There is evidence that cutting the number of panzers in a division for Barbarosa was NOT because of a desire to double the number of panzer divisions, but rather the generals realized that the ratio of tanks to infantry in a division during the battle of France was too tank heavy.

that claim that those panzer IV lost in france where recovered an fixed, you have to know that Germans claimed losses only on vehicles beyond repair

First! The PZIV H, and PZIII L were two of my favorite German Tanks from WWII. Keep up the good work

GuP made me love this tank

As interesting and informative as ever. Thanks

Excellent video!

Army Group Sud (South) used entirely German manufactured Tanks period. While Army Group Mitt and Nord used both German and Foreign, but mostly Czech.

The photo starting about 9:11 shows Auf D crew with black Panzerjacken, with sleevebands on both sleeves and light colored collar patches and shoulder board piping, Heer breast eagles. Looks like white Waffenfarbe so that would indicate Fuhrer Begleit Btl of Infantry Division ,,Grossdeutschland". My father in law was a Panzerfahrer in 2. Kp FBB, they wore black Panzerjacken with white piped collar patches with skulls, and shoulderboards, with Grossdeutschland sleeveband on left and Fuhrerhauptquartier sleeveband on right. Later in the War they used the same Feldgrau Panzerjacke as issued to the Sturmgeschutz crews, but with white piped collar tabs and shoulderboards.

All good work - thank you

Hitler's doubling of panzer divisions was in fact creating Panzer Grenadeer Divisions. This was a better use of combined arms doctrine & eased logistical issues.

@Paciat

3 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to post the same thing. You watched TIK?

Awesome information!

Have heard that comments are good for youtube channels.

@TanksEncyclopediaYT

4 жыл бұрын

indeed they are

5:22 - Am I crazy or it's Ausf A? At least according to the three part frontal plate of the superstructure?

@A01CL

2 жыл бұрын

No no, the pz 4d also had that 3 plate front

The sound was terrible. More volume please.

I'm trying to find the location of the panzer in the lake if you could help that would be great

@TanksEncyclopediaYT

3 жыл бұрын

We already gave Cone an important hint. The tank is whitewashed. The photo is taken somewhere in the late winter - early spring of 1942.

@FREDDYHUNTER34isnotliquid69420

3 жыл бұрын

@@TanksEncyclopediaYT ok thx

You know I believe if the world have just sloped the front armour and beefed up the gun mantlet more they really wouldn't have used any more iron and would have been way better off then retooling for the tiger

@tackytrooper

Жыл бұрын

To be fair there are a lot of ways they could have gone that would have been more effective for them than the tigers 😆

@kieranh2005

11 ай бұрын

It was the panther not the tiger that replaced the PzKwIV. The tiger was designed for a different task.

Did I miss the trial PzIV equipped with the 50mm L/60 gun right towards the end of France campaign, burt were not adopted cause Germany won so obviously not needed?

@TanksEncyclopediaYT

3 жыл бұрын

It is mentioned in this article. Only one vehicle was built and while a batch was ordered, it was cancelled in favor of the longer 75.

This tank is pretty sweet in World of Tanks. Or, well, it is on the upper end of the tanks it will face at its Tier.