During the First World War, the warring parties used armoured fighting vehicles for the first time. The new weapon passed its acid test with flying colours. Almost all countries therefore pushed ahead with the further development of this means of combat. In Germany, however, the Treaty of Versailles imposed strict limits on the military. Restricted to purely basic research, they closely observed the technical advances in other countries and then deliberately went their own way, breaking away from all traditional ties. The basic concept for the Panzerkampfwagen I and II had already been developed in the 1920s. They took part in the campaigns in Poland, France and Russia. Some variants were still in service at the end of the war in 1945. This book describes the technical and tactical development of these light tanks from the "Black Reichswehr" to the Wehrmacht.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Spielberger, W.J.
Title
Panzer I und II und ihre Abarten
Details
Reprint. Many bw-photos, drawings and tables. Approx. 164 pages.
State
new
Motorbuch Verlag Hauptstätter Straße 149 70178 Stuttgart Deutschland
