Oberleutnant Albert Blaich - Als Panzerkommandant in Ost und West - Gebundenes Buch

This is the story of Lieutenant Albert Blaich. Born on October 3, 1913 in Unterreichenbach near Calw, the skilled machinist joined the Reichswehr at the age of twenty. In 1935 he came to the newly founded tank gun and took part in the Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil War, then as a platoon commander in the Panzer Regiment 5 of the 3rd Panzer Division, in the campaign against Poland. He was transferred to the 33rd Panzer Regiment, was involved in the occupation of the Netherlands and Belgium and was wounded in the French campaign for the first time. In the attack on the Soviet Union it was thanks to his skillful leadership that the bridges fell over Jasiolda and Szczara in German hands. Through his tireless efforts Blaich, now promoted to Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in Panzer Regiment 6, contributed significantly to the rapid advance of the XXIV Army Corps, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross on 24 July 1941. On 6 September 1941, Blaich was badly wounded when his Panzer IV was shot down. After the company Citadel, the 1st Division / Panzer Regiment 6 in Germany was converted to the Panzer V (Panther) and subordinated to the Panzerlehrregiment 130. In the heavy fighting on the invasion front, Blaich was wounded twice. Promoted to lieutenant on 15 December 1944 and appointed leader of the 2nd / 6th Panzer Regiment, from January 1945 he led his company in the heavy fighting against the overpowering Soviet armies in Hungary. There he fell on March 15, 1945, after he had been awarded a few days earlier for his death-defying missions with the German Cross in Gold. Postum he was promoted to first lieutenant.

Hardcover: 160 pages

Language: German

Size and / or weight: 17.9 x 2 x 24.8 cm