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Hitler's Copycat - The Best German Tank - The Panther
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After the successful Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939 and 1940 that significantly extended Germany’s domains, Adolf Hitler prepared its armies to conquer the Soviet Union.
However, once the previously undefeatable Panzer III and IV tanks faced the Soviet’s most devastating tank, the T34, Germany realized it had seriously underestimated the enemy.
The German tanks were no match for the Soviet behemoth, and the military quickly put in motion the development of a new medium tank that could tear the enemy’s armor apart.
The new tank would be baptized as the Panther because of its impressive armor, power, and agility, and in a desperate race against time, Hitler would rush its production to be ready for the Battle of Kursk.
However, when the pivotal clash against the Soviets finally broke out in July of 1943, the Panthers would be deployed into combat for the first time without any test trials, with many even facing the enemy without machine guns.
It was a desperate last offensive on the Eastern Front, and the Germans’ fate significantly depended on the Panther…
