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planned attack. This was followed by a naval and artillery bombardment that lasted for another 30 minutes. When it was all over the air was still and filled with floating particles of dirt. Luck had been away in Paris on a three-day leave. When he returned to his command post in Frénouville at 0900, he found the area to be strangely quiet and the air clouded with dust. From his aide he learned of the heavy bombing and attempted to contact his command, but all the communication lines had been cut and no one was answering the wireless. Mounting a
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flak guns in an orchard just outside of Cagney. The anti-aircraft battery was under
Luftwaffe control, but Luck commandeered them, had them moved to the northwest edge of Cagny and instructed them to fire upon the second group of advancing tanks. Promising to send his command staff infantry squad to screen them, he returned to Frénouville to try to piece together something to create a blocking position. Said Luck: "The main anti-tank defense units we had was the self-propelled assault gun battalion 200 commanded by one Major Becker."
591:. These tractors provided the German army with a fully tracked vehicle to carry supplies or tow artillery pieces. Such a vehicle was badly needed due to the extremely poor road conditions in Russia, all the more so as the Germans had not yet produced such a vehicle themselves. The Lorraine chassis looked to be a good choice, as unlike German tank designs, the engine in the Lorraine was housed in the front of the vehicle, leaving the rear portion open for the housing and operation of the gun.
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replace them, Becker chose the large wheeled
Brossel TAL artillery lorry. Becker used other captured Belgian trucks to motorize the field piece transport of his division's reconnaissance battalion, thereby increasing this unit's mobility as well. The limbers were left behind, and later transported to France by rail. Motorizing the transport for his battery made it far more mobile, allowing his battery to keep up with the advance of the division's lead elements.
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superstructures. Becker's basic idea for the conversion was straightforward in principle: he would build a prototype of the replacement superstructure by framing it out of wood panels and sending these to Alkett. Alkett would then produce a run of replacement superstructures made out of steel. These were then shipped back to France where Becker had completed the engineering plans for the conversion. The conversion process was streamlined, the
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Battery back to his command in Paris. Strict rules prohibited such transfers of operational troops from Russia to France. Contacting his old divisional commander, Becker devised a work around. Making use of mandatory leave requirements, the commander of the 227th Infantry Division sent ten of Becker's Krefelders back to Germany each week. When their leave was up the men were ordered to France to report for duty at
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way. The necessary equipment and motor vehicles are to be secured exclusively from captured French vehicles or from OB West." Feuchtinger turned to Becker, whom he had known from early in the war, to generate the equipment needed to motorize his unit. The brigade was equipped with captured French built tanks, which were under-gunned by 1943 standards. Becker produced a great many vehicles for
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signals had to be passed through the battalion by relay. The commander of the battery in DĂ©mouville reported that all ten of the self-propelled guns of his 1st
Battery had been destroyed in the bombardment. The 2nd Battery at Giberville reported suffering damage but was still operational, while the 3rd, 4th and 5th Batteries were undamaged.
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Becker was able to refurbish provided much needed transport to the German army. Many of the mobilized guns and armoured half-tracked vehicles were used to equip the reconstituted 21st Panzer
Division, providing the division with a mobility and capability it otherwise would not have had. The self-propelled assault guns of his
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were hit while crossing the cornfields to the east and suffered similar damage. With Becker's anti-tank battalion and the
Luftwaffe guns at Cagney, Luck was able to check the British advance long enough to allow reinforcements to come up. By mid-afternoon the attack had lost its impetus. The leading
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Armoured Division were approaching their objective of Bourguébus and Hubert Folie when they were hit by the self-propelled guns of Becker's Stug 200
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Division not make a request for any equipment or vehicles. The OKH instruction issued 27 June 1943, read: "Equipment and vehicles are not allotted. It is expressly forbidden to requisition material for 21. Panzer Division in any
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in the Paris outskirts, just northwest of the city. He organized his men into special parties to commence a thorough search of the occupied territory in the west for wrecked vehicles previously thought useful only for scrapping. Vehicles were recovered from streams, rivers and fields and collected at
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to create more of these self-propelled artillery pieces. The Army
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Before the capture of Le Prieuré Major Becker withdrew the 5th Battery back to Le Poirier, while he moved the 4th Battery from Le Mesnil Frementel to the southeast of Four. Becker moved the 2nd Battery from Giberville back to Hubert-Folie, while he kept the 3rd Battery in Grentheville. Following the
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across the cornfield moving past to the south. These leading tanks were moving toward their first objective: the villages of Bras and Hubert Folie at the base of the Bourguébus ridge. Luck had nothing to check their advance, but as he pulled back he discovered a battery of four Luftwaffe 8.8 cm
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the 21st Panzer Division was the only mechanized unit near the area of the invasion, and was the only one with an opportunity to realize Rommel's intentions and meet the invaders at the beach. A number of problems in command and control resulted in the division failing to go into action on the night
