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The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. Ss-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend
The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. Ss-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend
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Following the Normandy landings, Rommel rushed Heeresgruppe B reserves towards the coast in order to crush the bridgehead and drive the Allied forces back into the sea. One of these armored reserves was the newly created 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. Extremely well equipped and at near full strength by mid-1944 standards, it was seen as an extremely capable formation. As Allied forces flooded inland from the beaches, 12. SS-Panzer-Division attempted to capture and hold the battlefield initiative. However, despite this German armoured division's best efforts, it would be bludgeoned and driven back in a series of offensive set-piece operations by the British Second Army, supported by massive artillery programs and RAF air strikes. As a result, the division failed to succeed in its new defensive role, and was slowly weakened by attrition, reducing its combat arms regiments to a weakened Kampfgruppe by mid-July.
This volume focuses on the fighting between 11 June and 12 July: the Cristot triangle; the Parc de Boislonde; Fontenay-le-Pesnel; Operation Epsom and the main events of the Battle of the Odon; Operation Windsor and the attack on Carpiquet airfield; and finally the massive Anglo-Canadian assault on Caen, Operation Charnwood. A detailed set of appendices will analyze German personnel, equipment, and armored losses during the battles, and losses inflicted on the Allies.
Product details
- Number of Pages:
- 384
- Release Date:
- 2026-02-28
- Publication Date:
- 2026-02-28
- Publisher:
- Casemate
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 1636243983
- ISBN13:
- 9781636243986
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 630 g
- Height:
- 160 cm
- Width:
- 234 cm
- Thickness:
- 36 cm
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