I need to find the "German manual for warfare against bands" from the WW2 era

[Angatta]

Hello guys!
I am writing my Thesis, and I came across a book which talked about the "german manual for warfare against bands" during WW2. It would be really helpfull if I would have this manual. Does anyone know where I can find it?

I would be really grateful!
Cheers,
Remy

[MilitariaOne]

Greetings Remy,

This may be close to what you are looking for Wehrmacht Anti-Partisan Manual - Wehrmacht Tactics Against Red Bands and here’s a relevant article as a .pdf. http://www.jmss.org/jmss/index.php/j...ewFile/442/441 a relevant book German Anti-Partisan Combat - Casemate Publishers and one more German Anti-Partisan Combat (Eastern Front from Primary Sources) : Paperback : Bob Carruthers : 9781781592083

Hope this helped.

Regards,

Lance

[Angatta]

Awesome Lance!! Very very helpfull!! I had the books already but the manual and article help me a lot

[Angatta]

Do you know if there is a free version available somewhere? I don't have a credit card

[MilitariaOne]

Do you know if there is a free version available somewhere? I don't have a credit card

This would be the best I could find for free. German Antiguerrilla Operations in the Balkans (1941-1944) But it's not the manual.

Regards,

Lance

[Angatta]

Thanks. I think its wierd that the manual can only be bought at 1 website. Don't you guys think that is strange? How do I know if it is legit?

[Angatta]

Maybe if I search with the german name I can find the manual.. Does anyone know what the german name of the manual is?

[MilitariaOne]

Greetings Remy,

The US Army made a whole series on German Forces’ WWII Lessons Learned during the late 40s & early 50s. They had access to captured German Generals with much experience on the Easter Front and with the cold war frosting up there was a renewed vigor to capture that experience in print. The idea was to help American Officers gain some doctrinal insight from the Germans' experiences. There's at least ten tittles/manuals that were created in this series, if not more.

I would suggest you determine what the relevant US Army manual's nomenclature is and try searching for a copy on eBay or Abe books. While no doubt the original German texts may be available, I doubt they will be affordable or online for free.

Regards,

Lance

[Shadwellarmy]

Hi Remy,

I think what you are looking for is called: "Kampfanweisung für die Bandenbekämpfung im Osten" (1941)

I dont have a copy, but I have a NARA document outlining the difference between the old guidelines for 1941 and the new ones from 44, if you are interested, just drop me a PM.

Cheers, Mads

[Angatta]

That is exactly what I am looking for Shadwellarmy!! I will pm you right away:P

And thank you aswell Militariaone! I have found some of the US Lessons Learned documents yesterday evening