A detailed analysis of raids and advances taken by panzer units on the Eastern Front in 1941–42.This book discusses a number of operations undertaken by the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps in the direction of the Black Sea in 1941 and 42. It explores the tactics used and why they were successful, based upon the detailed combat reports prepared by the corps staff immediately after each battle.Die Wehrmacht im Kampf is a series published in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Written by ex-members of the German army in WWII, it provides important information not available elsewhere on the German army’s perspective of many crucial campaigns and battles. None of the volumes have previously been available in English. Each volume has a modern introduction by Professor Matthias Strohn, expert on the German army.
This book discusses a number of operations undertaken by the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps in the direction of the Black Sea in 1941 and 42.
| Introduction |
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| Translator's Note |
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| Foreword |
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| Offensive Operations |
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| Translations of Place Names |
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Chapter 1 The XXXXVIII Panzer Corps Prepares for the Campaign in Russia |
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1 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 The XXXXVIII Panzer Corps Thrusts to the Stalin Line |
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5 | (26) |
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Chapter 3 The XXXXVIII Panzer Corps Penetrates the Stalin Line |
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31 | (28) |
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Chapter 4 The XXXXVIII Panzer Corps in the Battle of Uman |
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59 | (30) |
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Chapter 5 The XXXXVIII Panzer Corps Thrusts to the Black Sea |
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89 | (14) |
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Chapter 6 The III Panzer Corps Drives Towards Kiev |
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103 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 The XXIV and XXXXVIII Panzer Corps in the Battle of Kiev |
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107 | (8) |
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Chapter 8 The XXIV Panzer Corps Drives Towards the Zusha and in the Direction of Tula |
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115 | (10) |
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Chapter 9 The First Panzer Army Advances into the Caucasus |
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125 | (10) |
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Chapter 10 Experiences with Panzer Attacks |
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135 | (10) |
| Appendix 1 Headquarters Staff |
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145 | (3) |
| Appendix 2 Excerpts from the War Diary of the Commander of the 8th Company of the 6th Panzer Regiment |
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148 | (5) |
| Appendix 3 A Selection of Orders Issued by the Units of the 11th Panzer Division |
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153 | (9) |
| References |
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162 | (1) |
| Index |
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Linden Lyons holds a masters degree in history from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He studied German at the University of Freiburg and librarianship at the University of Canberra. He is the translator of several titles in the Die Wehrmacht im Kampf series, most recently Counter-Strike Operations, Normandy, and Rome to the Po River. Matthias Strohn, MSt (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS, is head of historical analysis at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research and the British Armys strategic think tank, visiting professor of military studies at the University of Buckingham, and a member of the academic faculty at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Matthias was educated at the universities of Münster (Germany) and Oxford. He holds a commission in the German Army and is a member of the military attaché reserve. He deployed to Iraq (with the British Army) and Afghanistan (with both the British Army and the German Bundeswehr). Matthias was awarded the highest German military decoration, the Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold, and has published widely on 20th-century German and European military history; he has authored and edited over 20 books and numerous articles.
