During the Civil War, soldiers would return from battle having not fired a shot at the enemy. Was the common place in WWII as well?

by mrpeabodyscoaltrain
Georgy_K_Zhukov

So, the principal study on this comes from 'Men Against Fire' by SLA Marshall, a US Army Historian, who posited that firing rates in most units were below 25 percent. The issue is though, that his work has been seriously called into question, and few authorities trust it. I've expanded upon this here.