The Combat History of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654: In Action in the East & West with the Ferdinand and the Jagdpanther

The Combat History of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 includes the complete battle diaries of the battalion in this seminal work. This complements the text, which covers the unit from its formation through the arrival of the Ferdinand and its fighting at Kursk and, later, the Jagdpanther and its employment in the West. More great Ferdinand photos and, if you’re tired of seeing the same old photos of the Jagdpanther, this book will be especially enjoyable for you. There are at least 100 photos of the rare beast, of which about 90% are previously unpublished.

Book Data

Author: Karlheinz Münch
Language: English
Pages: 650
Photos: 700+ black & white photos
Illustrations: 40-pages of colour illustrations, 50 diagrams
Physical: Hardcover, 300x230mm, portrait

Contents

Introduction
The Battalion’s History
Acknowledgements
Organizational History of (schwere) Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654: Formation and Operations from August 1939 to March 1943
Photo Section 1
Establishment and Operations of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 (April 1943 to January 1944)
After-Action Report on Ferdinand Operations
Personal Accounts of Operational Citadel
Operation Citadel (Unteroffizier Karl Danisch of the 1./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654)
My Time with schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 (Herbert Harting of the 2./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654)
Diary Entries of Schütze Nikolaus Braash (1./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654)
Photo Section 2
War Diary No. 8 of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 (Draft) from 1 January to 22 June 1944
Selected Appendices to War Diary No. 8
War Diary No. 9 of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 from 23 June to 31 December 1944
Appendices to War Diary No. 9
Accounts by Personnel of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 Concerning Operations in Normandy in 1944
War Diary No. 10 of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 from 1 January 1945 to 2 April 1945
Appendices to War Diary No. 10
Summary of Operational Dates of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 based on the War Diaries of Heeresgruppe G (Upper Rhine) and Headquarters, 19. Armee
Post-War Accounts
Notes of Gefreiter Braasch of the 1./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 and, later, the Headquarters Company of schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 (September 1943 to April 1945)
Account by Gefreiter Harting of the 2./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 concerning operations in Alsace in 1945
Personal Account by Hauptmann Friedrich Lüders:
Company Commander of the 2./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 and the
2./schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 from November 1942 to February 1945
Photo Section 3
Scale Drawings, Color Photos, Artwork and Organigrams
Appendices
Armored Vehicle and Jagdpanther Allocations to schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 and Jagdpanther
Armored Vehicle Situation from 1 April 1944 to 15 March 1945
Bibliography

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