The Nazis' Winter Warfare on the Eastern Front 19411945 by Ian Baxter;

Author:Ian Baxter;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History / Military / World War II
Publisher: Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Published: 2021-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

This diagram shows the building of a ‘snow pit’. It informs the soldier: ‘The snow pit is dug vertically into the snow in the same fashion as the snow hole, but it is larger and rectangular. Skis, sticks, poles, branches, shelter halves, and snow are used as roofing. The pit affords shelter for several men in a prone position. It is advisable to slope the roof down towards the foot end.’

The diagram describes the construction of a ‘snow house with walls of ice blocks’. It tells the soldier, ‘The size and the roof of snow houses are similar to those of snow pits. The side walls, however, consist of snow blocks and may be built, even in case of a light snow, up to the height of a man. Snow piled on the outside seals the cracks and camouflages the building.’

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