The Combat History Of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 In World War Ii

Author : Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811769280

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The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen Pdf

This book tells—with firsthand accounts as well as numerous, never-before-seen photographs—the combat history of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503, the senior Tiger battalion of the German Army, equipped with both the Tiger I and the King Tiger. The unit saw action in the attempted relief of Stalingrad, the tremendous tank engagements at Kursk, and the bitter fighting to relieve German units encircled at the Tscherkassy Pocket. It then defended against the Allies in Normandy in 1944, and ended the war with desperate fighting in Hungary and Austria.

Author : Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Von Richard Freiherr Rosen
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811750929

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The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II in World War II by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Von Richard Freiherr Rosen Pdf

Hundreds of photos of Tiger tanks in action. Text chronicles the unit's combat operations in the East and West. Personal accounts from the men who rode in these battlefield behemoths.

Author : Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Richard Freiherr Von Rosen,Alfred Rubbel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0811734846

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The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Richard Freiherr Von Rosen,Alfred Rubbel Pdf

Hundreds of photos of Tiger tanks in actionText chronicles the unit's combat operations in the East and WestPersonal accounts from the men who rode in these battlefield behemothsThis book tells--with firsthand accounts as well as numerous, never-before-seen photographs--the combat history of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503, the senior Tiger battalion of the German Army, equipped with both the Tiger I and the King Tiger. The unit saw action in the attempted relief of Stalingrad, the tremendous tank engagements at Kursk, and the bitter fighting to relieve German unit encircled at the Tscherkassy Pocket. It then defended against the Allies in Normandy in 1944, and ended the war with desperate fighting in Hungary and Austria.

Author : Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025308268

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The Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 by Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen Pdf

Author : George Forty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616732622

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Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II by George Forty Pdf

Author : Richard Freiherr von Rosen
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784382681

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Panzer Ace by Richard Freiherr von Rosen Pdf

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an interest in the Panzerwaffe in the Second World War” (Recollections of WWII). After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, Richard Freiherr von Rosen led a Company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak Company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank.) Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built. They were the most powerful heavy tanks to see service, and only one kind of shell could penetrate their armor at a reasonable distance. Every effort had to be made to retrieve any of them bogged down or otherwise immobilized, which led to many towing adventures. The author has a fine memory and eye for detail. Easy to read and not technical, his account adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated in the Second World War. “The author has a fine memory and eye for detail . . . It adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated during the Second World War.”—Military Vehicles Magazine “The images accompany the story well. Richard Von Rosen, wounded several times and fighting a good part of the war on the eastern front, was certainly a lucky soldier, and we are also lucky to read these pages . . . highly recommend to all fans of memories of the Second World War.”—Old Barbed Wire Blog

Author : Helmut Schneider
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784386443

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Tiger Battalion 507 by Helmut Schneider Pdf

‘May the army of millions of dead of all nations bear witness to humanity for the hope that future generations may learn to discard war as the best way to resolve their differences.’ - Helmut Schneider This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit. The book was conceived during a reunion of the ‘507’ at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their reminiscences. The resulting account is a treasure trove of first-hand material, from personal memories, diary entries and letters to leave passes, wartime newspaper cuttings, Wehrmacht bulletins and more than 160 photographs. The account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. Honest and unflinching, this remarkable collection of autobiographies offers a glimpse into life in Hitler’s panzer division and is a stark testimony of a generation that sacrificed its best years to the war. This is the first English-language translation of the work.

Author : David Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1916355986

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Tiger! by David Fletcher Pdf

Author : Anthony Tucker-Jones
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473826786

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Tiger I & Tiger II by Anthony Tucker-Jones Pdf

A pictorial history and analysis of the infamous World War II German tanks. The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the King Tiger or Royal Tiger) were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day, their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers that the weaknesses of these brilliant but flawed designs tended to be overlooked. Anthony Tucker-Jones, in this illustrated history, tells the story of their conception and development and reconsiders their operational history, and he dispels the myths that have grown up around them. The Tigers were over-engineered, required raw materials that were in short supply, and were time-consuming to manufacture and difficult to recover from the battlefield. Only around 1,300 of the Tiger I and fewer than 500 of the Tiger II were produced, so they were never going to make anything more than a local impact on the outcome of the fighting on the Western and Eastern fronts. Yet the myth of the Tigers, with their 88mm guns, thick armor, and brutal profiles, has grown over time to the extent that they are regarded as the deadliest tanks of the Second World War. Anthony Tucker-Jones’s expert account of these remarkable fighting vehicles is accompanied by a series of color plates showing the main variants of the designs and the common ancillary equipment and unit markings. His book is an essential work of reference for enthusiasts.

