German infantry doctrine at Battalion level 1916

[Guest]

Is there a German equivalent of Paddy Griffith's work " British battle tactics of the western front"?

 

I'm looking for a comprehensive guide on how the Germans planned and fought the tactical battle. Does one exist? 

[The Prussian]

Hello!

There is an english book called "Stormtroop tactics (innovation in the german army 1914-1918)" by Bruce I. Gudmundsson, 206 pages, ISBN 02-275-93328-8

https://www.euro-book.co.uk/book/isbn/0275933288.html?author=&coverState=&doAbe=1&doAlibris=1&doAmazonCa=1&doAmazonCom=1&doAmazonUk=1&doApress=1&doAudiobooks=1&doBetterworld=1&doBiblio=1&doBiggerbooks=1&doBlackwell=1&doBn=1&doBookdepository=1&doEBay=1&doECampus=1&doEbooks=1&doEbookscom=1&doElsevier=1&doFoyles=1&doGoogle=1&doHive=1&doHugendubel=1&doIndigo=1&doInformit=1&doKnet=1&doKobo=1&doLehmanns=1&doLonelyplanet=1&doMusicnotes=1&doOreilly=1&doPalgrave=1&doPearson=1&doScholastic=1&doSpringer=1&doTextbooks=1&doTheBookPeople=1&doThriftbooks=1&doVitalSource=1&doWaterstones=1&doWordery=1&fromDateDays=7&isbn=&land=&maxJahr=&maxPrice=&mediatype=0&minJahr=&minPrice=&noBids=0&noReprint=0&pageLen=20&proSearch=&professionalState=&publisher=&search=&search_submit=search&title=stormtroop+tactics&updatePresets=1&updateProState=1&usedState=

[TGM]

On this matter, you may also be interested in the following if not already read/gleaned:

 

Book review of the above by H. Strachen

Review/analysis of said book by www.army.gov.au

 

Also found, but The Prussian may be best placed to comment on:

 

Major Stackpole's (West Point) thesis: GERMAN TACTICS IN THE "MICHAEL" OFFENSIVE MARCH 1918 (and book)

Dr. Robert T. Foley's article Breaking Through: The German Concept of Battle in 1918

 

 

Edited 18 February , 2018 by TGM

[The Prussian]

Hello!

The two pdf are very interesting. Unfortunately Gudmundssons book is the only one I have, because there seem to be a few in english language, but I don´t know any good books in german language.

I could recommend the german manual:

Ausbildungs-Vorschrift für die Fußtruppen im Kriege (1917 and 1918)
https://www.euro-book.co.uk/book/no/d85ed7f06e1f56c2da862f55fda3069b.html?author=&coverState=&doAbeDe=1&doAchtungBuecher=1&doAko=1&doAlibris=1&doAmazon=1&doAmazonCom=1&doAmazonEs=1&doAmazonFr=1&doAmazonIt=1&doAmazonUk=1&doAudibile=1&doAudiobooks=1&doBbBuch=1&doBetterworld=1&doBiblio=1&doBlackwell=1&doBn=1&doBookdepository=1&doBooklooker=1&doBruna=1&doBuch24=1&doBuchfreund=1&doBuchhaus=1&doBuchmarie=1&doCasaDelLibro=1&doCiando=1&doDodaxAt=1&doDodaxCh=1&doDodaxDe=1&doEBay=1&doEBooknl=1&doEbooks=1&doEbookscom=1&doEci=1&doElsevier=1&doFnac=1&doFnacEs=1&doFoyles=1&doGoogle=1&doHive=1&doHoepli=1&doHugendubel=1&doIbs=1&doImosver=1&doIndigo=1&doJokers=1&doKobo=1&doLaFeltrinelli=1&doLehmanns=1&doLibriEB=1&doLibroco=1&doLonelyplanet=1&doLuisterboeken=1&doMedimops=1&doMomoxshop=1&doMondadori=1&doMusicnotes=1&doNotenbuch=1&doOrellfuessli=1&doPalgrave=1&doPriceminister=1&doProlibri=1&doProxis=1&doScholastic=1&doSpringer=1&doStudystore=1&doThaliaDe=1&doTheBookPeople=1&doThriftbooks=1&doVoordeelboekenonline=1&doWaterstones=1&doWordery=1&doZVAB=1&fromDateDays=7&isbn=&land=&maxJahr=&maxPrice=&mediatype=&minJahr=&minPrice=&noBids=0&noReprint=0&pageLen=200&proSearch=&professionalState=&publisher=&search=&search_submit=suchen&title=Ausbildungsvorschrift+Fußtruppen&updatePresets=1&updateProState=1&usedState=

 

Edited 18 February , 2018 by The Prussian