German Military Training: In World War Two [The Illustrated Edition] by Military Intelligence Service

Author:Military Intelligence Service [Service, Military Intelligence]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: W.K. Hawthorne, Publisher
Published: 2017-06-10T04:00:00+00:00

A group of German soldiers relaxing near a command vehicle

Appendix A.

MANEUVERS AND FIELD EXERCISES; UMPIRE TRAINING[5]

1. PURPOSE OF MANEUVER

a. Training in leadership — with a corresponding freedom in the development of the course of the maneuver (seldom attainable).

b. Troop training in the execution of definite, planned tactical measures — with a corresponding definite course which the chief umpire carries out according to his “predetermined plan of maneuver.”

The “predetermined plan of maneuver” guides the course of the maneuver from beginning to end. Thus, the participating troops are given practical training in executing desired specific missions. For example, a platoon mission: “Attack from 400 meters to break through and defend against counterattack”; or a battalion mission: “Deploy as necessitated by hostile fire. Prepare to attack.”

The purpose of a maneuver is accomplished by “hostile activities” or by “situations” created through orders or reports transmitted through the chain of command, and by the realization of combat conditions as described by either Blue or Red umpires. Therefore, the successful conduct of the entire maneuver, and its training value, depend on the umpire.

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