World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics

INFANTRY ARE INSEPARABLE FROM TANKS, both in the assault and in an integrated anti-lank defence. This concept was understood almost immediately upon the first fielding of tanks, and became a basic precept of tank and anti-tank warfare: 'Tanks unaccompanied by infantry cannot achieve decisive success; they must be supported by infantry, who alone can clear and hold ground gained... If [enemy] tanks succeed in penetrating the line, the [friendly] infantry must hold out and concentrate all their efforts on stopping the advance of the enemy's infantry, while the hostile tanks are dealt with bv our artillery. The defeat of the enemy's infantry must therefore be the first consideration in all plans for anti-tank defence.' These statements are found in the US Army's Instructions for Anti-tank Defence (Provisional - February 1918), from an Official British Document. Other than the fielding of dedicated anti-tank weapons, these concepts remained unchanged throughout World War II.
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