The Power of Decentralization and Improvisation When looking back at the German Army and the concepts of decentralization and improvisation used you see just how more advanced the German Army was compared to the allied force. The German Army was not necessarily more advanced in a technological aspect but more so in an aspect of command and control. The German Army was outnumbered two to one in most cases when it came to the numbers the allies could supply compared to the Germans. The allies had
Guderian’s book Achtung – Panzer! which outlined his ideas on armor and aircraft in modern warfare. Guderian would eventually get to test his theories in action with the onset of the Second World War, making dramatic advances through Poland, France, and Russia. Perhaps because of his place as one of first to espouse both the theoretical and practical implementations of blitzkrieg he is sometimes referred to as the father of blitzkrieg and modern military theory. Panzer Leader, or Erinnerungen eienes
Imagine you are a thirteen year old growing up in Germany, 1938. Some of the kids at school are talking about a new program called the Hitlerjugend (or Hitler Youth). It sounds fun and exciting with its camping trips and home meetings so you decide to join. The Hitlerjugend is just as fun and exciting as it sounded and as the years pass you gain new skills; loyalty to Hitler and German; and growing hatred for Jews, Blacks, the handicapped, and other “burdens of the state”. To you this is simply a
M4 Sherman v.s. Panzer The two main tanks in WWII were the U.S. M4 Sherman and the German Panzer IV. I will be telling you about the good and bad of these tanks and how they affected the war. The M4 Sherman is also known as the General Sherman because it is named after the Civil War General, William T. Sherman. It was built with speed, based on the M3 Lee/Grant it was built for mass production, cheap and simple to build. The Sherman is made for soft targets like machine gun nests and troops
In the summer of 1944, General George S. Patton and his 3rd Army successfully broke through heavy German Forces resistance from the Normandy invasion. German forces were in total disarray by the end of August 1944. Patton pleaded with his boss, General Omar Bradley, that if 3rd U.S. Army could be allocated as little as 400,000 gallons of fuel, he could be inside Germany in two days. Time was crucial before the inevitable reaction by the Germans to shore up their defense, preventing Patton from
A. BACKGROUND. At the start of 1943, the German Wehrmacht faced a crisis as Soviet forces encircled and reduced the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad and expanded their Winter Campaign towards the Don River. On 2 February 1943, the Sixth Army's commanding officers surrendered and the Red Army captured an estimated 90,000 men. Total German losses at the Battle of Stalingrad, excluding prisoners, were between 120,000 and 150,000. Throughout 1942, German casualties totaled around 1.9 million personnel
The Battle of the Bulge was one of the most important battles in the European Theater during the Second World War. It was also “The largest and bloodiest battle in American History”(4). The Battle of the Bulge was fought from December 16th 1944 to January 25th 1945 (4). The battle occurred in the Ardennes forest which is located in 4 countries, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Belgium. The Ardennes forest is heavily populated by trees and supposedly incapable of allowing tanks to travel through it
an aging design, having been in service since 1940. It weighed 24 tons, carried a high velocity 75mm gun, and had 3 inches of armor. Next was the Jagdpanzer IV, a 26 ton tank destroyer designed after the German defeat at Stalingrad and based on the Panzer Mark IV chassis. It was relatively new, had a high velocity 75mm gun and 3 inches of armor. Both of these tank destroyers had a major disadvantage; they had no turret, which meant the whole tank destroyer had to be aimed at the target, using precious
minimal casualties. The British, however, encountered more difficulty. Their job was to secure the more distant bridges at Arnhem, but their tank support that was supposed to relieve them was delayed. The Germans there, consisting of the 9th and 10th SS Panzer divisions, trapped the British soldiers, killing one thousand and capturing six thousand (Keegan 437). The failure of Market Garden proved to Eisenhower that the supply issue must be addr... ... middle of paper ... ...y Christmas Day in 1944
