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The Assault Platoon

The Volksgrenadier Division of 1944

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Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson
Mar 10, 2025
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In December of 1944, Information for Infantry (Nachrichten für die Infanterie) published a short piece on the subject of the assault platoons found in Grenadier companies of the Volksgrenadier divisions.

The assault platoon of the Grenadier company exploits lessons learned in five years of fighting on all battlefields of this war.

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