(Ebook) Standing Fast: German Defensive Doctrine On The Russian Front During World War Ii by Timothy A. Wray ISBN 9781410213891, 1410213897

(Ebook) Standing Fast: German Defensive Doctrine On The Russian Front During World War Ii by Timothy A. Wray ISBN 9781410213891, 1410213897

This study examines the evolution of the German Army’s defensive doctrine on the Russian Front from 1941 to 1945. It begins by reviewing prewar doctrine as expressed in German field manuals and professional journals. German defensive techniques are then traced throughout the war, with particular emphasis upon the elements of continuity in German doctrine. This doctrinal evolution is examined in three levels: what substantives changes occurred, why those changes developed, and the methods by which the changes were put into effect within German units. Primary sources consulted in this investigation include wartime publications of the German Army High Command (OKH), unit after-action reports, and other doctrinal materials in the German Military Records Collection, National Archives.