A soviet t3485 passes by a destroyed panzer iv70 v somewhere on the eastern front in march 1945. A portion of the proceeds from this purchase will support tank encyclopedia, a military history research project. Heinz guderian was one of these men and this book, originally published in 1937, is a translation of a thesisreporthistory he wrote of the tank after some 15 years of study and just a few years before he was to put his thoughts into action. Yes the armour of the german forces from 1935 1945. The high nickelalloy, rolled homogeneoushard armour plate ranged in thickness from 5 mm to mm. The only reason why i give it 4 stars, is because i feel that they could. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz.
Sherman tanks were not nearly as efficient or as armored as the primary german tank, the panzer iv. It was designated as the panzerkampfwagen v panther until 27 february 1944, when hitler ordered that the roman numeral v be deleted. Wwii tank encyclopaedia, 193945 9782915239478 by restayn, jean and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. By then, another model became available in great numbers, the panzer iv. The development started immediately after the successful introduction of the panzer 61. The panzer iii was conceived in 1934 as the principle combat tank of the panzer divisions. I note the name of my mate anthony sewards in the credits. The panzer 68 was based on the panzer 61, which initial development dates back to 1951. The german tanks encyclopedia by tirone, laurent isbn. A was a foldable antiaircraft mount for a machine gun attached to the left side of the superstructure, providing the crew with limited aacover during rest. There were many panzer 4 aces, its just the tiger guys like whitman, bark man, carrius, knispel got all the press.
How did the soviets and western allies deal with panzer vi tiger. There were different approaches like tactics, but also exploiting weaknesses or limiting the combat effectiveness of. Girls and tanks is a japanese anime franchise created by actas which depicts a competition between girls high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. Panzer army campaigns of 193941 in german war diaries. Improvements consisted of wider tracks, stabilized gun, and the introduction of a second machine gun instead of the coaxial 20mm gun of early panzer 61 models.
This study concentrates on, the ferocious battles between the german panzer iv and us sherman that were at the heart of this decisive phase of world war ii. The german panzer forces at the start of world war ii were not especially impressive. Blitz into action with this pzkpfw iv, aka panzer 4 shirt. Panzer iv tank schurzen 3rd panzer division wehrmacht panzer iv tank advances through a french town on its way to the front, 1940 panzer iv ausf j tank, tactical number 821 gisela panzerkampfwagen iii tank panzer iv ausf j tank with thoma schurzen panzer iv ausf. Ammo panzer dna german military vehicles of world war ii. In actual tankontank encounters the german armor performed poorly, but as a coherent unit, the combined arms tactic of the blitzkrieg shocked the allies. The panzerkampfwagen iv pzkpfw iv, commonly known as the panzer iv, was a german medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the second world war. H tank, number 725, panzerregiment 26 in sezze italy 1944. The latewar panzer iv70 v was well protected, armed with a powerful gun and. There are a total of 68 ww2 german tanks 1939 1945 in the military factory. Flakpanzer iv 2cm flak 38 vierling wirbelwind tank encyclopedia.
He is a safe pair of hands and he really knows his armour. Nazi germany tanks and armored vehicles tank encyclopedia. But, in 1943, work began on a new vehicle based on the panzer iv tank chassis. Panzer the german tanks encyclopedia zoom designed as a comprehensive overview of german tanks produced during the second world war, this first volume of the ww2 arsenal series combines historical descriptions and accurate technical details highlighting the key features and changes introduce by the german engineers according to the battlefields experience. The complete illustrated dictionary of german battle tanks, armoured cars, selfpropelled guns and semitrack chamberlain, peter, doyle, hilary on. The history of the german tanks evolution is from now on depicted in a heavily documented 192 pages book, illustrated with more than 200 rare and unpublished photographs from private collections, over 100 color profiles and 4 view drawings.
This information is also mentioned in the panzer tracts no. Theres just too many details that point to that from the utter and complete lack of sources or identifiable unit numbers or anything that could have led to verifications of facts to technical and historical mistakes for instance, the is3 tank. Until then the panzer iii had been the only german designed tank armed with a gun designed to penetrate enemy armour. The complete illustrated dictionary of german battle tanks, armoured cars. However, spielberger had reissued some years ago his panzer iv and variants book in a new manner so this doesnt show all variants again. In the news regarding armored vehicles, we are sad to report that around a dozen vehicles in the. The panzer iv70 a was born from earlier german attempts to place the 7. German panzer iv tank tank encyclopedia support shirt. If you are interested in history in general and warfare in particular, tank encyclopedia is the place to find all armored vehicles that ever roamed the battlefield, from h. German tiger tank rs 262076 mmischnick, france, aug. Later, the mobelwagen based on the panzer iv tank chassis was.
