Bibliograph

Smashing Hitler's Panzers, the defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge, Steven Zaloga

Type

Label

Smashing Hitler's Panzers, the defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge, Steven Zaloga

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Smashing Hitler's Panzers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1050140195

Responsibility statement

Steven Zaloga

Sub title

the defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge

Summary

In his riveting new book, Steven Zaloga describes how American foot soldiers faced down Hitler<U+2019>s elite armored spearhead<U+2014>the Hitler Youth Panzer Division<U+2014>in the snowy Ardennes forest during one of World War II<U+2019>s biggest battles, the Battle of the Bulge. The Hitler Youth division was assigned the mission of the Führer<U+2019>s Ardennes offensive: capture the main highway to the primary objective, Antwerp, whose seizure Hitler believed would end the war. Had the Germans taken the Belgian port, it would have cut off the Americans from the British and perhaps led to a second, more devastating Dunkirk. In Zaloga<U+2019>s careful reconstruction, a succession of American infantry units<U+2014>the 99th Division, the 2nd Division, and the 1st Division (the famous Big Red One)<U+2014>fought a series of battles that denied Hitler the best roads to Antwerp and doomed his offensive. American G.I.s<U+2014>some of them seeing combat for the very first time<U+2014>had stymied Hitler<U+2019>s panzers and grand plans

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Plans and preparations -- Hitler's plan -- Schwerpunkt -- The Hitlerjugend Division -- Metal Storm -- Fire Waltz -- The battleground : winter mud -- Battle babes : the defenders -- Part 2. The campaign -- Rollbahn A: Krinkelterwald on X-Day -- Rollbahn B on X-Day -- Rollbahn C : Losheimergraben on X-Day -- Nightfall, X-Day -- Command perspectives -- X+1: Opening Rollbahn C -- X+1: Break-in on Rollbahn A -- Command perspectives : Evening X+1 -- The 2nd Division stands fast -- X+2 : Dawn attack on Lausdell Crossroads -- Krinkelt-Rocherath : Panzer graveyard -- X+3: The Battle for Krinkelt-Rocherath resumes -- We fight and die here : Dom Bütgenbach -- Command perspectives : the first turning point -- X+5 : Another attack on Dom Bütgenbach -- X+6: The final battle for Dom Bütgenbach -- The defeat of Autumn Mist -- Appendix: Hitlerjugend tank casualties in the Ardennes

Target audience

adult

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Defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge

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