The tank-destroyer force was the Army’s response to the wild successes of German armor in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940. Panzer divisions would concentrate more than a hundred tanks on a narrow ...

Glancing down at Columbus Street Terminal this past weekend, motorists crossing the Ravenel Bridge might have thought the Holy City was in the midst of a German invasion. Turns out, the World War ...

When most people picture German armor in World War II, they don’t see the workhorses. They see the celebrities. The massive Tiger, looming out of the smoke with its thick armor and long 88. The sleek ...

The Tiger tank: a symbol of fear for Allied forces during WWII. Learn the story of Tiger 224 from the 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion, abandoned during the German retreat through Normandy. Discover ...

Key point: Tank-destroyers also taught the Army not to over-specialize. There was no need for multiple classes of tanks that were strong in one respect and weak in another. During the 1940s, the U.S.