Product Description

It is one of the enduring myths of the Second World War, that the German 'Blitzkrieg' victories of the early years of the conflict were achieved by their employment of a numerically and technologically superior tank force. In reality, the defeat of Poland and France, Yugoslavia and Greece and the remarkable victories in the opening stages of the Russian campaign and in North Africa, were wrought by German tank divisions equipped, in the main, with light tanks.

The Panzer I weighed less than six tons, and was armed with two machine guns and armor barely able to withstand the impact of such weapons itself. It was with these light-weight workhorses, rather than their heavier and more glamorous stablemates, that the Blitzkrieg legend was forged.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89793 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-10-25
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 61 minutes

Customer Reviews

Informative with good footage
This DVD is made up of period combat/newsreel footage of German WWII Panzer I and II tanks with documentary-style narration providing specific details. The footage is for the most part very good and the DVD provides interesting info on both tanks as well as a history of armored warfare leading into the formation of the German Panzer arm. As with the other DVD's in this series the video footage isn't of the best quality but it is exactly what you would expect from film shot during the 30's and 40's (it is not modern video footage of surviving tank examples). In my opinion this DVD is well worth the price and would be perfect for anyone interested in modern military history or even as reference material for scale modelling. I highly recommend it!