PANZERGRENADIERS 1942-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

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Charts the fighting record of the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe Panzergrenadiertruppe units, including their initial successes on the Eastern Front, as these elite divisions fought as mechanized infantry and in close cooperation with panzers and other armored fighting vehicles. Trained to fight both mounted and on foot, their priority was to maintain the fast momentum of armoured troops on the battlefield. But as defeat approached, they were forced on the defensive on all fronts including the bitter fighting in Italy and the Western Front. As well as describing their many actions, the book details the vehicles and weapons used and main personalities using a wealth of rare, often unpublished, photographs.