| The manual listing was getting too long, so the reenactment/historical interest manuals now have their own web page. 21 manuals of interest to military historians and reenactors have been translated to English, including Basic Infantry Training, Stick Grenade, Rifle Grenade, March Compass, Field Fortifications, Drills and Commands, Zeltbahn, Marching, Shooting Instruction, Battalion Tactics, Panzergrenadiere Squad Training, U-Boat Commander's manual, Bayonet and Spade fighting, the 1943 Reibert Service Instruction book, and even two WWII German Army issued Field Cookbooks. For U.S. sales, the price you see is the total price - no extra postage, handling, or other charges. Foreign orders are welcome - contact me for a quote for the extra postage cost. U.S. postage is very reasonable. Personal or business checks, money orders, and Paypal are accepted for U.S. orders. Paypal or Western Union ONLY are accepted for foreign orders. For Paypal, send payment to me at: John@German<removethis>Manuals.com Take out the <removethis> - If I post my correct email address on here, I get spam from it being listed. If you want several manuals, a discount on postage may be available depending on weight (over 13 ounces). Contact me before paying so I can weigh your order to see if it qualifies for a postage discount. Or, if you send too much money by check or Paypal, I'll refund your discount with your manual or to your Paypal account. Any business has to make a profit to stay in business, but fair is fair. "Reference words" are just above the price in each ad. Please use these words when ordering to avoid confusion about which manual you would like. Reenactor & Historical Interest, Non-Gun Correct Marching - WW2 Era Denckler Manual - Richtig Marschieren - Correct Marching, and all that thereto applies. If you march, you must do it correctly, of course. SA, SS, and military marching discussed in detail. It's coming next. Please reference "Correct Marching" on your order. $6 – includes U.S. first class postage. Original Cover More pictures soon. Stick Grenade User Manual - WW2 Era Denckler Manual - Die Handgranate 24 - The Hand Grenade 24, for the classic German stick hand grenade. Reformatted to 24 pages for easier printing, but containing all the original text and the numerous graphics. Describes in detail the preparation of the live grenade and training grenade for use (installing the pull cord, fuse, explosive capsule, etc. If you ever wanted to know how the grenade actually worked, this is it. It wasn't just a bang on a stick. Please reference "Denckler Hand Grenade" on your order. $6 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Page 10 Rifle Grenade User Manual - WW2 Military Issue Merkblatt über Handhabung, Mitführung und Verwendung der Gewehrgranaten - Data Sheet for Handling, Carrying Along, and Use of the Rifle Grenade. All about the various rifle grenades (high explosive, anti-armor, propaganda), identification, operation, and use, as well as the rifle grenade launcher iteself. 51 pages, with 22 pages of illustrations. Softcover, 8.5"H x 5.5"W. Please reference "Rifle Grenade" on your order. $12 – Includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 32 RG 34 (Tobacco Can) Rifle Cleaning Kit Manual - WW2 Military Issue Reinigungsgerät 34 - Cleaning Device 34 and Cleaning Device for Cal. 5.6, Description and Use Instructions. The official 1936 issued (with updates to March 1940) cleaning kit manual, showing proper usage of the rifle cleaning kit that comes in the small metal can with flip lids on the ends.. 32 pages, with several pages of illustrations. Softcover, 8.5"H x 5.5"W. Please reference "Cleaning Kit" on your order. Coming Soon Original Cover Field Cookbook - WW2 Military Issue Feldkockbuch - Field Cookbook. This is WW2 German Army issue (H.Dv. 86) and is dated from 1941. Fully translated to English, now you can taste the field kitchen food made according to the original recipes. 114 pages, including a full-color fold out "Seasoning Herb Table" page at the back of the book, so the Field Cook could recognize herbs in their natural growing appearance. This is the official army manual on how to prepare the food, and what makes a good meal for the Soldiers. Lot's of cabbage, but a lot of other interesting recipes and cooking tips too. I originally printed this with a lighter blue cover, but have changed it to a darker blue to better match the original book. The inside is exactly the same with no modifications. 8.5"H x 5.5"W, paperback. Please reference "Cookbook" on your order. $17 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 111 Original Cover Field Cookbook - Africa Corps - WW2 Military Issue Feldkochbuch für warme Länder - Field Cookbook for Warm Countries, for permanent use with the field kitchen and for the information of the Commander, Unit Leader, and Medical Officers. June 30, 1942. The standard cookbook above has been so popular that when I found this cookbook for warm countries, I knew I had to have it. It is a fine complement to the H.Dv. 86, with a section specifically for Libya and similar territories, but the recipes apply to field kitchens everywhere. This cookbook doesn't compete with or duplicate the above cookbook. This is a little less of an army manual and a bit more of a recipe book, with