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Major Becker was an industrialist and engineer with a knack for mechanical inventiveness. He demonstrated a remarkable talent for improvisation in building useful self-propelled guns and reconnaissance vehicles from wrecks and obsolete captured equipment. The great numbers of trucks and half-tracks
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In the early morning hours of 18 July the entire defensive position came under an exceptionally heavy bombardment. For nearly two hours, the most concentrated aerial bombardment of the war was delivered, with over 2,000 Allied heavy and medium bombers dropping high explosives over the avenue of the
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to check such an attack. Taking advantage of the stone walls of the old Norman buildings, the villages had been developed into strongpoints. The range of the German anti-tank guns allowed overlapping fields of fire. Though the land was considered good tank country, the German defenders did not make
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and Major Becker. Film taken at this time documents the visit and shows many of the conversions completed at the site. A notation in the film states the film was taken so that Hitler could see what was being done there. Over the course of 1943 a number of other high ranking German officers visited
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The artillerymen of the 12th Battery that Becker had left in Russia were in harsh conditions. Battling the cold and engaged in heavy fighting, over time their vehicles were slowly lost, either due to mines or from direct fire from Soviet tanks. When their guns were lost the surviving crews were put
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howitzer upon the chassis. The lightweight chassis of the Mk VI did not provide much mass to act as a counter to the heavy gun. To stabilize the howitzer when firing, Becker arrived at the solution to direct the recoil forces to the ground through a lowered rear spur. Becker's personal relationship
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to try and break the Normandy stalemate. It is this engagement that Becker and his command are most famous for. In Operation Goodwood, Montgomery committed three armoured divisions in a narrow attack intended to pressure and degrade the German defenders and potentially break out into the open tank
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and the south shore of Lake Ladoga. From August through September 1942 the division suffered many casualties in this offensive, which was called the Battle of Lake Ladoga. Concerned for the men in his old unit and needing their skills for the work he was doing, Becker requested the transfer of the
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After Becker had completed this project he was ordered by Hitler to return to France, take an inventory of all remaining British and French armored vehicles, and determine if they were suitable for German requirements. He was then to collect them and convert them to practical German use. The order
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light tanks, which had carried a 37 mm gun. He refitted them to mount a 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun or 10.5 cm leFH 16 howitzer assault gun. These were the units that were used extensively in the equipping of the reformed 21st Panzer Division, and can be seen in images of
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assembly line was brought up and a run of assembly was completed. The vehicles were refitted and repaired by importance, all of one type at a time. Remaining parts were stored away for spares. A special effort was made to guarantee that a spare parts supply would be available. For important parts
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While his unit was at Amersfoort Becker came across the abandoned motor transport of a well-equipped Dutch artillery regiment. There were a large number of heavy vehicles which he believed he could use. To pull the artillery pieces, a battery such as Becker's depended on the use of 126 horses. To
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with four batteries. Becker's unit was equipped with his conversion assault guns. In addition, he had two batteries of 88 mm guns under his command. Becker produced a great number of half-tracks making use of captured and refurbished French vehicles. These he armoured. He produced enough of
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The most innovative aspect of the work was the battle-value assessment of the vehicles, that is determining how to make the most effective use of each vehicle type in relation to the current battlefield conditions. From 1942 through 1943 Becker salvaged all the usable tank wreckage that could be
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Feuchtinger had organized the annual Nazi party rallies in Nuremberg during the 1930s, and held his command for political reasons. He had commanded Becker's 227th Artillery Regiment on the Eastern Front in 1942 but had no experience in leading armored units prior to assuming command of the 21st
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Becker arrived at Luck's command post in Frénouville and reported he had established radio contact with all of his battery commanders. Becker's unit communicated using a low frequency radio that had limited range but prevented the detection of the signal of origin by the Allies. The short range
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The self-propelled armoured gun group was a trial unit with the purpose of obtaining a concentrated fire effect whilst in action. Each battery was furnished with six 7.5 cm guns. The front shields were 40 mm thick. Furthermore, four 10.5 cm guns were attached to each battery. These guns were
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The wrecks were disassembled, cleaned, and changes to the design were worked out. Then an assembly line was set up at one of the factories to do a production line on the type and a run of the modified vehicles was created. The bodies of the overhauled vehicles were given purpose appropriate
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with Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Gmbh in Krefeld secured the 20 mm thick armor plates used to protect the crew compartment. In six months his unit succeeded in creating a complete battery, mobilizing twelve of the battalion's 10.5 cm leFH 16 howitzers to make the
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use of mines as they felt that would interfere with their plans of fighting a mobile defense. The area prepared, however, extended back to a depth of 12 kilometers. The defensive positions had been reviewed by Rommel on 15 July and he was reported to be satisfied.
