High Scorers with Panzers and Paks
As I understand it, Whitmann started out in a tank destroyer, which had to be mostly aimed by turning the entire vehicle on its treads. He later (after transitioning to the Tiger I) utilized this technique to amplify the slower turret turning speed, thereby placing Balthazar on target more quickly than the opposing target. This is a fine example of what the US military pounds into its tank crews: coordination, teamwork and training. I cite Ft. Irwin as a major example. There, newly formed tank crews get thrown into simulated battle, and harshly critiqued at the end of each engagement. Granted, there have been MAJOR advances in equipment, but what it all boils down to in the end is crew coordination and preparation--training. AND knowing the advantages and disadvantages of your equipment and how to exploit them to the utmost. It's the men, not necessarily the machine that makes a successful combat unit.
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As I understand it, this was a normal Panzer Training Technique, there were 2 reason, the first as you have already stated the second to present the "thickest Armour" ie, Frontal armour towards the enemy vehicle in case of return fire.wajdi wrote:As I understand it, Whitmann started out in a tank destroyer, which had to be mostly aimed by turning the entire vehicle on its treads. He later (after transitioning to the Tiger I) utilized this technique to amplify the slower turret turning speed, thereby placing Balthazar on target more quickly than the opposing target.
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Hello
I would like ta add some names of "aces" of the SturmArtillerie:
*Ernst ALEX - 27 kills - StGAbt 243 - RK on 01/08/1941
*Herbert AMAN - 42 kills - StGAbt 905 - RK on 10/02/1944
*Otto ANGEL - 36 kills - PzJgAbt 6 - RK on 15/03/1945
*Heinz ANGELMAÏER - 23 kills - StGBrigade 279 - RK on 18/02/1945
*Albert BAUSCH - 29 kills - StGAbt 285 - RK on 10/02/1944
*Karl Erich BERG - 12+ kills - StGAbt 191 - RK on 06/04/1944
*Ludwig BERTRAM - 12+ kills - StGBr 237 - RK on 12/08/1944
*Wolfgang von BOSTELL - 28 kills - StGAbt 205 - RK/EL on 30/04/1945
*Gerhard Alfred BRANDT - 35 kills - StGBr 202 - RK on 12/12/1944
*Martin BUHR - 29 kills - StGAbt 202 - RK on 11/09/1943
*Günther CHRZONSZ - 23 kills - StGAbt 277 - RK on 12/11/1943 (NB. changed his name in CARSTEN)
*Friedrich DATH - 25 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 09/12/1944
*Reinheld ERTEL - 27 kills - StGAbt 276 - RK on 31/01/1944
*Heinrich FELDKAMP - 12 kills - StGBr 341 - RK on 14/04/1945
*Friedrich HENKE - 38 kills - SS StGAbt 1 - RK on 12/02/1944
*Ahrend HÖPER - 47 kills - StGBr 202 - RK on 26/11/1944
*Kurt KIRCHNER - 30+ - StGBatterie 667 - RK on 20/02/1942
*Johannes KOCHANOWSKI - 55 kills - StGAbt 201 - RK on 15/10/1942
.......To be continued
Best regards
I would like ta add some names of "aces" of the SturmArtillerie:
*Ernst ALEX - 27 kills - StGAbt 243 - RK on 01/08/1941
*Herbert AMAN - 42 kills - StGAbt 905 - RK on 10/02/1944
*Otto ANGEL - 36 kills - PzJgAbt 6 - RK on 15/03/1945
*Heinz ANGELMAÏER - 23 kills - StGBrigade 279 - RK on 18/02/1945
*Albert BAUSCH - 29 kills - StGAbt 285 - RK on 10/02/1944
*Karl Erich BERG - 12+ kills - StGAbt 191 - RK on 06/04/1944
*Ludwig BERTRAM - 12+ kills - StGBr 237 - RK on 12/08/1944
*Wolfgang von BOSTELL - 28 kills - StGAbt 205 - RK/EL on 30/04/1945
*Gerhard Alfred BRANDT - 35 kills - StGBr 202 - RK on 12/12/1944
*Martin BUHR - 29 kills - StGAbt 202 - RK on 11/09/1943
*Günther CHRZONSZ - 23 kills - StGAbt 277 - RK on 12/11/1943 (NB. changed his name in CARSTEN)
*Friedrich DATH - 25 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 09/12/1944
*Reinheld ERTEL - 27 kills - StGAbt 276 - RK on 31/01/1944
*Heinrich FELDKAMP - 12 kills - StGBr 341 - RK on 14/04/1945
*Friedrich HENKE - 38 kills - SS StGAbt 1 - RK on 12/02/1944
*Ahrend HÖPER - 47 kills - StGBr 202 - RK on 26/11/1944
*Kurt KIRCHNER - 30+ - StGBatterie 667 - RK on 20/02/1942
*Johannes KOCHANOWSKI - 55 kills - StGAbt 201 - RK on 15/10/1942
.......To be continued
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My source (Die SS - Gordon Williamson) say that he had been awarded with the KC on the 24.10.1941. Hm whats correct now?Christen, Fritz-15 kills with PJA Totenkopf in a single engagement using a towed 5cm Pak for which he received the KC as the first enlisted man and the youngest man in the Waffen SS to be awarded the KC on 10/20/41.
