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ReviewsThis is highly recommended for any modeller that loves German armour. There is a tremendous amount of research provided inside and enthusiast and diorama builders will have a field day with all the ideas for vignettes., If you are a serious student of the Second World War, or a researcher on the final battle for Berlin in 1945, this is a great resource for you., The book is definitely worth the asking price and now holds a place in my top shelf of reference books...
Table Of ContentIntroductionSS-Pz.Abt.11, 11.SS.Freiw.Pz.Gren.Div. 'Nordland'Wachregiment 'Großdeutschland' BerlinI./Pz.Rgt.118, (18.Panzergrenadier-Division)Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 249Flak.Abt./ Kdo.St. RF-SS Bgl.-Btl. RF-SSII./Pz.Rgt.2Panzerdivision 'Müncheberg's.H.Pz.Jg.Kp.6149.Fallschirmjäger-DivisionThe end of Pz.Abt.8 (20.Pz.Gren.Div)1. Seelow - Battle and Retreat2. Battle for the Outskirts3. Neukölln & Tempelhof4. Wannsee5. Panzerkompanie (bo) 'Berlin'6. Panzer-Vernichter-Abteilung 17. Wilmersdorf & Schöneberg8. Tiergarten9. Reichskanzlei10. Mitte11. Friedrichstraße Breakout12. Schönhauser Allee Breakout13. Spandau Breakout14. Charlottenburg Bahnhof Scrapyard15. Friedrichshain Volkspark Exhibition16. Oddities & Unknown LocationsAppendixIndexBibliography
SynopsisPanzers in Berlin 1945 is a study of German armor during the Battle of Berlin in April and May of 1945 and is the first book to examine the role of Panzers in this final battle.This 392-page book is lavishly illustrated with 360 mostly unpublished photographs that take the reader from the retreat at Seelow to collecting wrecks from central Berlin. Years of painstaking research and a network of like-minded researchers from across the globe have enabled the authors to piece together the who, where, and why, including lists of wrecks documented by the military government in the immediate post-war period.In addition to informative text and hundreds of photos, many pages include a QR code - just point your smartphone camera at the code to show the scene today in Google Street View, while a separate map shows Berlin as it was in 1945 and plots the locations of the wrecks.To complete the coverage, acclaimed military artist Felipe Rodna has created sixteen pages of exquisite specially-commissioned artwork., This 392-page book is lavishly illustrated with 360 mostly unpublished photographs that take the reader from the retreat at Seelow to collecting wrecks from central Berlin. Years of painstaking research and a network of like-minded researchers from across the globe have enabled the authors to piece together the who, where and why, including lists o