German battle tactics on the Russian front, 1941-1945

COVER......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
INTRODUCTION......Page 7
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 13
The Breakthrough Prior to the Battle of Vyazma......Page 15
The Attack......Page 18
The Thrust Toward Kalinin......Page 24
The Defense of Kalinin......Page 30
The Advance Toward Moscow......Page 33
The Withdrawal......Page 36
Conclusion......Page 44
Order of Battle......Page 50
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 55
Introduction......Page 57
Withdrawal from the Volga to the Molodoy-Tud position......Page 69
Fighting in the Molodoy-Tud position......Page 70
Lessons learned: experiences in winter warfare......Page 76
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 81
Report of Marshal Timoshenko and General Zhukov on Soviet aims for the winter of 1941-1942 (captured Soviet document)......Page 82
German retirement to the \"Winter Line\"......Page 83
Estimate of the situation as of 19 December 1941......Page 84
Air Situation......Page 85
Situation, Fourth Panzer Army and Ninth Army,as of 7 February 1942......Page 88
Enemy situation as of 23 February 1942......Page 91
Estimate of the enemy situation......Page 93
Order of Battle......Page 96
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 109
Unusual aspects of the late winter 1941-42......Page 110
Detraining and initial sheltering of troops......Page 112
Plan of attack: reconnaissance......Page 113
Winter Roads......Page 115
Assembly for the attack and solution of difficulties presentedby snow and cold......Page 116
Advance to the Redya River......Page 118
Attack from Onufrievka in the direction of Cherenchitsi......Page 124
Ski troops and troops with oversnow mobility penetrate thelarge forest east of the Redya......Page 126
Attack on Yazvy......Page 127
Attack through the large forest east of Redya......Page 128
Attack on Ramushevo......Page 129
General von Seydlitz......Page 132
Order of Battle......Page 133
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 137
Introduction......Page 138
Organization of the brigade......Page 140
Commitment of the brigade......Page 145
Conclusion......Page 146
Order of Battle......Page 148
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 151
Introduction......Page 152
Mission of III Panzer Corps......Page 153
Plans......Page 155
The attack......Page 157
Experiences......Page 166
Conduct of battle......Page 167
Traffic control in the rear area......Page 169
Officer and noncommissioned officer replacement pool......Page 170
Order of Battle......Page 171
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 175
The Defensive battle......Page 177
Disengagement......Page 180
The withdrawal to the Oredezh area......Page 182
Flank protection in the Sagorge-Oredezh area and fighting near Oredezh......Page 183
The struggle for the northern flank......Page 185
Order of Battle......Page 187
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 193
The Relief of Kovel......Page 194
Order of Battle......Page 203
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 207
Development of the situation in the area around Vilno from 23 June to 15 July 1944......Page 208
The movement of the 6th Panzer Division to Kovno; order and preparation for the relief of Vilno......Page 209
The return march of the covering party on 16 July 1944......Page 215
Summary......Page 216
Editor\'s Introduction......Page 219
Historical context of the narrative - Moscow, April 1, 1947......Page 221
Army Group rear area threatened......Page 226
U. S. Forces close in......Page 229
The final days......Page 231
Order of Battle......Page 233
Appendix One: Military Careers of the Authors......Page 255
Appendix Two: German Corps Organization......Page 261
Appendix Three: Estimating Divisional Strength......Page 264
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 269
COVER......Page 273