Erhard Raus was one of the most talented commanders to fight on the Eastern Front in Russia, where he was appointed to army group command in early 1945. By war's end, Raus had earned a reputation as one of the German army's foremost tacticians of armored warfare-which made him a prized capture by U.S. Army intelligence. While in American captivity, Raus wrote this detailed memoir of his service on the Eastern Front.

Raus's memoir-now translated, compiled, and edited by prominent World War II historian Steven H. Newton-covers the entire Russian campaign from the first day of the war to the spring of 1945. It includes a detailed examination of the 6th Panzer Division's drive to Leningrad, Raus's experiences in the Soviet winter counteroffensive around Moscow, the unsuccessful attempt to relieve the siege of Stalingrad, and the final desperate battles inside Germany at the end of the war.

Panzer Operations is "a vivid account" (Foreign Affairs) that "deserves to be read by everyone with a burning interest in World War II" (Choice).