Panzer I et II - Allemagne : beaux livres - histoire et modèles (1/2)

German Light Panzers 1932-1945 (Osprey)

The light tanks of the Panzerwaffe make a fascinating subject for technical and historical study. Operation Barbarossa was the light tanks' swan song: thoroughly experienced and at the peak of self-confidence, the Panzergruppen brought Moscow to almost within Hitler's grasp. However, the effectiveness and popularity of the light panzers was only proven because Hitler's Panzerwaffe (despite their technical excellence) was poorly equipped. The critically short supply of the Panzerkampfwagen III and IV placed an ever-increasing onus on the light tanks that filled out the Panzerwaffe's ranks during the glory years.

In this book, Bryan Perrett examines the evolution of the PzKpfw I and II.

Contents: Design and Development - The Tanks - Organisation - Tactics - Active Service - Specifications.

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Hitler's Light Tanks : Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

Hitler's Wehrmacht led the way in armoured warfare as the successful blitzkriegs in Poland and North West Europe in 1940 so convincingly proved. The contribution of light tanks such as Panzers I, II and 35(t) was critical.
As the war spread to the Balkans, north Africa and the invasion of Russia, German engineers worked tirelessly modifying existing light tanks and developing new models. The growing Soviet armoured threat, in particular, spawned tank destroyers such as the Marder III Panzerjäger, SdKfz 138/1 and 139.

Anti-aircraft variants included the Flakpanzer 38(t) and the SdKfz 140/1 was a reconnaissance tank armed with a 20mm turret-mounted gun, developed from the SdKfz 22 armoured car, whereas the Aufklarungerspanzer 38(t) carried a 7.5cm gun in the support reconnaissance role.
In the final stages of the war light tanks were phased out and the Marder and 38 (t) were up-gunned; the Wespe was adapted from the Panzer II chassis.

This superbly illustrated book gives a comprehensive overview of the multitude of vehicles and variants that came into service. With the text and captions providing technical data, the images show this formidable array of fighting vehicles in action across the theatres of war.

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Light Panzers

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Les chars légers des premières divisions allemandes étaient initialement conçus comme solutions provisoires en attendant les PzKpfw III et IV mieux armés. Malgré leurs limites, ils jouèrent un rôle majeur dans les victoires de 1939 à 1942.

Cet ouvrage décrit le développement et l'organisation des PzKpfw I (1934) et II (1936). Il explique aussi comment l'annexion des Sudètes en 1938 puis de la Tchécoslovaquie fournit deux chars légers tchèques, intégrés comme PzKpfw 35(t) et 38(t). Ces engins furent employés en Pologne, en France et lors de l'invasion de l'URSS en 1941.

À partir de fin 1941, ils furent retirés du front, mais leurs châssis servirent jusqu'à la fin de la guerre pour l'artillerie automotrice et les chasseurs de chars.

L'expert allemand Thomas Anderson s'appuie sur archives, rapports de combat et photographies rares dans cette étude richement illustrée.

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Panzers I and II and Their Variants - From Reichswehr to Wehrmacht (Spielberger)

This book in the Spielberger series described the technical and tactical development of these light tanks - from the Reichswehr years to the World War II campaigns in Poland, France and Russia.

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Panzer I und II - und ihre Abarten (Spielberger)

Eigentlich waren sie den meisten der gegnerischen Panzer an Kampfkraft und Panzerung von Anfang an deutlich unterlegen. Doch die deutsche Rüstungsindustrie kam mit der Produktion der weit stärkeren Panzerkampfwagen III und IV nicht hinterher. Deshalb musste die Wehrmacht in den Anfangsjahren des Zweiten Weltkriegs in erheblichem Umfang auf diese leichten Kampffahrzeuge - gedacht einst als Übungspanzer - zurückgreifen.

Walter Spielberger schildert alles, was mit den Panzerkampfwagen I und II zusammenhängt: Ihre Entstehung, ihre Varianten und akribisch genau alle Details zu Technik, Bewaffnung und Ausstattung.

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