Panther Tanks - German Army Panzer Brigades: Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945

by Dennis Oliver

In July 1944, with the Eastern Front crumbling and the first cracks appearing in the Normandy defenses, Hitler ordered the creation of a new type of unit based on the ad-hoc Kampfgruppen which the Germans used so successfully throughout the war. Hastily assembled and short-lived these independent Panzer brigades nevertheless served on both fronts in some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict. The real striking power of the initial units would a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526771594
• ISBN13: 9781526771599
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 11.6"