Panzer Gunner
A Canadian in the German 7th Panzer Division, 1944-45
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | Bruno Friesen | ISBN: | 9781461751427 |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books | Publication: | July 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bruno Friesen |
| ISBN: | 9781461751427 |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Publication: | July 16, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books |
| Language: | English |
Unique memoir of a Canadian serving in a German armored division
What it was like to fight in a tank on the Eastern Front
Details on the battlefield performance of the Panzer IV tank
Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father in hopes of a better life. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division. Serving as a gunner in a Panzer IV tank and then a Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, Friesen experienced intense combat against the Soviets in Romania, Lithuania, and West Prussia.
Unique memoir of a Canadian serving in a German armored division
What it was like to fight in a tank on the Eastern Front
Details on the battlefield performance of the Panzer IV tank
Six months before World War II erupted in 1939, Bruno Friesen was sent to Germany by his father in hopes of a better life. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht three years later and ended up in the 7th Panzer Division. Serving as a gunner in a Panzer IV tank and then a Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer, Friesen experienced intense combat against the Soviets in Romania, Lithuania, and West Prussia.