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Becker kept detailed records. These included notes on his designs and photographs of his projects in various stages of completion. Films were also made at his workshops and practice grounds for review by Adolf Hitler. His extensive archive was used by the British
585:, about 360 of which had fallen into German hands. Due to its reliability, the Lorraine was well suited to the maneuver warfare battles the Germans favoured. The captured tractors had been first used by the Germans to pull artillery pieces, and were renamed the
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these to motorize one of the two infantry regiments of the 21st Division. To provide the division with mobile firepower he also mounted rockets, mortars and even 7.5 cm Pak 40 guns on these armoured half-tracks. The majority of this work was completed at
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World Wars. During the Second World War he took captured British and French vehicles and refurbished and rebuilt them to supply the German army with armoured fighting vehicles. With his engineering and organizational skills, he converted the
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divisions were conceived as highly mobile units that would be stationed in France to serve as a rapid response force. Being highly motorized, they were to be able to cover a great deal of ground to reach any point of invasion. The
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howitzer. Becker had the tank turrets removed, mounted the guns upon the chassis and placed steel plates around the crew compartment to give them some measure of protection. The vehicles were formed into a fire support unit, the
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to fight a mobile defensive battle, with a limited number of men tied to position defenses. Becker's battalion was a key element in the defense. The battle that unfolded proved to be the most important of his career.
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subject to special wear a 10% supply of parts was created, while for parts subject to general wear a 30% supply of parts was stored up. Leftover materials were shipped back to the steelworks.
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anti-tank gun. Becker and the Alkett consultants worked closely together on the solution of the overall concept. Among the vehicles they considered for the project was the French built
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Over the course of the campaign it became apparent that German infantry formations had great difficulty defending against Soviet tank attacks. The standard anti-tank gun in use, the
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pieces, with 94 conversions to carry the 150 mm howitzer, and 12 more for the 105 mm. In addition, he produced 30 artillery observation vehicles using this same chassis.
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divisions, reinforcements that had been drawn in to the battle. Operation Goodwood ended having engaged and degraded the German armour, but well short of the threatened breakout.
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Becker. By Christmas 1942 almost all of Becker's men had reached Paris. In exchange Becker provided the commander of the 227th Infantry Division with 20 of his armoured vehicles.
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he moved slowly forward toward Le Mesnil Frementel. Reaching Cagney he found the village largely destroyed. Reconnoitering along the western edge he saw 50 to 60 tanks of the
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Though engaged in battle over the previous six weeks, Becker's self-propelled assault gun battalion was still intact. It held defensive positions behind the remnants of the
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Becker was injured in the left thigh by shrapnel from an artillery round. Those assault guns of Becker's battalion that survived this engagement were destroyed in the
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Luck". The area of defense was farmland, interrupted by a scattering of small farm villages. The Germans anticipated an attack through this sector, and had prepared a
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constructed for direct fire, but were capable of firing indirectly. So the 10.5 cm guns were positioned some 500 to 1,000 meters behind the 7.5 cm anti-tank guns.
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on the 78 Lorraine tractors repaired at the HKP Bielitz, and another 24 tractors were released for mounting of the 7.5 cm Pak 40. This became the
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guns on a larger chassis. In addition, he built twelve munitions-carrying versions of the Mk.VI, several munitions-carrying versions of the
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heavy field howitzer. The Lorraine chassis, with its forward engine design, lent itself to this conversion. This vehicle, known then as
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to use as infantrymen. The 227th Infantry Division was involved in heavy fighting near Leningrad defending against the Red Army's
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200 proved very effective when handled as ambush weapons, as was demonstrated at Operation Goodwood and Operation Bluecoat.
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in North Africa. The battles of the open desert placed a premium on mobility. Becker chose the French
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold als Oberleutnant und Chef 15. (Stu.Gesch.) / Artillerie-Regiment 227)
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An 80 mm mortar mounted inside the Unic P107 (similar to the Sd.Kfz. 251/2).
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20 tubes of 81 mm French Brandt mortars mounted on the back of the SOMUA MCL.
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The Normandy Crucible: the decisive battle the shaped World War II in Europe
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German Order of Battle Volume One: 1st thru 290th Infantry Divisions in WWII
3206:"Ammunition carrier (on French Lorraine chassis), Catalog of Enemy Ordnance"
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Quad 20mm Flak 36 mounted on the Unic P107 (similar to the Sd.Kfz. 251/17).
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of 5/6 June when the area was inundated with British paratroopers from the
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found in France. Some 1,800 armoured fighting vehicles were created at his
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and they retreated across France and into Belgium. Becker was captured in
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An armoured SOMUA half-track mounting the 20 mm Flak 38 in single mount.
