Historian Dennis Showalter has suggested that the confidence which the crews of Tigers and the operators of other relatively advanced weapons had in the capabilities of their equipment may have reinforced their ideological conditioning, and encouraged them to take risks in combat. Few soldiers who operated Panther tanks at this time received the same high decorations, as these tanks were more vulnerable to Allied tanks and initially less mechanically reliable than the Tiger. The Allies did not have any tanks capable of easily defeating the Tigers during this period. German highly decorated tank commanders were most often soldiers who served in units equipped with Tiger I or Tiger II tanks between mid-1943 and mid-1944. Most of the successful German tank commanders served in units equipped with Tigers during this period. Ī Tiger I tank during the Battle of Kursk in June 1943. In most German Army ( Heer) units, tank crews and commanders generally received awards for mission performance rather than tank kills. To the extent that the concept existed, it was mainly advanced by the Waffen-SS as part of its contributions to Nazi Germany's propaganda campaigns. In contrast, British historian Robert Kershaw argues that the large number of tanks destroyed by some German commanders can be attributed to the skills they gained through years of combat.ĭuring World War II the concept received little attention. Zaloga argued that the term "panzer ace" is a romanticisation of reality mixed with propaganda, as it is neither possible to correctly determine "tank kills" in the heat of battle, or to separate individual performance from technological or battlefield advantage. In the early 2000s, German historian Sönke Neitzel and American military historian Steven Zaloga, amongst others, began to examine the combat performance of highly decorated German tank crews during the war. English translations of German author Franz Kurowski's use the term in his Panzer Aces series, which focuses on highly decorated tank commanders such as Michael Wittmann and Franz Bäke. The term "panzer ace" has become prominent in contemporary popular culture as part of the uncritical portrayal of the Waffen-SS in English-language militaria and popular history works, especially in the United States. The similar term, tank ace has been used post-war to describe highly regarded tanks commanders. The Wehrmacht as well as British and American militaries did not recognise the concept of an "ace" during the war. Panzer ace (tank ace) is a contemporary term used in English-speaking popular culture to describe highly decorated German tank (" panzer") commanders and crews during World War II. 5-Oct.For the Panzer Aces book series, see Panzer Aces. On Track For June 5-July 5: E 100 & XM551 Sheridan.On Track For June 1-July 1: E 50 Ausf.
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