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SdKfz 251 Half-Track 1939–45

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781855328464, 1855328461
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16287159 bytes)
Series
New Vanguard 25
Pages
48\49
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32

Description

Following in the best traditions of German ingenuity in design and construction of armoured vehicles, the SdKfz 251 firmly realised the concept of a competent cross-country tactical vehicle for armoured infantry units. So successful was this half-track that not only did a modified version of it remain in use with Czech forces well into the 1980s but also, ironically, the armoured infantry tactics that the Germans pioneered with it were adopted by Allied forces in the Second World War and helped them to achieve the eventual defeat of Germany. This book covers the genesis and development of the SdKfz 251, and details the numerous modifications and variations that sprang from combat experience.

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