Panzer commander : the memoirs of Hans von Luck / Hans von Luck ; foreword by Regina von Luck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luck, Hans von, 1911-1997, author.

Contributor:

Luck, Regina von, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luck, Hans von, 1911-1997.

Luck, Hans von.

Germany. Heer--Officers--Biography.

Germany.

World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.

World War, 1939-1945.

Soldiers--Germany--Biography.

Soldiers.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (572 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2013.

Summary:

Panzer Commander is one of the classic memoirs of the Second World War. A professional soldier, Hans von Luck joined the Panzerwaffe in its earliest days, where he served under Erwin Rommel, and went on to fight in the Blitzkrieg in Poland, France and the Soviet Union. He then served with the Afrika Korps in the Western Desert, and tells of the sometimes chivalrous relationship with the British 8th Army.After the collapse in Africa, he returned to Europe and fought throughout the Normandy campaign, and was responsible for the failure of the British breakout attempt, Operation 'Goodwood'. He th

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword by Regina von Luck; Preface; Introduction; Prologue; 1 - Growing Up, 1911-1929; 2 - The Reichswehr and My Teacher, Rommel; 3 - The Buildup of the Wehrmacht, 1934-1939; 4 - Europe on the Eve of War: Travels and Experiences; 5 - Blitzkrieg: Poland, 1939; 6 - Interim, 1939-1940; 7 - France, 1940; 8 - Interim, 1940-1941; 9 - The Russian Campaign, June 1941 to January 1942; 10 - Interim, 1942; 11 - North Africa, 1942: Rommel, the Desert Fox; 12 - The Retreat from El Alamein; 13 - The End in North Africa, 1943

14 - Berlin and Paris, 1943-194415 - The Start of the Invasion, 6 June 1944; 16 - "Operation Goodwood," 18/19 July 1944; 17 - Retreat to Germany, August-November 1944; 18 - Fighting the Americans, December 1944; The Battle for Hatten-Rittershoffen; 19 - The Eastern Front: The Last Battle; 20 - The 21st Panzer Division as "Fire Brigade": The Beginning of the End; The Battle of Lauban; The Story of Major Willi Kurz; 21 - The End; 22 - Capture and Deportation; 23 - In the Coal Mines of the Caucasus Mountains; 24 - Kultura and Corruption: The Russian Mentality

25 - Punishment Camp: Hunger Strike and the KGB26 - Release; 27 - A New Start; Dagmar; Night Receptionist; Back into the Past; 1984-The Fortieth Anniversary of D-Day; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Name Index; About the Author

Notes:

Originally published: New York: Praeger, 1989.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783830176

1783830174