Commando Tactics: The Second World War by Stephen Bull

Author:Stephen Bull
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: HIS027100: HISTORY / Military / World War II
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781783378449
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2011-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

In advancing along streets, Commandos were taught to move in single file along both sides, leaving an interval of about 3 yards between individuals, who were to be vigilant in checking for snipers in doors and windows opposite. A light machine gun might expediently be placed near street crossings to provide covering fire:

When movement is possible along the roofs of houses, picked snipers of special agility and marksmanship should be sent up to the rooftops to cover the advance below. Never approach a doorway into a house or room, directly from the front. If there is an enemy behind it he is sure to see you several seconds before you can see him, and he will shoot first. Approach from one side, hugging the wall; then take one or two hand grenades and throw them inside, and follow yourself immediately after the explosion, with pistol or knife at the ready – the pistol is preferred. It is fairly certain that if the grenades do not actually kill or seriously wound the defenders, they will knock them out for a few seconds at least. A house that is strongly defended will have to be taken floor by floor, or even room by room; hence the danger of allowing the enemy to organise any resistance; but once a house has been entered, and fighting is proceeding on the upper floors, the attackers should post one or two men on the ground floor to watch the street and guard against surprise.

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