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PANZERDIVISIONEN
History, organisation, equipment, weaponry and uniforms of Wehrmacht
armoured divisions (1935-1945)
Ricardo Recio Cardona
PANZERDIVISIONEN
History, organisation, equipment, weaponry and uniforms
of Wehrmacht armoured divisions (1935-1945)
Ricardo Recio Cardona
THE FIRST TANKS OF THE GERMAN ARMY (1917-1918) .............................................................................................................5
A7V Assault Tank ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Another German Tanks ................................................................................................................................................... 8
THE PERIOD OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES (1919-1934) ...................................................................................................... 13
The
Reichswehr
and
Generaloberst
Von Seeckt ................................................................................................................. 13
Heinz Guderian, father of Panzerwaffe ........................................................................................................................ 18
The German-Russian military collaboration ............................................................................................................... 23
THE FIRST ARMOURED DIVISIONS (1935-1939) .......................................................................................................................29
The creation of the
Panzertruppe
.................................................................................................................................... 29
The First Armoured Divisions ....................................................................................................................................... 33
Light divisions ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
The Creation of the New Divisions: 1938-39................................................................................................................ 42
THE FIRST MODELS OF TANKS AND THEIR EVOLUTION ............................................................................................................49
Four kinds of Tanks for Armoured Divisions ................................................................................................................ 49
The Light Tank
Panzerkampfwagen
I............................................................................................................................... 51
The Light Tank
Panzerkampfwagen
II ............................................................................................................................. 55
The Medium Tank
Panzerkampfwagen
III ....................................................................................................................... 60
The Medium Tank
Panzerkampfwagen
IV....................................................................................................................... 68
The Czech Tanks in the German Army ........................................................................................................................ 78
THE ARMOURED DIVISIONS IN ACTION (1939-1941) ................................................................................................................85
The Polish Campaign .................................................................................................................................................... 85
The Creation of New Divisions: 1939-40 ..................................................................................................................... 90
The French Campaign ................................................................................................................................................... 95
The Creation of New Divisions: 1940 ......................................................................................................................... 109
In The North Of Africa................................................................................................................................................116
The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia ....................................................................................................................... 122
Barbarossa
and
Taifun
.................................................................................................................................................... 129
The Creation of New Divisions: 1941 ......................................................................................................................... 148
The
Bewegungskrieg
or War in Motion.......................................................................................................................... 153
NEW MODELS OF TANKS AND THEIR EVOLUTION ................................................................................................................... 159
The Medium
Panther
Tank .......................................................................................................................................... 159
The Heavy
Tiger
Tank ................................................................................................................................................. 167
The New
Tiger
Tank.....................................................................................................................................................171
THE ARMOURED DIVISIONS IN ACTION (1942-1945) .............................................................................................................. 175
Fall Blau:
Planning / Scheduling ..................................................................................................................................175
Fall Blau:
Development ................................................................................................................................................ 180
Changing Plans............................................................................................................................................................ 184
Towards The Caucasus ................................................................................................................................................ 186
INDEX
Stalingrad .................................................................................................................................................................... 191
The Creation of New Divisions: 1942 ......................................................................................................................... 198
The Return of Guderian ............................................................................................................................................. 202
The Creation of New Divisions: 1943 ......................................................................................................................... 204
The Assault Guns......................................................................................................................................................... 209
The Battle of Kursk ..................................................................................................................................................... 216
The Balance of Victory Definitely Shifted in the Eastern Front .................................................................................. 226
The Creation of New Divisions: 1944 ......................................................................................................................... 235
The Campaign in Italy ................................................................................................................................................ 236
From Normandy to The Rhine................................................................................................................................... 237
The Creation of New Divisions: 1945 ......................................................................................................................... 244
The Last Re-organization ........................................................................................................................................... 247
ASSIGNMENT, TASKS AND ORGANISATION OF THE DIVISION UNITS ....................................................................................... 251
The Divisionary Units During Offensive Operations .................................................................................................. 251
The Armoured Regiments .......................................................................................................................................... 253
The Regiments Of Fusiliers / Armoured Grenadier ................................................................................................... 266
The Battalion of Motorcyclist-Fusiliers ....................................................................................................................... 282
The Artillery Regiment .............................................................................................................................................. 290
The Reconnaissance Battalion..................................................................................................................................... 292
The Antitank Battalion ............................................................................................................................................... 301
The Pioneers Battalion ................................................................................................................................................ 308
THE UNIFORM OF THE ARMOURED DIVISIONS........................................................................................................................ 313
The Headgear or
Schutzmütze
...................................................................................................................................... 313
Field Cap, Side Cap or
Feldmütze
. ……………………………………………………………………………………………314
The Visored field cap or
Einheitsfeldmütze .......................................................................................................
316
The Vest or
Feldjacke
.....................................................................................................................................................317
The Trousers.................................................................................................................................................................319
ITEMS OF THE UNIFORM ........................................................................................................................................................322
Schutzmütze
.................................................................................................................................................................. 322
Feldmütze,
officers ........................................................................................................................................................ 324
Feldmütze,
NCO and enlisted men............................................................................................................................... 325
Feldmütze
(variant), NCO and enlisted men................................................................................................................. 326
Einheitsfeldmütze,
officers .............................................................................................................................................. 328
Feldjacke
(1934-36) ....................................................................................................................................................... 330
Feldjacke
(1936-42) ....................................................................................................................................................... 332
Feldjacke
(1936-42), variant .......................................................................................................................................... 334
Feldjacke
(1942-45) ....................................................................................................................................................... 336
Hose ............................................................................................................................................................................ 338
NOTES ...................................................................................................................................................................................340
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