Author: Reinhard FrankPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887403996
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The fifth volume of trucks and cars used by Germany during WWII.
Author: Reinhard Frank
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Author: Reed Reference Publishing
Author: Rose ArnyKrupp Protze Lorry
Author: Alan RangerPublisher:
ISBN: 9788365958792
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143 better known by its nick name given to it by the troops that used it "The Krupp-Protze" (Krupp Boxer) was a specialized multi-purpose designed six-wheeled 6x4 (six wheel 4 wheel drive) German light off road truck and artillery tractor produced between 1934 and 1941, It was fitted with the Krupp M-304 flat four engine a 4-cylider horizontally opposed petrol engine that originally delivered 55hp but was upgraded to deliver 60hp in 1936, it was this flat engine the allowed the fitting of the slopping engine bonnet that gave rise to the vehicles nick name. The Krupp Boxer saw extensive service on all of the operational fronts were the German army was engaged. This publication covers the Krupp-Protze in great photographical detail focusing on the trucks and their crews as they dealt with the conditions and circumstances they found themselves in, photographs from the author's own collection have been used to illustrate this book that were taken by the average German soldier not official army cameramen who's photos are well known and have been published over and over again already.
German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War
Author: Craig MoorePublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
• One of the few books that explores the design and deployment of German artillery self-propelled guns (SPGs) to support tanks and infantry during the Second World War • A great reference book for military modellers, historians and tank wargamers interested in German SPGs • A comprehensive guide to German SPGs between 1939 and 1945 in one volume for the very first time, including previously unpublished information on the little-known Hummel-Wespe proving that at least twelve units were built • Authentic camouflage suggestions for military modellers A single towed artillery gun required a team of six horses and nine men. During the Second World War, German engineers mounted an artillery gun on top of a tank chassis; this new technology reduced the amount of valuable war resources as self-propelled guns only required a four- or five-man crew. They could also be made ready to fire more rapidly. German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War covers the development and use of this new weapon between 1939 and 1945. One type was successfully deployed in the invasion of France in 1940 and more were used on the Eastern Front against Soviet forces from 1941 until the end of the war. The ‘Desert Fox’ (Ewin Rommel) demanded artillery guns that could keep up with his panzers in North Africa. He was sent 15-cm howitzers mounted on top of Panzer II tank chassis’ and captured French Army Lorraine 37L-tracked armoured supply vehicles. Rommel’s forces in northern France were equipped with a variety of new self-propelled guns, which were used against the Allies on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day in 1944. • Includes 81 colour photographs
Author: José María MataTwo Centuries of Local Autonomy
Author: Jürgen BackhausPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146140293X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
One of the last Prussian Reforms during the Napoleonic Era was the constitution of local autonomy for the cities. Proof of its lasting importance is that it was the cities that carried out the deficit-based employment policies of the early 1930s also had to carry the burden of a democratic reconstitution of Germany in the postwar period. After the crushing defeat at Napoleon’s hands, likewise the reconstitution of Prussia fell to the cities. Today, the same constellation of problems can be found on different stages. Europe, as it is growing together, faces a democracy deficit which ultimately will have to be addressed by the cities. The countries in transition and undergoing transformation likewise will have to find arenas for democratic decision making, which likely will be at the municipal level. Finally, the United States of America also faces a quagmire at the federal level which ultimately will have to be resolved at the state or local level. Contributions to this book examine all of these issues, making it of interest to students in urban studies, public administration, history and political science as well as policy-makers concerned with local government and autonomy.
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