This opening episode of Teaching Tactics lays the foundation for the rest of the series by covering fire and maneuver tactics. More specifically, the way fire and movement was used in the attack at the squad-level during the Second World War. The history and theory of fire and maneuver are covered in part 1, squad organization and armament in part 2, and finally: a detailed recreation of the British ‘Battle Drill for Section in the Attack’ is given in part 3.

Teaching Tactics by DigitalBattlefieldTours is a documentary series on the development and application of 20th century military tactics. Teaching Tactics combines in-depth analysis with a highly visualized presentation to provide an approachable yet comprehensive guide to military tactics.


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Acknowledgements:
Opening clips from: Band of Brothers (HBO 2001).
Screenshots captured in the EDEN 3D Editor from ARMA III (Bohemia Interactive).
IWM
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ABRIDGED LIST OF SOURCES
Battle School (Unknown Author 1942).
Small Arms Training Volume 1, Pamphlet No.12. – Bayonet (War Office 1942).
Infantry Training Part VIII. – Fieldcraft, Battle Drill, Section and Platoon Tactics (War Office 1944).
FM 7-10, Rifle Company, Infantry Regiment (War Department 1944).
Colonel A.O. Connor, ‘Infantry Organization’, The Infantry Conference (The Infantry School 1946).
Infantry Training Volume IV. – Infantry Section Leading and Platoon Tactics (War Office 1950).
James Goulty, ‘Battle School Training’, Second World War Experience Centre, https://war-experience.org/battle-sch....


FURTHER VIEWING
Platoon in the attack, AWM Collection
   • Platoon in the attack  

How a German Squad Attacks a Position (WW2), FootageArchive – Videos From The Past
   • How a German Squad attacks a position...  

British Army, Section Fire and Manoeuvre, neil castell
   • British Army - Section Fire and Manoe...  


TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:38 History
07:25 Theory
23:04 Squad Organization
36:47 Battle Drill Explained
40:40 Section in the Attack
57:34 Closing Remarks