American Knights: The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion

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Victor Failmezger

American Knights

The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion

Victor Failmezger

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English

Osprey Publishing
20 September 2015

True war & combat stories; History; Second World War; Land forces & warfare

As the war swung in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of whom could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay with the formation of a new type of unit, the Tank Destroyer Battalion. This is the story of the men and machines who made up the very first Tank Destroyer Battalion, the 601st, from their unique training and formation, to the final, desperate battles in the heart of Nazi Germany. Packed with rare material, letters, diaries and unpublished photographs, this is an intense and intimate chronicle of the men who fought the Panzers in an astonishing 10 campaigns and 546 days of lethal combat.

By: Victor Failmezger
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9781472809353
ISBN 10: 1472809351
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Commander Victor Failmezger is a retired US Navy officer with 22 years of active service. He has eight personal decorations and served aboard aircraft carriers and other ships. He was stationed in Italy, Germany, Japan and the Philippines. Career highlights include participating in the evacuation of Saigon, serving as aide to the Director of Naval Intelligence, assigned as the assistant Naval Attache Rome, Italy; the Naval Officer charged with making visits to East Berlin during the Cold War; and a Director of bomb damage assessment for the Defense Intelligence Agency during the first Gulf War. He currently resides outside Front Royal, Virginia. Victor Failmezger leads tours to Italy from Salerno to Rome, to retrace the US Fifth Army route across the actual battlefields and regularly addresses historical societies as well as the Navy and Army War Colleges.