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Appendix 5 to Höh. Pi. Kdr.z. b. V. XI Ia No. 1492/4 5 of 21.3.1945 Copy Fact sheet 77/9 Use and use of bicycle-moving tank hunting associations from 30.1.45 Structure. I. Nature and tasks II. Structure and equipment III. Tasks of the Association's leaders Fighting methods of the tank hunting squads. The General Inspector of the Tank Forces General of the Armor Defense of All Weapons H.Qu.OKH, 30.1.45 Information sheet 77/9 "Use and use of bicycle-moving tank hunting associations" of 30.1. 45 is approved. Guderian I.) Vesen and Tasks: 1.) The bicycle-able tank hunting organizations are a means of upper guidance for the mobile combat of broken-through tank forces in frontal gaps. 2.) The task of the individual tank-hunting squads is to capture enemy tank-tips, to attach themselves to their heels, and, where they meet enemy tanks, to destroy them. 3.) In order to strengthen the anti-tank defense of the troop, tank-shooting squads are neither determined nor appropriate. No department or troop has the right to hold on to the tank hunting squads and to withdraw their duties. 4.) On the other hand, parts of the bicycle-controlled tank hunting associations can be tactically subordinated to a tank hunting brigade. II.) Structure and equipment! 5.) Tank hunting squads are set up according to the situation on the command way in different structure and equipment from volunteers. 10 - 20 tank hunting squad can be grouped into one company, 50 - 100 tank hunting teams each to form a tank hunting association. A tight leadership is thus neither possible nor intended. The basic idea of free tank hunting consists in far-reaching freedom of action of the commanders. 6.) In the establishment of tank hunting squads it is important to attract only wlche soldiers, which are characterized by special physical ability and by courage, First of all the