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From: ap542@ztivax.siemens.com (Helmut Peisl)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: German had the best weapons (was Re: M4 Tank Info)
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Date: 4 Jun 90 20:23:46 GMT
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From: ap542@ztivax.siemens.com (Helmut Peisl)

In article <16133@cbnews.ATT.COM> muchow@ns.network.com (Jim Muchow) writes:
>The men operating the Panther (to a large extent, SS units) as well as
>the officers commanding these units were excellent. The Panther was,

To this you could add, the war on the western front 1940.
The french tanks were generally superior to the Mk I and II, which
mostly only had machine guns, and weaker armor.
But only the Germans had at this time recognized the value of independent
tank divisions, operating at strike forces.

Guderian and Rommel earned their laurels here. And even they faced enmity
from the more conservative members of the german High Command.

The French only believed in tanks as infantry support until it was too late.
So leadership and crews as well as advanced tactics showed their value.

Mike

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