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

by Raus, Erhard; Newton, Steven H.

• ISBN13: 9780306814099
• ISBN10: 0306814099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-02
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

German general Erhard Raus was one of the most talented commanders to fight on the Eastern Front in Russia, where he was eventually appointed to army group command in early 1945. By the time the war ended, Raus had established a reputation as one of the German army's foremost tacticians of armored warfare, which made him a prized capture by U.S. Army intelligence. In American captivity, Raus wrote a detailed memoir of his service in Russia. His battlefield experience and keen tactical eye makes his memoir especially valuable.The Raus memoir-now translated, compiled, and edited by prominent World War II historian Steven H. Newton-covers the Russian campaign from the first day of the war to his being relieved of his command at Hitler's order in the spring of 1945. It includes a detailed examination of Raus's 6th Panzer Division's drive to Leningrad, his 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.

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
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Invasion of the Soviet Union	p. 1
Raseinai	p. 14
To the Russian Border	p. 35
The Gateway to Leningrad	p. 46
Moscow	p. 85
Winter War	p. 95
Outside Stalingrad	p. 137
Kharkov and Kursk	p. 185
Belgorod and Kharkov	p. 213
Battles for the Ukraine	p. 248
The Battle for Lvov	p. 274
East Prussia	p. 294
Pomerania	p. 318
Final Thoughts of a Soldier	p. 341
The Life and Career of Erhard Raus	p. 349
Index	p. 355
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