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Tiger Battalion 507
- Eyewitness Accounts from Hitler's Regiment
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
This is the little-known story of Heavy Panzer (Tiger) Battalion 507 told through the recollections of the men who fought with the unit.
The book was conceived during a reunion of the "507" at Rohrdorf in 1982, where it was agreed to set up an editorial committee under Helmut Schneider, himself a veteran of the battalion, to search for as many survivors of the unit as possible and gather their reminiscences. The resulting account is a treasure trove of firsthand material, including personal memories, diary entries, and letters.
The account follows the unit from its formation in 1943 and the catastrophic events on the Eastern Front, through battles on the Western Front and engagements against the American 3rd Armoured Division to the confusion of retreat, panic-stricken flight and Soviet captivity in the closing stages of the war. Honest and unflinching, this remarkable collection of autobiographies offers a glimpse into life in Hitler's panzer division and is a stark testimony of a generation that sacrificed its best years to the war.
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- Gary G.
- 03-07-24
Lack of narrative
There's some interesting nuggets and this would doubtless be an excellent reference material for someone trying to piece together the unit's history, but the book suffers from being a dry catalogue of disjointed and mundane diary entries. Like listening to someone read out the phone book.
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- MR R WATTS
- 23-07-23
Excellent account from WW2
An excellent well written account of a German army tank regiment from the accounts of actual soldiers involved. A good read
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- David
- 22-01-24
Lots of very brief stories . . . .
. . . . for example, one German tank man says he escaped from his tank but was behind enemy (Russian) lines. In took him two weeks to get back to his own side. It has taken me longer to type this than it took to explain it in the book! This example alone could perhaps be a book in itself.
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- Richard Denis Chadwick
- 09-02-23
really interesting book
plenty of good information and different points of view from different people in the company that back the information up. many voices. really enjoyed this one. panzer ace is better tho.
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- Mstr.Chf
- 26-09-23
Tiger Battalion 507
Good engaging book, good read, one of the best. Enjoyed from start to finish.
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- Ms. Kate E. Foster
- 05-09-24
Tedium
This book is little more than narration of old veterans diaries, recounting engagements at best in great and interesting accounts, but a lot of the book is short, sometimes one sentence accounts of very little. Probably a great reminder of events for veterans themselves trying to recall events of their past. Not a history book for the average reader. Disappointed.
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