THE NAFZIGER COLLECTION:
WORLD WAR II ARMY STUDIES
WORLD WAR II ARMY ORGANIZATIONS
GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE IN WWII
Waffen SS, Fallschirmjagers & Foreign Troops in German Service
By G.F.Nafziger
This is the second edition of this classic work. It is the definitive work on the organization of the Waffen SS, Fallschirmjager, and Naval Divisions, as well as the Croats, Slovaks, Italians and other foreign units in the German Army from 1939-1945. Complete tables of organization are given. It is a classic work and the printrun of hardback edition sold out in 6 months. It now sells for
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German Order of Battle
PANZERS AND ARTILLERY: PART 1
By G.F.Nafziger
This is a reprint of the hardbound work published by Greenhill, but broken into two parts, revised and expanded. Because of the size of the work, it has been broken into two parts. The first part deals only with the panzer divisions, from 1939 through 1945, covering all their organizational changes and providing organization and equipment down to the number of light machine guns.
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German Order of Battle
PANZERS AND ARTILLERY: PART 2
By G.F.Nafziger
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This is a reprint of the hardbound work published by Greenhill, but broken into two parts, revised and expanded. Because of the size of the work, it has been broken into two parts. The second part deals with the motorized infantry and panzer grenadier divisions, light divisions, cavalry divisions and brigades, Sturmgeschutz units, Jagdpanzer, Panzjarger, and Tiger formations, and the German artillery, flak, railroad artillery, coastal artillery, nebelwerfer formations, and Luftwaffe flak corps, divisions and brigades, from 1939 through 1945, covering all their organizational changes and providing organization and equipment down to the number of light machine guns. Numbers of tanks and guns are provided and for the artillery, EVERY independent artillery formation is listed with its assigned guns at several points during the war.
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THE AMERICAN ARMY IN WORLD WAR II
By George F. Nafziger
Soft cover
Vol 1 - 1st-40th Infantry Divisions (includes history of building of army from 1939-1945, plus tables of organization and organizational history of 1st-40th Divisions.) 125 pages
Vol 2 - 41st-104th Infantry and Airborne Divisions (only organizational history of individual divisions) 119 pages
Vol 3 - Independent Armored, Mechanized Cavalry, Artillery, Anti-aircraft and Engineer Battalions. 80 pages
Vol 4 - Armored Divisions. 104 pages
US MARINE CORPS
IN WORLD WAR II
By Andrew Smith
This is a complete organizational study of the USMC in WWII. It provides a discussion of the changes in its organization, details of the differences between the various divisions, and TO&Es for every combat unit in the USMC.
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THE SOVIET ORDER OF BATTLE SERIES
By Craig Crofoot
This is planned to be a constantly growing series of booklets that provide complete orders of battle for various campaigns and battles on the EASTERN FRONT. They are drawn from the official Soviet war records and provide complete orders of battle for the field armies of the Soviet Union. All formations, including independent Army and Corps units are listed. Divisions are identified, but their elements are not. The listings for artillery formations does NOT include the numbers and types of guns. The numbers of tanks are NOT indicated. HOWEVER, all ground and air formations are indicated. It is a must for anyone looking to design an eastern front game or just interested in the size of the Soviet armies at various points in the war.
3m 3The Soviet Order of Battle: "Sleeping Bear" Volume 1: 22 June 1941. Part 1- 127 pages
The Soviet Order of Battle: Volume 1, Part 1: The Northern Theater of Operations, 22 June 1941- 1 Jun 1942 - 118 pages
The Soviet Order of Battle: Volume 1, Part 2: The Northern Theater of Operations, 1 July 1942 - 1 April 1943 - 123 pages
The Berlin Direction: April-May 1945, An Extraction of the Official Soviet Army Order of Battle of the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation April-May 1945 - 1 volume, 104 pages
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THE AFRIKA KORPS
AN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY 1941-1943
By George F. Nafziger
This work is organized into four parts. The first (50 pgs) is the history of the organizational evolution of every German division that fought in Africa. It's terribly detailed, with lots of TO&E data. The second part (23 pgs) is a collection of orders of battle drawn from OKH and Afrika Korps records listing ALL units, including corps combat, support and supply elements. Did you know that the 70th Nebelwerfer Regiment was scheduled to go to North Africa? Did you know that Rommel had several large and powerful coastal artillery battalions? The third section (25 pgs) contains the OKH theoretical organization for the Afrika Korps, paralleling the second part. The fourth part (25 pgs) is a listing of daily tank inventory and equipment returns for various periods during the north African campaign.
