Handbook on German Military Forces; Technical Manual TM 30-450 December 17, 1941
Washington DC: War Department, 1941. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 456 pages. Marked RESTRICTED. Illustrations (photographs, drawings/diagrams, tabular data). Cover and some pages has some wear and soiling. Name, Rank and Branch of previous owner in ink on front cover. Written over the stamp of a previous owner. This was prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff. It was issued only 10 days after the Pearl Harbor attack, but clearly had been in preparation since at least the commencement of hostilities in Europe in September 1939. This initial handbook represents that then state-of-knowlege of the United States military establishment and the assessment of the then current state-of-practice of the German Military Forces. Includes sections on: Organization and strength of units; Administration, command, and staff; Recruitment and mobilization; Uniform; Infantry; Cavalry and reconnaissance units; Small arms, close support, and antitank weapons; Field Artillery, Armored troops (Panzertruppen), Engineers, Signal Corps, Chemical warfare and smoke, Services, Police, Gendarmerie, semimilitary forces; Air Force, Tactics, and Permanent fortifications. Includes Appendixes on: I. List of Abbreviations; II. Coinage, weights, and measures; III. Road spaces; and IV. Military symbols. Also includes an index. More