Panzer Aces I: German Tank Commanders of WWIIStackpole Books, 20 août 2004 - 448 pages With speed, violence, and deadly power, heavily armored tanks spearheaded the German blitzkrieg that stormed across Europe in 1939. Tracks rattling and engines roaring, these lethal machines engaged in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II, from the beaches of Normandy and the Ardennes Forest to the snow-encrusted Eastern Front. In this reprint of the hugely popular book, prolific author Franz Kurowski tells the gritty, action-packed stories of six of the most daring and successful officers ever to command Panzers, including Michael Wittmann, Hans Bolter, Hermann Bix, and others. Timelines mark the milestones of each officer's career. |
Table des matières
Introduction | |
Franz Bäke | |
Hermann | |
Rudolf von Ribbentrop | |
Hans Bölter | |
Michael Wittmann | |
Albert Ernst | |
The Panzer Forces of World War II | |
Appendix | |
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11th Panzer Regiment 1st Company 1st Lieutenant 1st SSPanzer 2nd Battalion 3rd Company 6th Panzer Division advance Albert Ernst antitank guns armored armorpiercing round Army Group artillery assault guns attack Bäke Bäke’s battalion commander battle group began Bix’s Bölter brigade Captain Colany Colonel commander’s comrades crash crew defensive destroyed division’s driver enemy tanks Feldwebel fighting flames flank forces forward Franz Bäke front German tanks Gröschl Guderian gunner halted Hünersdorff Infantry Division Iserlohn Jagdpanther Jagdtiger Kharkov kilometers Knight’s Cross KVI later Lieutenant Ernst machine guns machinegun fire Major meters Michael Wittmann moved officer opened fire operations ordered Panther Panzer Battalion Panzer Corps Panzer Grenadier Panzer III Panzer IVs position radio reached road roared round struck Rudolf von Ribbentrop Russian tanks Sergeant First Class shouted soldiers Soviet Soviet tanks SSPanzer Division Suddenly tank destroyer tank’s Tiger troops turned turret unit vehicles village Wittmann wounded