1943 OKH Training Film Close Range Tank Fighting.

Staged, but realistically looking training film. German infantry, supported by PAK and machine-guns fights numerous Soviet T-34 and KV with mines and grenades.

1943 OKH Training Film Close Range Tank Fighting vid takes a few secs to appear..place mouse pointer on the bottom right corner of video, to see the time left, and to alter volume...ray.

 

Excellent footage! Shows why tanks are so vulnerable without supporting infantry for protection. Of course the lack of "Russian" infantry was done for effect.

Greg C.

 

thanks greg, glad you found it interesting, if you take a look thro the subject matter, link below. you'll find some good items of interest too, ray..

All World Wars: Complete List of Publications by Subjects

 

Thanks Ray great find!

Regards

Ulrich

 

thankyou ulrich, good video , well enjoyable, ray.

 

Outstanding Ray. This would make for a great war movie ;-))

 

thankyou carl.. I found it very much a good short film, as much as a training film..ray.

 

Nice! I like how the trenches were so nice and tidy

 

Hi Ray, im going to attempt to see it again, via-home PC ;-))

Oh and, I guess when they say dig slit trenches-they REALLY meant slit ;-)

 

On looking at this again, the Director must be related to either Lewis Milestone or John Ford in the least.

 

Carl, I have seen period photos of similar German zig-zag trenches in the Roer River area, and read numerous mention of same in books. I'm guessing that the narrower the trenches were, the easier a tank could pass over them without caving them in. I'm thinking the trenches in the training film were based more on the real deal rather than dug narrow for effect.

Greg C.

 

look thro my link on this subject greg...
http://www.ww2f.com/eastern-europe-...erman-field-fortifications-eastern-front.html