1299:. On 2 July 1944 Major Becker had been recommended for the award of the
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divisions were to be more completely motorized than a panzer division.
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In December 1939 Becker's division was reassigned and became a part of
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targeting by using very low frequency and relaying through many tanks.
339:. He was injured by poison gas a few weeks before the end of the war.
290:. He used the tracked carriages of French light tanks to mobilize the
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Hotchkiss H39 based GW H39 7.5 cm Pak 40 under review, May 1944
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An armoured version of the P107 halftrack, a lighter version of the
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Becker's assignment at Alkett was to create mobile field pieces for
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During the winter of 1943-44 Becker's work focused on equipping the
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A mobile surgical suite vehicle based on the Isobloc Typ W 843 bus.
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An equivalent of the Sd.Kfz. 251/3 or 251/8 radio/command vehicles.
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chassis, and from May to October in 1941 had produced 174 of these
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2608:-like rockets mounted on an armoured SOMUA MCG halftracked vehicle
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moved the 21st Panzer Division up towards the Normandy coast near
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Single mount of the 20mm Flak 36 (similar to the Sd.Kfz. 251/17).
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A softskin half-track transport based on the Unic P107 halftrack.
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As the remnants of the 21st Panzer Division retreated across the
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reporting 16 tanks lost. The crisis for the defenders had passed
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The Great Battles of World War II, No. 12, The Normandy Campaign
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The Hotchkiss H 38 simplified to a tractor to pull a field gun.
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12th Battery, 227th Artillery Regiment, 227th Infantry Division
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2774:[Command Becker: "Recycling" of Allied war material].
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Abandoned Sd.Kfz. 135/1 with recoil brake extended, Libya 1943
872:, and the Matford factory was reviewed by Speer, with General
4141:(in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.
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Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
3937:] (in French). Paris, France: Histoire & Collections.
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An armoured SOMUA half-track mounting the Quad 20 mm Flak 38.
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By mobilizing his guns Becker had built the first battery of
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The 12th SS: the history of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division
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10.5 cm leFH 18(Sf) auf Geschuetzwagen auf Lorraine (f)
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7.5 cm PaK 40 Geschuetzwagen auf Lorraine Schlepper (f)
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Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy
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2810:"De slag om de Grebbeberg (The Battle for the Grebbe Line)"
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Halftrack conversions to armoured troop or weapons carriers
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15 cm sFH13/1 (Sf) auf Geschuetzwagen auf Lorraine (f)
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15 cm sFH13/1 (Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen Lorraine Schlepper (f)
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I had little room for storage, and carried about 40 rounds
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A 105 mm leFH 18 howitzer mounted on the Lorraine tractor.
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Following six weeks of combat with limited gains, General
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7.5 cm PaK40/1 auf Geschuetzwagen Lorraine Schleppers
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Brigade West, participated in a memorial to the men of 15
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Normandy '44: D-Day and the epic 77-day battle for France
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A 150 mm sFH 18 howitzer mounted on the Lorraine tractor.
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1939 Bar to the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class (3 June 1940)
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1939 Bar to the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
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Men of the 6th Airborne Division investigate a destroyed
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were usually named after their commanders, in this case "
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ammunition carriers as the platform for a self-propelled
4274:] (in German). Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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groĂźer Funk-und Befehlspanzer auf Lorraine Schlepper (f)
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Beute-Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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Imperial War Museum, German film archive, Alfred Becker
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12.2 cm Kanone (r) auf Geschuetzwagen Lorraine (f)
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Beute-Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Deutschen Wehrmacht
1106:. His command had been supplemented by a battalion of
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and four armoured command tank versions of the Mk. VI.
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On 28 August 1939 Becker was called up to serve in the
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Recipients of the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
4068:
Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
4012:. New York: Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic.
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2 cm Flakvierling 36 leSPW U304(f) auf Unic P107
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Panzerkampfwagen 35H (f) mit 28/32 cm Wurfrahmen
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Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
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Becker attended university and earned a doctorate in
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Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
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Captured Halftracks and Tanks of the German Military
4132:. Solihull, West Midlands, UK: Helion & Company.
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mounted on an armoured SOMUA MCG halftracked vehicle
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Captured Halftracks and Tanks of the German Military
1256:. On the German side the fight was dominated by the
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tanks from the 22nd Panzer Regiment, a battalion of
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and given access to their experience and expertise.
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Munitionstransportkraftwagen auf Lorraine Schlepper
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Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (
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Knight's Cross of the War Service Cross with Swords
1126:("battle group") and used them throughout the war.
765:Becker stands by during presentation of one of his
464:just before the Dutch capitulation on 19 May 1940.
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4058:. London, UK: Battle of Britain International Ltd.
