Fotos from the Panzertruppen book by Lee Archer and William Auerbach If you like the big photos in Panzerwrecks, you will love this 64-page book from the same authors, which uses images taken by German servicemen. All of the pictures are from veterans’ collections and photo albums, and most are from the authors’ collections. Seventy-seven […]
Panzerwrecks 20: Ostfront 3 Book – Lake Balaton Panzer wrecks. Nearly every photograph in Panzerwrecks 20 is from a photograph album unearthed from the depths of a Russian archive and was produced by the 17th Air Army during their evaluation of the effects of aircraft weapons on German (and Hungarian) tanks littering the area around […]
Panzerwrecks 19: Yugoslavia – Panzers in Yugoslavia Panzerwrecks 19: Yugoslavia. How did partisans improve the firepower of the Somua S35? And where did it end up? Who was ambushed at Vukov Klanac? What vehicles did they lose? Why did a German Panzer unit pose as Allied tankers? Where did the Yugoslav Army collect and overhaul […]
Panzerwrecks 18 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 18: Who modified their Jagdpanthers, and why? What non-threatening name was painted on a Jagdpanzer? How does a ‘Treibgas’ device work? When were Panzer crews authorised to paint red ‘Balkenkreuz’ on their tanks? What Panzer did a Ram Kangaroo ram? The answers to these and other […]
Panzerwrecks 17: Normandy 3 book Panzerwrecks 17: Normandy 3: Which 15cm chemical rockets were available to the Germans in Normandy? How do you identify them? Who helped clear the battlefield of wrecked vehicles? What is a wyvern? How do you identify a ‘Funklenk’ Stug? Which German unit left an Italian armoured car in Normandy? The […]
Panzerwrecks 16: Bulge – Battle of the Bulge book What special Werfer unit was present in the ‘Bulge’? How do we know? Which unit fielded Tiger Is during the Offensive? How many vehicles were left destroyed at the crossing of the river Our? Who filled their Panzer with ladies’ clothes and handbags? The answers to […]
Panzerwrecks 15 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 15: What naval forces were knocking out Panzers in Paris? Why would a Pz.Kpfw.IV wear T34 tracks? How do you move a 70-ton Jagdtiger? Where did the Patton Museum Panther come from? Which unusual vehicle was left at Pilsen airfield? The answers to these and other […]
Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2 Panzerwrecks 14: Ostfront 2: What does concrete look like on a Sturmgeschütz? What new ways were found to hang ‘Schürzen?’ Which German unit was I/R capable? Did Lend-Lease extend to the Germans? What weird vehicle did the Germans leave behind at Tehumardi? The answers to these and other questions are found […]
Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2 by Lee Archer & William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2: What exploded in the centre of Soriano nel Cimino? Who captured Nashorn ‘214’, and when? What was a weak point of a StuG? Who used T34s in Italy? Why did ‘Schürzen’ go missing? Besides the Elefant, what other vehicle in Italy […]
Panzerwrecks 12 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach – now with an index! Panzerwrecks 12: How did GIs turn a 12-tonner into a time bomb? Which hatch on a Jagdtiger is never noticed? What short-lived feature appeared on factory Jagdpanthers? What unique items were added later in the field? What colour was the ‘Octopus Tiger’? […]
