The German Reconnaissance Unit (Die Deutsche Aufklärung-Abteilung): Organization, Function, and Methodology
By Thomas Kalter During the years of German air superiority, the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS could rely upon the Luftwaffe to provide much of their required intelligence. However, as the control of the sky fell to Allied airpower, the ground forces of the Third Reich began to rely increasingly more upon the skill of their land reconnaissance units. These units were required not only to be the eyes of their parent division, but also able to carry out a wide variety…