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technical challenges of
up-gunning
Panzer Battles
(Mellenthin)
Panzer Division
Panzer Division Type
Panzerfaust rocket
panzer grenadiers
Panzer Group
advancing towards Uman
at Kremenchug
upgrading
Panzer Group
Panzer Group Hoth
Panzer Group West
air strike on
Panzergruppe Kleist
operational analysis of
trial concept of
Panzer I,
converted
fragility of
sent to Spain
as temporary
Panzer IB
Panzer II,
flamethrowers
fragility of
specifications
underwater adapted
upgrade of
Panzer III,
increased production of
initial designs of
outclassing of
proving their worth
rearming
replacing
up-gunning
Panzer IV,
canceling
final versions of
increased production of
maintenance of
origins of
replacing
reputation of
testing
up-gunned with Tank Gun M
Panzer IVH
Panzerjaeger
Panzer Lehr Division
Panzer Regiment
Parachute Panzer Division.
See
“Hermann Göring”
Pas de Calais
Paulus, Friedrich von
Paulus, Weichs fed
Peiper, Jochen
war criminal trial of
People’s Commissariat of Defense
Personality profiles
Petain, Philippe
Poland
derogatory attitudes toward
invasion of
Red Army crossing into
supply column losses in
Polish Home Army
Political Emergency Readiness Formations
Ponyi
Porsche, Ferdinand
Poseck, Maximilian von
Preparatory Commission on Disarmament
Prioux, Rene
ordering withdrawal
Prison system
Prokhorovka
accounts of
losses at
Provisional Instructions for Tank and Armored Car Training
Pskov
Rabenau, Friedrich
Racism
Nazi
during Operation Barbarossa
of Waffen SS
War and
Railway
Raus, Erhard
fencer metaphor of
trial of
Reconnaissance battalion
Red Air Force
improvements in
responding to Operation Typhoon
Red Army
counterattack
crossing into Poland
estimates of
maintaining inventory
missions of
Order executions of
reaching Baltic Sea
as “reluctant soldiers,”
retreat
suffering from expansion
Western images of
Das Reich
capture of Mortain
casualty records of
massacre of civilians at Oradour-sur-Glane
order to remove cuff titles
in Yelna
Reichenau, Walther von
calling for retribution against Jews
death of
Reichswehr
dictating conditions of battle
expansion plans
field service regulations
international admiration for
maneuvers
motorization achievements of, limited
Restructuring Plan of November 1932,
Seeckt on
self-image of
Treaty of Versailles specifying structure of
Replacement Army
Revisionists
Rheinmetall
Richthofen, Manfred von
Richthofen, Wolfram von
Richtlinien für die Führung der Panzerdivision
Riefenstahl, Leni
Rodin, A. G.
Rokossovsky, Konstantin
Romania
declaring war on Germany
Iron gates
joining Axis
Rommel, Erwin
achievements of
antitank operations
appointed to commander in chief
approach to Atlantic Wall
on conquering Suez Canal
criticism of
D-Day expectations of
establishing “thrust line,”
flexibility of
at head of drive to Middle East
health of
injured in air strike
judging
leadership style of
logistics of
in North Africa
performance of
signature attack of
strategic vision of
Rostov
fall of
SS Leibstandarte at
Ruhr
Rundstedt, Gerd von
arguing for run on Moscow
Kleist complaining to
memorandum on Atlantic Wall
stop order in France
Rzhev salient
abandonment of
Soviet casualties
from Soviet perspective
stabilization of
tactical characterization of
Saint Lo
Salerno
Salonika
Sankt Pölten
Schaal, Friedrich
Schadenfreude
Schlachtstaffeln
Schlieffen, Alfred von
Schlieffen Plan
Schlisselburg
Schmidt, Rudolph
Schörner, Ferdinand
Schutzstaffel
Schweppenburg, Leo Geyr von
Scorching earth
SdKfz
official variants of
SdKfz
SdKfz
exported to China
modifications to
SdKfz
Achtrad
modifications to
SdKfz 234/2 Puma
SdKfz
SdKfz
complexity of
delays
up-gunning
2nd Armored Division
2nd Canadian Corps
2nd Guards Tank Corps
2nd Light Mechanized Divisions
2nd Motorized Division
2nd Panzer Army
run towards Kursk
surrender of
2nd SS Motorized
2nd SS Panzer Corps
2nd Ukrainian Front
Seeckt, Hans von
criticism of cavalry
on mass
misinterpretations of
on Reichswehr
reputation of
7th Panzer Division
at Dvina-Dnieper line
finishing war
as “ghost division,”
passing through Maginot Line
