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| After the success of assault detachments, (Strosstrupps), at Verdun in 1916, the German High Command saw to the formation of a Sturmcompanie for each regiment in the division. By 1918, these units formed the backbone of the German army, and had expanded into Sturmbattalione; comprised of four assault companies, an infantry gun battery, a light trench mortar detachment, and a machine gun company. |
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