Description: 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend: Volume 2 - From Operation Goodwood to April 1945 (Casemate Illustrated) Paperback – Illustrated, March 23, 2023by Massimiliano Afiero (Author), Raphael Riccio (Translator) Formed in 1943 with the express purpose of blocking the forthcoming Allied invasion in the West, the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend carved out a reputation as one of the Wehrmacht’s foremost panzer divisions, as witnessed by its tenacious defense of Caen following the Allied invasion of Normandy. The British Operation Goodwood against Caen in July 1944 was followed by Totalize in August, which bypassed Caen and attacked the Hitlerjugend positions. Within a week thousands of German troops were encircled in the Falaise Pocket. Around ten thousand Hitlerjugend soldiers escaped piecemeal, regrouping to fight in the battles along the Maas and the ill-fated Ardennes offensive of December 1944. Deployed to Hungary in 1945 to stem the Red Army advance, the division fought against overwhelming odds until the final battles in Austria, on Reich soil, in late April 1945. There the soldiers of the Hitlerjugend, despite the desperate situation and the superiority of the enemy, managed to achieve local success and launch desperate counterattacks even into the last weeks of the war. Packed with photographs, maps and profiles, this Casemate Illustrated follows the actions of the 12th SS Panzer Division throughout its existence. Publisher : Casemate; Illustrated edition (March 23, 2023)Language : EnglishPaperback : 128 pagesISBN-10 : 1636243142ISBN-13 : 9781636243146
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Book Title: 12th Ss Panzer Division Hitlerjugend : Volume 2-From Operation Goodwood to April 1945
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Western, Military / Pictorial
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Massimiliano Afiero
Item Width: 8 in
Book Series: Case Mate Illustrated Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
