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Examines the role played by the German parachute troops in the defensive line of the Oder.

This book examines the role played by the German parachute troops in the defensive line of the Oder.

The 9. Fallschirmjäger Division, together with the SS-Fallschirmbataillone 600, were two of the last German paratrooper formations to be raised. These two formations took part in the impossible defense of the River Oder line against the numerically much superior Soviet troops in April 1945.

The book also looks at the role played by specialist anti-tank group Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Bataillon 54 that fought against the Soviet Schwedt bridgehead prior to its incorporation into 9. Fallschirmjäger Division.

By April 1945 these formations were shadows of the elite units that had served in the early years of the war. They had received no jump training and were equipped in the same way as the rest of the German infantry.

Accounts of these units in action are rare, principally as they were raised so late in the war and fought almost exclusively against the Russians on the Eastern Front. The author has for the first time gathered accounts of the fighting around the Schwedt or Zehden bridgeheads on the Oder River and the desperate yet futile defense in the Seelow Heights. The narrative follows the retreat from the Oder into the street of Berlin and Breslau.
Examines the role played by the German parachute troops in the defensive line of the Oder.

This book examines the role played by the German parachute troops in the defensive line of the Oder.

The 9. Fallschirmjäger Division, together with the SS-Fallschirmbataillone 600, were two of the last German paratrooper formations to be raised. These two formations took part in the impossible defense of the River Oder line against the numerically much superior Soviet troops in April 1945.

The book also looks at the role played by specialist anti-tank group Fallschirm-Panzer-Jagd-Bataillon 54 that fought against the Soviet Schwedt bridgehead prior to its incorporation into 9. Fallschirmjäger Division.

By April 1945 these formations were shadows of the elite units that had served in the early years of the war. They had received no jump training and were equipped in the same way as the rest of the German infantry.

Accounts of these units in action are rare, principally as they were raised so late in the war and fought almost exclusively against the Russians on the Eastern Front. The author has for the first time gathered accounts of the fighting around the Schwedt or Zehden bridgeheads on the Oder River and the desperate yet futile defense in the Seelow Heights. The narrative follows the retreat from the Oder into the street of Berlin and Breslau.
Über den Autor
Eduardo Manuel Gil Martínez has been interested in history for many years, particularly the Second World War. Determined to write about the little known stories, he is the author of several books including 'Breslau 1945: El último bastión del Reich', 'Fuerzas acorazadas húngaras 1939-45', 'The Spanish in the SS and Wehrmacht.1944-45', 'The Bulgarian Air Force in World War II', 'Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana 1943-45' and 'Romanian Armored Forces in World War II'.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781804512425
ISBN-10: 1804512427
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Martínez, Eduardo Manuel Gil
Hersteller: Helion & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 241 x 177 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Eduardo Manuel Gil Martínez
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
Artikel-ID: 124042153

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