This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer III
throughout World War II, from its early development in the pre-war
years, through its pivotal role in the Blitzkrieg campaigns in
Poland and Western Europe, to its eventual obsolescence on the
Eastern Front. The Panzer III was the mainstay of the German
armoured forces in the early years of World War II and spearheaded
the victories in Poland, Western Europe and the Balkans. Designed
and developed in the mid-1930s, it was originally equipped with a
3.7cm gun and with 30mm-thick armour. Early combat in Poland and
France saw the need for this to be upgraded, and later models were
armed with a 5cm KwK L/42 gun and had the frontal armour reinforced
to 60mm by adding extra plating. This later version proved to be
particularly effective during the campaigns in the Balkans and
against British armour in the North African desert campaign.
However, in the first months of Operation Barbarossa - the German
invasion of the Soviet Union - it became obvious to battlefield
commanders that the Panzer III had become obsolete as a main battle
tank and it began to be replaced by the Panzer IV as the main
front-line battle tank. The Panzer III was relegated to a secondary
role, but its chassis proved the basis for the Sturmgeschutz III,
which became the most widespread German armoured vehicle of World
War II.
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