TANKOGRAD Verlag Jochen Vollert CATALOGUE 2014 - I ONLINE-only Edition of Catalogue Katalog-Sammlerausgabe - Enthält alle jemals publizierten Tankograd Titel! Catalogue Collector’s Edition - Includes all Tankograd titles ever published! WWW.TANKOGRADWWW.TANKOGRAD.COM .COM Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - 747 (r) The Soviet T-34 Tank as Beutepanzer and Panzerattrappe in German Wehrmacht Service 1941-45 Beutepanzers, captured foreign tank designs in service with the Wehrmacht, played a much more influential role in German Panzer deployment and tactics than previously thought. While the bulk of Beute tanks were relegated to hinterland policing and anti-partisan duties, it was the hundreds of Soviet-built T-34s in German hands that were supporting Panzers in the medium tank and tank destroyer roles in combat everywhere along the frontlines in the East. For the first time, this book sheds comprehensive light on the German Panzerkampfwagen T 34 – 747 (r), and underlines this detailed research with hundreds of photographs of the German T 34 in action. Unlike other publications so far released on the topic of Beutepanzers, this monograph focuses on the hardware rather than on the organisational paperwork of unit designations, readiness reports and unit deployment histories. It is consequently highly pictorial, showing tanks in service, their Soviet technology and production batches, as well as their German modifications and markings and it looks at the life of their crews. Furthermore, it outlines the T-34’s development in the Soviet Union based on the most recent discoveries. As it is crucial to understanding the astonishing extent to which the T 34 was used in German service, and what an immense and important impact it had, the background of the German Beute principle is highlighted in an extended introduction. Another major chapter in this book is devoted to T 34 Panzerattrappen dummy tanks that, to a hitherto unknown degree, were most influential in tactical anti-tank training and tactical doctrine for the Wehrmacht. The extent to which these T 34 dummies were used strongly underscores the thundering impact this Soviet medium tank had on the German side. The Panzerattrappen require a similarly extensive introduction in this book. Dating back to Kaiser and Reichswehr days, it allows 328 Seiten mit 552 größtenteils bisher unveröffentlichten Aufnahmen! readers to fully understand why ‘wooden T 34s’ played such a decisive role in German land warfare training. In 328 pages, this book is illustrated with 552 black and white Consequently, there is much more to the story of T 34 photographs, the bulk of which have hitherto gone unpublished. Beutepanzers than to merely paint a Balkenkreuz marking on Complete English text. a T-34 and use it against its former makers. And there is much more to T 34 Panzerattrappen than being just an oversized wooden toy. Twenty years of research and collecting have been invested in this project to allow this monograph to tell the full Dieser Titel ist nur in Englischer Sprache lieferbar story for the first time! TANKOGRADTANKOGRAD CATALOGUEONLINE CATALOGUE 2008-2 ONLINE 2014-I WWW.TANKOGRADWWW.TANKOGRAD.COM .COM German Beutepanzers - An Overview Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - 747 (r) - Defining ‘Beute’ - T-34-76 Model 1940 - Beutepanzer - A Long Tradition - T-34-76 Models 1941, 1941/42, 1942 with Welded Turret Content - Demystifying the Myth - T-34-76 Models 1941, 1941/42, 1942 with Cast Turret - ‘Beute’ Trucks and Cars - T-34-76 Models 1942, 1943, 1944 with Hexagonal Turret - Ever-present Shortages of Armoured Vehicles - Panzerkampfwagen T 34/85 (r) - Numbers of Beutepanzers in German Service - Bergepanzer T 34 (r) - Bleeding Out on the Ostfront - Sturmgeschütz / Jagdpanzer T 34 (r) - SU 85 (r) - SU 100 (r) - SU 122 (r) - Kennblätter Fremden Geräts - The Foreign Vehicle Classification System - Panzerkampfwagen T 34 Rarities and Oddities - Beutepanzers by Nation - Propagandapanzer T 34 (r) - Beutepanzers - Soviet Union - Flakpanzer T 34 (r) The Soviet T-34 - A Brief History - Panzerjägerwagen T 34 (r) - The Way to the T-34 - A Brief Introduction to Soviet Tank Develompent - T 34 Türme auf Panzerzügen - The Soviet T-34 - A Brief Development History - T 34 (r) mit Gasantrieb - Identification of T-34 Models on the Battlefield - T 34 (r) Mythical Conversions - A Final Note on T-34 Production T 34 Panzerattrappe - The T 34 Dummy Tank - T-34-76 - Technical Description - Dummy Tanks - The Story of Germany’s Unknown ‘Fighting’ Service from - T-34-76 - Final Assessment the Imperial German Army to the Wehrmacht Aus dem Inhaltsverzeichnis / The Wehrmacht and the T-34 - Encounter-Shock-Capture-Evaluation - Kaiserlich Deutsche Armee - Fighting an Unexpected Enemy - The German Wehrmacht encounters the T-34 - Reichswehr - Training with Wooden Swords - T-34 Shock - Wehrmacht - Preparing for Enemies on All Fronts - German PaK against the T-34 in 1941 - Victory through Training: Facing the T-34 - Panzernahbekämpfung against the T-34 T 34 Training Tank (Dummy) - Types and Variants - The T-34 Captured for Evaluation - Standard Towed Wooden Types - Kummersdorf Beutepanzer Evaluation - Motorised Wheeled Types - Beutepanzer Museum - Armed Types - The T-34 at Kummersdorf - Rail-Bound Types - The T-34 - A Russo-German Assessment - Motorised Halftrack Types - VK 3002 (DB) - The ‘German’ T-34 - Motorised Fully Tracked Types Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - 747 (r) - Rarities and Oddities - T 34 Beutepanzers in German Service - T 34 Training Tank (Dummy)Training Procedures - Wehrmacht T-34 Identification Chart Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - Addenda - Confirmed German Units using Captured T-34 Tanks in Active Service - Kennblätter Fremden Geräts - Full Listing - Field Report of Panzerjäger-Abteilung 128 - Panzerkampfwagen T 34 Netfinds TANKOGRADTANKOGRAD CATALOGUEONLINE CATALOGUE 2008-2 ONLINE 2014-I WWW.TANKOGRAD.COM German Panzers and Allied Armour in Yugoslavia in World War Two German Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, Polizei and Italian Army, Soviet Army, British Army, Local Fighting Groups When the Yugoslavia theatre of operations in 1941-45 is mentioned, the first description that comes to mind is Bandenkampf (anti-Partisan warfare). And truly, more than any other theatre, fighting in the Balkans was among the most irregular and bloody of the whole of World War Two. This publication aims to close a vital gap in documentation of this campaign by providing the first comprehensive account of armoured vehicles and their respective units deployed there. Combat in Yugoslavia also meant an exceptionally large number of combatants were involved. There was the German Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, German Police, Italian Army, Soviet Army, British Army and, last but not least, various local ethnic groups fighting on one side or the other. All these were equipped with the most amazing and astonishing assembly of armoured vehicles of any theatre of operations in World War Two. Vehicles ranged from early German Panzers, German Beutepanzers captured in previous campaigns in France and Russia, uniquely outdated Italian tanks and tankettes, to the most modern Soviet and American equipment deployed later in the war. And as if that were not enough, this colourful gathering is furthermore enhanced by improvised armoured vehicles and armoured trains. This book is a truly unique and outstanding compilation of armoured military vehicle rarities, curiosities and oddities! 200 Seiten, fester Einband, durchgehend mit 358 s/w Fotos bebildert 200 pages, hardcover, illustrated with 358 b&w photographs. Complete English Text Dieser Titel ist nur in Englischer Sprache lieferbar. Panzer Sicherungs-Kompanien and Panzer-Abteilung 208 - I. / Panzer-Regiment Feldherrnhalle Italy 1943-44, Hungary-Slovakia-Moravia 1944-45 Three Panzer-Sicherungs-Kompanien (armoured security companies) were created from existing units during the summer of 1943 to be employed in case of Italy’s exit from the war. From September 1943, they were used to disarm the Italian Army and later to fight partisans in areas of northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. In the spring of 1944, the three companies became part of a newly created tank unit, Panzer-Abteilung 208 (armoured unit number 208). This unit remained in northern Italy until the end of the year, when it was re-equipped with new weapons and sent to the Hungarian front. From late December 1944, the Abteilung was engaged in heavy defensive battles west of encircled Budapest, and in February 1945 it was involved in one of the last successful German offensives, conducted against the Gran Soviet bridgehead. In March 1945, the Abteilung was renamed I. Abteilung/Panzer-Regiment „Feldherrnhalle“ and fought its last battles in Hungary, Slovakia and Moravia as part of Panzer-Division „Feldherrnhalle“ 1. 232 Seiten, fester Einband, durchgehend mit 380 s/w Fotos bebildert On 232 pages the book recounts in detail the little-known history of these units, based on extensive archive research and contributions from former unit members. It contains 380 232 pages, hardcover, illustrated with extremely rare photographs (most not published before), document reproductions, graphics 380 b&w photographs and maps. Dieser Titel ist nur in Englischer Sprache lieferbar. TANKOGRAD ONLINE CATALOGUE 2014-I WWW.TANKOGRAD.COM KÜBELWAGEN on all Frontlines The Kübelwagen is a legend. While there have been several publications covering this vehicle over the decades, this present book is different as it offers a fresh look and a unique approach: For the first time, a large amount of high-quality wartime photographs