Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend

Volume III: Operations Goodwood, Totalize, Tractable and the escape from the Falaise Pocket 13 July–22 August 1944

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

AvArthur W. Gullachsen

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This third and final volume in the study of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend examines its last battles in Normandy, July-August 1944. Drawing extensively on primary documents, it traces the division’s operations until its near total destruction in the Falaise Pocket.The central argument is that the depleted Hitlerjugend, together with other elements of I. SS-Panzerkorps, successfully delayed the advance of First Canadian Army through skillful defensive action. In doing so, they enabled significant German forces to escape the pocket-but at the cost of shattering the division’s combat strength.The book provides unmatched detail on: Operation Totalize, one of the largest Allied night armoured assaults of the war, and the German response-an area not previously covered in depth; the actions of SS Tiger tank battalions 101 and 102; the fate of Hitlerjugend’s surviving units during the retreat from Falaise; the role of Michael Wittmann, the famed Tiger tank ace, and the controversial circumstances of his death; and Kurt “Panzermeyer” Meyer’s leadership in delaying Anglo-Canadian forces with minimal resources.A comprehensive set of appendices documents German and Allied losses in men and equipment, providing an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-05-01
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor384
FörlagCasemate Publishers
ISBN9781636246710

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Captain Arthur W. Gullachsen is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Professor in the RMC History Department at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in late 2006, he gained acceptance into the PhD program in history at Western University in London, Ontario, graduating in 2016. A Second World War specialist, Captain Gullachsen’s areas of expertise include the study of the replacement of equipment and personnel losses as well as German armored forces during the late war period. He is also interested in twentieth-century airpower and seapower. He is the author of Bloody Verrières, Volumes I and II (2022 and 2023), and The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend (2024 and 2025)

Introduction1: The strength of the Hitlerjugend in July 19442: Rest, refitting, and redeployment, 13–17 July 19443: Operation Goodwood and the collapse of the LXXXVI. Armeekorps4: The march of the Hitlerjugend, 18–19 July 19445: Fighting Goodwood 19 July 19446: Defensive fighting in the Vimont sector7: The relief of the Hitlerjugend and its reorganization8: Service of some units with II. SS-Pz.Korps9: Allied plans for Totalize10: Totalize 8 August 194411: Totalize 9 August 194412: Totalize 10 August 194413: A period of peace, 11–13 August 194414: Operation Tractable 14 August 194415: Operation Tractable 15–16 August 194416: The defence of Falaise 17–18 August 194417: The defence of the Falaise Pocket 19 August 194418: The escape of the Hitlerjugend 20–21 August 194419: Strength of the Hitlerjugend 22 August 1944Conclusion: ReassessmentAppendicesIndex