4047:Combat History of the 21st Panzer Division 1943-45
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2023:8 cm Leichter Reihenwerfer S307 (f) auf SOMUA
2004:8 cm Schwerer Reihenwerfer S303 (f) auf SOMUA
1573:groĂźer Funk-und Beobachtungswagen auf Lorraine (f)
4130:Operation Goodwood July 1944: A Corridor of Death
4070:. New York, NY: Dell Publishing of Random House.
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1706:10.5 cm leFH18(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H (f)
1642:Gefechtsfeld-Versorgungsfahrzeug Lorraine 37L (f)
1518:, a 75 mm Pak 40 mounted on the Lorraine tractor.
1472:10.5 cm leFH 18 GeschĂĽtzwagen auf FCM 36 (f)
1302:Ritterkreuzes zum Kriegsdienstkreuz mit Schwerter
946:was appointed commander of a forming unit called
603:1942, a final decision was made by Field Marshal
4281:
4182:] (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag.
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1687:7,5 cm PaK 40(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H (f)
1333:Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords
933:Assault gun battalion troops stand before their
568:. They also used the Renault R35 to produce the
3916:Bernage, Georges; Benamou, Jean-Pierre (1994).
2154:3.7 cm Pak 36 leSPW U304 (f) auf Unic P107
1267:The last major engagement of Becker's unit was
1028:. The unit's headquarters were in the town of
685:Reich Minister for Armaments and War Production
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1453:7.5 cm Pak 40 (Sf) Fahrgestell FCM 36 (f)
1154:on 18 July following the Allied bombing raids.
315:on the French/German border in December 1944.
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2529:Note: production details as per Spielberger.
2116:2 cm Flak 36 leSPW U304(f) auf Unic P107
1990:
1965:
1898:7.5 cm PaK 40 mSPW S307(f) auf SOMUA MCG
1535:10.5 cm leFH 18(Sf) Artilleriepanzer (f)
1221:7.5 cm PaK40/1 auf Geschuetzwagen 39H(f)
1211:to my left also had several tanks burning."
1032:, south-east of Chartres. Later that spring
4165:Regenberg, Werner; Scheibert, Horst (1997).
4101:. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers.
4038:Operation Barbarossa 1941. Vol 2, Army Group
3813:"21. Panzer-Division In Normandy, June 1944"
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539:. His was the only infantry division on the
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4167:Captured French tanks under the German flag
4137:Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).
3965:. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky.
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2602:, a double rail launcher that fires twenty
2579:An ammunition trailer was produced for the
1979:8 cm Vielfachwerfer S303 (f) auf SOMUA
1020:200, moved to its new deployment area near
936:10.5 cm leFH18(Sf) auf GeschĂĽtzwagen 39H(f)
501:10.5 cm leFH 16 GeschĂĽtzwagen Mk VI 736 (e)
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2466:A three ton heavy supply truck (off road).
2172:8 cm GrW leSPW U304 (f) auf Unic P107
898:On 15 March 1943 Major Becker's unit, the
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3918:Goodwood: Bombardement géant anti-panzers
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1427:) (either December 1944 or 20 April 1945)
1352:for their 1979 battlefield training film
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2456:Tross-Lastkraftwagen 3 ton geländegängig
1733:groĂźer Funk-und Beobachtungpanzer 38H(f)
1437:Fully tracked armoured fighting vehicles
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952:Division West (Fast Division West). The
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4325:German prisoners of war in World War II
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799:Rommel reviewing the unit in May 1944.
794:In 1943 Becker began conversion of the
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4113:. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.
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3993:. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.
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4089:. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.
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3984:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
3922:Goodwood: Giant anti-tank bombardment
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2209:Munitions-Lastkraftwagen mit Anhänger
1627:A Soviet 122 mm howitzer on the
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1410:War Merit Cross 1st class with Swords
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1014:In early 1944, Becker's combat unit,
665:
533:the German army invaded Soviet Russia
4340:German Army officers of World War II
4305:German Army personnel of World War I
4062:
3946:. New York: Pen and Sword Military.
3924:] (in French). Editions Heimdal.
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2190:Mannschaftstransportpanzer Halbkette
1955:Raketenwerfer S303 (f) auf SOMUA MCL
1936:2 cm Flakvierling 38 Flakpanzer
1297:Fosses-la-Ville, castle of Taravisée
471:
380:"Rhine-Westphalian", drawn from the
307:. Some of Becker's unit escaped the
16:German engineer and military officer
4315:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
4219:. New York, N.Y.: Blandford Press.
812:mounted on a SOMUA MCL being loaded
505:, and he mounted six of the larger
13:
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2770:Restayn, Jean (2 September 2011).
2098:leSPW U304 (f) (Fkl) auf Unic P107
2089:series armoured personnel carrier.
