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Informationen zum Autor Rolf Michaelis specializes in books on the Waffen-SS and has written over thirty to date! with many available in English from Schiffer Books. He lives in Berlin. Klappentext The close-range engagement of tanks became extremely important mainly because of the Soviet T-34 and KV-I tanks! which for a long time were superior to all German tanks and anti-tank guns. Frequently employed in small groups of three to five tanks to support the infantry! these Russian tanks could often be put out of action with close-range weapons. This book provides a concise account of Tank Destruction Badge! and the close-range combating of tanks. In addition to a description of the special badge and the most commonly used weapons! it includes operational accounts by recipients of the badge. Zusammenfassung The close-range engagement of tanks became extremely important mainly because of the Soviet T-34 and KV-I tanks! which for a long time were superior to all German tanks and anti-tank guns. Frequently employed in small groups of three to five tanks to support the infantry! these Russian tanks could often be put out of action with close-range weapons. This book provides a concise account of Tank Destruction Badge! and the close-range combating of tanks. In addition to a description of the special badge and the most commonly used weapons! it includes operational accounts by recipients of the badge.
