The German Army 1940

This manual was issued to the British Army in December 1940, and is a near complete picture of the German Army at the time. The German Army was a complex machine, with many innovative features, yet still relied heavily on the horse for its pulling power in the field. The manual looks at every aspect of the German Army (and, to a lesser extent, the Waffen SS) and gives details as known at the time. It covers the fighting arms and the services behind them - organisation, weapons and equipment and is a first class picture of the German Army at the end of the campaigns of 1940, only six months before the invasion of Russia. There are also 90 photographs of men, weapons and equipment and a series of pull-outs related to the text.

Softcover 416 pages, 90 photographic plates and an index.

Edition: An MLRS facsimile reprint, published 2006.
Author: M I 14
Published by: British War Office