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Joachim Peiper (30 January 1915 – 14 July 1976) was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer, war criminal and car salesman.During the Second World War in Europe, Peiper served as personal adjutant to Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, and as a tank commander in the Waffen-SS.
Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War.He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944.
The commander of the unit's second company was Oberleutnant Otto Carius, one of the most successful German tank commanders of the war.[4]On 10 March 1945, the battalion was assigned to LIII Corps and committed to the Battle of Remagen with the 653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion. [5]
Leopard 2A5s of the German Army (Heer). This article deals with the tanks (German: Panzer) serving in the German Army (Deutsches Heer) throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German Army, the interwar and World War II tanks of the Nazi German Wehrmacht, the Cold War tanks of the West German and East German Armies, all the way to the present day tanks of the Bundeswehr.
Pages in category "Panzer commanders" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Panzer ace; B.
In close air support, U.S. forces enjoyed an overwhelming advantage. Earlier sorties by U.S. fighter bombers caused some German panzer units to fail to arrive in time for the battle, as they were damaged or destroyed in separate encounters with other Allied forces. [7] Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams, commander of the 37th Tank bn, on his command tank
German heavy tank battalions were initially planned to be composed of two companies, each with four platoons of two Tigers and two Panzer IIIs. Each company commander would have an additional Tiger, and battalion command would have another two, for a total of 20 Tigers and 16 Panzer III. [2]
Judah the Hammer, Jewish Rebel commander in the Maccabean Revolt. Charles Martel, Frankish commander at the Battle of Tours. Gianni Polli, Italian general commander at the World War I and at the World War II Bersaglieri. "Hammerhead" – John C. Martin, U.S. submarine commander [4] "Hap" – Henry H. Arnold, USAAF/USAF General of the Air Force.