Combat History of German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653

In World War II

Karlheinz Munch (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2005
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-3242-0 (ISBN)

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German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653 was equipped with the heaviest tank destroying vehicles of the German armed forces. Initially activated as an assault gun battalion and redesignated in April 1943, the 653 received its first Ferdinand tank destroyers (later modified and renamed Elephants) in May 1943 and went into action on the Eastern Front a month later. In 1944, the unit converted to the even more massive Jagdtiger. The seventy-five-ton, heavily armored Jagdtiger was the behemoth of the battlefield and boasted a 128mm gun -- as opposed to the Ferdinand's 88 -- with a range of more than thirteen miles, making it deadly despite its limited mobility. Outfitted with these lethal giants, the 653 saw service in Russia, Italy, Austria, and Germany.

Karlheinz Muench, a veteran of the modern German Army, has also written a history of German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 654.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.1.2006
Zusatzinfo	416
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-8117-3242-8 / 0811732428
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-3242-0 / 9780811732420
Zustand	Neuware