Summary of Recent Information Regarding the German Army and Its Methods: General Staff (Intelligence) General Headquarters, January, 1917 (Classic Reprint)

Division, Great Britain; War Office; Int

ISBN 10: 1330850432 ISBN 13: 9781330850435

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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The distance between successive positions must, in theory, be sufficient to entail fresh preparations and oblige an enemy to push forward his observation posts, and at least a portion of his batteries, before venturing to attack the second position after capturing the first. This distance naturally varies with the form of the ground, but is at least 1 kilometre. This principle does not, however, prevent the Germans from constructing minor intermediate lines and posts* on suitable ground between positions.

Hitherto each position (see Fig 1) has consisted of at least two continuous lines, but. Generally of threat-front line, support line, and reserve line, the distance between the two first being roughly from 50 to 100 yards. These lines include strong points, such as villages or woods which may happen to be situated in the forward area (see Strong Points on page The present tendency is to construct not more than two lines at an increased interval of 150 to 200 yards. This interval is determined by the factor that the support line shall be far enough away not to be exposed to artillery fire directed on the front line, but yet near enough to allow the men in it to get up quickly to the latter to repel an assault or to make a counter-attack.

A circulation trench similar to our supervision or traffic trench is sometimes made behind the front line.

The distance between the support and reserve lines depends on the ground, but is not likely to exceed 800 yards.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1330850432
• ISBN 13: 9781330850435
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 104