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| | Lone Sentry: Operations of Axis Mountain Troops (WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 31, Aug. 12, 1943) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Passes are few, and like the men of that land, rough and hard. |
 | | In visualizing operations in such highlands, one basic factor must always be borne in mind--the slowness of all military movement due to terrain, cold, and exhaustion, and the difficulty of command and supply. |
 | | Aside from its usual functions, mountain reconnaissance calls for the marking of trails where pack transport must be used, where the path should be improved, where the path is under enemy observation, and where troops will have to be responsible for their own transport. |
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