Tank vs. Tank ramming is portrayed in movies and computer games. Yet, if one looks at German and US WW2 regulations it seems be highly discouraged at least at first. The number of incidents seems also rather limited. In this video we look at regulations, veteran interviews, memoirs, photos and other sources that range from pre-war to 1945 and cover the Eastern and also Western front to get a better understanding of tank vs. tank ramming in World War 2.
Disclaimer: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019. www.mhmbw.de/
Big thank you here for Dr. Roman Töppel for bringing up this topic and providing me with access to his notes and many sources on the matter. Thank you to Jens Wehner, Chieftain and Peter Samsonov for further input and support. Special thanks to Andrew for reviewing the script.
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FM 17-30: Tank Platoon, War Department: October 1942.
FM 17-33: Tank Battalion, War Department: December 1944.
FM 17-10: Armored Force Field Manual. Tactics and Technique. War Department: March 1944.
Glantz, David M.: Colossus Reborn. The Red Army at War, 1941-1943. University Kansas Press: Kansas, US, 2005.
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15 окт 2024