Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
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21. INFANTRY HOWITZERS<br />
WEAPONS, OBSTACLES, AND VEHICLES 43<br />
<strong>The</strong> standard <strong>German</strong> infantry howitzers are the 75-mm light<br />
infantry howitzer, model 18 (7.5 cm leichtes Infanterie-Geschiitz<br />
18), and the 150-mm heavy infantry howitzer, model 33 (15 cm<br />
schweres Infanteric-Geschiitz 33). (See fig. 27.)<br />
Figure 27.-75-mm flight) and 150-mm (heavy) infantry howitzers (from left to right).<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are six light and two heavy howitzers in the howitzer<br />
(13th) company of the <strong>German</strong>-infantry regiment. <strong>The</strong> light<br />
howitzer was introduced in 1934 and the heavy howitzer in 1938.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se models have continued in use without substantial change<br />
during the present war.' (For the principal characteristics of the<br />
75-mm and 150-mm infantry howitzers, see fig. 28, p. 44.)<br />
1 For operation and technical details, see "<strong>German</strong> Infantry Weapons," Special<br />
Series, No. 14 (25 May 1943), pp. 136-160.
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