Why did(n’t) the Germans fear the Is-2?

In this video we look at what the Germans reported about the IS-2 in their documents. We look at initial reports before the IS-2 was encountered and then at various assessments from first engagements to technical analysis. Thanks to Jens Wehner @MTGJW for providing me with his script & sources. Disclosure: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019 & 2021. http://www.mhmbw.de/ Cover Image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-246-0743-17 / Mees / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE IS-2 Tank of the MHM Dresden. Edited by vonKickass. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized »» SOURCES «« Bundesarchiv Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen, , Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen Vorschriftenstelle: Germany. Tewes, Ludger: Die Panzergrenadierdivision „Großdeutschland“ im Feldzug gegen die Sowjetunion 1942 bis 1945, 1. Auflage, Klartext: Essen, Germany, 2020. Spielberger, Walter J./Doyle, Hilary L.: Panzer V Panther und seine Abarten, Motorbuch-Verlag: Gerlingen, Germany, 2010. Spielberger, Walter J.: Panzer IV & Its Variants, Schiffer Military/Aviation History: Atglen, PA, USA, 1993. Jentz, Thomas L. (Hg.): Panzertruppen II: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany’s Tank Force; 1943-1945, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.: Atglen, PA, USA, 1996. 00:00 Intro 00:21 IS-2 Overview 01:35 January 1944 Intelligence Reports 02:24 March 1944 Calculations 03:57 April 1944 05:43 First Confirmed Kills May 1944 07:23 Preliminary Report May 1944 09:03 Bulletin Panzerwaffe June 1944 11:39 Bulletin Panzerwaffe September 1944 14:11 1945 Comparison 15:45 Conclusion #is2 #tanks #germanperspective #germanreports