BANZAI!!!!!
Japanese Infantry Organization & Tactics in WWII
Edited by G.F.Nafziger
paper cover The basis of this work is a series of monographs published by the US Army in the mid-1950's. Its authors are senior Japanese officers with particular insight into Japanese tactics. This is an incredibly in sightful work and is heavily illustrated with all sorts of examples of tactics and exercises. Vol 1 - Basic Infantry Organization & Discussion of Overall Tactical System, including Training Cycle and Night Vision Techniques. Vol 2 - Extracts from Japanese Tactical Manuals & US Intelligence Observations on Japanese Defensive Cave Tactics Vol 3 - Historical Examples of Japanese Night Attacks Vol 1 - Infantry and Depot Divisions. 129 pages Vol 2 - Airborne, Raiding, Amphibious, Cavalry and Independent Brigades. 122 pages Vol 3 - Independent Battalions, Army Detachments, and Miscellany. 94 pages The Japanese army remains surprisingly mysterious and many details of its organization and history are quite unknown. John Underwood has researched all the available in literature since 1945 on the organization and structure of the Japanese army during WWII and placed it in a series of three volumes. Aside from details on individual divisions, brigades, and other specialized formations, the series includes appendicies with weapons details and specialized Japanese terminology. This work examines the organizational history of every armored unit in the Japanese army in WWII, examines the history of the specific vehicles and goes into great depth on Japanese armored unit operational history through out the Pacific. In contrast to the previous work, this work explores only the Japanese armored operations in Manchuria, the difficulties of war in Manchuria, and Japanese operations in the early period of WWII. Vol 1 - British Armoured Divisions Vol 2 - Polish, Australian, Canadian, South African and Indian Armoured and Cavalry Divisions, British Regular Infantry Divisions - 132 pages Vol 3 - The Territorial Army, War-Raised Mountain and Training Infantry Divisions. - The main part of Volume 3 covers the remaining British Infantry Divisions, as well as the 52nd Mountain Division and the short-lived County Divisions. Also covered are the six 'mini divisions' known as the Independent Brigade Groups. In addition the volume lists the many imaginary or 'deception' divisions that the British created in an attempt to fool the enemy, as well as the 'dummy' armoured brigades. 122 pages. Vol 4 - British Tank and Armoured Brigades, 79th Armoured Division, Armoured Car Regiments, African, Malayan, and Other Colonial Forces - 126 pages Vol 5 - Australian Army - 108 pages Vol 6 - Canadian Army - 106 pages Vol 7 - New Zealand and South African Armies - 122 pages Vol 8 - Indian Army in the West - 128 pages. Vol 9 - Indian Army in the East - 131 pages. Vol 10 - Indian Army in the East - Part 3 - 1944-1945- 116 pages. Vol 11 - Airborne, Royal Marines & Commandos - 122 pages. Supplement 1 - The Supplement series provides information that required too much space to put into the main volumes. Supplement 1 contains a large number of Orders of Battle, listing the principal units and formations, and providing detail on the equipment of the tank, artillery and support regiments and battalions. The longest order of battle covers the entire British Empire and Commonwealth at the start of the war, including details on coast artillery and the many militia units. The last OB provided is December 9th, 1940. 