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Panzer Aces? (Patreon)

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2019-12-13 18:01:42
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"Truth" about "Panzer Aces"

In this video Dr. Roman Töppel speaks about his experience talking to "Panzer Aces" like Otto Carius (author of Tigers in the Mud) and others. How they saw themselves and others, how kill claims were recorded and by whom. Additionally, we also talk about Kurt Knispel and some aspect that is usually not covered in the literature. Link to the paper of Dr. Roman Töppel that he mentions in the video: https://www.academia.edu/37429738/The_War_One_Great_Adventure_The_Writer_and_Historian_Franz_Kurowski_2018_ Cover design by vonKickass. 00:26 – Working with Veterans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzfKgfTOCf8 02:21 – Panther Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvgAIVjYkqY 02:29 – Panzer Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg8JM3SUeSU »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » Patreon Perks » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « https://www.academia.edu/37429738/The_War_One_Great_Adventure_The_Writer_and_Historian_Franz_Kurowski_2018_ » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #PanzerAces #TankAces #Aces

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Alejandro Ochagavía

Reminds me of an old interview of Otto Carius I read online once, here (in Spanish): http://heroesdeguerra.blogspot.com/2012/05/avande-de-entrevista.html He told the interviewer something similar to what he told Dr. Töppel, I translate: "Q: According to some historians, the press and Nazi Propaganda, you have destroyed about 150-160 enemy tanks. Is that figure real? A: Those are exaggerated figures. At best I got to destroy 100-110 tanks, and my figures were inflated by the German propaganda ministry. Knispel's figures? Pure propaganda. I had the occasion of meeting members of his crew in Russia and they themselves recognised that they hadn't destroyed more than 60 or 70 tanks. " And while he doesn't mention this specifically, you can see he didn't know the exact number of tanks he had destroyed, as like you mentioned in the video they didn't count them. This kinda leads me to wonder whether other kill figures (like Luftwaffe aces) were also exaggerated? With numbers like Hartmann's alledged 352 kills, it sounds likely that those numbers are also inflated.

Minion

Enjoyed this. Finding the traces of reality, calling out historical fabrication; THIS is why I'm a Patreon.

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>>30030700

thank you. With the Luftwaffe Aces I don't know, I read occasionally that people tried to prove that those are wrong, but then read again that those attempts didn't work out or the people trying to do it, used also sketchy methodology. Also tank combat is quite different to combat in the air: less "hiding", usually 1 man per plane, etc. Yet, that is something for Bismarck.