Knight's Cross Panzers: The German 35th Tank Regiment in World War II

Knight's Cross Panzers: The German 35th Tank Regiment in World War II

by Hans Schaufler
Knight's Cross Panzers: The German 35th Tank Regiment in World War II

Knight's Cross Panzers: The German 35th Tank Regiment in World War II

by Hans Schaufler

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Overview

• First time in English
• Unit history of a tank regiment on the Eastern Front
• Relies on firsthand accounts, after-action reports, letters, diaries, and newspapers
Join the German soldiers of the 35th Tank Regiment as they drive their tanks into battle from the beginning of World War II to the very end. As part of the 4th Panzer Division, the regiment invaded Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and Russia in 1941. It spent the rest of the war on the Eastern Front, fighting in bloody battles at Orel and Kursk and surrendering in Lithuania.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780811743259
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication date: 03/11/2010
Series: Stackpole Military History Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 21 MB
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About the Author

Hans Schaufler lives in Germany

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Campaign against Poland 7

Chapter 2 The Campaign in the West 39

Chapter 3 The Campaign in the East, 1941 71

Chapter 4 Retreat and Defense during the First Russian Winter 175

Chapter 5 Russia, 1942–43 206

Chapter 6 With the 11. Panzer Division 276

Chapter 7 Russia, 1944 300

Chapter 8 The Fighting in Kurland 320

Chapter 9 The Fighting for West Prussia 342

Chapter 10 The Last Days of Panzer-Regiment 35 380

Appendix 1 Rank Comparisons 412

Appendix B Panzer-Regiment 35 Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross Recipients 413

Appendix C Details of Some of the Contributors 414

Appendix D The Establishment of Panzer-Regiment 35 in Bamberg 417

Appendix E Listing of Reserve Officers and Reserve Officer Candidates of the Regiment 421

Appendix F Register of Commanders of the 5.Panzer-Brigade and Panzer-Regiment 35 (Starting 1 October 1938) 422

Appendix G Reorganization of Panzer-Regiment 35 (Effective 1 May 1942) 424

Appendix H Battles, Engagements, and Operations of Panzer-Regiment 35 426

Appendix I Battles, Engagements, and Operations of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35 when Redesignated as the III./Panzer-Regiment 15 431

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