tank driver: with the 11th armored from the battle of the bulge to ve day

At the same time, the XLVII Panzer Corps, with its 111th and 112th Panzer Brigades and 21st Panzer Division, was to strike from the south toward the city of Nancy, cutting off the XII Corps. The LVIII Panzer Corps was to strike the 4th Armored Division from the north. The brigades also included the workhorse PzKpfw. V Panther tanks, although their crews were not fully trained. Few of these units were at full strength however, the panzer brigades boasted new PzKpfw. Vigorous efforts were made to assemble the necessary forces-the LVIII Panzer Corps, XLVII Panzer Corps, 11th Panzer Division, 21st Panzer Division, 15th Panzergrenadier Division, and the 107th, 108th, 111th, 112th and 113th Panzer Brigades. The 5th Panzer Army intended to cut off the U.S.

Third Army’s XII Corps was advancing across France toward the German frontier, the German High Command believed that there was an opportunity to strike a blow against American forces. He watched one of the tanks bring its gun to bear on his own while thinking, “Wessling, somebody is going to win this fight and it won’t be you!” Lieutenant Wessling did not believe that his two 75mm assault guns could effectively deal with the German panzers.

Tank driver: with the 11th armored from the battle of the bulge to ve day