Assessing German Adaptation in World War II (16 OCT 1942)

On Oct. 16, 1942, the Army’s Military Intelligence Service (MIS) published its fifth special study—”The Development of German Defensive Tactics in Cyrenaica—1941.” The study concluded that German desert defense was not designed as an immovable barrier; instead, it was an integrated system organized in depth to absorb and wear down an enemy assault before launching a decisive armored counterattack.