Sturmartillerie Part 2 Self-Propelled Guns and Flak Tanks - Armor Series 4 by Spielberger, Walter J. & Uwe Feist - 1967

Aero Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Impression. Paperback. 0816820120 . The first major call for a “Sturmartillerie” as a mobile and armored infantry support gun was in 1935 in a memorandum from Erich von Manstein, back then, when he was still a Colonel. (Wettstein, Adrian: Sturmartillerie, S. 3) During combat it became obvious that the combat effectiveness of infantry units was increased by a large degree due to the use of the assault gun units. Due to the high amount of training, firepower and mobility. It should be noted that the assault guns were part of artillery branch, thus they were accustomed to supporting infantry from the get go.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages .