When I was a kid, my dad told me that polls taken of WWII veterans found that about half of those in combat were too frightened to remove themselves from cover and fire their rifles. Is there any truth to this? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

When I was a kid, my dad told me that polls taken of WWII veterans found that about half of those in combat were too frightened to remove themselves from cover and fire their rifles. Is there any truth to this?

by ottolouis

Asking from the American perspective. Are these polls out there somewhere?

cnhn

I think /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov answer found in this thread covers your question pretty well