Most tank crews lost track of how many kills they had in russia. The first flakpanzer based on the panzer iv tank chassis was the 2 cm. Surviving panzerkampfwagen iv mit hydrostatischen antrieb in the us. The tank was only intended for use as a training tank to introduce the concept of armoured warfare to the. After reading some very good soviet memoirs, including both dimitiry lozas books commanding the red armys shermans and fighting for the soviet motherland, vasiliy brukovs red army tank commander and a 5 or 6 others, i considered krysovs book the best written of the bunch. The panzer iv was already available in 1939 when it began replacing the obsolete panzer i and ii models. The long gun panzer 4 became known as the panzer iv special in north africa. The museums panzer iii went into action in the north african theatre of war and is. The book is divided into chapters covering design development history, chassisenginestracks, turretfighting compartment, armament, marking and panzer insignia and line drawings. The story of the jagpanzer iv began in september 1942, when the waffenamt issued a request for the development of a new design of sturmgeschutz the sturmgeschutze neue art stu. The panzer i tank was a nazi germany light tank that was used during many wars of the 1930s as well as during world war ii. During the early development of the panzer iv, no one involved in the.
Tiger tracks the classic panzer memoir by wolfgang faust. The panzerkampfwagen iv started as an infantry support medium tank, but changed roles midwar. The tanks official german ordnance inventory designation was sd. The germans held a mastery of the battlefield throughout most of world war 2 until supplyanddemand curtailed progress and tactical blunders proved insurmountable. Very little information is given about each type of tank or operational history. Tank development world war ii university of hawaii. Wells land battleships to the latest main battle tanks, our articles cover all eras of armor development and cover a wide swathe of armored vehicle designs ranging from bridge layers and engineering vehicles to. The panther is a german medium tank deployed during world war ii on the eastern and western fronts in europe from mid1943 to the wars end in 1945. In particular, it is used in the proper names of military formations. While the title claims to be an encyclopedia on ww ii tanks it truly is not. Thus, in 1941, plans to upgun the panzer 39 were started and it was quickly decided that the caliber of choice would be 47 mm. The jagdpanzer iv was part of the latest generation of german tank.
It derives through the french word pancier, breastplate, from latin pantex, belly the word is used in english and some other languages as a loanword in the context of the german military. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. German artillery of world war two, purnell book services ltd. The panzer i was a light tank produced in germany in the 1930s. While today the tiger and panther are better known, the panzer iv was. Great reference book, awesome pictures, and great detailed information on every variation of the panzers that were produced during the war. This is definitely a book for tank lovers everywhere. The lowly stug crews were so lethal that russian tank crews were f.
Greetings, and welcome back to this next installment of tank encyclopedias biweekly report. Panzer iii medium tank military history encyclopedia on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A had a total weight of 18 metric tons, and a maximum armor thickness of 14.
But as there were no other solutions, something was better than nothing. Panzer, series of battle tanks fielded by the german army in the 1930s and 40s. Boolean operator tank warfare and world war 2 yielded 2,112 results, i devised the search around keywords. As the allies attempted to break out of normandy, it quickly became apparent that there would be no easy victory over the germans, and that every scrap of territory on the way to berlin would have to be earned through hard fighting. The name of the tank is short for panzerkampfwagen i armored fighting vehicle mark i abbreviated pzkpfw i. The author produces tank magazine in great britain, the offical publication of the royal tank regiment. This allowed me to locate some important books on tanks like armour tactics in the second world war. The series was directed by tsutomu mizushima, written by reiko yoshida and produced by kiyoshi sugiyama. Panzer the german tanks encyclopedia is the tittle of this new book and guess what it is and what its all about.
This book, like the rest by sprech media ss panzer ss voices, the last panther, tiger tracks, hitlers children is a piece of fiction. Panzers provided the striking power of germanys panzer armoured divisions. On 11 august 1942, after taking part in rommels last successful advance east into egypt, an africa corp report described the panzer iv special as having the best tank gun ever mounted on a panzer, capable of penetrating the front armour of every allied tank in north africa at up to 1,500 meters, and of. Panzer i simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. However, it is a great book for camouflage and markings of ww ii tanks. Panzer iv mit hydrostatischem antrieb tank encyclopedia.
The panzer iii medium tank was the main german battle tank for the first two and a half years of the second world war, only beginning to lose that status after the appearance of the panzer iv ausf f2 in march 1942. Only 4 % of the defense budget was spent on armored fighting vehicle afv production. Contemporary english language reports sometimes refer. This book is about german military vehicles of world war ii. Their design simply reused a modified vomag panzer iv70 v superstructure armed with the 7. The panzer iv70 v suffered losses as it was often used in the role of panzer, a role for which it was not suited nor designed for. Although it was in the medium tank category, the panzer iv was the most advanced and most capable machine of the german army before the introduction of the infamous tiger in 1942. As a modeler i will find it a useful tool as few color photographs are available from that era. Ludeke 2007 waffentechnik im zweiten weltkrieg, parragon books. Nevertheless no discussion, if you need to know the backgrounds of panzer. The name is short for the german panzerkampfwagen i armored fighting vehicle mark i, abbreviated pzkpfw i. The six tanks in the series constituted virtually all of germanys tank production from 1934 until the end of world war ii in 1945. This was a fact even before the upgrading of panzer gun barrels and armor in 1943.