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’? […]
Panzerwrecks 11: Normandy 2 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 11: Normandy 2: Pz.Kpfw.II’s helped overrun France in 1940. Who still had them in 1944? Where? What strange vehicle had spikes and cleats and roamed the sunken lanes of Normandy on gigantic iron wheels? What unusual feature was seen on a knocked-out ‘Puma?’ When […]
Panzerwrecks X by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks X: What mammoth Panzerjäger was found at Pilsen airfield? What made the vehicles found at Braunschweig so odd? What did the cupola of a Pz.Beob.Wg.IV look like? Which prototype looked more like a duck-billed platypus than an AFV? How did the Flakpanzer ‘Wirbelwind’ prototype differ from […]
Panzerwrecks 9: Italy 1 Panzerwrecks 9: Italy 1: What interior and exterior modifications did the Pz.Kpfw.III (Fl) have? Sd.Kfz.250/3 with ‘Kurbelmast’: Fact or fiction? Which German unit used the rare M41 90/53 801(i)? How do you drag a Tiger from a muddy riverbed? German troops used what as a ‘fort’ at Anzio? What unusual field […]
Panzerwrecks 8: Normandy 1 Panzerwrecks 8: Normandy 1: What vehicle did Canadian Intell misidentify, and why? How were the sides of a Möbelwagen constructed? Could Panthers and Tigers suffer ‘catastrophic turret separations?’ Why did a Panzerjäger have a four-digit tactical number? Which unusual vehicle was assigned to Abteilungsstabe of II./ and III./ Pz.Rgt.155? What was […]
Panzerwrecks 7: Ostfront Panzerwrecks 7: What distinguished a Turán I from a Turán II? What happened when a ‘Hummel’ lost an artillery duel? Which Panzers were given to the Bulgarians by the Russians? Where did some of the first Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J’s appear? Why was Kurland important to Berlin? What distinguished an IR-capable Panther? The answers […]
Panzerwrecks 6 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 6: Why did US forces convert a number of captured m.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.251)? What unusual insignia was on them? What does the interior of a Flammpanzer 38 look like? What armoured vehicles were at Meppen? What does a see-through Jagdtiger look like? How can you tell a […]
