Posted on 07/10/2020 2:52:40 AM PDT by C19fan
The Germans had a different view of things. IIRC every infantry platoon had a machine gun squad.
In the US army it was more like one mg squad per company.
The US military likened warfare to team sports with each squad doing it’s part.
The Germans thought of warfare as a symphony. Each section cutting in and out on cue.
He didn’t keep it. He was on a B-17 mission when he saw his brother’s plane explode. That’s why he switched to fighters after his bomber tour was up. That and the threat of being moved to the Pacific theater.
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