Feb
24
2023
Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1941-1942: Schwerpunkt (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BTK96K45 | 2023 | 16 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 438 MB
Author: Robert A. Forczyk
Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
The German panzer armies that swept into the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed their skill in combined arms warfare to a fine edge. The Germans focused their panzers and tactical air support at points on the battlefield defined as Schwerpunkt-main effort-to smash through any defensive line and then advance to envelope their adversaries. Initially, these methods worked well in the early days of Operation Barbarossa and the tank forces of the Red Army suffered defeat after defeat. Although badly mauled in the opening battles, the Red Army's tank forces did not succumb to the German armored onslaught and German planning and logistical deficiencies led to over-extension and failure in 1941.