Marek Kruk
Author of 9th Panzer Division : 1940-1943
Works by Marek Kruk
Tagged
Common Knowledge
There is no Common Knowledge data for this author yet. You can help.
Members
Reviews
Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 12
- Popularity
- #813,248
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3
- Languages
- 1
The books covers the years just from 1940 to 1943, giving us the story of the operations it took part in. The book is also heavily illustrated with colour plates, line drawings, maps, organisation tables and original archive photographs. The photos will give many modellers lots of ideas, as we see not only early war German equipment, but also French and Russian equipment knocked out or abandonned during 9th Panzers years of success. Most of the German equipment during this period was all in Panzer Grey, so only a few sand camouflaged examples appearing in 1943 when the new colours began to be used. Many of the good quality archive pictures of the captured equipment shows some unusual and interesting artillery and tractor combinations, and some of the less common German vehicles, such as the Pz III artillery observation tank, or 'Beobachtungswagen'. Many others are pictures of the soldiers of the division, memories that it is people who take part in these historic events, while giving excellent references for figure modellers on uniforms and equipment, and how it was worn in the field.… (more)