Panzerkrieg: An Overview of German Armored Operations in World War 2 While the First World War saw the introduction of armoured warfare on a limited scale, the military visionaries shaped and moulded Germany’s fledgeling armoured forces in the post-war period. They saw the potential inherent in this weapons system. Combined with the awesome potential of […]
Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles – Volume 5: June to August 1944 Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles – Volume 5: June to August 1944 is the fifth volume of the on-going project detail the chronological bestowal of all Knight’s Cross related awards to the soldiers of the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. This volume […]
Das Reich Tiger Commander: SS-Hauptsturmführer Philipp Theiss Das Reich Tiger Commander traces the history of Philipp Theiss, whose connection to the Third Reich organisations began at an early age when he joined the Deutsches Jungvolk. Theiss carried on through the Hitlerjugend, Reichs Arbeits Dienst, SS-Verfügungstruppen and finally, the Waffen-SS. His service in the Waffen-SS took […]
17SS ‘Götz von Berlichingen’ Vol.3 by Helmut Günther 17SS ‘Götz von Berlichingen’ Vol.3 is the last of a three-volume set (this volume was written by Helmut Günther) and documents the final combats of the 17. SS Panzer-Grenadier-Division ‘Götz von Berlichingen’ from mid-March to the beginning of May 1945. Decimated and exhausted, outnumbered and outgunned, and […]
SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 in the Normandy Campaign 1944 (English language) The SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 of 12. SS-Panzer-Division ‘Hitlerjugend’ was officially established on 1 June 1944. Veterans transferred from the 1. SS-Panzer-Division LAH before and after Operation Zitadelle trained and led the 17 and 18-year-old volunteers and draftees. Due to their age, the youths were trained differently from […]
Jochen Peiper: Commander of Panzerregiment ‘Leibstandarte’ by Patrick Agte Patrick Agte, the accomplished author of Michael Wittmann, has exceeded even his previous high standards of scholarship and research with this superb biography of one of Germany’s foremost Panzer commanders. This is the definitive work on Peiper, and covers his early life through actions in France […]
Never one to put his feet up, Darren ‘Forgotten Archives’ Neely has more information and photos of the Pz.Kpfw.IVs shown on pages 72 and 73 of Panzerwrecks 21. Over to Darren: Two Panzer IVs originally identified as 116th KG Bayer from November 1944 are actually from the 2nd company I. /Panzer Regiment 33 of the […]
