The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86, Issue 2National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography |
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Page 517
... rifle companies . They all suffer rela- tively heavy casualties , but the heavy - weapons and rifle companies are the units which suffer by far the heaviest casualties of war . The most powerful fighting units of the regiment are the ...
... rifle companies . They all suffer rela- tively heavy casualties , but the heavy - weapons and rifle companies are the units which suffer by far the heaviest casualties of war . The most powerful fighting units of the regiment are the ...
Page 522
... rifle companies . Their observers and officers push forward to good vantage points from which they direct fire by telephone so that the best possible support can be given in attack and defense . The battalion commander is not limited to ...
... rifle companies . Their observers and officers push forward to good vantage points from which they direct fire by telephone so that the best possible support can be given in attack and defense . The battalion commander is not limited to ...
Page 525
... rifle is the old stand - by and is still the principal weapon of the infantry . The man with rifle and bayonet is a complete fighting unit , capable of inde- pendent , decisive ac- tion . He is small enough to take advan- tage of any ...
... rifle is the old stand - by and is still the principal weapon of the infantry . The man with rifle and bayonet is a complete fighting unit , capable of inde- pendent , decisive ac- tion . He is small enough to take advan- tage of any ...
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