First Blood in Normandy - Hans Stober

First Blood in Normandy

The Combat History of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
520 Seiten
2025
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-3990-2404-4 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
The Combat History of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen.
This is the first book in a series that describes in detail the establishment and combat history of the 17th SS Panzer-Grenadier-Division “Gotz von Berlichingen”. By order of Adolf Hitler, this division was established in October 1943 in France and trained there until its first actions at the beginning of June 1944. It was certainly a unique Waffen-SS division because it fought exclusively on the Western Front. It fought against Allied units in Normandy at Carentan, in the Coutances Pocket, in Operation Luttich, and in the Falaise Pocket, and then retreated to the Seine and Meuse rivers. It refitted in Lorraine and the Saar for further engagements against American and Allied forces. This opening volume explores the division’s formation and first battles in Normandy in 1944.

This very detailed history excels on three levels: the author provides a continuous account of the overall situation on the Northwestern Front, daily and hourly reports on the actions of the division’s units, and humanizes the fighting with many personal accounts by its soldiers. Maps and appendices provide a detailed picture of the division, its sub-units, and decisions undertaken by the higher command.

The author lives in Germany.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.3.2025
Zusatzinfo 40 Illustrations
Verlagsort South Yorkshire
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte 1918 bis 1945
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10 1-3990-2404-3 / 1399024043
ISBN-13 978-1-3990-2404-4 / 9781399024044
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