Discuss the influences on the development of the Panzer arm

Discuss the influences on the development of the Panzer arm
March 2004
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Discuss the influences on the development of the Panzer arm
Before looking at the British influences on the Germans, we must ask the question: who exactly in Germany created the Panzer arm? Hitler, War Minister Bloomberg, the Head of the Ministerial Office Reichenau and the Army's Commander in Chief Fritsch either supported or were sympathetic to the creation of large armoured formations. The ov…