Produktbeschreibung
with Tiger I E tank.
Ervin Tarczay (pronounced ehir-vin tarts-zay) was born in Pécs in 1919. Initially he served with the Border Guards before retraining in 1942 and joining the 3rd Armoured Regiment in January 1943 as a Föhadnagy (Lieutenant).
From April 1944, Tarczay served with the 2nd Company, 1st Battalion of the 3rd Armoured Regiment in Galicia as part of the 2nd Armoured Division. Tarczay earned much experience fighting in a Turán II tank and then, after the division was partially re-equipped with German tanks in May, commanded a company of Tiger I E heavy tanks.
The Soviets launched an offensive in July that pushed back the Hungarians to the frontier in the Carpathian Mountains. The 2nd Armoured Division withdrew and received another batch of German tanks, including five Panther A tanks for Tarczay’s company. |