124 pages Supplement 2 - This covers the period 1941 to 1942. It contains such OBs as Operation Cursader (11/18/41), British troops in the Middle East, Troops in Iraq, Troops In India, Canadian Home Army, Australian Home Army, New Zealand Home ARmy, Defense of Rabaul (Feb 42), Fall of Singapore (2/8/42), Battle of Gazala, Fall of Tobruk, Mersha Matruh, 1st Arakan (98/21/42), Madagascar (May-Dec 42), and more. 109 pages Supplement 3 - This covers the period .It contains such OBs as El Alamein (10/23/42), Indian Command (2/10/42), PAIFORCE (3/28/43), kASSERINE pASS (2/14/43), Sicily (7/10/43), Solomons and New Guinea forces, ,2nd Arakan Campaign (March 44), Kohima/Impahl (Apr 44), and more. 97 pages Supplement 4 - Covers 1944-1945 - 111 pages Vol 1 - Armored, Motorized, Airborne & Alpini Divisions
Vol 2 - Infantry Divisions
Vol 3 - Black Shirt, Mountain, & Assault Divisions and the 1944 Italian Army in Allied Service
This is a continuation of the ongoing series of studies of armies from the Second World War. It contains a complete organizational history of every division in the Italian army from 1939 through 1945. In addition, it provides a short operational history of every division. While researching it I was most surprised by the size of the rebuilt Italian Army of Liberation from 1943-45. It is different from the other studies in that it provides a more detailed organizational histori, including details of numbers and types of vehicles, head counts by company and battery, and other details. An extensive study addressing the organization of every division and brigade in the Soviet army. Details on internal organization includes not only the larger units assigned to each division, etc., but to the numbers and types of weapons and vehicles as signed. Details on tactics, weapons, and military philosophy are also provided. Each volume averages slightly over 100 pages in length. Vol 1 - "The Deadly Beginning", Soviet Tank, Mechanized, Motorized Divisions of 1940-1942 Vol 2 - "School of Battle" Soviet Tank Corps and Tank Brigades, January 1942-1945 Vol 3 - "Red Storm", Soviet Mechanized Corps and Brigades and Guards Armored Units, 1942-1945 Vol 4 - "Red Guards", Soviet Guards Rifle and Parachute Infantry Units, 1941-45 Vol 5 - "Red Sabers", Soviet Cavalry Corps, Divisions and Independent Brigades, 1941-45 Vol 6 - "Red Thunder", Soviet Artillery Corps, Divisions, and Brigades Including Rocket, Anti-tank, and Mortar Units, 1941-45 Vol 7 - "Red Death", Soviet Mountain, Naval, NKVD, and Allied Divisions and Brigades, 1941-45 Vol 8 - "Red Legions", Soviet Rifle Divisions formed up to 22 June 1941 Vol 9 - "Red Tide", Soviet Rifle Divisions formed June - December 1941 Vol 10- "Red Swarm", Soviet Rifle Divisions formed 1942 to 1945 Vol 11- "Red Volunteers", Soviet Rifle and Ski Brigades and Militia Units, 1941-45 Vol 12- "Red Hammers", Soviet Soviet Self-Propelled Artillery & Lend Lease Armor.
