Panzer II: Workhorse of "Blitzkrieg"
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Join me in War Thunder for free by using this link https://gjn.link/MilitaryHistoryVisualizedWT and get a premium tank or aircraft and three days of premium time as a bonus. The Panzer II is quite surprising although only equipped with a 2 cm auto-cannon it was intended to give the Panzerwaffe a tank with anti-tank capability. Although even in 1940 the 3.7 cm guns turned out to be too weak against various tanks. Fact is the Panzer II was a stopgap solution, until the Panzer III and Panzer IV could enter mass production. There several more surprising facts about the Panzer II in this video, many taken from the German Army Field Regulations (Heeresdruckvorschriften). Additionally, we also look at how many Panzer II were used in the early to mid campaigns, namely Case White - Poland (1939), Case Yellow - France (1940) and Operation Barbarossa - Soviet Union (1941). Disclaimer: This video was sponsored by the free-to-play game War Thunder. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « H. Dv. 470/5b: Die Ausbildung am Panzerkampfwagen II (2 cm), Sonderkraftfahrzeug 121 (Sd. Kfz. 121). Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Buchdruckerei: Berlin, 1939. BAMA: RH 1/1881: H.Dv. 470/22a: Schulschießübungen vom Panzerkampfwagen II. Berlin, 1942. Jentz, Thomas L.: Panzertruppen 1 – The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany’s Tank Force – 1933-1942. Schiffer Military History: Atglen, USA, 1996. Pöhlmann, Markus: Der Panzer und die Mechanisierung des Krieges: Eine deutsche Geschichte 1890 bis 1945. Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, 2016. Kast, Bernhard; Bergs, Christoph: German Army Regulation on the Medium Tank Company H. Dv. 470. Austria & UK, 2019. H. Dv. 470/6: Die leichte Panzerkompanie. Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn, Buchdruckerei: Berlin, 1940. H. Dv. 470/7: Die Mittlere Panzerkompanie. Reichsdruckerei: Berlin, 1941. Mueller-Hillebrand, Burkhart: Das deutsche Heer 1933-1945. Band I. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Frankfurt am Main, 1954. Mueller-Hillebrand, Burkhart: Das deutsche Heer 1933-1945. Band II. E. S. Mittler & Sohn: Frankfurt am Main, 1956. #panzer2 #sponsored #ad
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