Was the impact on maintenance positive or negative from this arrangement compared to our own? In general by the way I have always been in favor of smaller staffs, but I spent decades staring at staffs a teenager could see were bloated and did.,.
If I am not too badly mistaken, units enjoyed a lot of latitude when it came to such work. This owed much to the higher skill level of rank-and-file mechanics (who tended to follow that trade in civil life) and the wide variety of vehicles in use (especially after 1940).
I seem to recall that another aspect of the staff was that the Adjudantur group, as well as other parts of the staff, were mostly Wehrmachtbeamten or Army Administration Officials. This also conserved the need for additional fully fledged General Staff Officers.
Was the impact on maintenance positive or negative from this arrangement compared to our own? In general by the way I have always been in favor of smaller staffs, but I spent decades staring at staffs a teenager could see were bloated and did.,.
Are you asking about maintenance of equipment or the continuity of work within the staff?
Equipment especially motors
If I am not too badly mistaken, units enjoyed a lot of latitude when it came to such work. This owed much to the higher skill level of rank-and-file mechanics (who tended to follow that trade in civil life) and the wide variety of vehicles in use (especially after 1940).
Latitude in maintenance…
…. Ah…
In 1991 just before the big DSS push North I dropped off some higher end commo equipment 2 levels of maintenance up.
There was a sign on one of the large maintenance trucks;
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>1381st Maintenance Company<
“No tools, no parts,
Advice- Free!”
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I seem to recall that another aspect of the staff was that the Adjudantur group, as well as other parts of the staff, were mostly Wehrmachtbeamten or Army Administration Officials. This also conserved the need for additional fully fledged General Staff Officers.
Beamten will make their debut in the next post in this series.