German Army Handbook 1939–1945 (book)

German Army Handbook 1939–1945 (book)

"German Army Handbook 1939-1945", by W. J. K. Davies, is a small book covering the organization, equipment, and doctrine of the German "Heer" (and incidentally the "Waffen-SS") in during World War II. Though brief, it includes a thorough collection of tables, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs, and is useful as a concise introduction to the nature of the Wehrmacht's ground forces of the period.

Known editions

*cite book | author=Davies, W.J.K. | title=German Army Handbook 1939-1945 | edition=Second U.S. Edition | year=1977 | location=New York | publisher=Arco Publishing | origyear=1973 | id=ISBN 0-668-04291-5


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