Post; WWII German Street Fighting Doctrine

Ollie Garchy · June 22nd, 2006

WWII German Street Fighting Doctrine

German troops were instructed to move through houses and not to run down streets: "Walls of adjoining houses are blasted, and troops move forward through the houses. Mopping-up parties of infantry follow. (Making such covered approaches facilitates evacuation of wounded and supply of ammunition and rations.)"

Does anyone know if the American military instructs soldiers to move through houses and apartments? Does anyone know whether WWII films have ever depicted this type of behaviour?

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June 22nd, 2006
Ollie Garchy Centurion	Post; WWII German Street Fighting Doctrine WWII German Street Fighting Doctrine German troops were instructed to move through houses and not to run down streets: "Walls of adjoining houses are blasted, and troops move forward through the houses. Mopping-up parties of infantry follow. (Making such covered approaches facilitates evacuation of wounded and supply of ammunition and rations.)" Does anyone know if the American military instructs soldiers to move through houses and apartments? Does anyone know whether WWII films have ever depicted this type of behaviour? http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/warsaw/index.html