Seven Years’ War
Shakhty Trials
Sherman
gun range
production of
up-gunning
Sichelschnitt
response to
Sicily
Allies landing in
2nd Armored Division in
Sidi Rezegh
16th Corps
attacking civilians
16th Panzer Division
6th Army
controversy over holding
destruction of
march towards Kiev
recreated
6th Panzer Division
catchphrases from
holding Mishkova River bridgehead
push to Stalingrad
6th Panzer Regiment
6th SS Panzer Army
ordered to Hungary
surrender of
61st Panzer
Slave labor
Smolensk
SOMUA S35
Soviet Northwest Front
Soviet Southwestern Front
Army Group South attack on
offensive around Kharkov
Soviet Union
atrocities in
cooperation with Germany
creating/sustained by Jews
invasion decision
order of battle
road conditions
tank quality
winter in
Spanish Civil War
aircraft and
Citino on
Liddell-Hart on
tanks in
Speer
Speer, Albert
SS Leibstandarte
mass shooting of Soviet prisoners by
order to remove cuff titles
POW massacres by
reputation of
at Rostov
upgrades
withdrawal to France
SS Panzer Corps
Stalin, Josef
authorizing retreat
Order 227 issued by
ordering Kiev held
treatment of own people
Stalingrad
Army Group A occupation mission of
Army Group B ordered to attack
Front
holding of
outside relief for
6th Panzer Division push to
Soviet withdrawal into
Stalin Line
Staryi Bychoff
Stavelot
Steiner, Felix
Stokes mortar
Strachan, Hew
Straits of Messina
Student, Kurt
Stunde Null
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilungens
Sturmgeschütz III,
SU
Suez Canal
Sweden
T-26 infantry tank
T-34
Guderian demanding inquiry into
T-34/85
Tank(s).
See also specific Tanks
air attacks on
Allied use of
Beck on
delivery problems
dummy
fright
future role of
guiding tactical principle of
Heye on
impact in Great War
inability to provide up-to-date
independence of
Lutz on
in mass
missions
negative judgments on
platoon formations
production of
prototypes
quality control
as quintessential Fascist weapon
Rabenau on
reduction in
rewards for defeating
school at Kazan
Soviet quality of
in Spanish Civil War
tank v.
technical development of
technical limitations of
theory
vulnerabilities
as weapons of opportunity
Tank Destroyer
“Tanker black,”
Tank Gun M
Tapered-bore gun
Taschenbuch der Tanks
(Heigl)
Taysen, Friedrich von
10th Frundsberg
10th Panzer Division
Thermopylae
3rd Armored Division
3rd Army
3rd Byelorussian Front
3rd Light Mechanized Division
3rd Panzer Army
taking of Kalinin
3rd Panzer Corps
advance to Budapest
3rd (Germanic) Panzer Corps
3rd Panzer Division
at Dvina-Dnieper line
in Grenoble
3rd SS Panzer Corps
3rd Ukrainian Front
13th Panzer Division
38(t)
delivery of
production of
35th Panzer Regiment
35(t)
39th Panzer
Thomas, Wilhelm Ritter von
Tiger I,
as birthday present for Hitler
employment of
gun power
modifications to
origins of
primary missions of
production of
survivability rate of
technical challenges of
victimized by reputation
volunteers for
Tiger II,
Timoshenko, Semyon
TNHP
TNHP
Todt, Fritz
Tolbukhin, Fyodor
“To live like God in France,”
Totenkopf
POW massacres by
return of
surrender of
Treaty of Rapallo
Treaty of Versailles
abolishing General Staff
specifying structure of Reichswehr
violation of
Trenchard, Hugh
Triumph of Will
“Trumpets of Jericho,”
Truppenamt
monitoring foreign developments
tank proposals
Truppenführung
Tuchfühling
TuF machine gun
Tukhachevsky, Mikhail
Tula
Tungsten
Tunisia
12th SS Panzer Division
21st Army Group
21st Panzer Division
23rd Panzer Division
24th Panzer Corps, towards Tula
25th Panzer Division
25th Panzer Regiment
26th Guards Rifle Corps
249th Assault Gun Brigade
Ukraine
ULTRA code breaking
Uman
United States
captivity myths
entering into war
Hitler declaring war on
Unit rotation
Urban combat
Vatutin, N. F.
at Kursk
V-E Day
Vereker, John
Verfügungsdivision
Verfügungstruppen
Vernichtungsschlacht
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd
Vickers Medium
“Victory disease,”
Vienna
Viking Division
fighting into Gomel
motivations for
reputation of
return of
Volckheim, Ernst
Volga
Volkskrieg
Vollard- Bockelberg, Alfred von

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