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460:and continued the advance, taking
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4210:. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books.
4201:. San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press.
355:. He worked as a designer in the
19:For the American politician, see
4174:Spielberger, Walter J. (1992) .
4056:Panzers in Normandy Then and Now
3210:U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance
3180:U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance
3021:U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance
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1482:A 10.5 cm leFH 18 on the FCM 36.
1001:Panzer Artillerie Abteilung West
452:. Becker's division reached the
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3392:Ministry of Defense, Royal Army
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2447:A three ton heavy supply truck.
1788:kleiner Funk Beobachtungspanzer
366:
4330:People from the Rhine Province
4199:Mounting the Threat: July 1944
3099:Regenberg & Scheibert 1997
2802:
2352:An armoured personnel carrier.
1669:An armoured munitions carrier.
1651:An armoured munitions carrier.
1602:A flamethrower tank using the
988:200, a part of his rebuilding
571:FĂĽhrungsfahrzeuge ausgeliefert
323:Becker was born and raised in
1:
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2200:A Panzer recovery half-track.
1463:A 75 mm Pak 40 on the FCM 36.
1161:16th Luftwaffe Field Division
4169:. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publ.
4160:. New York, NY: NAL Caliber.
4045:Kortenhaus, Werner (2017) .
2703:Patzwall & Scherzer 2001
2076:leSPW U304 (f) auf Unic P107
1917:2 cm Flak 38 Flakpanzer
1275:. On 1 August 1944 while in
1234:2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
281:Altmärkische Kettenwerk Gmbh
7:
4335:German mechanical engineers
4234:Zetterling, Niklas (2000).
3820:Fire and Fury Games website
3766:Das Bundesarchiv, Aug. 2019
2776:Deutsche Militärzeitschrift
1770:Artillerieschlepper 38H (f)
725:the repair facilities near
683:Under the authority of the
598:The Alkett production plant
10:
4356:
4240:J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing
4099:The Desert Fox in Normandy
4036:Kirchubel, Robert (2005).
4021:. New York: Viking Press.
3524:Bernage & Benamou 1994
3235:Bernage & Benamou 1994
2535:
2437:Tross-Lastkraftwagen 3 ton
2314:A medical service vehicle.
1380:(1914), 2nd and 1st Class
1324:
1116:503 Heavy Panzer Battalion
558:anti-tank gun on a French
70:Viersen (Krefeld am Rhein)
18:
4266:Scheibert, Horst (1998).
2523:A motorcycle and sidecar.
2485:A three ton supply truck.
2428:A telephone line vehicle.
2342:Mannschaftstransportwagen
2247:Treibstoff-Lastkraftwagen
1676:Conversions based on the
1489:Conversions based on the
1442:Conversions based on the
1243:Northamptonshire Yeomanry
565:Panzerjäger Geschützwagen
245:
223:
206:Battle of the Netherlands
188:
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30:
3929:Buffetaut, Yves (1994).
2228:Werkstatt-Lastkraftwagen
1273:Saint-Martin-des-Besaces
1250:Guards Armoured Division
756:self-propelled artillery
518:self-propelled artillery
478:German victory in France
4215:Willmott, H.P. (1984).
4054:Lefèvre, Eric (1990) .
4049:. Helion & Co. Ltd.
4040:. North Oxford: Osprey.
4008:Holland, James (2020).
3961:D'Este, Carlo (1994) .
2513:Krafträder und Beiwagen
2304:Sanitäts-Lastkraftwagen
2266:Arzt-Personenkraftwagen
1939:/ Halftrack (18 built)
1920:/ Halftrack (82 built)
1811:SOMUA MCG and SOMUA MCL
1384:Clasp to the Iron Cross
1341:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
1209:3rd Royal Tank Regiment
1098:country just beyond at
1036:, the new commander of
1017:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
995:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
985:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
939:during review, May 1944
620:Oberkommando des Heeres
378:227th Infantry Division
309:encirclement at Falaise
301:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
178:SturmgeschĂĽtz Abteilung
4300:Engineers from Krefeld
4238:. Winnipeg, Manitoba:
4085:Meyer, Hubert (2005).
3989:English, John (2011).
3182:. 1945. Archived from
3023:. 1945. Archived from
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4156:Prados, John (2012).
4128:Moore, Perry (2007).
4017:Keegan, John (1982).
3980:Daglish, Ian (2013).
3942:Cornish, Nik (2011).
3897:Askey, Nigel (2020).
3027:on 14 September 2012.
2295:An ambulance vehicle.
2058:Zugkraftwagen U304(f)
1332:
1287:Retreat across France
1254:7th Armoured Division
1217:
1171:, the 2nd Battery in
1149:
1069:6th Airborne Division
1046:
979:Schnelle Brigade West
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418:, in preparation for
386:3rd wave mobilization
139:Years of service
4197:Sweet, John (1977).
