Bayonet
This is the complete US army training manual on bayonet combat.
The will to meet and destroy die enemy in hand–to–hand combat is the spirit of the bayonet. It springs from die fighter’s confidence, courage, and grim determination, and is the result of vigorous training. Through training, the fight ing instinct of die individual soldier is developed to die highest point. The will to use the bayonet first appears in the trainee when he begins to handle it with facility, and increases as his confidence grows. The full develop ment of his physical prowess and complete confidence in his weapon culminates in the final expresssion of the spirit of the bayonet fierce and relendess destruction of the enemy. For the enemy, demoralizing fear of the bayonet is added to the destructive power of every bomb, shell, bullett, and grenade which supports and precedes the bayonet attack.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL:
The spirit of the bayonet
Uses of the bayonet
Principles of bayonet fighting
Developing bayonet fighter
II. POSITIONS AND MOVEMENTS:
General
Guard
High port
Whirl
Long thrust
Withdrawal from long thrust
Short thrust and withdrawal
Parries
Butt strokes and slashes
Section Par. Page
III. GROUP ASSAULT TACTICS:
General
Group assault tactics
IV. BAYONET AND KNIFE DISARMING:
General
Bayonet disarming
Knife disarming
V. ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS:
The instructor
Conduct of classes
Sequence of training
Conduct of training
Training aids
Training in group assault tactics
Assault course
Bayonet and knife disarming