The German Army Handbook

by James Lucas

• ISBN13: 9780750916226
• ISBN10: 0750916222
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

This new addition to the series takes an overall look at das Heer, or the German Army, as it evolved during the Second World Wan In particular the book concentrates on the origins of the German Army in the post-Versailles Treaty era and its resurgence under the Nazi regime; training and organization during the war years; equipment, vehicles and weapons; uniforms, ranks and insignia etc. The author also describes the parts played by the Waffen-SS and the airborne arm of the service, the Fallschirmjager.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements & Bibliography	iv
Glossary	v
Foreword	vii
Introduction	1	(12)
The Command Structure	13	(13)
The Infantry	26	(16)
The Mountain Rifles (Gebirgsjager)	42	(18)
Miscellaneous Infantry Formations	60	(9)
Infantry Weapons	69	(22)
The Panzers	91	(28)
Panzer Weapons	119	(12)
The Artillery	131	(2)
Artillery Weapons	133	(9)
The Other Arms of Service	142	(12)
Flags and Colours	154	(8)
Uniforms	162	(12)
Personal Equipment, Identity Documents and the Matter of Honour	174	(7)
Medals and Decorations	181	(29)
Appendices:
I: Comparative Tables of Rank	190	(1)
II: Divisions of the Waffen-SS	191	(4)
III: Order of Battle -- Poland, September 1939	195	(2)
IV: Order of Battle -- The West, 1940	197	(2)
V: Order of Battle -- The Soviet Union, June 1941	199	(3)
VI: Order of Battle -- Normandy, 1944	202	(1)
VII: Complete Order of Battle of the German Army, 12 April 1945	203	(7)
Index	210