Waffen-SS panzer commanders gained a fearsome reputation in some of World War II’s hardest-fought armored battles, but the reality behind that reputation was far more complicated. From Kharkov to ...
World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history. Commanders on both sides were suddenly responsible for directing enormous armies, fleets, and air forces across ...
While German Panzer aces often steal the spotlight, one of the most remarkable Allied tank commanders was Staff Sergeant Lafayette G. Pool of the U.S. Third Armored Division. Enlisting in 1941, Pool ...