Jasper Posted January 17, 2001 Share Posted January 17, 2001 I'm putting some of the source material that I've found interesting in my 'Fun Facts' web site. Note: Currently it's all from between 1939 - 1948, but I plan on adding later material (studies and the like). The site is: http://www.geocities.com/funfacts2001/ I've got about 1/3 of my current material there. I plan on putting the rest out there, and then see what happens. If no one else but me find this stuff interesting, then I won't go to the trouble to add new documents as I come across them. If you find them interesting then post back here on this thread. Here's a 'dump' of the stuff I've currently got showing title / country / year. Tank Tactics: Nine Primer Lessons / GR? / 1942 German Incendiary Bombs / GB / 1941 The American "Sherman" Tank / GR / 1943 - So what DID the German think of the M4? Tank versus Tank / US / 1946 - aka "In defense of the Sherman" New German Antitank Weapons / RU / 1946 Organization of River-Forcing Operations / RU / 1943 Birish Rocket-Carrying Aircraft / GB / 10 pgs / 819K Observer report North Africa / US / 1946 - Sounds dull but is really interesting. Tank Attack in Wooded Terrain / RU / 1946 Use of Mines in Offensive Operations / RU Desert "Hooks" - Outflanking Movements in Desert Warfare / NZ / 1944 Fighting Enemy Mortars / RU / 1944 Some Thoughts on Combined Operations / IN / 1944 The Atlantic Wall / GR / 1943 An Advanced Observer for a Heavy Howitzer Battery / GR / 1942 - Horses? Tanks in a Forest Battle / RU / 1943 Employment of Heavy Mortars in Defense / GR / 1942 Tactics of Soviet Antitank Riflemen / RU / 1942 German Expirences with Captured Soviet Cannon /GR / 1942 The German "Tiger" Tank (T-VI) / GR - HU - RU / 1942? Timor / AU / 1943 Men of the Supply Train: SOldiers of the Front! / GR / 1943 Armored Artillery in the Soviet Campaign / GR / 1942 Street Fighting in Salingrad / RU / 1942 Bombing: The Worms Eye View / IN / 1942 Attack Across a River / GR / 1942 Communications Installations in Firing Positions / GR / 1942 External Bearing and the Spirit of the Troops / ? / 1942 Mining the Gulf of Finland / GR / 1942 Communications Problems in Tunisia / GB / 1943 Clearing Minefileds at El Alamein / GB / 1943 Pantelleria - The Italian Malta / GR / 1942 The Role of Air Power in the British War Effort / GB / 1943 Employment of Tanks and Infantry in Normandy / US / Flame-Throwing Tanks on Saipan / US / 1944 / 5 pgs / 391K PS - Some of the files are rather large! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted January 17, 2001 Share Posted January 17, 2001 Ok, I'm pissed. I have 6 days off and wanted to get a life back. After checking your site I now have 6 days of reading to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted January 17, 2001 Author Share Posted January 17, 2001 Sorry to here that. Because this what I just added. There is a little more stuff that I did add that's not on the list. Interested? Check it out. http://www.geocities.com/funfacts2001/ Antitank Artillery / GB / 1946 Notes on Employment of Artillery in Mountainous Terrain / RU / 1946 / 5 Pages/355K Assualt Groups / RU / 1944 General Staff and Command / SP / 1944 German Tactics in Combating Guerrillas / RU / 1942 The Use of Tanks as Heavy Cavalry in Italy / GB / 1944 Tank Destroyer Unit in Meeting Engagement / RU / 1943 Army - Air Integration / GB / 1944 Crossing the Dnieper / RU / 1943 Tank Combat / SP / 1943 Mobile Detachments in Pursuit / RU / 1943 Airfields in War / GB / 1944 Cooperation Between Infantry and Tanks / RU / 1944 Night Photography from the Air / GB / 1944 German-Rumanian Field Fortifications Northwest of Stalingrad / RU / 1943 / 29 pages/2,168K Employment of Smoke in Attack / RU / 1943 RAF Bomber Command / GB / 1945 Antiaircraft Defence of Large Mechanized Units / RU / 1945 The Air Battle / SP / 1945 / 14 pages/2,756K Employment of Tanks with Infantry / US / 1944 Lessons from the Italian Campaign / IN / 1944 /5 pages/388K German Paratroops at the Foot of Aetna / GR / 1943 The Aviation Commander in Combat / RU / 1942 Improving Artillery Observation / GR / 1943 Mobile Columns / IN / 1943 German Tank Tactics in Russia / RU / 1943 Smoke-Trail Mortars / GR / 1943 Air Reconnaissance / RU / 1943 Defense of Inhabited Places / AR / 1943 They Build the Atlantic Wall / GR / 1943 The Navy of the RAF / GB / 1943 A German Estimate of Foreign Tanks / GR / 1943 An Armored Scouting Mission in Russia / GR / 1943 Military Secrecy / RU / 1943 German Engineers in the Attack on Stalingrad / GR / 1943 Initiative in Reconnaissance / PO / 1940? Enemy Blockade Runners / GB / 1943 Antitank Strongpoints / RU / 1943 Increase Fire Preparedness in Defense / GR / 1942 Employment of Armored Trains / RU / 1943 Night Combat / RU / 1943 German Tank Grenadiers in Action / GR / 1943 The Light Antitank Gun / FR? / 1943 Mobile Obstacle-Building Reserves / RU / 1943 Tanks in Attack / RU / 1943 / 32 pages / 3,130K German Tactical Doctrines / US / 1945 Notes on the Leyte Operations / US / 1945 / 6 pages / 1,154K