In World War II Germany's doctrine of mobile warfare dominated the
battlefield. By trial and error, the Germans were the first to correctly
combine the strength in tanks and in mobile infantry and artillery. This
integration of mobile units, equipment, and tactics underpinned
Germany's successes in the first half of the war. As the war dragged on,
the Allies sought to copy German tactics but German armies remained
supreme in this type of warfare until their losses had seriously
degraded their capabilities.
This study traces the development of the different types of units that
came together in the Panzergrenadier branch from the interwar years
through World War II. Using color photographs to display the changes in
uniform, equipment, and insignia in all theaters of operations
throughout the conflict, this is a complete account of Hitler's elite
armored infantry.