many pages of specific cooking directions and portions. Besides advice and recipes for cooking in warm climates, the recipes and methods fully apply to everywhere the field cook had to go, and it even has a page of German/Italian cooking related words so the Italian and German cooks can get along in the kitchen. Early in the manual there are warnings about sanitation, bad water, flies, and sandstorms, then there are pages of tips to make the cook's life easier, such as making an oven or big pot from a gasoline drum. After that, are about 30 pages of detailed recipes, including many recipes specifically for cooking in the mess tin and lid. At the end, it has 10 pages of plant pictures (black and white, no color) and descriptions of the local (North Africa) plants and preparation tips, with the name of the plant in German, Italian, Arabic, and Egyptian. If you liked the above cookbook, I think you'll like this one even more, regardless of what troops you need to feed. Originally 104 pages in small format, now 64 pages, 8.5"H x 5.5"W, paperback. Please reference "Africa Cookbook" on your order. $15 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 10 Page 14 Page 40 Original Cover Flare Pistol - WW2 Era Die Leuchtpistole by Denckler - The Flare Pistol. How the flare pistol works and how to use it. Explains proper technique for firing, cartridge packaging, the single and double star cartridges, and the illumination flare cartridge. 15 pages with several illustrations. Please reference "Flare Pistol" on your order. $6 - includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Table of Contents Page 4 Page 11 Gas Protection and Gas Mask Gasschutz und Gasmaske by Denckler - Another in the Denckler series, this manual is about gas warfare, and gasmask models 17, 18, and 24. Originally 46 pages. This manual only includes up to the model 24 gas mask, so I'm looking for more modern manuals to add with this manual. If you have a more modern manual showing the later war gas masks, let me know. This manual won't be available until I get another manual to add with it. Original Cover Zeltbahn User and Specification Manual - WW2 Military Issue Vorschrift für die Zeltaustrüstimg des Mannes (H.Dv. 205/1) - Regulations for the Tent Equipment for the Men (The Zeltbahn). This is an English translation of an original German Army issue Zeltbahn (triangular shelter section) manual. This cover is dated from 1932, but the revision updates listed inside the back cover of this manual show it to be current to Oct. 26, 1942. This manual was the officially issued manual for the German Heer and land-based Kreigsmarine units. The details of manufacturing, waterproofing, and inspection are impressive in this manual. It contains the full requirements for making a Zeltbahn, right down to the weight of the rope tied at the corners. It includes specs for the tent poles and pegs, locations of the button holes, even the proper thread used to sew on the buttons. Besides being the spec manual for constructing a Zeltbahn, it's also a user's manual. If you're the proud owner of a correct Zeltbahn and want to know how to properly wear it, or construct a 4 man, 8 man, or house tent (for your command post, of course), maybe use it as a flotation device to flee from the Russians (late war use), or make a litter to carry your wounded, it's all in this detailed manual. 21 sketches, plus dimensioned drawings of the Zeltbahn, pegs and poles are all in this 31 page manual. Even the aluminum grommets have dimension drawings showing the specifications for the Wehrmacht approved design. This manual contains all the text and graphics of the original manual. A very interesting read about one of the truly unique and useful pieces of German field equipment. Please reference "Zeltbahn" on your order. $12 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 14 Original Cover March Compass - WW2 Era Denckler Manual - Der Marschkompass - The March Compass, for the always useful magnetic compass. Originally a pocket sized book at 4"W x 5.5"H, with 29 pages, reformatted to 23 pages at 5.5"W x 8.5"H. This shows how to use the compass, how to find north using the stars and how to find south with your wristwatch or pocket watch. Includes suggestions for traveling point to point when the destination isn't visible from the start, and a lot of little tips to help you navigate with the best. It even explains the magnetic deviation points on the German march compass (you knew about those, right?), and where in Germany the dots apply for the deviation. Please reference "Denckler March Compass" on your order. $6 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 6 Original Cover Maps and Map Reading - WW2 Era Karten- und Geländekunde - Maps and Topography. Another fine Denckler manual is now in English. This 27 page manual explains map scales, map reading, map terrain, road and railroad symbols, ground contour lines, and how to determine your own position and navigate in the country using the compass, sun, stars, and landmarks. In short, this is where to start to learn about German maps and navigation. How to properly draw terrain sketches and other types of maps for combat and reconnaissance assignments, what colors are used, how maps and sketches are labeled, and what shouldn't be on the sketch, are all nicely explained. This is a beginner's manual and gives the basics on how its all done. Many map symbols are shown in some of the 15 illustrations in this manual, but it is an instructional manual, not just a manual listing the map symbols. Please reference "Map Reading" on your order. $6 – includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 8 Page 21 Original Cover Marksmanship - WW2 Era Denckler Manual - Wie werde ich Meisterschütze? - How do I become a marksman? Proper aiming, breathing, grip, clothing, pulling the trigger, eating habits, etc., written by a self-proclaimed (perhaps famous back then?) marksman. Includes 7 pages at the back on Walther weapons (KKW, Olympic rifle, etc.) 26 pages. 