Tanks

Name: Tanks
Released: 2005-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · War & Military

From the humble T-34 to the powerful Panther, tanks play a pivotal role in the military victories and defeats of Allied and Axis powers.

2005 · 46m

EPISODE 101

Steel Tigers

The Russian T34 and Allied Sherman tanks of WWII are outclassed and outgunned by the excellent Tiger and Panther tanks.
EPISODE 102

Sturmgeschutze

The German army rely heavily upon the various Panzer assault guns and tank hunters, modifying them to become larger and more heavily armed as WWII progresses.
EPISODE 103

Sturmartillerie

The lightning thrusts of the Blitzkrieg's Panzer Grenadier formations into Poland, France and Russia rely upon a mobile and heavily armoured artillery presence.
EPISODE 104

The Aces

Legendary Tiger tank commander Michael Wittman is on the ground for some of the fiercest tank battles of World War II.
EPISODE 105

On Campaign...

The tank drivers of World War II have to be engineers and mechanics at the same time as being fighters facing the brutal realities of the battlefield.
EPISODE 106

Blitzkrieg

A new form of warfare to which Germany's enemies had no answer. The story of 'lightning war' Hitler's terrifying and effective tactic which brought countries down to their knees.