- Seemingly present whenever German combat cameramen were filming, armored cars and half-tracks were as vital to the German war machine as the Panzers. Designed for the vital role of reconnaissance, they ranged ahead of the advancing Panzer spearheads to assess enemy strengths and intentions. Whether on four wheels or employing the more distinctive eight-wheel configuration, German armored cars woul
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Seemingly present whenever German combat cameramen were filming, armored cars and half tracks were as vital to the German war machine as the Panzers. Designed for the vital role of reconnaissance, they ranged ahead of the advancing Panzer spearheads to assess enemy strengths and intentions. Whether on four wheels or employing the more distinctive eight wheel configuration, German armored cars would be seen as much a symbol of the Blitzkrieg as the Panzers themselves. Th… More >>
#1 by Yoda on May 17, 2010 - 9:30 am
This DVD contains about an hour of footage almost entirely from German WWII newsreals. Although made for propaganda purposes the footage itself is quite good at illustrating the vehicles covered in operation. The DVD includes footage on all Nazi era armored cars (both wheeled and tracked), tracked personal carriers (though not of non-tracked vehicles such as trucks, motorcycles and jeep-like vehicles), tracked prime movers and kettengrads (very light tracked vehicles). The footage does an excellent job at showing these vehicles in operation. The footage of the kettengrad, for example, shows how small, maneuverable and useful it was at carrying items around (footage shows it carrying light guns and traversing wide variety of tough terain). In addition to the video footage, the DVD is quite informative with respect to all the vehicles covered. Information was provided, by a monotone English voice, on historical development of vehicles, uses, weaknesses and strengths and many times how many were even built. Very informative. The only real weakness of the DVD is its lack of coverage of non-tracked vehicles such as trucks, motorcylces and jeep-like vehicles such as the kubelwagen and its amphibious brother the schwimwagen.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by R. Ochoa on May 17, 2010 - 10:09 am
This is an excellent source on WWII German armor. It gives general information on the scouting cars as well on the support vehicles. Some nice photos and shorts on the eight wheelers. If you like to model German armor this video, as well others in the series, would be one of your best DVD amor references. Stug III & IV – Assault GunsPanzer I & II: Light TanksTiger: Heavy Tank Panzer VI.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by JAG 2.0 on May 17, 2010 - 10:55 am
This series was originally marketed under another name but the videos themselves are the same. The use of archival combat footage is excellent. The coverage of all aspects of these vehicles is extensive. ALL armored cars and half-tracks are covered in this video, not just the better-known ones. Good coverage of variants to the standard models. Very well-made and a must for WWII armor enthusiasts.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by J. Monty on May 17, 2010 - 12:51 pm
If you are interested in German military vehicles from WWII (scale modellers, military history buffs, etc) then this DVD is a great one to add to your collection. I’ve got 6 or 7 DVD’s from this series and this is one of the very best. It’s chocked full of info and has lots of great video footage of the subject vehicles in action. It’s an incredible value (especially at this price). It covers a good variety of German military vehicles both early and late war production. Mostly Armored cars and Half Tracks as the subtitle indicates. Now some of the video footage isn’t the best quality but it’s as you would expect from combat/newsreel footage from the 30’s and 40’s. If you are interested in this subject I would highly recommend buying this DVD. It’s one thing to look at these vehicles as pictures and stats in a book but it’s another story entirely when you get to see them being driven around in use as they were during the war. I watch a good number of these videos and in my opinion this one is first rate.
Rating: 5 / 5