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8 COMPANY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK / M LR MLR ENEMY,. .' FORCES Artillery fires on edge of town. ATTACKING FORCES Figure 5.-Attack on a town. equipment, flame throwers, and grenades, may accompany the infantry. The advance through the town is likely to be made in bounds measured in terms of one or a few streets; after each bound the troops re-form and proceed to new objectives. The Germans avoid the streets as much as possible and infiltrate simultaneously through back yards and over roofs, attempting to seize all high ground. If it is necessary for them to advance through streets, the Germans move in two files, one on each side of the thoroughfare. The left side is preferred, as it is more advantageous for firing righthanded from doorways. Consideration is given to the problem of fighting against defenders organized not only in depth but also in height. Consequently the men, from front to rear, will be given
OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLES 9 specific assignments to watch the roofs, the various floors of buildings, and cellar windows. Side streets are blocked immediately, and at night searchlights are kept ready to illuminate roofs. The Germans endeavor to keep constant contact with the artillery, and single light guns may accompany the infantry in order to engage points of resistance with direct fire. Extensive use also is made of rocket weapons and mortars. When a section of a town is captured, the Germans close up all side streets leading from the occupied area, block all exits of houses, and then begin a house-to-house search with details assigned to specific tasks, such as mopping up roofs, attics, basements, courtyards, and staircases. Cellars and attics are occupied first in organizing for defense. 4. RECONNAISSANCE a. General In the German Army, normal reconnaissance is carried out by the division reconnaissance battalion. Reconnaissance patrols are likely to be mixed, and may include cyclists, motorcyclists, cavalry, or armored cars, depending on the type of division, and may be strongly reinforced with mobile close-support and antitank weapons to enable them to cope with special situations. A relatively large number of antitank guns, which are likely to be self-propelled, are allotted to reconnaissance forces; this is also true of advance guards, in wh:ich the antitank guns are placed well forward. The importance of reconnaissance was stressed by General Jiirgen von Arnim, the German commander in the Tunisian Campaign, in a general order. He said: "For correct handling of troops it is indispensable to know about the enemy. If one does not, one runs blindly into enemy fire. Therefore-reconnaissance and again reconnaissance! It must be carried out by sectors, from ridge to ridge (including reconnaissance of future artillery observation posts), in exactly the same way as the attack-to ensure that the supporting weapons follow up in time."
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