Acquisitions - Karlheinz Munch - Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 654

I picked up the Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 653 years ago (1997) when it was first published. Now I have finally acquired the companion volume "The Combat History of Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung 654", by Karlheinz Much. If you have any interest in the Ferdinand and Jagdpanther and the unit that operated both of them, this is the book for you. Full of pictures, organizations and first hand accounts both these books are well worth the price!

It was a long time coming, this book was published in 2002! And although its new the cover has blunted corners. Almost inevitable with a book this big and heavy.

Abteilung 653 was first equipped with Ferdinands and then Jagdtigers. 

I did acquire first book back in 1997 with the intent of building it up in 15mm for Command Decision at the time and there are a few posts on the Miniature Ordnance Review blog that might have me heading back down that alley. Under the new Flames of War rules Mike has managed to recreate these heavy anti-tank battalions equipped with the Ferdinand. Here are links to the relevant posts:

Modeling the Schwere Heavy Panzerjager Rgt
Battlefronts new Ferdinand
Battlefront Updates the Ferdinand Instructions
Ferdinands at Kursk
Fielding the Schwere Rgt in Flames of War
Mike's Article on the FOW Website.
Download page for the FOW Organizational PDF