Past and Present of Warfare
Tag: Wehrmacht
Preliminary Incidents Hitler had given top priority to engineering an incident that would provoke the Poland into retaliation and thus justify German invasion. On 5 August 1939 the head of the SD (the Security Service of the SS), Reinhard Heydrich, entrusted the 28-year-old Alfred Naujoks with the task of creating just such an incident. To … Continue reading Attack on Poland – 1 – 17 September
Sd.Kfz.252, full name leichter gepanzerter Munitionstransportwagen (Sd.Kfz.252) was a light armored ammunition carrier used by Germany during World War 2. As German Army began its massive expansion and rearmament in the 1930s., its requirements likewise grew. By the time of invasion of Poland, experiences of mobile warfare had made clear the need for an ammunition … Continue reading Sd.Kfz. 252 Munitions Carrier
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