The highest scoring tank ace of wwii was germanys kurt knispel. South african tanks and armored cars used during the second world war, in north africa, from egypt to tunisia and east africa, italy and sicily. This article contains one or more incomplete lists which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Kurt knispel is considered to be the worlds greatest tank ace. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. He was considered the tank s equivalent of the red baron. Essays on the evolution of angloamerican air doctrine, 19401943 maxwell afb, al. Victory in the ground war of world war 2 could be decided through various means but it was the tank that ultimately took center stage. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Panzer aces iii ebook by franz kurowski 9780811742368. Kurt knispel is considered to be the world s greatest tank ace.
On the 4th of november 1942, pascucci was fighting against the british 2. List of world war ii aces from the soviet union wikipedia. This book does briefly explain the german perspective on how panzer forces were developed after world war one and how their tanks were initially inferior to the t34. So as many said, japanese tanks were quite inferior to the allied tanks at the war and this resulted in many japanese tanks simply being crushed by tanks like the m4 sherman, m3 leegrant, and matilda ii before they could have a hope of winning. Panzer tanks wwii german tanks documentary youtube. Home forums wwii forums theaters of the second world war western europe western europe 1943 1945 top british tank ace discussion in western europe 1943 1945 started by keith a, apr 19, 2015. Knispel is considered by some as the greatest tank ace in history. I believe the greatest tank ace of the second world war was sgt.
Osprey aircraft of the aces 008 corsair aces of world war ii. I found a list of german tank aces on wikipedia, where number 2 was given as martin schroif and not otto carius. There were over 2,500 aces from germany during the second world war. Im interested in tank aces from wwii, axis or allied. Aces of the second world war free download as powerpoint presentation.
Battles stories of german tank commanders of wwii stackpole military history series 0011557031751. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. List of world war ii panzer aces from germany military. Pool july 23, 1919 may 30, 1991 was an american tankcrew and tankplatoon commander in world war ii and is widely recognized as the us tank ace of aces, credited with 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armoured vehicle and selfpropelled gun kills. Michael wittmann 22 april 1914 8 august 1944 was a german waffenss tank commander during the second world war. Volume vii of the germany and the second world war series looks at germany and her japanese ally on the defensive after the tide of war turned in 1943. I have no idea of who were the best tank aces in the war. The main combatants were the axis powers germany, italy, and japan and the allies france, great britain, the united states, the soviet union, and china. Though he was recommended for it four times, knispel never received the knights cross, a standard award for most other world war ii german tank aces. He was the commander of an fiat m40 tank from the ariete tank division in north africa.
The following are lists of world war i flying aces. German tank commanders in world war ii as want to read. Canada built, during the immense effort of the six years of war, the fourth largest air force and fifth largest navy, and its industries provided thousands of tanks to the war effort. Forty, an exbritish army tank officer and former director of the bovington tank museum recounts the stories of more than twentyfive tank driving aces of various nationalities. Good documentary focusing on stugs and other assault gunstank destroyers jagdpanzer, jagdpanther, nashorns, elefants, jagdtigers and the wonderful little hetzer etc. Fi ghter a ces in wo rld war ii had tremendously varying kill scores, affected as they were by many factors. There were more than 180 aces from france during the second world war. Gives stories about six different tank commanders and tells of their experiences during the war. Here we reveal who finished off the most successful tank commander of the second world. Tank aces company sheet throughout the campaign, track your aces kills on the tank barrel below by filling in the white lines. Destroyed 258 german vehicles of all types and killed about a.
The second is the route of combat command b around the southern outskirts of nancy. Historians at the moravian museum in vrbovec, czech republic, found his remains in an unmarked grave in a cemetery. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. In many cases i had to use a fragmental sources for this aces rating, so some scores may be actually bigger.
While not prevalent in world war ii within the wehrmacht, it was common in the waffenss to reward its most successful personnel, as the ss organisation was far more attuned to the propaganda imperatives of nazi. It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history. An exhaustive study of the air war over the reich and the luftwaffes growing impotence is followed by an account of the invasion of occupied france and the allies advance to germanys borders. This aces list of world war ii is incompleted, because in red army almost werent statistics about personal victories of a tankers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading panzer aces i. Sherman tank jannie smut in training, north africa. Steam community guide most famous tank aces of wwii. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The german war hero had 168 confirmed and 195 unconfirmed kills in world war ii. Kurt knispel highest scoring tank ace of world war ii from all nations combined, with 168 confirmed and about 200 expected destroyed enemy tanks. Their main tank guns could not penetrate the t34 of kv1 at distance. As a german war hero, he was in a deadly class of his own having destroyed nearly 300 enemy tanks and guns. Erwin johannes eugen rommel was not only one of the best wwii.
