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26 MPANUAL FORB CONIMMANDERS$ OF INFANTRY;1 PLATOONS. INSTRUCTION OF THE, GLIENADIER SQUAD). The object: of squad instruction is- To teach any Squadc of grrenatdiers (par~ticularly the ftirst sqluad of each platoon) to prepare for grenade combat and to pass l yd. D. l yd. C. a ~ lyd. .8. FEiIG. 16. l yd. A. qluickily to that mode of fighting whenever circumstances perm~it. To teach the squadrl to effect a surprise attack with grenadles.
MANUALT89 FORt COMMAN81~DERS OF INFANTRY PLA~TOONS. 27r As a rule, the men comprising a squa~td of grenadiers are dtividedi forl battle as fellowsx: Thlrowers;. Carkriers. Assistant grenadicis (formet Iy calledl riflemen). Each grenacier bombg cap'ble of immediately fillingr any one of these rales uponl hem'~ designated as throwrer, carrier, or a sistant. T'he sqluad of 1 coip~oral1 and 7 g~renaldiers will then consist, under its sqiuad leadier· for exalmple of 2 thr~owers, 2 carriers, 2~ assistants and 1i sparc rrena~ier. Or it may sometimes fight in two reliefs of 3 g~renamd1 r' each, one commandedi by the corposral and the ot~hez~ by taoe modst energetic grenadier. Mlore impotcant g:oups xi~iii often be formled und-er· the orders; of a sei geant em 'x 'venizcimer offcer to carry a mlore extended point of ehismtan~ce, Som~etimes all. the grenadiers of a company orl a battialmon wiill be groupeCd together·. The combat; ol such a gmoup is the comrbinaztion of the partial conibats toad ~ided~c by the groups oft four or eighbt grenadiem~s, betwecen wbmeic thCe m'rcnadmer officer has divided the whole objective, ea~ch being assignedt o sonic carefully chosen point. The instmuction of the small squald is then the tactical basis of gr~enade combat~ O~LE OF THE sQUAD LEADER. The squald ltender dtirects the combat; he distributes the men acctor~ing to thfeir qumalificaztions, places them in the trenches or communicat~ing treniches so thant tlhey -will not be crowded, organizes thec reliefs oPf th-r~oweres and carriers; he look~s after the r'eplenishm~ent; of grenades. The squadc leadcer seizes p~ronmptly every occasion to advance; if the advance becomes impossibl~e, he prepares to defend the around foot by foot, niultiplying the batrriers. Time gremiadier officer, bneing in command of a much larger group, hazs twoe princip~al tasks: FIirst. To reconnoiter ·the objective; to distribute the squads or groups. Second. To supply the sqluads. ·Thi~s second task demarnds the greatest energy, discernmren~t, and initiative.
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Page 6 and 7: B TABLE~h OF CONTEN%~aTS. Page. Cha
Page 9 and 10: MABNUIAL FOR COMMIANDERS OF: INFANa
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Page 17 and 18: M6ha~TANUA FORBCOMMANB~DERS OF INFA
Page 19 and 20: ELEJ~E~STAR TRA INIG OF INFtANITRYM
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Page 35 and 36: M~ANUAL FOR CO113f~MMANDERS 'OF IFA
Page 37 and 38: MadANUAL. FO·R, COQMM;AN~DERS OF I
Page 39 and 40: MAL~NUA~PL. FOe COMMIVAND'E~R;S OF
Page 41 and 42: MANUAL FOR COMMA6LNDERS OF INFANT~R
Page 43 and 44: MALN~UAL FOR CO1YL~AND~ERS OF INFPA
Page 45 and 46: MNUq~AL FOU COMMAYTNDERS OF INFANTR
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Page 63 and 64: M~ANuAL FOR ,c.OvmMAN;DEUS OsF INFA
Page 65 and 66: MA~hiTALf FORC COMMcANDERS ObF INFA
Page 67 and 68: PART~l III. MA~TERIEAL.; CHAPTEIR I
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Page 71 and 72: MANMAL FOR COMMYANDERS OP INFANTRY
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1~lf~ANUAL ~FORt COIIBM1VLAKDER O]F
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IVA'NUAL FOR. CO)~WMAN~DBRS OF INFA
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MANUAL FOR COMMAN~BDERS OF INFANTRY
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M6ANUAL FO]R COMMIVANiDERS OF INFlA
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132 ]~ENUAL FOR CO1M~VAW~hBE1LS OF
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134 MANUA$L FOR COBYii[MA~fE S OF I
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130 IL~RTANUA FOR COI'd\:1~~Nfl/ANE
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138 IMA'NUAL FO~R COMCMANDERS OIFIN
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140 MANUAL FOR COMMANDERS OF INFANT
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124 MANUAL FOR; COrMbMANDERS OF INF
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144 MyANcUALE FOR COMP3[MAND~BERS O
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140t MA~NUAL POR CtOMMATBflERS OP I
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148 Ma1Q~UAL POR COMMANDEflS OP I1N
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160oM;ANUABL P0R C0~WMBTANDEu OF XN
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152 MAN~U;AL FOR COMMANDERSE B OF Z
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158 NABNUAL FORI CONXIANDERS OF INF
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160 MIYANU~JAL FOR, COMMAND~'BERS~
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102 M[ANUAL FOIR COMMI~ANaD1ERS OF
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164 ~vANUAL~LB FOR7.: COMattf~ LAND
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166 IhTANUtAL FO]R .CO1V~MANDWERS:
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168 MANUAL FOR COI61CMMANDER O)F IN
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170o IvIANUL FOR· OOM1~CBANDDE· R
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172 MaNU~haL FOR cOaN~~vaDERS OF IN
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17'4 M~ANUAL FORLE COMMG~ANWDERS O)
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176i MJANUAL FOR COMM[6~~ANDERS OF
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178 MAdNUAL; FOR COMMBANDERS OF INF
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180 IVaNUAaaL FOReCOMMaND~~oERS OlF
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182 ~CNANUAL FOR CO]~LtITANDERS OF
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184 IYANUATlrlFOR%COIfIfANDERS OF6;
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186' MANEUALPr OR COMa;MANDERS OF I
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188 MrANUAL. PORC :COMMJlA)~NDERS o
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190 MANUvAL FOR COM1d~LANhDERB OF I
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192 M'ANU~AL iFOR CONIMMANDERS. OF
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19~8 MANUALw~a FsOR ICO ENTANDE:-Ot
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200 ~IXANUALe FOR COMVf&ANDERS OF I
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202 IM~ANUAbL FOR COMMWLANDEIRS OF
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204 MANUAL FOR COMMANDERS OFPINFANT
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206- MVANUALa FO6R CO1)~n~INMA~RSFl
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208 MANUAL &FOIR COMMAllNDERS. :OF
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214 MANUALAFOR1 COMMA DERS OF.~ Z T
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218 1~aNUvlaL FO~R COBI1MTANDERS·~
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220 MA~NUAL FOR COMMANDER~~~~: S·
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222 M~V~~~~ANUAeaoMMw~aNi~Da FO C E
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224· MA~NUACL FORt COWMMANDERS OF
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226 MWANUAL FOIR · COMMANRDERS OFI
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238 MANUALC FO)Ri COMMANDERS OF INF
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244 MdANUALa FORB COMMANDERSBBB OF
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254 MANUATL FO·R COMEANDERS OF INF
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