german tanks in battle of the bulge movie were pattons.
german tanks in battle of the bulge movie?
pattons
the northern assault was carried out quickly. under heavy covering fire, the german tanks, a mixture of panzer is and panzer iis, managed to break into the forest and secured a road leading across the railway line to the village of izbiska duże, to the north of the polish headquarters. at 1030, the polish 4th squadron of the dismounted 19th cavalry regiment was attacked from behind and pushed out of the forest. this threatened the separation of their 19th and 21st regiments. colonel filipowicz ordered the 19th regiment to withdraw to the other side of the railway, but the way was already occupied by german tanks and the unit was effectively surrounded. however, the polish defence was reinforced by the arrival of the "armoured train no. 53", known as "śmiały" ("bold"), which arrived on the battlefield just as the german tanks were crossing the railway line. it stopped in the middle of the german column and opened fire on the german tanks at close range with its two 75mm guns and heavy machine guns. the german column was dispersed and retreated with heavy losses, losing a number of panzer i and ii tanks, while the 19th regiment crossed the railroad under cover of the armoured train. although the 19th regiment suffered heavy losses, it managed to regroup on the other side.
battle of mokra
the 2nd mounted rifle regiment, the only unit that was still intact and in contact with the commander of the brigade, was ordered to assault at all costs and reinforce the 12th regiment and the gap between the cavalry and the 84th regiment in the south. this helped the polish defence, but only for the moment. colonel filipowicz ordered the polish tankettes to charge the german tanks in the village. although the tankettes were not supplied with antitank ammunition, in the chaos of the battle they managed to halt the german advance temporarily. after losing one tankette the poles withdrew, but managed to gain enough time for the armoured trains to return to the area. to the north, at the positions of the 19th regiment the tanks also managed to break through and started crossing the railroad near izbiska. when the german tanks crossed the line, both of the armoured trains arrived and attacked them from behind. while the losses in tanks were limited, the panic that started in german units resulted in many tanks being abandoned by their crews, who could not drive the tanks directly through the railway tracks (elevated some two metres above the ground); the crossing was blocked by burning afvs. although both trains suffered some losses and were finally forced to retreat, the panic in german ranks was not stopped. in the smoke some of the german tanks started firing at german positions, while others simply retreated towards their initial position, directly through the german infantry.
battle of mokra