Panzertruppen

Panzertruppen
Title Panzertruppen PDF eBook
Author Thomas L. Jentz
Publisher Schiffer Pub Limited
Pages 288
Release 1996
Genre History
ISBN 9780887409158

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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.).

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front
Title Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front PDF eBook
Author Robert A. Forczyk
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 321
Release 2017-03-01
Genre History
ISBN 0811765709

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The German panzer armies that stormed the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed its tactics to a fine edge. The panzers defeated the Red Army's tanks again and again and combined with German infantry and aircraft to envelop millions of Soviet soldiers. But the Red Army's armored forces regrouped and turned the tables in 1942.

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1942

Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1942
Title Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1942 PDF eBook
Author Robert Forczyk
Publisher Pen and Sword
Pages 312
Release 2014-02-24
Genre History
ISBN 1781590087

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The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt - main effort - to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries. ??Initially, these methods worked well in the early days of Operation Barbarossa and the tank forces of the Red Army suffered defeat after defeat. Although badly mauled in the opening battles, the Red Army's tank forces did not succumb to the German armoured onslaught and German planning and logistical deficiencies led to over-extension and failure in 1941. In the second year of the invasion, the Germans directed their Schwerpunkt toward the Volga and the Caucasus and again achieved some degree of success, but the Red Army had grown much stronger and by November 1942, the Soviets were able to turn the tables at Stalingrad. ??Robert Forczyk's incisive study offers fresh insight into how the two most powerful mechanized armies of the Second World War developed their tactics and weaponry during the critical early years of the Russo-German War. He uses German, Russian and English sources to provide the first comprehensive overview and analysis of armored warfare from the German and Soviet perspectives. His analysis of the greatest tank war in history is compelling reading.

Hold the Westwall

Hold the Westwall
Title Hold the Westwall PDF eBook
Author Timm Haasler
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 593
Release 2022-08-01
Genre History
ISBN 0811769291

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Hold the Westwall is the dramatic story of Panzer Brigade 105, one of Germany's experimental independent armored brigades, and its formation, deployment (including its defense of the Siegfried Line), and ultimate destruction. Relying heavily on primary documents and interviews, it also presents American accounts of what it was like to fight the brigade. It is the first book in English on Germany’s failed experiment with independent armored brigades in World War II.

Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front

Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front
Title Panzer Warfare on the Eastern Front PDF eBook
Author Hans Schaufler
Publisher Stackpole Books
Pages 354
Release 2012-05-01
Genre History
ISBN 0811745813

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Vivid narrative of tank combat on the brutal Eastern Front during World War II.

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period

Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Title Military Innovation in the Interwar Period PDF eBook
Author Williamson R. Murray
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 452
Release 1998-08-13
Genre History
ISBN 9780521637602

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A study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s.

Heinz Guderian

Heinz Guderian
Title Heinz Guderian PDF eBook
Author Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 66
Release 2013-02-20
Genre History
ISBN 1849083673

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This book gives a focused, military biography of Heinz Guderian, perhaps the most highly respected tank commander of World War II. Guderian was a typical product of the Prussian military elite; the son of a general in the army, there was little doubt that he would follow in his father's footsteps. Some consider Guderian to be the founding father of blitzkrieg warfare, and he certainly brought the whole concept to public attention and prominence, chiefly through the publication of his book Achtung Panzer in 1937. He commanded the XIX (Motorized) Army Corps in the 1939 Polish campaign, and Panzergruppe Guderian during Operation Barbarossa. In March 1943 he became chief inspector of the Panzer forces, but even the great tank commander could achieve little more than to delay the inevitable defeat of Germany.