Author : Major Christopher W. Wilbeck
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782897538

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Swinging The Sledgehammer: The Combat Effectiveness Of German Heavy Tank Battalions In World War II by Major Christopher W. Wilbeck Pdf

This thesis is a historical analysis of the combat effectiveness of the German schwere Panzer-Abteilung or Heavy Tank Battalions during World War II. During the course of World War II, the German Army developed heavy tank battalions to fulfill the concept of breaking through enemy defenses so faster, lighter mechanized forces could exploit the rupture. These heavy tank battalions had several different tables of organization, but were always centered around either the Tiger or the Tiger II tank. They fought in virtually every theater of Europe against every enemy of Germany. Ultimately, the German military created eleven Army and three Waffen-SS heavy tank battalions. Of the Army battalions, the German command fielded ten as independent battalions, which were allocated to Army Groups as needed. The German Army assigned the last heavy tank battalion as an organic unit of the elite Panzer Grenadier Division Grossdeutschland. The Waffen-SS allocated all of their battalions to a different Waffen-SS Corps. Because these units were not fielded until late in 1942, they did not participate in Germany’s major offensive operations that dominated the early part of World War II. Germany’s strategic situation after mid-1943 forced their military onto the defensive. Consequently, there are very few instances when heavy tank battalions attacked as a breakthrough force. During the latter part of the war, they were used in many different ways to provide defensive assistance along very wide frontages. This study assesses the German heavy tank battalions as generally effective, primarily because of the high kill ratio they achieved. However, based upon observations from a wide variety of examples, this study also outlines several areas where changes may have increased their effectiveness.

Author : Christopher W. Wilbeck
Publisher : Aberjona Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114950806

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Sledgehammers by Christopher W. Wilbeck Pdf

"Although much is available about Tiger tanks' technical details and some of the most famous soldiers and units that employed them, until now, there has been little concerning the organization and tactical use of heavy tank battalions across the theaters in which they were employed. [Wilbeck] provides an in-depth look at heavy tank battalions' organizations and tactics, including the tactical doctrine by which these elite units were supposed to fight and case studies to illustrate how they were actually employed on the battlefield"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750979573

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Zitadelle by Mark Healy Pdf

Few battles attract interest so much as the Battle of Kursk. Operation Zitadelle, the code name given by Hitler to the Wehrmacht's last offensive on the Eastern Front in July 1943, has acquired an almost mythic status as one of the greatest clashes of armour in the history of warfare. Long been depicted as the 'the swan song of the German tank arm' by virtue of the huge tank losses experienced by the Germans; the reality, in light of the emergence of new information proved it to be anything but, with historians previously accepting without question exaggerated Soviet accounts of the battle. For all the resources devoted to this operation by the Germans, Zitadelle was an abysmal failure; and whilst they were not outfought by the Red Army at Kursk, they were out-thought by commanders of outstanding quality. Zitadelle describes the German and Soviet tactics and explores the realities of the battles on sodden ground that culminated in the defeat of the panzers and the Soviet advance on the Reich.

Author : Michael Collins,Martin King
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612001821

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The Tigers of Bastogne by Michael Collins,Martin King Pdf

This chronicle of an armored division’s bravery during the Battle of the Bulge sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Bastogne in WWII. Before the 101st Airborne Division’s famous Siege of Bastogne, there was already a US unit holding the town when they arrived. This unit—the 10th Armored Division—continued to play a major role in its defense through the German onslaught. The Tigers of Bastogne offers a detailed chronicle of the young armored division that withstood the full brunt of Manteuffel’s Fifth Panzer Army in the Ardennes. The 10th Armored had only arrived in Europe that September as part of Patton’s Third Army. They soon faced the onslaught of Nazi panzers bursting across no-man’s-land on December 16. But they earned their nickname, “The Tiger Division,” as they went on the defensive at Bastogne, surrounded by an entire German army. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne said, “It seems regrettable to me that Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division didn’t get the credit it deserved at the Battle of Bastogne. All the newspaper and radio talk was about the paratroopers. Actually the 10th Armored Division was in there a day before we were and had some very hard fighting before we ever got into it.” Fortunately, in this book, the historical record is finally corrected.

Author : Wolfgang Schneider
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1848848021

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Tigers in Normandy by Wolfgang Schneider Pdf

The Tiger I design gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88mm gun, which had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable. For the first time in English, Wolfgang Schneider, an expert on German armour, presents a complete combat chronicle of the German Tiger Tank, including new details on how the Tiger performed against Allied armour, particularly the Sherman, and famous tank ace Michael Wittmann, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross holder, credited with the destruction of 138 tanks and 132 anti-tank guns, along with an unknown number of other armoured vehicles. Maps, orders of battle, period photos, and then-and-now shots make this the go-to book on the subject.

Author : Nikolaus von Vormann
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612006048

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The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy by Nikolaus von Vormann Pdf

A primary source account of the WWII Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy written by a Nazi commander who survived the Soviet victory. In 1943, the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, was a failure. The Red Army’s Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive was pushing back on Germany’s Army Group South in a war of attrition. By October, Kiev was liberated, and the Soviets had reached the Dnieper River in Ukraine. After sudden attacks by the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts, the Russians achieved a major encirclement of six German divisions, a total of 60,000 soldiers, in a pocket near the Dnieper River. A dramatic weeks-long battle ensued. After a failed attempt led by Erich von Manstein to break into the pocket from the outside, the trapped German forces focused their efforts on escape. Abandoning equipment and wounded soldiers, the survivors rejoined the surrounding panzer divisions. Beginning with the German retreat to the Dnieper in 1943, Generalleutnant von Vormann chronicles the battle and describes the psychological effects of the brutal combat. As one of the few primary source materials that exists on the subject, this volume is of significant historical interest.