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Panzer Gunner: From My Native Canada to the German Ostfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45
Written by Bruno Friesen
Narrated by David de Vries
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Panzer Gunner is a unique memoir of a Canadian serving in a German armored division. Bruno Friesen explains what it was like to fight in a tank on the Eastern Front and provides 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.
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.
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Rating: 4.1375 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not bad at all. Unusual story for a Canadian national.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The only interesting thing about the author is the strange circumstances he was thrown into. The rest of the story is very mundane, almost interesting in its lack of colour. The book itself is rather badly written, stories go nowhere, there is no thoughtful analysis or reflection, technical information is selectively crammed in for no reason or benefit. It's worthwhile only because it's a genuine story of the war from an unusual perspective.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting first-hand look at life in the Panzerwaffe, with a twist