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Panzertruppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945/Formations, Organizations, Tactics Combat R (Hardcover)
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Panzertruppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945/Formations, Organizations, Tactics Combat R (Hardcover)
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In September of 1939, the world was astounded by Germany's ability
to defeat Poland in less than a month. With the world still puzzled
by the suddenness of this event, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium,
and France fell in rapid succession to the German onslaught,
leaving Britain in shock. Greece and Yugoslavia were rapidly
over-run during April of 1941, while German-Italian forces advanced
rapidly in North Africa. Russia's turn was next, when German forces
began pulverizing their forces in June of 1941. How had Germany
achieved victory after victory, often against numerically superior
enemy forces? The answer came in two words-Panzer and Blitzkrieg.
When and how had Germany built its Panzer forces and trained them
for the Blitzkrieg? When was each Panzer unit formed? What was
their organization? Why were Panzer units disbursed among the
Panzer-Divisions. leichte Divisions, and Armee-Korps? When were the
various types of Panzers developed? What were their armament, armor
protection, capability? How many of each type were produced? What
tactics did they use? How successful were they in combat? This is
the only book that provides detailed answers to these and other
questions related to how German tankers fought in World War II. Tom
Jentz found the answers to these questions bu digging through
original records for the past tweny-five years. The content os this
book is derived solely from these original records consisting of
war diaries, reports, and technical and tactical manuals written
during the war. The story is told as recorded by those responsible
for decisions in developing the Panzertruppen and by those who
fought in the Panzers. As work on this book progressed it became
apparent that the story of the Panzertruppen was divided into two
distinctly separate phases; offensive and defensive. This first
volume presents the offensive phase up to October 1942. A second
volume is planned that will cover the defensive phase to the end of
the war. Tom Jentz is also the author of Germany's Panther Tank:
The Quest of Combat Supremacy(available from Schiffer Publishing
Ltd.).
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