SS136 - German MG Gunner D-Day colonial conflicts and famous military

colonial conflicts and famous military campaigns

helping to maintain discipline and ensure orders were followed during the confusion of battle

or classical history

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and devastatingly effective at close range

SS136 - German MG Gunner D-Day colonial conflicts and famous militarySS136 German MG Gunner German infantry doctrine throughout the Second World War revolved around the machine gun. Unlike many other armies, which viewed the machine gun as supporting the rifle squad, German tactics placed the machine gun at the very centre of infantry operations. Riflemen manoeuvred to protect the gun crew, while the machine gun delivered the concentrated firepower that dominated the battlefield and pinned enemy troops in position.