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Great Tank Battles Of World War II: Death In Snow & Sand/ Out-Blitzing The Blitzkrieg (2001)
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Death In The Snow And Sand:
This comprehensive series looks at Germany's second North African offensive.Allied forces were ensured victory as U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and troops came into Tunisia.On the Eastern Front, Germany was dealt its first major defeat at the hands of the Russians for the Battle of Stalingrad, totally destroying the German Panzer Korps.
The biggest tank battle ever took place at Kursk as the Germans launched a massive attack, introducing their new, more powerful Tiger and Panther tanks.But the Russians unveiled a new anti-tank gun destroying almost 400f Germany's armor divisions.A significant factor in the ultimate defeat of the Germans.Two Million troops, 6,000 tanks and some 4,000 aircraft were involved in the greatest land battle in history.
Out-Blitzing The Blitzkrieg:
With the German retreat as the Allies landed on Sicily under the command of U.S. General George Patton, the Russians battled on the Eastern Front with their new T-54 tank, defeating the German armies and the Allies then take over at Normandy on D-Day.It was General Patton who broke through German defenses reclaiming France and effectively out-blitzing Germany's blitzkrieg.Though Allies had the upper hand, the German military was still a formidable enemy and managed a significant counter-offensive at the Battle of the Bulge that took the Allies completely by surprise.But this was to be the last major tank confrontation of the war, as Germany's defeat was inevitable.
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