German Panzer attack....

[Chris Boonzaier]

I need some help here...

The first German Panzer attack was on the 20th of March 1918 with the 36th ID?

Does anyone know which tanks, or better still have any pics?

Thanks

Chris

[dond]

I'll check when I get home from work tonight.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks,

If anyone has a really nice scan of a panzer badge (Black or field grey backin) that I can use for a kaiserscross article I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Chris

[Naxos]

Have you read Alexander Fasse's dissertation?

Im Zeichen des Tankdrachen.

Die Kriegf?hrung an der Westfront 1916-1918 im Spannungsverh?ltnis zwischen Einsatz eines neuartigen Kriegsmittels der Alliierten und deutschen Bem?hungen um seine Bek?mpfung

The best on the subject

You can find an online version here:

http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/dissertationen/fa...HTML/front.html

A PDF version is available here: http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/dissertationen/fa...1/PDF/fasse.pdf

Hardy

Edited May 6, 2009 by Naxos

[Naxos]

I do have some pictures of German tanks in my database - will look for them

Edited May 6, 2009 by Naxos

[dond]

Panzer badge or Kampfwagonabzeichen?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

Kampfwagonabzeichen

I am doing a small write up on the 1st Panzer attack...

[Guest Rick Research]

Why use something that will be, by statistical probability, 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999% a fake, thereby confusing things?

[dond]

I need some help here...

The first German Panzer attack was on the 20th of March 1918 with the 36th ID?

Does anyone know which tanks, or better still have any pics?

Thanks

Chris

ATD 1 and ATD 11 conducted the attack. ATD 1 had tank #s 501, 502 (broke down before reaching the jump off point), 505, 506, and 507.

ATD 11 had captured British Mark IVs.

Source: The German A7V Tank and the Captured British Mark IV Tanks of WW1 by Hundleby and Strasheim, 1990.

The whole issue of only 100 awarded is blown out of purportion IMO. Each A7V held 18-22 persons. With 20 odd A7Vs operational you can start to see where the magic 100 doesn't add up. The Germans also had over 100s of capturd British tanks, of which at least thirty became operational. Each held approx 8 men. Given the three attack requirement (or being wounded) to earn the right to wear the badge I've wondered if the initial 100 were meant for guys still on active duty. There is a good book on the German armored forces from WW1 called "The German A7V Tank of WW1" by Hundleby & Strasheim.

Add to that badges made in the 40s for store front patriotic displays.

Edited May 6, 2009 by dond