Well he isnt technically an ace but he truly was brave. The big difference between lavrinenko and the tank aces of the third reich is that unlike most of them, who went through the whole war, the soviet tank commander died too early. The best tankers of wwii photos horoshilovs kv1 no mercy with many victory marks major sankovskiy with his su152 luppov and his kv1 heavy tank. Military history of south africa during world war ii south african army order of battle 1940 sa 6th armoured division. Mortensen pdf with commentary at air university press filed under. This is a list of fighter aces in world war ii from germany. German tank commanders of wwii stackpole military history series kindle edition by kurowski, franz, johnston, david. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a training vehicle to familiarize tank crews with germanys modern battle concepts, and to prepare the nations industry for the upcoming war effort. Covers conflicts from the second world war to the gulf war. Panzer ace tank ace is a contemporary term used in englishspeaking popular culture to describe highlydecorated german tank panzer commanders and crews during world war ii. The first is the route of combat command a north of nancy to arracourt. The combat system evolved much from its infancy witnessed during world war 1 19141918 and grew to become a focal point of the many offensives had in the second grand war spanning from europe to the pacific and all places in between.
In total, over a million canadians served during world war ii 10% of the population, with 42,000 killed and 55,000 wounded. List of world war i aces credited with 20 or more victories. In tank aces, the battlefields of nancy are broken up into three routes based on the advance of the us 4th armored division. Stackpole military history series german tank commanders in combat in wwii franz kurowski panzer aces iii. Not sure where the second picture of a german su122 came from, it was in an image gallery. For other countries see list of world war ii aces by country. For a detailed list of 890 updated as of october 2017 of these aces, see list of world war ii aces from germany. The most prolific tank ace of the second world war, knispel had 168 confirmed tank kills, many while commanding a tiger despite his obvious skills, he was promoted slowly, owing to a generally. Among the most widely recognized tank crew and tank platoon commander was the american ace of aces, lafayette g. This is a list of fighter aces in world war ii from the soviet union. For each set of five kills, your ace gains 3 xp points. Most of the tank aces of world war ii were simply lucky enough to have an invulnerable tank with a powerful gun. Read panzer aces iii german tank commanders in combat in world war ii by franz kurowski available from rakuten kobo.
List of world war ii aces from germany military wiki. Tank aces like carius, knispel and wittmann usually were tank soldiers who fought the war from the beginning. During the second world war, he racked up an impressive amount of 168 victories. This along with the symbolic sword, indicates that the pilot was known to be either killed in action, missing in action, died of wounds, or killed in a flying accident during world war i. At the famous panzer battle at kursk july 1943, he destroyed twentyseven t34 tanks in 12 days later, as commander of a tiger ii, he destroyed another 42 enemy tanks. Panzer ace tank ace is a contemporary term used in englishspeaking popular culture to describe highly decorated german tank panzer commanders and crews during world war ii. German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during world war ii, 25,000. Tank aces of wwii historical discussion war thunder. German tank maintenance united states army center of. Rating is available when the video has been rented. One of my favorites is the actual highest scoring tank. Top 10 tank aces of all time ww2 panzer ace stuffs. See list of world war ii aces from france and list of vichy france flying aces.
Highest scoring tank ace of wwii kurt knispel armed. Pdf second world war download full pdf book download. Top 10 tank aces of all time ww2 panzer ace top 10 tank aces of all time ww2 panzer ace in ww ii on 7. These are in addition to any xp points earned regularly in your games. To make the title tank aces of ww2 and not german tank aces justified, here the highest scoring allied ace. And my speciality, the wehrmacht and ground warfare is just lost.
There was a thread ju87 tank aces that had some real promise but got derailed and then the thread was closed. Actionpacked stories of legendary tank soldiers in combat youarethere approach lets readers relive the experiences of german panzer crews first time in english with the same drama and attention to detail that made panzer aces 9780811731737 and panzer aces ii 9780811731751 such thrilling reads, franz kurowski tells the stories of more german armored officers during world war ii. He was the highest scoring tank ace of the allies during world war ii. Panzer aces wittmann and staudegger at kursk part 2. German tank aces of world war ii weapons and warfare. World war ii saw the emergence of tank aces who became famous for their incredible milestones at the war front. Knispel total tank kills were confirmed at 168, with some unconfirmed estimates stating that total could actually be closer to 195 kills. His awards included the iron cross, panzer badge and german. Less known, if at all, are the names of the soviet tankers, which bravely fought and mostly died in heavy but unknown battles of the war. German tank maintenance in world war ii will be of interest to persons who want to compare the united states and german systems of tank maintenance.
Click download or read online button to get panzer aces book now. Pool killed over german soldiers and took 250 as war prisoners. German tank commanders of wwii stackpole military history series. Panzer i, the first of these germanbuilt tanks was the panzer i. List of world war ii flying aces by country wikipedia. Wwii and korean war tankbuster aces aircraft of world. Franz kurowski served as a reporter in the german army.
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