Germany's tanks in World War II were accompanied by a new type of soldier, the world's first fully mechanized infantrymen, or panzergrenadiers, popularly known as "stormtroopers." This fully... This description may be from another edition of this product.
The elite infantry Stosstruppen (or 'stormtroops') of the German army won significant victories on the battlefields of the Western Front and in Italy too, often against the odds. In their search for tactical progress, the Stosstruppen effectively invented modern infantry tactics, and time and again proved their bravery on the battlefield. Germany's tanks in World War II were accompanied by a new type of soldier, the world's first fully mechanized infantrymen, or panzergrenadiers, popularly known as "stormtroopers."Interesting full page photographs are combined with colorful drawings to make this a Great book. The text is rich with first hand accounts of events, and Have alot of quotes from original training manuals which make it a really special book. This fully illustrated account of the uniforms, equipment and tactics of the panzergrenadiers, both Army and Waffen-SS, also includes a bibliography and a world directory of museums and interest groups.
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