GERMAN
PANZER TACTICS
IN WORLD WAR II
Table of Contents
Page |
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| GLOSSARY | 3 |
| INTRODUCTION | 4 |
Fundamentals of German Tactical Doctrine |
5 |
Training Directives for the Light and Medium Tank Companies in Combat, March 1939 |
7 |
Basic Platoon, Company, and Battalion Formations |
18 |
| THE POLISH CAMPAIGN | |
| Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
25 |
| Tactical Lessons |
28 |
| THE FRENCH CAMPAIGN | |
| Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
30 |
| Tactical Lessons |
34 |
| THE WESTERN DESERT: TACTICAL VARIATIONS | 38 |
| BARBAROSSA: THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA 1941 | |
| Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
39 |
| Tactical Lessons |
42 |
| FALL BLAU: THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA 1942 | |
| Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
46 |
| Tactical Lessons |
49 |
| NEW EQUIPMENT, NEW TACTICS: HEAVY TANKS | |
| Training and Employment of the Heavy Tank Company |
58 |
| Training and Employment of the Heavy Tank Battalion |
58 |
| ZITADELLE: THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA 1943 | |
Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
68 |
| The PanzerGlocke Formations |
75 |
| Tactical Lessons |
76 |
| NORTHWESTERN EUROPE: JUNE 1944 AND AFTER | |
| Organization and Strength of the Armored Units |
77 |
| Tactical Lessons and Comments |
79 |
| APPENDICES | |
| A. Organization of the Panzer Divisions |
88 |
| B. Organization of the Panzer Grenadier Divisions |
96 |
| C. Tank Markings and Commo |
98 |
| D. Recommended Additional Reading |
100 |
| E. Bibliography |
101 |
