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Panzer Ace

The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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Panzer Ace

The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

A richly illustrated memoir by highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier—“recommended to anyone with an interest in the Panzerwaffe in the Second World War” (Recollections of WWII). After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, Richard Freiherr von Rosen led a Company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak Company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank.) Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built. They were the most powerful heavy tanks to see service, and only one kind of shell could penetrate their armor at a reasonable distance. Every effort had to be made to retrieve any of them bogged down or otherwise immobilized, which led to many towing adventures. The author has a fine memory and eye for detail. Easy to read and not technical, his account adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated in the Second World War. “The author has a fine memory and eye for detail . . . It adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated during the Second World War.”—Military Vehicles Magazine “The images accompany the story well. Richard Von Rosen, wounded several times and fighting a good part of the war on the eastern front, was certainly a lucky soldier, and we are also lucky to read these pages . . . highly recommend to all fans of memories of the Second World War.”—Old Barbed Wire Blog

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Pen and Sword

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178438268X

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9781784382681

The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

By: Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

By: Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen

This book tells—with firsthand accounts as well as numerous, never-before-seen photographs—the combat history of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503, the senior Tiger battalion of the German Army, equipped with both the Tiger I and the King Tiger. The unit saw action in the attempted relief of Stalingrad, the tremendous tank engagements at Kursk, and the bitter fighting to relieve German units encircled at the Tscherkassy Pocket. It then defended against the Allies in Normandy in 1944, and ended the war with desperate fighting in Hungary and Austria.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0811769283

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9780811769280

The Germans in Normandy

By: Richard Hargreaves

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The Germans in Normandy

By: Richard Hargreaves

This account of the D-Day invasion—from the German point of view—includes maps and photos. The Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now, it has been recorded from the attackers’ point of view—whereas the defenders’ angle has been largely ignored. While the Germans knew an invasion was inevitable, no one knew where or when it would fall. Those manning Hitler’s mighty Atlantic Wall may have felt secure in their bunkers, but they had no conception of the fury and fire that was about to break. After the initial assaults of June established an Allied bridgehead, a state of stalemate prevailed. The Germans fought with great courage—hindered by lack of supplies and overwhelming Allied control of the air. This book describes the catastrophe that followed, in a unique look at the war from the losing side.

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Grub Street Publishers

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1781594708

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9781781594704

Panzer Ace

The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy

By: Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

By: Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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Combat History of German Tiger

By: Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen

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Combat History of German Tiger

By: Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann,Alfred Rubbel,Richard Freiherr von Rosen

The combat story of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503, including hundreds of photos of Tiger tanks in action and personal accounts from the men who rode in these battlefield behemoths.

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Panzer Ace

Panzer Ace

The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

The Germans in Normandy

The Germans in Normandy

Panzer Ace

Panzer Ace

The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

The Combat History of German Tiger Tank Battalion 503 in World War II

Combat History of German Tiger

Combat History of German Tiger

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