German Tactics in Russia / US / 1942 / 8 pages/748K Japanese Invasion of India / GB / 1945 Assault Groups versus Armored Belts / RU / 1945 Functions of Air Landing Troops / IN / 1945 Battles in Miniature / GB / 1945 / 9 pages / 1,851K Notes on Street Fighting / RU / 1945 Future Warfare and the Atomic Bomb / GB / 1945 Principles of Costal Defense / SP / 1944 Five Years of Airborne Development / GB / 1945 The Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy / BZ / 1945 Naval Aircraft and the Future / GB / 1945 / 18 pages / 3,341K Reconnaissance in Attack / RU / 1943 Mortars in an Inhabited Place / RU / 1943 German and Italian Prisoners of War / GB / 1943 Discipline in Telephone Converstaions / RU / 1943 A Heavy Field Howitzer Battalion Before the Stalin Line, 1941 / GR / 1941 Sure Protection for Boundries Between Units / RU / 1943 Street Fighting / FR? / 1943 Antiaircraft Defense of Battle Positions / RU / 1943 Japanese Principles of Antitank Defense / BZ / 1943 Actions of a Tank Regiment for the Encirclement of the Enemy / RU / 1943 Physical Development Centers / GB / 1943 German Air Tactics in Russia / RU / 1943 The "Hand-Trunk" Breaks Its Way Through / GR / 1943 Artillery Fire: Backbone of Defense / RU / 1943 The Flying Fortress - Reasons for Their Success / GB / 1943 Assuring Manuever of Tanks is the Duty of All Types of Troops / RU / 1943 Self-Propelled Artillery in Armored Combat / GR / 1943 Field Fortifications in Active Defense / RU / 1943 German Motorized Technical Battalions / GR / 1943 Breakthrough of German Defense / RU / 1943 Tactical Training of Tank Crews / RU / 1943 / 32 pages / 3,188K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Bump! Hey guys: I think you should take a look at these!! It's not often that you get to look at original documents. These are really relevent to CM. Take a peak! Jasper: Great site! Thanks for the info. I'm printing them out right now.......... -Ski ------------------ "The Lieutenant brought his map out and the old woman pointed to the coastal town of Ravenoville........" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 A great post indeed!!. Thanks Jasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasd Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Wow, you should be charging people to veiw all of this information you have found! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidS Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Jasper, Great work, keep them coming...this is the sort of stuff which makes the working day pass quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Cool stuff. Check your links html, though: starting with "The Sicilian Campaign," tons of the following items are all treated as one link. Please post as much German-language material as possible. Thanks ------------------ I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. --Eisenhower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wennerberg Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 This is excellent. I highly recommend this site Thxs very much. Stefan Wennerberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted January 18, 2001 Author Share Posted January 18, 2001 Germanboy: All this stuff is going to be translated German if that's what you mean. All: Germanboy's feedback is valid. There are a number of trends in the current batch (not all posted but soon will be). These trends are tank tactics, infantry-tank cooperation, antitank tactics, and infantry tactics. This stuff is not a bottomless pit - just about all the stuff I could find on tank tactics is in this batch. But if others have particular interests let me know (by posting on this thread) and I'll see what I can do to tailor future research into those areas. Example: because it came up on this board I'll soon see what I can find of 'zimmermit' (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Duquette Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Excellent Jasper. Thanks for taking the time to make this information available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted January 19, 2001 Author Share Posted January 19, 2001 As of now that's everything. I've added some little stuff on the first couple of pages. I put the words *NEW* in front just to make it clear what's new. One of them is *.bmp file - having trouble with Paint Shop or else I'd make it a TIF or JPEG. Hope everyone can see a *.bmp file. From today forward I'll add stuff every now and then, I probably won't make a big splash unless it's really juicy. So you might check back in a little while. I've got some space on the third through fifth pages for little stuff, and when I add them I'll put the words *NEW* in front so you can easily find them. Now to reading. I've skimmed them all, but have yet to read maybe half of the interesting ones. ------------------ Check out http://www.geocities.com/funfacts2001/ for military documents written during WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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