Thunder in the East: Wehrmacht versus RKKA
Department
History and Political Science
Major
History
Research Advisor
Ivliyeva, Irina
Advisor's Department
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Funding Source
OURE
Abstract
During the Second Great War, the clash of tanks dominated the Eastern Front. From the testing grounds in Spain (1936-1939), to the fields of Eastern Europe (1941-1945), Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union fought a continuous battle for tank supremacy which defined the future of armored warfare. The goal of the research is to do an independent comparison of the tanks used on the Eastern Front. To look at the technical aspects of armor, firepower, and mobility to see which tank held the edge in battle. Taking a deeper look at how the war changed the perception and development of armored warfare and the strategies that followed. In the East, the thunder of heavy tanks and large guns dominated the battlefields, in a matchup of equipment never seen in warfare.
Biography
Joel Merz is an undergraduate working on his Bachelor of Arts, History. Having a minor already in Foreign Language Russian. He is also Working on minors in Political Science and Pre-law. Joel is in involved on campus with the History Club and Student Council. Joel is hoping to graduate in the field of military history and become a writer/researcher.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Award
Arts and humanities oral presentation, First place
Location
Missouri Room
Presentation Date
11 Apr 2017, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Thunder in the East: Wehrmacht versus RKKA
Missouri Room
During the Second Great War, the clash of tanks dominated the Eastern Front. From the testing grounds in Spain (1936-1939), to the fields of Eastern Europe (1941-1945), Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union fought a continuous battle for tank supremacy which defined the future of armored warfare. The goal of the research is to do an independent comparison of the tanks used on the Eastern Front. To look at the technical aspects of armor, firepower, and mobility to see which tank held the edge in battle. Taking a deeper look at how the war changed the perception and development of armored warfare and the strategies that followed. In the East, the thunder of heavy tanks and large guns dominated the battlefields, in a matchup of equipment never seen in warfare.
