Why the Panther Couldn't Save Lorraine - Beaten by Shermans in the Fog at Arracourt

#ColdWar #militaryhistory #coldwar Why the Panther Couldn't Save Lorraine - Beaten by Shermans in the Fog at Arracourt At dawn on the nineteenth of September, nineteen forty-four, a section of American M four Shermans sat in an outpost position on the low ground south of the village of Lezey, in Lorraine. The autumn fog that settles across this part of eastern France had closed visibility down to almost nothing. In this video: Why the Panther's 75mm KwK 42 was worthless at Arracourt: a gun built to kill at 2,200 yards, handed 75 yards of visibility in Lorraine fog The 113th Panzer Brigade was formed on 4 September 1944 and was fighting fifteen days later, against a 4th Armored Division that had been in near-continuous combat since 17 July The contested loss count laid out with a ceiling and a floor: 262 German tanks and assault guns committed, 62 still operational, and why the campaign-wide figures do not settle the argument Hitler's 24 July 1944 panzer brigade order over Guderian's objection, and the artillery, reconnaissance and engineers those brigades never had Hasso von Manteuffel protested the attack and was overruled: where the fault for Arracourt actually stops Get the Panther Quick Facts PDF: [link to site] Explore more Underdog Arsenal — The Weapon on Trial: [playlist link] Like and subscribe for more history. Tell us what to cover next below. #Panther #Arracourt #WW2 #PantherTank #Lorraine #4thArmoredDivision #Manteuffel #TankBattle #WW2History #Panzer