Unger, Rico/Jurt, Daniel/Hendricks, Glen Panzerregiment 1. Volume 1: From Origin to the Polish Campaign.

This is the first volume in a series on the history of Panzerregiment 1, Germanys initial armored formation. It describes its emergence from the Reichswehr Kraftfahrtruppe before 1935 and its development during the years of rearmament before the outbreak of World War II. The central part of the book describes the regiment's deployment as part of the 1. Panzerdivision during the Polish Campaign in September 1939. Deployed as a critical component in the focal point of the 10. Armee, the division made a decisive breakthrough towards the Vistula, which contributed significantly to the quick and decisive end to the campaign. The battles at Rozprza, Piotrkow, and in the great Vistula bend are described and analyzed in detail from both a German and a Polish point of view. Staffing overviews for all years, 207 leaders' biographies and the dog tag lists of the entire regiment at the beginning of the war are documented in this comprehensive work.
In addition to extensive literature, newspapers, and the official war diaries and memorabilia of the participants, the previously unpublished casualty reports from the former Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) were evaluated and give an impression of the severity of the battles.

Deployed as a critical component in the focal point of the 10th Army, the division achieved a decisive breakthrough to the Vistula, which contributed significantly to the rapid and decisive end of the campaign. The battles at Rozprza, Piotrkow and in the great Vistula bend are described and analysed in detail from both a German and Polish perspective. Occupation overviews for all years, 207 leader biographies and a list of the identification marks of the entire regiment at the beginning of the war are documented in this comprehensive work.
In addition to extensive literature, newspapers, the official war diaries and memorabilia of those involved, the previously unpublished casualty reports of the former German Service Centre (WASt) have also been analysed and thus convey an impression of the severity of the fighting right at the beginning of the war.