3963:Decision in Normandy
3388:"Operation Goodwood"
3186:on 21 September 2012
2475:Tross Anhänger 3 ton
2276:A physician vehicle.
2219:An ammunition truck.
1418:) (1 September 1942)
1398:German Cross in Gold
998:200 formed from the
990:21st Panzer Division
446:limbers and caissons
288:21st Panzer Division
275:on the outskirts of
237:German Cross in Gold
121:Imperial German Army
4206:War Office (1975).
3944:Leningrad Hero City
3721:, pp. 113–114.
3078:Imperial War Museum
2882:, pp. 242–243.
2599:8-cm-Vielfachwerfer
1354:Operation Goodwood.
1350:Ministry of Defence
1064:Battle for Normandy
913:Batterie Artillerie
413:Generalfeldmarshall
327:. At the outset of
305:battles in Normandy
4095:Mitcham, Samuel W.
3982:Operation Goodwood
3901:. NVA Publishing.
2390:A command vehicle.
1872:Pionierpanzerwagen
1432:Becker conversions
1335:
1269:Operation Bluecoat
1241:losing 26 and the
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1163:south and east of
1157:
1095:Operation Goodwood
1091:Bernard Montgomery
1085:Operation Goodwood
1058:Battle of Normandy
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883:Becker, including
862:Early in 1943 the
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666:Baukommando Becker
641:Lorraine Schlepper
600:
216:Battle of Normandy
211:Siege of Leningrad
4148:978-3-931533-45-8
4120:978-0-8117-3416-5
4107:Mitcham, Samuel W
4000:978-0-8117-0763-3
3908:978-0-6482219-6-8
3661:, pp. 55–56.
3451:, pp. 64–65.
3285:, pp. 43–46.
2814:Stichting de Greb
2285:Krankenkraftwagen
2238:A repair vehicle.
1175:, 3rd Battery in
1077:to be armed with
944:Edgar Feuchtinger
782:Sinyavino Heights
702:Hotchkiss Factory
526:Beverloo, Belgium
472:Early conversions
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3588:
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3414:
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579:7.5 cm Pak 40
575:
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557:
553:
552:3.7 cm Pak 36
548:
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541:Eastern Front
538:
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531:In June 1941
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372:Battery chief
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335:and again at
334:
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329:The Great War
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293:
292:7.5 cm Pak 40
289:
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260:Alfred Becker
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55:German Empire
52:
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32:Alfred Becker
29:
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3890:Bibliography
3875:. Retrieved
3871:
3839:
3830:
3823:. Retrieved
3819:
3807:
3795:
3788:English 2011
3783:
3771:
3762:
3755:English 2011
3750:
3738:
3726:
3714:
3702:
3690:
3678:
3666:
3654:
3642:
3635:Holland 2020
3630:
3618:
3611:Daglish 2013
3606:
3594:
3582:
3555:
3543:
3531:
3519:
3507:
3500:English 2011
3495:
3490:, p. 5.
3483:
3463:, p. 7.
3456:
3444:
3432:
3420:
3408:
3396:. Retrieved
3391:
3359:
3354:Fowler p. 12
3350:
3283:Mitcham 1997
3278:
3266:
3254:
3242:
3230:
3223:Cornish 2011
3218:
3209:
3200:
3188:. Retrieved
3184:the original
3179:
3170:
3111:Lefèvre 1990
3106:
3101:, p. 4.
3094:
3082:. Retrieved
3077:
3068:
3033:
3025:the original
3020:
2996:
2984:
2972:
2939:
2902:
2875:
2853:Mitcham 2007
2834:English 2011
2829:
2817:. Retrieved
2813:
2804:
2799:, p. 5.
