Infiltration tactics are a World War I-era doctrine in which small, independent light infantry groups advance into an enemy's rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints and possibly isolating them for attack by heavier follow-up troops, rather than assaulting the strongpoints directly. German 'stormtrooper' units under Captain Willy Rohr, training from December 1915, pioneered the method; it is sometimes attributed to General Oskar von Hutier, though his own role in developing it was limited. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimSmall, lightly-equipped assault groups bypass enemy strongpoints to strike weakly-held rear areas, leaving the bypassed strongpoints to follow-on troops with heavier weapons. 1 Origin YearDecember 1915 marks Captain Willy Rohr's appointment to train German troops in the new close-combat methods that became the stormtrooper infiltration tactics of 1917-1918. Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Infiltration Tactics
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In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.
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In December 1915, Rohr was given the task of training the army in 'modern close combat', and soon promoted to major.
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Infiltration tactics are a World War I-era doctrine in which small, independent light infantry groups advance into an enemy's rear areas, bypassing enemy frontline strongpoints and possibly isolating them for attack by heavier follow-up troops, rather than assaulting the strongpoints directly.
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