Finally I found some more info on the Ausfallflagge (repair flag). This description has been found in the manual D76 “Panzerangriff im Rahmen einer Infanteriedivision vom 23 Juni 1936.” When the flag was hung (ruhig gehalten) it meant ‘Breakdown,” when it was waved (geschwenkt), it meant “Help Required!” Type of flag a) hung […]
We are pleased to announce our first hardcover book, “Repairing the Panzers,” by Lukas Friedli. And what a book it is! All told, it is a massive 256 pages, with close to 300 photos depicting all aspects of maintenance, repair and recovery of German AFVs in exquisite detail. The majority of photos are unpublished, and […]
Panzer Tracts No.16-1: Bergepanther While researching Panzer Tracts No.16-1, the Panzer Tracts team made important discoveries. The history of the Bergepanther was challenging to unravel: first, there was a lack of clarity in the original German documentation; second, the Allies were only interested in the vehicle equipped with the 40t winch and associated spade. Now, […]
Panzer Tracts No.8-1: Sturmpanzer Panzer Tracts No.8-1 includes a significant number of brand-new photos taken during the production of the Sturmpanzer assault tank at the Wien Arsenal in Austria. Also, access to an original photo album from Deutsche Edelstahlwerke means that the quality and detail of photo coverage of the Sturmpanzer production at Duisburg is […]
Panzer Tracts No.4-3: Pz.Kpfw IV Ausf.H and J Panzer Tracts No.4-3 starts at the end of the Pz.Kpfw.IV story. This history includes 26 pages of 1:35 and 1:10 scale CAD drawings of the Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H May 43 (Vomag), Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.H Oct 43 (Krupp), Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Mar 44 (NiWerk), Befehlspanzer IV Ausf.J Sep 44, Beobachtungspanzer IV […]
Greeting Panzerwreckers. I am pleased to announce that Panzerwrecks has taken over Panzer Tracts, which closed its doors after many years of trading. The stock held in the US is making its way to the UK as I write this. As many will know, Panzer Tracts by the late Tom Jentz, Hilary Doyle and latterly, […]
Repairing the Panzers Vol.2 by Lukas Friedli Why did the Blitz against Russia fail? How did winter and desert conditions affect operational readiness? Why weren’t captured Russian vehicles pressed into service like French and other vehicles were? What was the purpose of the ‘Panzerstützpunkt’ of 1944? What kept heavy Panzers from mixing in with lighter […]
Bertha’s Big Brother: Karl-Gerät (60cm) & (54cm) The late Thomas Jentz looks at the development and employment of the massive German Karl-Gerät super-heavy self-propelled mortars. Wartime photographs taken by the manufacturers, PK units and after eventual capture by the US and Soviet forces show the details of the huge SP guns. The author has collected […]
Panzer Tracts No.13-1: leichter Panzerspähwagen & kleiner Panzerfunkwagen book Panzer Tracts No.13-1 shows, for the first time, the defining features of each sub-variant (there were three different series of Sd.Kfz.221, four series of Sd.Kfz.223, five series of Sd.Kfz.222, two series of Sd.Kfz.260 and two series of Sd.Kfz.261) have been correctly identified, and significant modifications were […]
Panzer Tracts No.22-2 – Leichter Zugkraftwagen 3t book For the first time the design evolution of the le.Zgkw. 3 t (Sd.Kfz.11) can be correctly told. Hundreds of hours were spent precisely measuring surviving le.Zgkw.3 t (Sd.Kfz.11) and associated components and over a thousand hours were spent in creating detailed drawings of the basic le.Zgkw.3 t […]
