Panzer Operations : The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus, 1941-1945

by Raus, Erhard; Newton, Steven H.; Newton, Steven H.

• ISBN13: 9780306812477
• ISBN10: 0306812479
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-26
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Drawing from post-war reports commissioned by U.S. Army intelligence, World War II historian Steven H. Newton has translated, compiled, and edited the battle accounts of one of Germany's finest panzer commanders and a skilled tactician of tank warfare. Throughout most of the war, Erhard Raus was a highly respected field commander in the German-Soviet war on the eastern front, and after the war he wrote an insightful analysis of German strategy in that campaign.The Raus memoir covers the Russian campaign from the first day of the war to his relief from command at Hitler's order in the spring of 1945. It includes a detailed examination of the 6th Panzer Division's drive to Leningrad, Raus's own experiences in the Soviet winter counteroffensive around Moscow, the unsuccessful attempt to relieve Stalingrad, and the final desperate battles inside Germany at the end of the war. His battlefield experience and keen tactical eye make his memoir especially valuable for scholars, and his narrative is as readable as Heinz Guderian's celebrated Panzer Leader.

Author Biography

Steven H. Newton is Professor of History at Delaware State University. His previous books on World War II include Kursk: The German View and Retreat from Leningrad.

Table of Contents

Maps	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Steven H. Newton
The Invasion of the Soviet Union	1	(13)
Raseinai	14	(21)
To the Russian Border	35	(11)
The Gateway to Leningrad	46	(39)
Moscow	85	(10)
Winter War	95	(42)
Outside Stalingrad	137	(48)
Kharkov and Kursk	185	(28)
Belgorod and Kharkov	213	(35)
Battles for the Ukraine	248	(26)
The Battle for Lvov	274	(20)
East Prussia	294	(24)
Pomerania	318	(23)
Final Thoughts of a Soldier	341	(8)
Appendix The Life and Career of Erhard Raus	349	(6)
Index	355