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Panzer Colors II: Markings of the German Army Panzer Forces 1939-45
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Panzer Colors II: Markings of the German Army Panzer Forces 1939-45
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| Notes: Squadron/Signal Publications, Published 1978. Wraps, 94 pp.; 28 cm; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and color profile illustrations by Don Greer. In Very Good condition. Glossy yellow and black pictorial paper covers, the front depicting a silhouetted Panzer tank numbered 631 with commander against a bright yellow ground, the rear showing a Panzer tank numbered 634. Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners; mild shelf wear and edge wear, with some color loss and fading along the spine. Binding tight; interior pages clean and unmarked. Squadron/Signal number 6252 printed at upper left of front cover.Second volume in Squadron/Signal's Panzer Colors series by Bruce Culver, examining the markings, insignia, and camouflage of German Army Panzer forces from 1939 to 1945. Text illustrated throughout with period black-and-white photographs drawn from the Bundesarchiv, Squadron/Signal Archives, U.S. Official, and U.S. Army Signal Corps, plus a center section of full-color profile plates by Don Greer showing tank livery variations across Panzer divisions. Chapters cover the development of national insignia (Balkenkreuz and related variations), application of vehicle numbers, divisional insignia (with tabular plates showing symbols for Panzer Divisions 1 through 26 plus the Panzer Lehr Division and Deutsches Afrika Korps palm symbols), tactical signs, vehicle names, and award shields and crests (Narvik, Krim, Kuban, Demjansk). Companion volume to Panzer Colors I (1976), with a third volume following in 1984. A standard armor-modeling and military-history reference for the catalog of Panzerwaffe unit markings.Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; National Insignia; Application of Numbers; Divisional Signs; Tactical Signs; Vehicle Names; Award Shields and Crests. | |||||||||||||||
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