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04 August / 2003 |
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The site was supplemented with the information about people. |
29 July / 2003 |
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Models of T-70, T-60, pz-2, pz-3, pz-4 were added. |
25 July / 2003 |
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Separate German and Finnish "Commanders" pages added via the main glossary page, and also added to the filtering system, now you filter your serach through the Personality like before it was possible with Weaponary. |
18 July / 2003 |
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Adding detailed drawing for the Pz IV D, fixed a few mistakes and measure moment on the frontal projection, and now Front projection available in PDF format for the print or detailed view. |
14 July / 2003 |
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Adding detailed drawing for the Pz IV (D), fixed a few mistakes and measure moment on the frontal projection, and now Front projection available in PDF format for the print or detailed view. |
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The Tigers have not been used with their advantage of more powerful equipment. So they have been destroyed by soviet manoeuvrable and fast medium tanks T34. Large quantity of soviet tanks astonished the enemy. |
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| Prokhorovka battle |
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1,200 tanks and self-propelled guns have been used at Prokhorovka. |
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von Kluge, Field Marshal Guenther
(1882-1944)
Hans von Kluge was born in Poznan, Germany, in 1882. He joined the German Army and served in the field artillery during WWI.
Kluge remained in the army and by 1933 had reached the rank major general. The following year he was placed in charge of Wehrkreis VI in Westphalia.
In 1938 Kluge objected to the aggressive foreign policy adopted by Adolf Hitler and as a result was dismissed from office. However, on the outbreak of WWII Kludge was recalled and placed in charge of the 4th Army that invaded Poland.
In 1940 Kluge led the 4th Army that invaded France. He was rewarded in 1940, when he was promoted to the rank of field marshal.
Kluge also took part in Operation Barbarossa. His 4th Army took Smolensk in 1941, before being sent into the Ukraine. Later he was ordered to attack Moscow. However, following a counter-attack by the Red Army, the operation came to a halt in 1941.
Kluge was appointed the head of AG Centre in 1942. He immediately clashed with Heinz Guderian and with the support of Hitler removed him as the leader of the Second Panzer Army.
In 1943 Kluge was badly injured when his car overturned on the Minsk-Smolensk. He was unable to return to duty until July 1944.
Kluge was approached by Henning von Tresckow to join in the plot to overthrow Hitler. He refused but was kept informed about the conspiracy. After the failed July Plot the Gestapo informed Hitler of their suspicions that Kluge was now unreliable.
On August, 1944, Hitler sent a letter to Kludge in France suggesting that he came back to Germany for a rest. Hans von Kluge refused and on 19th August committed suicide by swallowing cyanide.
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Hunter Hans von Kluge, Commander, Army Group Center |
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