“Bayonetstrength 150” is the most knowledgeable website on bataillon sized units in second world war that we know of. Its name aptly describes focus and content: its all about organisation, training, equipment, and action of bataillion-sized units on the various battlefields of World War II. Its author, Gary Kennedy, not only manages to describe the theoretical structures of these fundamental buidling blocks of armies, but also captures the reality of their emplyoment and the subsequent changes that attrition and battle wear forced on them.
Based on a prolific bibliography on the subject Kennedy manages to describe the close interaction between organisation, equipment, and training in a way that makes it accessible even for laymen.
The page is spartan and in simple HTML, the only compromise to usability is the color coding of various sections. A host of index-pages and introductions lead to some redundancy, but ensure the reader never feels lost. A must-read for anyone interested in the topic of tactical combat in World War II.
Date: April 18th, 2012
URL: http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/index.htm
Update, Sep 11th, 2017: Bayonettstrength has been offline since this summer. While the Owner of the website has publicly stated that he wants to re-up the site in the future, currently it remains offline. If you need any information previously available at bayonettstrength150, you can find an offline copy in the ubiquous web archive at
https://web.archive.org/web/20160425143250/http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/General/site_map.htm,
or you can contact me, since I do have an offline copy.
Are you still able to supply an offline copy of the bayonetstrength web site? Such a useful source of information!
If you can’t use the archive.com version, I think I have a Zip somewhere.
If you would like me to mail it to you, send me a short mail to chef@generalstab.org
Regards