The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division

The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division

by Thomas Anderson
The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division

The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division

by Thomas Anderson

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Overview

The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe covered the story of this legendary fighting force throughout World War II: this third title details the organization and development of some of its most famous units—the German Panzer Divisions.

The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe have described how the Germans transformed armored warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts, and how the legendary Panzerwaffe overran Western Europe and reached the gates of Moscow to the east, before taking its place in the forefront of German defense from the D-Day landings to the valiant last stand in Berlin.

This third volume focuses on the most important units in the Panzerwaffe, and some of the most famous units in the history of warfare: the Panzer Divisions. It details their pre-war origins and how they developed over the course of the war, covering all the specialized units and how they operated on the battlefield. The title is illustrated throughout with many rare and previously unpublished images and the text draws heavily on original German documents.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472833891
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 01/21/2020
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

A German national, Thomas Anderson is a specialist on the German armored fighting vehicles of World War II. He has spent decades trawling the archives throughout Germany and the rest of Europe to discover little-known facts and never previously published photographs of the might of the Blitzkrieg. A modeler, he regularly contributes to popular modeling and historical magazines across the globe, including Military Modelcraft International (UK), Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France) as well as many others. He lives in Hänigsen, Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1.) How the first Panzer Division was formed and equipped.
2.) Evaluation of European armoured forces
3.) Evaluation of the Panzer Division after Blitzkrieg
4.) Panzer Divisions for Operation Barbarossa,June 1941
5.) Panzer Division 43
6.) Panzer Division 44 and 45

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