moment of danger and be willing to die for them." beautifull text!

Its amazing how much of this relates to modern combat tactics

It's interesting to me that my combat load is nearly the same as the whole of a WWII German squad. As grenadier, I carry 7 30 round mags, a bandolier of another 210 rounds on stripper clips, 12 40mm grenades (smoke and HE-DP), and whatever else my SL designates (7.62 for MG, 60mm for Mortars, TOW, etc.)

sorry for the margins on the top, bottom and side... my main monitor died. Enjoy!

Great Video! The majority of principles of Squad tactics haven't changed to this very day(equipment and armament of course has). A modern squad(Gruppe) within the Bundeswehr is up to twelve soldiers strong(the actual number depends on the branch, there are differences between the Jäger, Fallschirmjäger, Gebirgsjäger and Panzergrenadiere). There is of course still a squad leader(an NCO like a Feldwebel or Oberfeldwebel) and a second in command(a junior NCO like a Unteroffizier or a Stabsunteroffizier; or even an experienced enlisted soldier) Additionaly to the MG-Team(which only consists of two men these days) the squad also uses a Panzerfaust-Team and a soldier carrying a DMR(usually a G3ZF or G28). Contrary to the US-squad, the german squad acts as one group and only splits up when it has to. For example during an attack we change the 12-man squad to three 4-man teams which are called Stoßtrupps(and yes, the whole thing is called Stoßtrupptaktik). However there are no designated assault or fireteams right from the start. The steps within the offensive actions(Development, deployment, advancing, attack and penetration) are still the same as in WWII and are teached at the infantry school like back in the days. Source: over 10 years of active service as a squad and platoon leader within the Bundeswehr

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