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German Tank Maintenance in World War II, Historical Study (German Report Series) [Dept. of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-202]

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Item Number: L0188

German Tank Maintenance in World War II, Historical Study (German Report Series) [Dept. of the Army Pamphlet No. 20-202]

This work will be of interest to persons who want to compare the United States and German systems of tank maintenance.

The material for this pamphlet was prepared for the Historical Division, EUCOM, by a group of former German generals, general staff officers, and tank maintenance specialists. The principal author, General Burkhart H. Mueller-Hillebrand, served as aide to the Chief of the Army General Staff before assuming command of an armored regiment on the Russian front. Successively appointed chief of staff of a panzer corps and a panzer army, he saw action in the Ukraine, Poland, and East Prussia.

Originally published 25 June 1954 by the Dept. of the Army, Washington, D.C., as a soft cover booklet measuring 6 × 9 inches.

Military Reference Library #L188

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Contents

Foreword
Introduction
- The Centralized Tank Maintenance System
- The Collapse of the Centralized System
- Decentralization
- New Tanks versus Spare Parts
Organization and Equipment
- General
- The Tank Maintenance Detachment
- The Tank Maintenance Company
- Non-organic Tank Maintenance Units
- Automotive Maintenance
Operating Procedures
- General
- The Tank Maintenance Detachment
- The Tank Maintenance Company
- The Casual Company
- Spare Parts Supply
- Depot Maintenance Installations
- Training
Operations
- In Bivouac
- On the March
- Before and During an Attack
- During Advance and Pursuit
- After an Attack
- In Static Situations
- On the Defensive
- During a Retrograde Movement
Conclusions
- General
- Basic Principles
- Summary

Specifications

54 pages
1 map
- General Reference Map
2 charts
- Organization of a German Tank Maintenance Detachment
- Organization of a German Tank Maintenance Company