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Description

1. 96 p. : ill., col. maps; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "Although the German Army was a relative latecomer to the field of armoured warfare, its Panzer Divisions were a fundamental combat arm during the Blitzkrieg years of 1939-40, when 'lightning war' was waged across Europe. Without the Panzer Divisions, the German victory over Poland in 1939 and the May 1940 offensive against North-West Europe, which ended one month later with the defeat of France, would have been unthinkable. This book describes the birth and the evolution of the armoured units of the Panzerwaffe, focusing on the organization, tactics, weapons and command system that enabled the Panzer Divisions to become the most feared offensive branch of the Wehrmacht."--BOOK JACKET.

Series statement

1. Battle orders ; 32

Uniform title

1. Battle orders ; 32.

Subject

1. World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Germany
2. Germany > Heer > Armored troops
3. Lightning war
4. World War, 1939-1945 > Tank warfare

Contents

1. Combat mission -- The genesis of the Panzer Divisions -- Doctrine and training -- Unit organization -- The divisions -- Reconnaissance -- Divisional artillery -- Anti-tank units -- Pionier units -- Support units -- Tactics -- Movement -- Attacking -- Weapons and equipment -- Tanks -- Facing the enemy -- Pionier and Panzerjager troops -- Divisional artillery -- Reconnaissance -- Command, control, communications and intelligence -- Combat operations -- 4. Panzer Division at the River Bzura, Poland -- Hannut: the first tank vs. tank battle -- The breakthrough at Sedan -- Checked at Gembloux -- Rommel's breakthrough at the Meuse -- The counter-attack at Arras -- Lessons learned -- Officers' ranks equivalents.

Call number

1. JFF 13-1069

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.

Author

1. Battistelli, Pier Paolo.

Title

1. Panzer divisions : the Blitzkrieg years, 1939-40 / Pier Paolo Battistelli.

Imprint

1. Oxford ; New York : Osprey, 2007.

Series

1. Battle orders ; 32
2. Battle orders ; 32.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.

Connect to:

1. Contributor biographical information
2. Publisher description
3. Table of contents only

LCCN

1. 2008297039

ISBN

1. 9781846031465 (pbk.)
2. 184603146X (pbk.)

Research call number

1. JFF 13-1069