Panzers in the Sand: The History of Panzer-Regiment 5, 1935-41 (Volume 1)In September 1939, the tanks of Panzer Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a terrifying display of military force. The following spring, the regiment rumbled across France, again showing the destructive power of the panzer. But the unit's greatest fame would come in the North African desert, where Panzer Regiment 5 joined Erwin Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps as it battled the British