Tag: Blitzkrieg

Free Download Pier Paolo Battistelli, "Panzer Divisions: The Blitzkrieg Years 1939-40"
English | 2007 | pages: 100 | ISBN: 184603146X | PDF | 17,6 mb
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany’s armored forces – the Panzerwaffe – were still in their infancy. The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tank development had to be conducted in secret. Initial armor campaigns in Poland were not completely successful and changes were needed before the invasion of France.

Free Download Bruce Quarrie, "German Airborne Divisions: Blitzkrieg 1940-41"
English | 2004 | pages: 99 | ISBN: 1841765716 | PDF | 13,6 mb
The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations. German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrieg operations that overran much of Western Europe during 1940 and 1941, from the historic raid on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael to the pyrrhic victory over British and Commonwealth forces on the island of Crete. This title looks at the creation, evolution, and early operational deployment of the German airborne forces (‘Fallschirmtruppe’), through highly detailed orders of battle, TOEs and examinations of crucial aspects such as doctrine, training, command and control, and the concept of vertical envelopment.