2797:Mitcham 2007
2792:
2780:. Retrieved
2775:
2698:
2691:Daglish 2013
2686:
2665:
2656:
2622:Reihenwerfer
2531:
2528:
1882:mSPW S307(f)
1491:Lorraine 37L
1366:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1346:
1336:
1290:
1266:
1247:
1239:23rd Hussars
1230:23rd Hussars
1226:
1205:
1201:
1188:
1177:Grentheville
1158:
1129:Kampfgruppen
1108:Panzer Mk IV
1088:
1061:
1051:
1047:
1038:Army Group B
1034:Erwin Rommel
1013:
967:
942:
897:
885:Erich Marcks
870:Albert Speer
861:
844:Reihenwerfer
815:
809:Reihenwerfer
793:
774:
740:
731:
710:half-tracked
706:Russian T-34
682:
660:
656:Afrika Korps
633:
624:Adolf Hitler
617:
601:
576:
549:
530:
515:
507:15 cm sFH 13
475:
466:
419:
412:
409:Army Group B
406:
398:Eifel region
382:Krefeld area
375:
367:World War II
346:
322:
300:
285:
259:
258:
200:World War II
198:
192:
189:Battles/wars
100:Nazi Germany
66:(1981-12-26)
25:
4295:1981 deaths
4290:1899 births
4268:Panzerjäger
3707:D'Este 1994
3599:Prados 2012
3575:D'Este 1994
3548:D'Este 1994
3512:D'Este 1994
3343:Keegan 1982
3298:Keegan 1982
2778:(in German)
2440:(120 built)
2380:Befelswagen
2361:KĂĽchenwagen
2193:(120 built)
2087:Sd.Kfz. 251
1680:medium tank
1620:(one built)
1503:(280 built)
1446:medium tank
1311:Secret Army
1281:Falaise Gap
1277:Le Tourneur
1182:Kampfgruppe
1135:Kampfgruppe
1122:Kampfgruppe
904:Brigade of
880:Baukommando
874:Feuchtinger
857:Sd.Kfz. 251
828:Nebelwerfer
745:Baukommando
689:Baukommando
560:Renault R35
484:coast near
454:Grebbe line
426:Netherlands
384:during the
194:World War I
133:German Army
4284:Categories
4217:June, 1944
4064:Luck, Hans
3844:Askey 2020
3743:Moore 2007
3731:Sweet 1977
3719:Sweet 1977
3683:Meyer 2005
3671:Moore 2007
3659:Moore 2007
3647:Meyer 2005
3623:Moore 2007
3587:Moore 2007
3560:Moore 2007
3536:Sweet 1977
3488:Moore 2007
3476:Moore 2007
3461:Moore 2007
3449:Sweet 1977
3425:Moore 2007
3328:Moore 2007
2989:Askey 2020
2977:Askey 2020
2819:21 January
2643:References
2516:(24 built)
2497:(72 built)
2478:(40 built)
2459:(24 built)
2421:(24 built)
2402:(24 built)
2383:(40 built)
2364:(32 built)
2345:(60 built)
2307:(12 built)
2288:(48 built)
2269:(12 built)
2250:(64 built)
2231:(28 built)
2212:(48 built)
2138:(18 built)
2119:(82 built)
2026:(36 built)
2007:(16 built)
1901:(72 built)
1791:(40 built)
1736:(30 built)
1709:(60 built)
1690:(60 built)
1595:(24 built)
1576:(30 built)
1557:(72 built)
1538:(60 built)
1530:(60 built)
1475:(12 built)
1456:(10 built)
1378:Iron Cross
1319:DĂĽsseldorf
1173:Giberville
1169:DĂ©mouville
840:, and the
462:Amersfoort
142:1916–1918
75:Allegiance
44:1899-08-20
4109:(2007) .
3877:7 January
3825:8 January
3695:Luck 1989
3437:Luck 1989
3398:6 January
3313:Luck 1989
2782:8 January
2678:Citations
2399:Funkwagen
2326:(6 built)
2041:Unic P107
1982:(6 built)
1305:, or the
1192:Panzer IV
822:Unic P107
818:SOMUA MCG
735:Hotchkiss
718:Unic P107
714:SOMUA MCG
545:Leningrad
434:18th Army
421:Fall Gelb
361:Bielefeld
349:armistice
246:Signature
144:1939-1945
102:(to 1945)
89:(to 1918)
4097:(1997).
4066:(1989).
2605:Katyusha
1995:rockets.
1992:Katyusha
1970:rockets.
1967:Katyusha
1839:S307 (f)
1820:S303 (f)
1633:chassis.
1608:chassis.
1514:Marder I
1260:and the
1252:and the
1093:ordered
1026:Brittany
1011:Becker.
962:schnelle
955:schnelle
949:Schnelle
922:Schnelle
907:Schnelle
820:and the
751:Marder I
700:and the
611:Marder I
522:Harfleur
486:Le Havre
482:Normandy
442:Deventer
438:Enschede
159:Commands
107:Service/
3832:Becker.
3212:. 1945.
2670:Panzer.
2536:Gallery
1856:Pionier
1386:(1939)
1325:Summary
1100:Falaise
1062:In the
972:Baustab
865:Baustab
788:Baustab
430:Belgium
402:Belgium
400:, near
337:Cambrai
325:Krefeld
51:Krefeld
4246:
4223:
4186:
4145:
4117:
4074:
4025:
3997:
3969:
3950:
3905:
3394:. 1979
3190:17 May
3084:15 May
3080:. 1943
2582:Marder
2564:Marder
1444:FCM 36
1315:Alsace
1232:, the
1022:Mauron
891:, and
832:, the
722:Poissy
696:, the
676:Marder
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