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Another "aces" of the Sturmartillerie:
*Richard Otto KRAMER - 35 kills - StGBr 232 - RK on 30/04/1944
*Ludwig LAUBMAEIR - 38 kills - StGBr 191 - RK on 04/10/1944
*Waldemar LUTZ - 47 kills - StGAbt 245 - RK on 02/10/1942
*Wilhelm von MALACHOWSKI - 35+ kills - StGAbt 228 - RK/EL on 06/03/1943
*Edo MÜLLER - 46 kills - StGAbt 244 - RK on 25/01/1943
*Kurt NIPPES - 17 kills - StGAbt 275 - RK on 29/11/1944
*Felix PRZEDWOJEWSKI - 45 kills - SS.StGAbt 3 "Totenkopf" - RK on 16/12/1943
*Josef ROHRBACHER - 56 kills - StGBr 245 - RK on 04/05/1944
*Konrad SAUER - 65 kills - StGBr 353 - RK on 30//04/1944
*Kurt SCHLIESSMANN - 29 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 15/01/1945
*Johann "Hans" SCHMITT - 75 kills - StGAbt 261 - RK on 30/04/1945
*Richard SCHRAMM - 30+ kills - StGAbt 202 - RK on 23/12/1943
*Helmut SCHWALB - 40 kills - StGBr 190 - RK on 23/08/1044
*Josef SCHWARZENBACHER - 25+ kills - StGBr 912 - RK on 27/08/1944
*Julius SERCK - 32 kills - StGBr 300 (F) - RK on 23/03/1945
*Bernhard SOWADA - 21+ kills - StGAbt 237 - RK on 12/10/1943
*Johann SPIELMANN - 48 kills - StGBr 202 - RK/EL on 28/03/1945
* Friedrich TADJE - 39 kills - StGAbt 190 - RK on 21/10/1943
*Heinrich Karl TIMPE - 59 kills - StGBr 300 (F) - RK on 07/05/1945
*Gottfried TORNAU - 40 kills - StGBr "Führer Begleits Brigade" - RK on 05/03/1945
*Josef TRÄGNER - 30 kills - StGAbt 667 - RK on 23/08/1943
*Rolf von SANTA TRUXA - 25 kills - StGBr 190 - RK on 17/12/1943
*Hans-Joachim WAGNER - 9 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 25/01/1945
*Klaus Herbert WAGNER - 22 kills - StGAbt 667 - RK on 04/09/1942
*Paul WEGENER - 40+ kills - StGAbt 237 - RK on 18/10/1943
*Albert WITTE - 56 kills - StGBr 394 kills - RK on 11/03/1945
*Erich ZILLMANN - 48 kills - StGBr 245 - RK on 11/03/1945
*Kurt Heinrich ZITZEN - 22 kills - StGAbt 177 - RK on 04/08/1943
Best regards
Another "aces" of the Sturmartillerie:
*Richard Otto KRAMER - 35 kills - StGBr 232 - RK on 30/04/1944
*Ludwig LAUBMAEIR - 38 kills - StGBr 191 - RK on 04/10/1944
*Waldemar LUTZ - 47 kills - StGAbt 245 - RK on 02/10/1942
*Wilhelm von MALACHOWSKI - 35+ kills - StGAbt 228 - RK/EL on 06/03/1943
*Edo MÜLLER - 46 kills - StGAbt 244 - RK on 25/01/1943
*Kurt NIPPES - 17 kills - StGAbt 275 - RK on 29/11/1944
*Felix PRZEDWOJEWSKI - 45 kills - SS.StGAbt 3 "Totenkopf" - RK on 16/12/1943
*Josef ROHRBACHER - 56 kills - StGBr 245 - RK on 04/05/1944
*Konrad SAUER - 65 kills - StGBr 353 - RK on 30//04/1944
*Kurt SCHLIESSMANN - 29 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 15/01/1945
*Johann "Hans" SCHMITT - 75 kills - StGAbt 261 - RK on 30/04/1945
*Richard SCHRAMM - 30+ kills - StGAbt 202 - RK on 23/12/1943
*Helmut SCHWALB - 40 kills - StGBr 190 - RK on 23/08/1044
*Josef SCHWARZENBACHER - 25+ kills - StGBr 912 - RK on 27/08/1944
*Julius SERCK - 32 kills - StGBr 300 (F) - RK on 23/03/1945
*Bernhard SOWADA - 21+ kills - StGAbt 237 - RK on 12/10/1943
*Johann SPIELMANN - 48 kills - StGBr 202 - RK/EL on 28/03/1945
* Friedrich TADJE - 39 kills - StGAbt 190 - RK on 21/10/1943
*Heinrich Karl TIMPE - 59 kills - StGBr 300 (F) - RK on 07/05/1945
*Gottfried TORNAU - 40 kills - StGBr "Führer Begleits Brigade" - RK on 05/03/1945
