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In an effort to investigate the reason for consistent findings of German combat superiority, the group made a comparison of fighting strength versus overhead for German and American infantry divisions, based on tables of organization for 1943-44. This comparison showed that in a German infantry division, 59.83 of the personnel strength was involved in serving or manning weapons in a normal combat situation. The relative number in an American infantry division was 50.26 percent. This comparison "suggests" that "part" of the finding of overall German superiority "probably" was the result of better utilization of manpower.(80)
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