Translation of Taped Conversation with Lieutenant General Heinz Gaedcke, 12 April 1979.

Abstract

This is one of a series of taped conversations with German World War II officers. General Gaedcke had extensive experience in World War II and served as chief of staff to General Hermann Balck, a brilliant armor tactician, at the time he was commanding the Sixth Army in Hungary. After World War II, General Gaedcke was with the Bundeswehr's staff officer school and later served as commander of the German Third Corps at Koblenz. Keywords: Warfare operations; Military strategy; Tactical warfare; Air Force; Ground support; World War II; USSR; Tanks; Armored vehicles; Artillery; Anti-Tank weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA160512

Entities

People

  • H. Gaedcke

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Forces (Foreign)
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Central Europe
  • Europe
  • Guns
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Maneuvers
  • Rear Areas
  • Reconnaissance
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • Translations
  • Warfare

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.