9781612006413-1612006418-The Waffen-SS in Normandy, July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Casemate Illustrated)

The Waffen-SS in Normandy, July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Casemate Illustrated)

ISBN-13: 9781612006413
ISBN-10: 1612006418
Author: Yves Buffetaut
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Casemate
Format: Paperback 128 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781612006413
ISBN-10: 1612006418
Author: Yves Buffetaut
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Casemate
Format: Paperback 128 pages

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The Waffen-SS in Normandy, July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Casemate Illustrated) (ISBN-13: 9781612006413 and ISBN-10: 1612006418), written by authors Yves Buffetaut, was published by Casemate in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other France (European History, Germany, Pictorials, Military History, World War II) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Waffen-SS in Normandy, July 1944: Operations Goodwood and Cobra (Casemate Illustrated) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used France books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.35.

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One of the greatest paradoxes of the Battle of Normandy is that the German divisions found it much harder to reach the front line than the Allies, who had to cross the sea and then deploy in a cramped bridgehead until the American breakthrough of late July 1944. The Waffen-SS were no better off than the Heer units and German high command never quite got on top of operations, as the divisions were thrown into the melee one by one.

During the month of June 1944, the Panzer divisions present succeeded in containing the Allies in a small bridgehead. In July, the arrival of more SS divisions should have finally allowed the Germans to counterattack decisively. This was not the reality. The Allies had also strengthened in number and kept the blows coming, one after another. Each SS-Panzer division had a different experience of the fighting in July.

This Casemate Illustrated looks at the divisions one by one throughout Operations Goodwood and Cobra which saw large tank battles and the collapse of the German front in Normandy. It includes over 100 photographs, alongside biographies of the commanders and color profiles of trucks and tanks which played a key role in operations as the Americans succeeded in breaking through the German line of defense.

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