Throughout the course of World war II there would a production of hundreds of thousands of tanks manufactured for the conflict for the U.S. alone. This was the main striking force for an armored unit during World War II. These tracked behemoths were designed to be used as the ultimate armored weapon, and king of the modern battlefield. The crews who controlled these tanks came from every part of America. To many soldiers during the second World War these Americans were known as the Armored Calvary
ERWIN ROMMEL Erwin Rommel Jr. was born on November 15, 1891 in Swabian. His father Erwin Rommel Sr., was a schoolmaster in Heidenheim in Wurttemberg , and Rommel's mother was Helene von Luz was a daughter of the local Regierungs-President. As a child, he was even tempered and was unremarkable academically and athletically. After high school, Rommel Jr. was thinking of applying to the Zeppelin works at Friederichshafen, but his father, an ex-artillery officer, advised him to go to the army instead
All they really had were Panzer III’s, Panzer 38(t)’s, Panzer II’s and even Panzer I’s. These tanks were not made to really counter enemy tanks, rather they were made to support infantry, which helped with their Blitzkriegs. The Soviet T-34’s completely destroyed the German tanks. Germany’s tanks couldn’t
psychic oppression that is represented by the symbols of the Nazi oppression of the Jews. The use of Nazi imagery within “Daddy” symbolizes the German image of atrocious perfection: “And your neat moustache/ And your Aryan eye, bright blue. Panzer-man, panzer-man” (“Daddy” Plath 43). The “neat moustache” compares her father to Hitler, her father’s “Aryan eye” refers to
forces at Stalingrad made little progress. Hitler intervened in the operation and reassigned the Panzer division from the forces in Stalingrad to go and help with the forces in the Caucasus6 this decision made by Hitler drastically weaken the force in Stalingrad because there was only the Sixth Army and the Fourth Panzer Division deployed in Stalingrad at the beginning of the battle. By moving the Panzer division - the division composed of tanks and other artillery weaponry - the remaining forces in
The Battle of the Bulge was a critical battle in light of the fact that it was one that could have turned World War II around for the Germans. The Battle of the Bulge occurred on December 16 1944. The Germans activated the last risk they needed to win the war. The Germans needed to slice the American strengths into two sections, on the grounds that along these lines they could without much of a stretch be annihilated. Hitler felt this was his last opportunity to win, in light of the fact that his
Weapons and Artillery of World War II The result of World War II was affected by many different factors. One major factor which affected the war was the weapons and artillery used during the war. Since the beginnings of time, weapons have always been around. From swords and knives to nuclear weapons and missiles, weapons have evolved greatly throughout the years. The weapons and artillery used in World War II basically were evolved types of weaponry that were used during World War I (Military History
Germany, the devil's hoofs, and a vampire. Evil, mean-spirited images flourish within "Daddy." The speaker characterizes her father as a Nazi. Phrases like, "With your Luftwaffe" (l. 42), "your neat moustache and your Aryan eye" (l. 43), and "Panzer-man, panzer-man" (l. 45) fill the poem with images of Deuts...
1. Introduction 2. History 3. Planning/Preparation 4. Execution/Action 5. Lessons Learned 6. Works Cited Introduction In the spring of 1940 Europe was enveloped in war. The German military machine had already conquered Poland, Denmark, and Norway. However, not content with northern and eastern expansion, Adolf Hitler wanted to control the western countries in Europe. Hitler had long been obsessed with attacking and controlling France. After their defeat in World War I, the German people
The two Panzer divisions operating at fifty percent strength were able to react effectively to the airborne drop. During this early part of the battle the Germans were able to maneuver the 9th Panzer division to cover the Arnhem and Nijmegen bridges. The 9th Panzer Recon Battalion was able to destroy three of four British units attempting to secure the Arnhem Bridge. Airborne units began
As tanks were invented during World War I, they weren’t much. A tank was actually just a box connected to two conveyor belts with a machine gun on top. These tanks were meant for much more. The most common tank used during WWII was Hitler’s Panzer Tank. These tanks were both swift and dangerous. Covered with armor and armed with dozens of explosives, they were the star of the war. As the war progressed, Hitler secretly planned to use these tanks against their ally Russia. He used them in operation