*Josef TRÄGNER - 30 kills - StGAbt 667 - RK on 23/08/1943
*Rolf von SANTA TRUXA - 25 kills - StGBr 190 - RK on 17/12/1943
*Hans-Joachim WAGNER - 9 kills - StGBr 286 - RK on 25/01/1945
*Klaus Herbert WAGNER - 22 kills - StGAbt 667 - RK on 04/09/1942
*Paul WEGENER - 40+ kills - StGAbt 237 - RK on 18/10/1943
*Albert WITTE - 56 kills - StGBr 394 kills - RK on 11/03/1945
*Erich ZILLMANN - 48 kills - StGBr 245 - RK on 11/03/1945
*Kurt Heinrich ZITZEN - 22 kills - StGAbt 177 - RK on 04/08/1943
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Anyone read Pazer Aces by Franz Kurwiosci (sp?) and Tiger Ace by Michael Simpson? Those books are both amazing stories back to pack. Also Otto Carius's Tigers in the Mud is also great. Those guys were some of the bravest guys ive ever heard of. Many of them didnt agree with the ideals of the nazi party (even some in the SS) but they fought for Germany. Very interesting reads about the aces.
or just go play steel panthers
or just go play steel panthers
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Two for the tank aces list :
Ofw. Georg Schäfer with 40+ , see :
http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.d ... -Georg.htm
and Lt. Hans Babo von Rohr , 58 , 3 of them with PzFst , see :
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... ohrHBv.htm
Jan-Hendrik
Ofw. Georg Schäfer with 40+ , see :
http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.d ... -Georg.htm
and Lt. Hans Babo von Rohr , 58 , 3 of them with PzFst , see :
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... ohrHBv.htm
Jan-Hendrik
For the people who can read Russian (some members from Germany should be able to do it I guess) the following link may be very useful:
http://armor.kiev.ua/Battle/WWII/
Here are a lot of "That side" sources concerning the tank battles of WWII.
Regarding the high scores of German tank - killers, there is one fact which escaped your attention. Myself I learned it only from an occasional master thesis my friend wrote for sale and showed me. While talking about T34-76/85 please remember, that during Stalingrad and Kursk Battles many of these had armor of 20mm, due to lack of steel and many tanks were produced on plants, where there were no roofs above the heads of workers for few month (many of them started production November - January, so you can imagine, what it was in Siberia...), so the quality of those boxes was not even close to the pre - war T34.
http://armor.kiev.ua/Battle/WWII/
Here are a lot of "That side" sources concerning the tank battles of WWII.
Regarding the high scores of German tank - killers, there is one fact which escaped your attention. Myself I learned it only from an occasional master thesis my friend wrote for sale and showed me. While talking about T34-76/85 please remember, that during Stalingrad and Kursk Battles many of these had armor of 20mm, due to lack of steel and many tanks were produced on plants, where there were no roofs above the heads of workers for few month (many of them started production November - January, so you can imagine, what it was in Siberia...), so the quality of those boxes was not even close to the pre - war T34.