If we disregarded the politics and the inhumane acts of World War II and looked at an ordinary man like you and I who had the gift of bravery tactics and a knowledge of his task it would be Michael Wittmann for this was truely a gifted man. And if he were a victor like allied heroes he would stand amongst the bravest of the brave. This DVD shows the man and his skill to the full.
This is a powerful and penetrating insight into the lives of the tank crews who fought the Panzer Divisions during World War II. Vivid and action packed On Campaign paints a comprehensive picture of how the tanks fought how the crews functioned and the measures the infantry took to combat the armoured juggernauts. With rare archieve footage stunning new animation and the views of leading authorities on armoured warfare including Dr Simon rew of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst and Dr William Atwater of the US Army Ordnance Museum in Washington.
Adolf Hitler had promised his naval commanders that there would be no war in Europe before 1942 ; this would give them sufficient time to assemble the strongest naval force in the world. However when Hitler went to war in 1939 only a fraction of the naval vessels that were required were actually ready. At the outbreak of war Germany did not even possess a single aircraft carrier. The battleships Bismark and Tirpitz fought famous battles at sea however the Kriegsmarine was always on the back foot as it came up against superior opponents. This DVD contains rare footage from the German and British archives of the men and ships of the Kriegsmarine and new footage of the last resting place of the Tirpitz.
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