The Defeat and Attrition of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend"
Title | The Defeat and Attrition of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Willoughby Gullachsen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN |
The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend"
Title | The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzerdivision "Hitlerjugend" PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur W. Gullachsen |
Publisher | Casemate |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2024-08-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1636243487 |
“Following his two-volume work, Bloody Verrieres, Arthur W Gullachsen has again written a fantastic book, this time covering the opening days of the Normandy battles involving the Allied Forces and the Hitlerjugend Division. His attention to detail regarding the units fighting between the 6.6.44 to the 11.6.44 is immense." — Russell A. Hart, Ph.D., Professor of History, Hawai'i Pacific University and author of Clash of Arms How the Allies Won in Normandy Following the Normandy invasion of 6 June, 1944, Heersgruppe B under German Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel rushed reserves to the newly created bridgehead in order to crush it and drive the Allied forces 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 that could defeat any Allied invasion. During this period studied in this volume, 7-11 June 1944, the 12. SS-Panzer-Division attempted to capture and hold the battlefield initiative, and in conjunction with other Panzer-Divisionen, throw what would become the Second British Army into the sea. The main thesis presented will be that despite this division's best efforts, it was defeated by a firm Allied defence that repulsed their offensive operations, eventually robbing the Germans of the initiative in a grinding series of bridgehead battles. This first volume will study combat in the period 7-11 June 1944 in the eastern sector of the Normandy Bridgehead. Chapters will analyze the Anglo-Canadian D-Day assault and the deployment of the division, then analyze in detail the fighting of the Hitlerjugend in the following areas: northern Caen, Putot, Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse, Norrey-en-Bessin, Hill 103, Le-Mesnil-Patry, and finally Rots. Also studied will be contrasting German and Anglo-Canadian tactical doctrine, the influence of tactical airpower, and the war crimes committed by the Hitlerjugend immediately after the invasion. The conclusion will reinforce the thesis presented above and a detailed set of appendices will analyze German personnel, equipment, and armored losses during the battles, and losses inflicted on the Allies. This will be Volume 1 of a planned multi-volume commitment.
The 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend"
Title | The 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Dragoș Defta |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2021-06-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1527571351 |
This book demythologises one of the top Waffen-SS units during the Second World War, the Hitlerjugend Division. In addition to bringing together new research in European historiography, it also represents an innovative scientific approach using social psychology. It provides insights into inner psychological mechanisms that facilitated moral disengagement and culminated in the division’s unparalleled combat motivation and war crimes. Best known for their alleged fanaticism, Nazi indoctrination and inclination to perpetrate atrocities, Hitlerjugend soldiers are analysed here using perspectives drawn from across sociology, anthropology and psychology.
The 12th SS
Title | The 12th SS PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Meyer |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 593 |
Release | 2021-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0811769224 |
This defining work on Hitler's elite fanatical boy soldiers details the creation and training of these teenage warriors and their baptism of fire in the Normandy campaign in World War II. Written by the division's former chief of staff, Volume 1 details all aspects of the division's history with a balanced mix of tactical and strategic accounts.
The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. Ss-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend"
Title | The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. Ss-Panzer-Division "Hitlerjugend" PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur W. Gullachsen |
Publisher | Casemate |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-08-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781636243474 |
A new analysis of the German military response to the eastern side of the Normandy Bridgehead.
SS-Hitlerjugend
Title | SS-Hitlerjugend PDF eBook |
Author | Rupert Butler |
Publisher | Amber Books Ltd |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2016-02-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782742948 |
SS-Hitlerjugend is an in-depth examination of the unit formed in 1943 from veterans of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Division and members of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) organization. The majority of the recruits were 17-year-old volunteers who were fanatically devoted to the Nazi cause and to Hitler personally.
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
Title | 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend PDF eBook |
Author | Massimiliano Afiero |
Publisher | Casemate |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2022-10-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1636241697 |
A fully illustrated account of the infamous 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, from their formation through to the fierce battles for Caen. The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend was formed in 1943 from members of the Hitler Youth who had been born in 1926, primarily as an emergency response force in France to repel the expected Allied invasion from the sea. Training was initially haphazard due to lack of equipment, however in March 1944 it was attached to I SS Panzer Corps and transferred to Normandy. Based around Caen, it was intended to repel a possible and expected invasion from the sea. When the invasion came in June, it was one of the two closest panzer divisions to the landing beaches, engaging Allied paratroopers at dawn. Once the Allied bridgehead was established, Hitlerjugend deployed to Caen. The defensive battles that took place in Normandy, particularly the four battles around the city of Caen, saw the young soldiers of the Hitlerjugend demonstrate determined resistance, conceding only due to being greatly outnumbered. Packed with photographs, maps and profiles, this Casemate Illustrated follows the actions of the 12th SS Panzer Division through formation and training to the four battles for Caen.