General Erich Hoepner - A Military Biography

General Erich Hoepner: A Military Biography



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English | ISBN: 161200976X | 2021 | 264 pages | EPUB | 1327 KB

Written by Hoepner's chief of staff on the Eastern Front, this military biography study of Hoepner is available in English for the first time.

This volume in the Die Wehrmacht im Kampf series examines Erich Hoepner's leadership of panzer formations in Poland in 1939, France in 1940, and Russia in 1941. It is written by Walter Chales de Beaulieu, a general staff officer who fought alongside Hoepner. Erich Hoepner was one of the most competent tank commanders of World War II, playing a significant role in Germany's early successes. As the commander of the XVI Panzer Corps at the outbreak of war in 1939, Hoepner carried out the main thrust towards Warsaw. The panzer corps covered 250 kilometers and reached the outskirts of the city in only eight days.