TANKS & ARMOUR IN UKRAINE 1941-1944 - IMAGES OF WAR

DISPONIBILE NOVEMBRE 2025

Resoconto illustrato dei carri armati e dei mezzi corazzati tedeschi impiegati in Ucraina tra il 1941 e il 1944. Descrive come queste macchine letali combatterono e supportarono la fanteria sul campo di battaglia. Illustra come queste armi formidabili furono adattate e potenziate per affrontare la minaccia nemica in continua crescita. Con fotografie rare e spesso inedite, offre una panoramica unica sui mezzi corazzati tedeschi impiegati in Ucraina, dai primi giorni trionfali del 1941 e 1942 alla lenta e dolorosa ritirata del 1944.

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When the German war machine launched its attack against the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, Adolf Hitler had given priority first to the capture of Ukraine, which was against the advice of his generals. In order to secure Ukraine quickly and effectively the German Army Group South entrusted its powerful Panzer Group 1 to lead the spearhead through the country. It included the III, XIV and XLVIII Army Corps (motorized) with five Panzer divisions and four motorized divisions (two of them SS) equipped with 799 tanks. Unlike their enemy, German armoured units had effective command, control, communication, and a massive supply of ammunition and support formations coupled with considerable combat experience and extensive training. What followed in the heartlands of the Ukraine was a series of powerful wide-sweeping, deep penetrating armoured attacks toward the Dnieper River. Places like Dubno, Brody, Kiev, Crimea and Kharkov saw heavy armoured fighting.

This book in the Images of War series is a highly illustrated record of German tanks and armour that fought in the Ukraine between 1941 and 1944. It describes how these deadly machines fought and supported the infantry on the battlefield. It depicts how these formidable weapons were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat. With rare and often unpublished photographs this book provides a unique insight into German armour in the Ukraine from its early triumphant days in 1941 and 1942 to its slow and painful retreat in 1944.