Hitler's Anti-Tank Weapons 1939–1945

Hans Seidler

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781526749833
• eBook ISBN: 9781526749840
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

This illustrated WWII history captures the evolution of Nazi Germany's anti-armor weaponry through rare archival wartime photos.
Hitler's Wehrmacht and SS units will be remembered for their aggressive Blitzkrieg tactics. But, as the war progressed, the Germans developed an impressive range of anti-tank warfare weaponry and munitions. Using many rare unpublished images, this Images of War book covers the full Nazi anti-armor capability. Also featured are the half-tracks and converted Panzers that pulled or mounted these weapons and carried observers and reconnaissance elements forward.
Later hand-held anti-tank weapons came into service and were effective against Allied armor. The Panzerfaust, with its shaped charge warhead, became the first disposable anti-tank weapon in history. This comprehensive book shows this formidable range of weapons in action from Poland in 1939, through North Africa and the Eastern Front to the final collapse of the Third Reich in 1945.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One Early Years (1939–41)
• Chapter Two Operations in Russia
• Chapter Three Stop-Gap Solutions
• Chapter Four 1943
• Chapter Five The End
• Appendix I Popular Towed Anti-Tank Guns
• Appendix II Converted Anti-Tank Guns
• Appendix III Hand-Held Anti-Tank Weapons