Germany 1938-41 ▶ Wehrmacht Artillery Artillerie Cavalry Training (2) “A Battery Goes Into Position“

145 Germany 1938-41 ▶ Wehrmacht Artillery Cavalry Training (Part 2) “Eine Batterie geht in Stellung / A battery goes into position“ Artillerie Kavallerie Ausbildung German History Archive ▶ After receiving the order to deploy from his division (the artillery regiment of an infantry division of the 1st wave of formation had three light and one heavy artillery division, each division had three batteries), the battery commander contacted the commander of the combat unit assigned to him - usually an infantry battalion - where he assumed the duties of the artillery liaison officer and made the necessary arrangements, subsequently issuing the necessary reconnaissance and deployment orders to his subordinate commanders. The forward observer (VB) at the battery observation post (B post) was considered the eye of the artillery. The reconnaissance of the B-Stelle was therefore usually undertaken by the battery commande