ARMÁDA č.23 Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer a jeho poválečná služba v Československu a Švycarsku (V.Francev)

ARMADA no. 23: Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer and its postwar service in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland

This specialist publication is the 23rd part of the Czech ARMADA series from the publishing house Jakab Publishing. The author is Vladimir Francev, a respected Czech historian of military equipment. The book has 52 pages in a format of 230 x 297 mm and is published in Czech. This is a printed publication: it is neither a kit nor a model.

What the book contains

• The origin and development of the German tank destroyer Jagdpanzer 38 (Hetzer), which was based on the chassis of the light tank Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) and was built in Czech factories during the Second World War.
• The postwar fate of the type in Czechoslovakia: the continuation of production and service in the Czechoslovak army.
• The deployment and long service of the type in Switzerland, where the machines were delivered after the war.
• The picture section: period photographs and depictions of the equipment, typical of the ARMADA series.

Who it is for

The book is intended for anyone interested in military history and equipment, for readers with an interest in the history of the Czechoslovak army and in the fate of German armored vehicles after 1945. It is also a valuable aid for plastic modelers who are building the Hetzer or related equipment and are looking for source material on the postwar variants and on their appearance in service. It will likewise be appreciated by collectors of the ARMADA series, which deals systematically with armament and equipment in the Czechoslovak setting.

The publication is in Czech. It is a book: it contains no parts for building, no decals and no other modeling components.