5.5"W x 8.5"H. Please reference "Denckler Marksman" on your order. $6 – includes U.S. first class postage. Original Cover Cover Page 13 Page 23 Battalion Tactics (advanced instruction) - WW2 Era Taktik in Rahmen des verstärkten Infanterie Bataillons - Tactics in the Context of the Reinforced Infantry Battalions. A guide for study, and a reference book for Active Officers, Officers of the Reserve, and Officer Candidates. 268 pages (paperback) of how to run a Battalion, written in 1941 by two Major Generals from the German Army. This book is about managing the troops at the battalion level, dealing with reinforcements, march formations such as aircraft march depth and the sequence of the troops for the march, housing, written and verbal orders, meals, the advance guard, reconnaissance, deployment, security during march, attack and defense tactics on a large scale, assessing the terrain for tactical purposes, how to issue written and verbal orders, and on and on. Includes many large fold-out terrain maps with tactical symbols showing the deployment and situations in the numerous examples, which teach the why and how of troop management at the battalion level, and explains the differences between attached and supporting troops, and the differences in commanding them. If you're looking for some light reading, this isn't it. If you want to know what the officers were taught and the work involved in commanding a battalion, this is a must read. This is a translation of a classroom textbook written for the officers. It's serious, detailed, and written for teaching the proper German way of managing a battalion and interacting with the other army units. The reader who has an interest in the advanced education of the German officer, and wants to understand the art of battlefield commands, orders, and tactics, will best appreciate this book. This gives a new insight into how the German officers were taught the discipline skills for which they were so well known and respected. Example scenarios include security during rest, attack from a prepared position, attack from the march, defense, pursuit and withdrawal, with details, considerations, reasons, and conclusions about each situation. This book tells how it was done, what would be a mistake, and the reasons why it should be done a certain way with examples of the orders that should be issued as the battle progresses. This is a combined 6th and 7th improved 1941 edition, having first been published in 1936; therefore, this book was used to train the Wehrmacht before and during WWII. This is not a squad-level tactics book, showing how the 10 guys in your reenacting squad should attack and defend against those pesky Amerikaners. If you need that manual, get the Panzergrenadier squad training manual below. This book will be sent by priority mail, since it's too heavy (over 13 ounces) to be sent as first class mail. About 8.5" high x 5.5" wide, 268 pages including 9 large fold-out maps at the back (5 with the original red colored tactical map markings indicating enemy troop positions), and numerous other sketches, maps and diagrams. This book was originally hard covered, but has been faithfully reproduced in English as a paperback, with all text and graphics of the original. Recommended prior reading is HDv 130/2a below (helpful but not mandatory), which will give you an understanding of some of the basics that this higher level book expects the reader to know. This was a 7 month project (evenings, weekends, and holidays). From Jim Dickson, a gun magazine writer who has had reviews published of several of these translated manuals and books: "You did a magnificent job translating this. It captures the electricity of the battalion in battle and should be required reading by every officer in our military." Please reference "Battalion Tactics" on your order. $37 - includes U.S. Priority Mail postage. Foreign sales: $45 - includes international first class mail. Cover Contents Page 19 Page 57 Page 67 Page 140 Page 231 Page 266 (Map) Original Cover German Army Basic Infantry Instruction (Rifleman) - WW2 Military Issue H.Dv. 130/2a - Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Infanterie, Heft 2a - Instruction Manual for the Infantry, Volume 130/2a - The Rifle Company, 1942. The original version of this manual is the most commonly found German infantry manual today, but of course it was printed in German, and the information was lost to anyone who couldn't read German in the old type style (that means just about everybody, including most Germans). This manual is now available in English for