The Tanks of World War II: The History and Legacy of Tank Warfare between the Allies and Axis by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2018-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

A picture of German soldiers at the Arc de Triomphe

In all, the Germans lost some 160,000 men and 795 tanks in the fight for France. Panzer Is and IIs suffered badly, as did the backbone of the assault, the Panzer III. As in Poland, only the Panzer IV could be said to have performed consistently well on the battlefield. However, these losses were partially offset by the large number of captured French tanks. These tanks were used for reserve units and anti-partisan operations throughout the war. Some were sent to fight on the Eastern Front, where they were soon outclassed by Russian armor, but by this time, German industry was in high gear, and rolling out Panzer IIIs and IVs at a record rate and captured models weren’t as necessary.

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