Blitzkrieg Power: The German Panzers That Changed The Course of WWII

The Panzer tank family was at the heart of German operations throughout World War 2. The term “Panzer” refers to a series of ...
Tank Encyclopedia on MSN

2nd Panzer Division’s Bloody Struggle in Normandy

On 6 June 1944, Allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France on D-Day. The German 2.Panzer Division was ordered to ...
Time

Army & Navy – EQUIPMENT: Decline of the Tank

In a slight fog, at 6:20 on the morning of Nov. 20, 1917, the tank entered modern warfare. At that moment 378 steel monsters rolled toward the German lines on the Cambrai front. The armored vehicles, ...
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The Tank That Launched Blitzkrieg: How the Panzer III Redefined Modern Warfare

Before the Tigers and Panthers rolled onto the battlefield, one modest German tank changed everything. The Panzer III wasn’t ...

Graham Platner Tattoo Row Explained: All About the SS Totenkopf, Aka the Nazi 'Death's Head' Tattoo

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is under fire for a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf, which he says he got ...
The National Interest

Why Germany Didn’t Use Some of Its Best Weapons at D-Day

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The German defense of Normandy could have benefitted from timely use of reserve tank divisions, jet aircraft, or chemical weapons. But the Allies succeeded in ...
The National Interest

Russia’s T-34 was a Panzer Crusher

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The final verdict on the T-34 perhaps is less glowing than the legend that the Soviets weaved around the tank, but the T-34 tipped the balance in favor of the USSR ...