those with historical or reenacting interest who don't read the old German, and also for those who read German, but find that reading the old German text is more work than it needs to be. Different revisions of the H.Dv. 130/2a were published from 1935 to 1942 to educate the German Soldier on the basic instructions of his military service. The 1941 edition was a major update, but had many errors in it which were often corrected by handwriting in the margins. The 1942 edition contained all the corrections and is what is offered here. This was originally a pocket sized book, printed at 4"W x 5.5"H, with 258 pages, but has been reformatted to a U.S. standard 5.5"W x 8.5" H with 197 pages, and still contains all the text and graphics of the original manual. The H.Dv. stands for Heer Dienst Vorschrift (Army Service Manual), which means that this was an officially published manual for the German Army soldiers. It had the dark blue cover so often seen on infantry instruction manuals (see the picture below of the original manual cover). The whole book was printed in Fraktur font, which besides being in German, isn't that easy to figure out what the letters are anyway. Fraktur font is available for download to use on your computer - see the "Links and D/L" page. This manual shows how to salute, when it's proper to give the "German salute" (recognized in the old movies by the right arm being stuck in the air at an angle and "Heil!" being announced), how to position your feet, how to run messages, proper formations, what to do in case of capture, safety and operating standards for guns, the egg grenade, Panzerbüchse (8mm high powered anti-tank/armor rifle), using the mortar, different types of deployment, how to march, and on and on. There is so much information in this manual that you'll need to look at the Contents pages I have linked below. It takes nearly 6 pages just for the Table of Contents. THIS is a heck of a manual, and a primary source of information of how it was done in the day. Several members of the reenacting crowd have been after me to translate this "required reading for the Landser" book, so I finally spent over 3 months of my evenings, weekends, and holidays and got it done. If this and the manual below sell enough to be worth the work, I'll translate a few other manuals of the same genre. These manuals and the Reibert book below are the most thorough source of the original information about the wartime German Soldier's training and duties the German Army ever made. Your reenacting impression deserves this manual. Even just as a general knowledge history book, it's fascinating to know how the German sergeants and officers were responsible for leading their men in combat, they didn't just order the men to go fight and then following along toward the rear or at a safe distance. At the back of the book is a table with the English and German commands side by side, which are footnoted throughout the book. If you reenact, you'll be able to use the original German words for the commands. The Reibert manual below is not just an extended version of this manual, but there is some duplication. Neither manual alone is sufficient, both are highly recommended. For instruction on squad combat, you'll want the Panzer Grenadier manual below. Please reference "HDv 130/2a" on your order. $32 – includes U.S. first class postage. Get the 130/2a and 130/11 (below) together for $42. Cover Original Cover Contents 1 Contents 2 Contents 3 Page 53 Page 155 Page 187 German Army Basic Infantry Instruction (Machine Gunner) - WW2 Military Issue H.Dv 130/3a- Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Infanterie, Heft 3a - Instruction Manual for the Infantry, Volume 130/3a - The Machinegun Company, 1942. The perfect companion manual for H.Dv. 130/2a above. While there is a little duplication, this manual is specifically written for the machine gunner and is 95% new material not contained in other manuals. 132 pages. Please reference "HDv 130/3a" on your order. $20 - includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Page 10 Page 36 Page 40 Page 85 German Army Basic Infantry Instruction - WW2 Military Issue H.Dv. 130/11 - Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Infanterie, Heft 11 - Feldbefestigung der Infanterie - Instruction Manual for the Infantry, Volume 11 - Field Fortifications of the Infantry. This 43 page manual is one of the less common manuals in the 130 series, but required reading for the reenactor. It shows how to make a gunner hole, how to add a hideout to it, how to properly set up a squad full of troops in their gunner holes, decoy holes, construction techniques, and shows a close-up view of the "Lafette Board", used to lower the rear of the MG mount for easier concealment.. See the table of contents listing below. Please reference "HDv 130/11" on your order. $12 - includes U.S. first class postage. If ordered with the above 130/2a or 130/3a manual, $10. Cover Original Cover Contents Pages 22-23 German Army Basic Infantry Instruction - Individual - WW2 Era Denckler - Exerzieren un Kommandieren - Drills and Commands. Another fine manual from the Denckler series showing how to properly stand, salute, march, give the German greeting, goose step (drill or parade march), and perform the basic moves with the rifle (order arms, present arms, etc.), spacing, pace, and length of steps in march formations, what is allowed when "At Ease!" is ordered, the proper way to load and unload the rifle, and mount the bayonet. This also includes the vocal timing of how to properly give commands (Feldwebels take note). There are a lot of basics explained here: pivots, turns, about face, how to stand at attention, and how to properly follow the inspecting superior with your eyes as he passes in front of the troops, the details that the new recruit must learn to be a proper member of the Wehrmacht. A surprisingly informative manual for its 31 pages with many illustrations, this manual is a "must have" for the reenactor to know that his impression is correct. A table has been added at the back of the manual listing the 39 commands (which have been numbered throughout the book) in both English and German so that reenactors can use the correct German language commands for their impression. Please reference "Drills and Commands" on your order. $10 - includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Pages 12-13 Pages 20-21 Instruction for the Panzer Grenadier and Panzer Troops Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Panzertruppe - HDv 298/3a - Instruction Manual for the Panzer Troops - Leadership and Fighting of the Panzergrenadiere. Volume 1: The Panzergrenadier Battalion. This manual contains a surprising amount of basic tactical rules and how the panzer grenadiers and leadership are to behave in specific situations. One of the 12 appendices explains radio secrecy, what must be encoded, and what can be disguised in radio, phone, and telegraph traffic. Dated August 5, 1944. 145 original pages, 115 in the new format, containing all text and illustrations of the original, including a few pages with color. This manual covers subject material not found in any other manual I've translated. This manual and the one below are must haves for those interested in the Panzer Grenadier troops. Check the table of contents for a complete listing of subject matter. Please reference "Panzer Troops" on your order. $20 - includes U.S. first class postage. Original Cover Cover Contents Page 13 Page 36 Page 81 Guidelines for Tank Fighting Panzerabwehr aller Waffen Vol.: Richtlinien für Panzernahbekämpfung - (Guidelines for Tank fighting). HDv 469/4. I'll start on it after I finish Winter Warfare. About 80 pages. German Army Infantry Instruction - Panzergrenadiere Squad Level Combat Training - WW2 Era Gefechtsausbildung der Panzergrenadiere - Combat Instruction for the Panzergrenadiere {Motorized Rifleman}. A collection of tasks for the guidance of the recruit instructor in the combat instruction in the context of the squad with 2 light MGs, armored and unarmored. 196 pages, dated 1944, with 28 sketches. This book is filled with 21 lessons for the instructors to use as scenarios for training the recruits, and explains the how and why of combat operations with detailed practical examples, and the proper behavior of the squad members. This is an exceptional manual for learning how the German Soldat was trained in realistic combat situations. Training scenarios include the squad in attack (near, medium, and far distances, armored and unarmored), the squad in defense, the squad as combat sentries, reconnaissance (armored and unarmored), night fighting, and lots more - you really need to see the table of contents below. It has been a while since I enjoyed translating a book this much. This one is a "must have" if you want to know how the German soldier was trained to fight in the field. Most of the sketches have the enemy represented in red, which has been reproduced in this book. This manual is written for the recruit instructors as a guideline for teaching the recruits, who are expected to already know the basics. Recommended prior reading is H.Dv. 130/2a (above), as it is an excellent basic training manual. HDv. 130/11 (above) is also referenced in this book. Now you can read about the WWII German training as close to real thing as you'll ever get. Please reference "Squad Training" on your order. $32 - includes U.S. first class postage. Original Cover Cover Contents Page 28 Page 95 Page 169 Winter Warfare - WW2 Military Issue Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg - Pocketbook for Winter Warfare. 1943 reprint. Originally 415 pages, this is not the small edition, nor the abbreviated edition, but the complete version nearly one inch (2.5 cm) thick. This will take a few months to translate, so don't expect it before March. The original manual is 4" W x 4.75" H with 415 pages, the translated manual will be 5" W x 8.5" H with about 300 pages, containing all original text and graphics. Formatting it a little bigger than the original makes it cheaper to print.... Cheaper is good. This book will be commercially printed as a paperback book only (no hard cover edition). A big thanks to Thomas Gulliver from the UK for sending his winter warfare manual to me so that I can translate the pages missing in my copy. The book is finished and is currently at the print shop. The estimated completion date is on track for a sale date of April 15. Please reference "Winter Warfare" on your order. $38 - includes U.S. first class postage. To Canada: $43. To UK and EU: $49. US