Hasso von manteuffel biography books
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Panzer Baron: The Military Exploits of General Hasso von Manteuffel
I decided to obtain the bookthen I saw its price and was dissuaded from purchasing it. Again I was lucky enough to find a copy at my local library and it was very good. It is really a general overview of the General's life and rarely digs very deeply into von Manteuffel's actions. There is a fair amount included on the idea that the officers of von Manteuffel's generation failed to take an interest in political events, leading to the rise of Hitler. Overall it was informative and interesting, and kept me invested for the most part. It got a little slow between the World Wars and von Manteuffel's involvement in them.
All in all it was a good b
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Hasso von Manteuffel
German general (–)
Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January – 24 September ) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
After the war, he was elected to the Bundestag (West German legislature) and was the defense-policy spokesman of the Free Democratic Party. A proponent of West German rearmament, he was responsible for coining the new name for the post-World War II West German armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
Early career
[edit]Hasso von Manteuffel began his military career during the First World War. In , he joined the Freikorps and then the newly created Reichswehr. In February he joined the Panzer Troop Command of the OKH, and in February became a senior professor at Panzer Troop School II in Berlin.
World War II
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Hasso von Manteuffel - Tank Warfare in World War Two
Description
| Original title | Hasso von Manteuffel - Panzerkampf im Zweiten Weltkrieg |
| Author | Schaulen, Joachim von |
| Languages | German |
| Subject | Biographies |
| Period | World War Two |
| Location | Germany |
| Categories | Photobooks, Textual books, Antiquarian books |
Hardcover edition from (€ ) | |
Book and DJ are almost AS NEW - illustrated with dozens of photos. | |
| Edition | 1 |
| Pages | |
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| Bindings | Hardcover |
| Format | 21 x 13,5 cm |
| Price | € |