Rückzug : The German Retreat from France, 1944 /

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"The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked a critical turning point in the European theater of World War II. The massive landing on France's coast had been meticulously planned for three years, and the Allies anticipated a quick and decisive defeat of the German forces. Many...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ludewig, Joachim, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Allemagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > France.
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France.
Germany.
France.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The German Reich's military-political situation : development of the general conditions up to the summer of 1944
  • The initial situation on the allied side
  • Development of the situation through the middle of August 1944
  • The initial situation in southern France
  • The initial situation in northern France
  • The start of the retreat to the west
  • The situation around Paris
  • Command decisions and the course of operations leading to the climax of the crisis
  • The basis for continued combat operations
  • From the climax of the crisis to the first indications of a stabilization of the western front
  • The situation estimate prepared by the operations staffs and the failure of the concept of a German "counteroffensive from the move"
  • The end of the retreat operations in the west and the transition to positional warfare.

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