Shock troops
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Shock troops, assault troops, or storm troops are special formations created to lead military attacks. They are often better trained and equipped than other military units and are expected to take hea
Members of the Italian Arditi corps circa 1918
German storm troops training in Sedan (May 1917)
Stormtroopers were the only elite shock troops of the Imperial German Army that specialized in commando-style raids, infiltrating the trenches and wiping out the enemy quickly, maneuver warfare, recon
Shock troops
…primary goal of these detached units was to infiltrate the enemy's lines and break their cohesion as much as possible. These formations became known as Stoßtruppen, or shock troops, and the tactics they pioneered were the basis of post-WWI infantry tactics, such as the development of fire teams. The same sort of…
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Stormtrooper of the Assault Bataillon Rohr
German stormtrooper on the Western Front wearing the Stahlhelm (1916)