Vol 1 - Operation Barbarosa - June-Septemberr 1941 - 119 pages - Vol 2 - Operation Typhoon - October-December 1941 - 124 pages - Vol 3 - Moscow Counter Offensive - January-February 1942 - 114 pages - Vol 4 - Desmiansk Pocket: Operation Bruckenschlag - March-April 1942 - 130 pages - Vol 5 - 2nd Battle of Kharkov - May-June 1942 -137 pages - Vol 6 - Operation "Fall Blau" - July-August 1942 - 130 pages - Vol 7 - Slaughterhouse Stalnigrad - September-October 1942 - 140 pages - Vol 8 - Operation "Uranus" - November-Decemer 1942 - 145 pages - Vol 9 - Operation Gallop - January - February 1943 - 138 pages - Vol 10 - Manstein's Kharkov Counterstrokes - March-April 1943 - 141 pages - Vol 11 - The Calm Before the Storm - May-June 1943 - 145 pages - Vol 12 - Operation "Zitadelle" - July-August 1943 - 153 pages - Vol 13 - From the Donetz to the Dnieper - September-October 1943 - 154 pages - Vol 14 - Manstein's Kiev Counterstrokkes - November-December 1943 - 154 pages - Vol 15 - Korsin-Cherkassy Pocket January-February 1944 - 162 pages - Vol 16 - Struggle for the Panther Line March-April 1944 - 163 pages - Vol 17 - Iassy-Kishinev Offesive May-June 1944 - 168 pages - Vol 18 - Operation Bagration July-August 1944 - 160 pages - Vol 19 - Belgrade Offensive September-October 1944 - 161 pages - Vol 20 - Budapest Offensive November-December - 156 pages - Vol 21 - Vistula-Oder Operation, January and February 1945 - 163 pages - Vol 22 -Berlin: the Final Battle, March and April - 164 pages - Vol 23 - The last days of the III Reich - May 1945 - 82 pages, Vol 24 - Operation August Storm, June to September, 1945 - 60 pages, These volumes are a smiple listing of all the units of the Soviet Army in WWII, organized by armies, corps, reserves, etc., etc. It provides the structure of the Soviet Army through the course of the war, from 21 June 1941 to August 1945. An extensive study addressing the organization of every division in the French army, including 1939-1940 army, Vichy Army, and Free French Forces. Details on internal organization includes not only the larger units assigned to each division, etc., but to the numbers and types of weapons assigned.
The basis of this work is a US military intelligence document that collected and updated data to 10 May 1940. It presents a picture of the organization of many formations, including TO&Es, incliuding tank and anti-tank formations (from materials taken from the French Army Archives), battle formations, operational procedures, etc., etc. The focus is on armored warfare, but it does contain non-armor related information. Amazing data that has never been published or made available to the public before. An extensive study addressing the organization of every division and brigade in the Rumanian army. Details on internal organization includes not only the larger units assigned to each division, etc., but to the numbers and types of weapons assigned. An extensive study addressing the organization of every division in the Bulgarian army in WWII, from 1939 through 1945. Details on internal organization includes not only the larger units assigned to each division, etc., but to the numbers and types of weapons assigned. I never cease to be amazed at what can crawl out of a used book store and turned into something new and useful. Here it is, everything you never wanted to know about the regular Chinese army, from the army of the Dowager Empress to that of Chiang Kai-shek. There's even a bit of data on the Communist Chinese infantry divisions thrown in for good measure. Complete tables of organization for Chinese infantry divisions and breakdowns of officers and enlisted by title and function. The only weaknesses are that it contains nothing on the cavalry divisions, little on the equipment (which was probably a mystery to the Chinese as well) and no information on individual divisions. It is a broad overview of the entire army with detailed organizational structures for the Chinese divisions. No, it doesn't do anything for the Boxer Rebellion, but it does provide details of the regular Chinese Army that fought the Germans at the end of the Boxer Rebellion.
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JAPANESE ORDER
OF BATTLE WWII
By John L. Underwood, Jr.
Soft cover
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JAPANESE ARMORED UNITS IN WWII
By John L. Underwood, Jr.
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JAPANESE ARMOR IN MANCHURIA
By John L. Underwood, Jr.
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THE BRITISH ARMIES ARMIES
OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR:
AN ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
By David Hughes et al
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ITALIAN ORDER OF BATTLE IN WWII
By George F. Nafziger
soft cover
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SOVIET ORDER OF BATTLE IN WWII
By Charles C. Sharp
soft cover
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ORDER OF BATTLE SOVIET ARMY WORLD WAR 2
By Jean-Luc Marchand
Price varies by volume, soft-cover
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FRENCH ORDER OF BATTLE IN WORLD WAR II
By George F. Nafziger
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ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT & TACTICAL DOCTRINE
OF THE FRENCH ARMY 1939
Compiled by Gordon Rottman and G.F. Nafziger
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RUMANIAN ORDER OF BATTLE IN WORLD WAR II
By George F. Nafziger
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BULGARIAN ORDER OF BATTLE IN WORLD WAR II
By George F. Nafziger
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THE CHINESE ARMY,
THE GROWTH AND ORGANIZATION
OF THE CHINESE ARMY
FROM 1895 TO 1945
By George F. Nafziger