Michael Wittmann And The Waffen Ss Tiger Commanders Of The Leibstandarte In World War Ii
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Author | : Patrick Agte |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0811733351 |
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Accounts of what it was like to command a tank in combat Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle Volume Two follows Michael Wittmann and his unit into Normandy to defend against the Allied invasion. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success. On June 13, 1944, near Villers Bocage, the panzer ace and his crew attacked a British armored unit, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough. The exploit made Wittmann a national hero in Germany and a legend in the annals of war. He was killed two months later while attempting to repulse an Allied assault, but the book continues beyond his death until the Leibstandarte's surrender.
Author | : Patrick Agte |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2021-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811769275 |
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German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. In this continuation of his story, Volume Two follows Wittmann and his unit into Normandy to defend against the Allied invasion and provides maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success. On June 13, 1944, near Villers Bocage, the panzer ace and his crew attacked a British armored unit, single-handedly destroying more than a dozen tanks and preventing an enemy breakthrough. The exploit made Wittmann a national hero in Germany and a legend in the annals of war. He was killed two months later while attempting to repulse an Allied assault, but the book continues beyond his death until the Leibstandarte's surrender.
Author | : Patrick AGTE |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2021-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780811739337 |
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Accounts of what it was like to command a tank in combat. Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle.
Author | : Franz Kurowski |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811769186 |
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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.
Author | : Gary L. Simpson |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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The first comprehensive study of the legendary Panzer commander. Though there have been numerous articles on Wittmann, none have come close to understanding the scope of his life and combat experiences. Wittmann's military exploits stand out from all the rest, as his Sturmgeschutz III and Tiger I crews succeeded in destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns and field artillery pieces. Gary Simpson conducted extensive research, travel, and interviews to uncover the tru facts and situations that Michael Wittmann encountered on the battlefields of both the eastern and wetsern fronts.
Author | : Patrick Agte |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Patrick Agte |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780811733342 |
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The story of one of the most successful and decorated tank commanders of all time Contains maps, official documents, newspaper clippings, and orders of battle German Panzer ace Michael Wittmann was by far the most famous tank commander on any side in World War II, destroying 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns with his Tiger. This classic of armored warfare is both combat biography and unit history, as Patrick Agte focuses on the life and career of Wittmann but also includes his fellow Tiger commanders in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. Volume One covers the Eastern Front, where Wittmann racked up more than 100 kills and participated in the Battle of Kursk in 1943.
Author | : Will Fey |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2021-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811769178 |
Download Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Waffen-SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat. From the sweeping tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalized in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history.
Author | : Patrick Agte |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Soldiers |
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Author | : Kurt Meyer |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780811731973 |
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Reprint of the classic World War II memoir German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. If you love small-unit actions, this is the book for you. Follow Meyer with the 1st SS-Panzer Division "Leibstandarte" and the 12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend," from the first day of the war in Poland, through service in France, Russia, and Greece, up until his capture in Normandy in 1944 and his postwar trials and tribulations.