Michael Wittmann, the most decorated tank ace in history, fought at Kursk and in Normandy and in many of the greatest tank battles of all time. The American tankers battle fanatical Germans defending their homeland to the last, armed with the most powerful Panzers ever to take the battlefield. In 1944 the US 3rd Armoured Division spearheads the Allied push from the western border of Germany towards Berlin. This is the story of the climax in the struggle for North Africa, which would change the course of the Second World War. In 1942, Rommel's Afrika Corps faces off against Montgomery's Eighth Army. This is the story of the final Arab-Israeli war in the Sinai, where both sides enjoy remarkable success, suffer stunning defeat, and gain – most importantly – lasting peace. Eager to regain territory lost six years earlier, Egypt launches a surprise attack against Israel in October 1973. This is the story of the final North African battles as two of history's most famed tank commanders - Patton and Rommel - go head to head. By 1942, Rommel's Afrika Corps has been pushed back to Tunisia and the brash new US tank force lands in North Africa. This is the story of the struggle for the Hochwald Gap – the final obstacle blocking the Allies, which the Germans are determined to hold at any cost. In February 1945, the First Canadian Army launches an attack to cross the Rhine and enter the German heartland. This is the story of the formidable Russian defense that stalls a massive panzer onslaught on the Northern shoulder of the Kursk salient. In the summer of 1943, Hitler launches a massive armoured offensive in an effort to regain the upper hand on the Eastern Front. This is the story of the American tankers who rush to the aid of the South and the bloody battles they fight up and down the Korean Peninsula. In 1950 the world is caught off guard as North Korea launches a massive armoured assault into South Korea. This is the story of the famed Nazi Blitzkrieg, as thousands of panzers burst through terrain thought impassable to conquer Western Europe in a matter of weeks. At the outset of World War II, the Germans pioneer a new form of mobile armoured warfare. Highly decorated Ludwig Bauer fought in several of WWII's greatest tank battles. This is the story of one German tanker as he comes face to face with the harsh realities of armoured warfare. After the success of the Blitzkrieg, men across Germany flocked to the armoured corps in search of glory. dbr:List_of_Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients_(Ba–Bm). dbc:Documentary_television_series_about_war. dbc:Documentary_television_series_about_World_War_II. dbc:Documentary_television_series_about_World_War_I. dbc:2010s_Canadian_documentary_television_series. dbc:History_(Canadian_TV_network)_original_programming. dbr:National_Geographic_(Canadian_TV_channel). dbc:2011_American_television_series_debuts. dbc:Canadian_military_television_series. dbc:2010_Canadian_television_series_debuts. 
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wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Greatest_Tank_Battles.jpg?width=300.dbr:Robin_Ward_(television_personality).Serien handlar om olika pansarslag som rekonstrueras med hjälp av modern datorgrafik. Greatest Tank Battles är en kanadensisk krigsdokumentärserie från 2010 som visas i Discovery Channel.
Other countries where the show has signed broadcast deals include India (Fox International Channels) and China (LIC Beijing), with a DVD deal in Australia (Beyond Distribution).
The show is also broadcast on Discovery Networks throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The second season premiered in Canada on 17 January 2011.
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The series was subsequently picked up in the United States by the Military Channel, where it premiered on 5 January 2011. Greatest Tank Battles is a military documentary series currently airing on History Television and National Geographic Channel in Canada, where it premiered on 4 January 2010.
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