Ebook: Panzers on the Eastern Front : General Erhard Raus and His Panzer Divisions in Russia 1941-1945
Author: Tsouras Peter
- Tags: Germany. Heer. Panzer-Division 6., Raus Erhard 1889-1956., World War 1939-1945 -- Eastern Front., World War 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Frontline Books
- City: Havertown
- Language: English
- epub
General Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest panzer generals and a leading exponent of blitzkrieg in the east. German panzers were witnesses to the incredible onslaught that was the first few months of Barbarossa, then the gradual strengthening of Russian resistance, counterattack and, ultimately, the long and drawn-out German retreat. Raus and his panzers were tested in every conceivable tactical Read more...
Abstract: General Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest panzer generals and a leading exponent of blitzkrieg in the east. German panzers were witnesses to the incredible onslaught that was the first few months of Barbarossa, then the gradual strengthening of Russian resistance, counterattack and, ultimately, the long and drawn-out German retreat. Raus and his panzers were tested in every conceivable tactical situation and, inevitably, Raus became highly versed in all aspects of mobilized warfare. This account by Erhard Raus, edited by leading Eastern Front expert Peter G. Tsouras, concentrates