postage took a big jump a few months ago, sorry. Original Cover Cover Contents Page 10 Pages 88-89 Pages 134-135 Pages 196-197 Pages 252-253 Service Instruction in the Army - WW2 Era (The 1943 Reibert Book) Der Dienstunterricht im Heere - Service Instruction in the Army, Edition for the Riflemen of the Infantry Company. This book (at 448 pages it can't exactly be classified as a manual) starts with several pages about German history to give you the background of the German culture, then it goes into everything including guard duty, how to arrange your locker, when and how to salute, proper haircuts, how to correctly select the size of your boots, exactly how the field cap is worn, where your clothing name tags are supposed to go, grievance procedures, ranks, how to make your bed, how to properly load your backpack, MG, rifle, mortar, and pistol details, how to use the reins and spurs, ..... it goes on and on, finishing with how to properly drive a wagon and ride your horse. This is the ultimate book for explaining how to do it and do it right. This is such an informative book, that it is one of the few books that has been reprinted in the original format and is still available today. The reprint of the original 1940 German language edition is available from sellers such as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, but this 1943 edition was originally published 3 years later (therefore it is a war time edition), and is now in English. I think that will help a bit for people more interested in later war details, and is especially useful for those who can't read the old German. If you're only going to buy one book, this should be it. Originally 343 pages with a lot of really small type, this book is now 448 pages of English in 11 point type so that it is easier to read. Please reference "Reibert" and whether you want the paperback or hard cover on your order. Paperback: $50, hardcover $70. Includes priority mail US postage. For Canada, add $15.00 for extra postage, all other countries add $19.00 (for either edition). International postage rates increased on Jan. 28, 1013, so if you notice a difference in postage costs, that is why. Cover Table of Contents 8 Sample Pages 10 Sample Pages Close Combat Instruction - PDV. 42 - WW2 Police Issue (Rifle and Spade Fighting) Vorschrift für Ausbildung im Nahkampf mit der blanken Waffe - Standards for the Training in Close Combat with Edged Weapons. A 1944 police manual for training in the art of close combat with the rifle, mounted bayonet, and spade. This has 100 diagrams in 93 pages of text explaining proper body position and footwork, and how to fight rifle to rifle (with and without the mounted bayonet), rifle to spade (long and short spade), and spade to spade. Proper use of the sally, cover, hack, strike, and counter strike are all explained in detail. A very unique manual for non-shooting, hand to hand methods of fighting. 93 pages. Please reference "Close Combat Police" on your order. $18 - includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Table of Contents Page 14 Page 53 Page 87 Close Combat Instruction - Merkblatt 25/3 - WW2 Military Issue Anleitung für den Nahkampf und die Handgranatenausbildung - Instruction for Close Combat and Hand Grenade Training. From April 15, 1944, this is an excellent hand to hand combat manual, showing how to break holds with eye gouging, knees to the groin, explains breaking choke holds, defense against spades and daggers, offensive moves of the same type, and even shows how to use the MP40, MP44, and MG34/42 on horseback. It is stamped with the circular eagle stamp on the original cover indicating that this manual is from the Waffen SS Unterführer School in Laibach (see Original Cover, below). It doesn't get much better than this. This one is very well done, with lots of drawings showing how to defend yourself from the guy in the pointy hat with a star on front (Russian). Originally about 70 pages in small format, now 80 pages at 5.5"W x 8.5"H. Please reference "Close Combat SS" on your order. $17 - includes U.S. first class postage. Original Cover Cover Contents Page 20 Page 28 Page 34 Page 65 U-Boat Commander Handbook - WW2 Military Issue M.Dv No. 906 - Geheim! Handbuch für U-Bootskommandanten - Secret! Handbook for the U-Boat Commanders. From 1942, this secret classified manual is a bit off the normal path for me, but I thought it would be an interesting manual, and it certainly proved to be that way. When to surface, when to dive, when to stay up or down, periscope use, posting lookouts, how to deal with approaching aircraft, weather conditions, attack techniques, evasion techniques, lots of very interesting details about what to do as the commander of a U-Boat. This manual was originally about 100 pages with wide margins, slightly reformatted and with lesser margins to make it 79 pages. All text, no illustrations. A very unique look at the U-Boat world. Please reference "U-Boat Commander's Manual" on your order. $19 - includes U.S. first class postage. Cover Contents Preliminary Remarks Shooting instruction manuals are available under the Rifle section on the Gun Manuals page. To see how to place an order, click on the "Orders" link. Contents of this page © 2013 by John Baum |
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