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PANZER
GERMAN WW2 DESIGNS BY CLAES SUNDI
TANK SPECIFICATIONS AND
MILITARY HISTORIES
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ROM 1 45
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INCLUDES THE TOP PANZER ACES’ TANKS
ISBN: 978-1-911276-96-8
£7.99
INTRODUCTION
he stunning success of Adolf Hitler’s ground
offensives during the first year of the Second
World War relied on the use of fast but
heavily armed and well-armoured tanks
working together with motorised infantry and close
air support. It was a formula initially replicated during
the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 with still
more staggering victories achieved in mere months.
When advancing German forces encountered
the Soviet T-34 it suddenly became apparent that
the technological arms race was much closer than
anyone had realised and urgent action was needed.
Development of heavier tanks with better weapons
was speeded up to produce some of the war’s
deadliest and most iconic armoured fighting vehicles –
the Tiger, the Panther and the Tiger II.
Although around 6000 Panthers were built, there
were just 1347 Tigers and 492 Tiger IIs. The most
produced German ‘tank’ was actually a turretless
T
tank destroyer – the Sturmgeschütz or ‘StuG III’, of
which more than 10,000 were manufactured. There
were around 8500 Panzer IVs and just shy of 5800
Panzer IIIs. This compares to 50,000 American
Sherman tanks and 84,000 Soviet T-34s.
As the war ground on, Germany’s panzer armies
were forced on to the defensive, being driven
backwards in the USSR during 1942, then in Italy
beginning in September 1943 and from August 1944
in France too. Bombing raids on oil refineries and
production facilities created crippling petrol shortages
and the shattered remains of the once mighty German
tank forces were eventually fighting within Germany
itself and finally in small pockets of resistance. Even
then, heavy tank destroyers such as the Jagdtiger
and Jagdpanther, not to mention the ‘big cats’
themselves, proved formidable adversaries to the last.
Dan Sharp
Ilustrator and author Claes was born in
1957 and lives in the southern part of
Sweden. Since finishing four years of
studies at the University of Uppsala, he
has been active as a teacher, marketer, photographer
and art director, among other occupations.
Since childhood, Claes has had a strong interest
in everything concerning the combat vehicles of the
Second World War and later. This interest stems
from the time when he, as a boy of only seven,
started building and collecting plastic scale models.
Simultaneously, he has been an ardent draughtsman
for as long as he can remember, as well as an
accomplished CGI artist in more recent years. At
present Claes is producing books, writing articles
and lecturing. Up to now he has produced more
than 2000 CGI profiles, most y of aircraft, but also of
Second World War armour.
His previously published books include:
Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile (1997), Deutsche
Jagdflugzeuge (1998), More Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft
in Profile (2002), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Limited
Edition (2011), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book
No 1 (2013), Allied Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No
2 (2013), Tiger and Panther Tanks (2014), Luftwaffe
ABOUT
CLAES SUNDIN
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Fighter Aircraft, Profile Book No 3 (2014), Luftwaffe
Attack Aircraft, Profile Book No 4 (2015), Profiles of
German Tanks (2015), Luftwaffe Night Fighters, Profile
Book No 5 (2016), Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft, Profile
Book No 6 (2016) and Luftwaffe Bombers, Profile
Book No 7 (2017). In addition, he has provided aircraft
and tank profiles, photo refinement, and artwork for
many other books and papers.
Claes says: “As a long-time profile artist, I am
well aware that a few of the profiles included in this
publication will be the subject of some criticism.
The reader, however, must acknowledge that all the
profiles included are based on solid photographic
documentation. I will always use at least one
reference photo, more if available, of the subject.
I seek the best photos available for the related close-
up details as well.
“However, misinterpretations could naturally occur,
especially regarding the colours I’ve chosen for the
different profi es. One has to appreciate the difficulty
of interpreting the colours from dated black and white
photographs. But know that I have, together with my
colleagues, made the utmost effort to determine the
actua appearance and colouring of the individual
vehicle profiles presented here.”
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All illustrations:
CLAES SUNDIN
Editor:
DAN SHARP
Design:
SEAN PHILLIPS,
ATG-MEDIA.COM
Production editor:
PAULINE HAWKINS
Publishing director:
DAN SAVAGE
Publisher:
STEVE O’HARA
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Marketing manager:
CHARLOTTE PARK
Commercial director:
NIGEL HOLE
Published by:
MORTONS MEDIA
GROUP LTD,
MEDIA CENTRE,
MORTON WAY,
HORNCASTLE,
LINCOLNSHIRE
LN9 6JR.
Tel.
01507 529529
Printed by:
WILLIAM GIBBONS AND SONS, WOLVERHAMPTON
ISBN: 978-1-911276-96-8
© 2019 MORTONS MEDIA GROUP LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF
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TIGER
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PANTHER
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JAGDPANZER
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JAGDPANTHER
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TIGER
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STUG
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