The Assault Platoon
The Volksgrenadier Division of 1944
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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