Bagration 1944 - The destruction of Army Group Centre

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces. Klappentext On 22 June 1944, three years to the day after Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, the Red Army launched a massive offensive in Byelorussia. Codenamed 'Operation Bagration', this campaign climaxed five weeks later with the Red Army at the gates of Warsaw. The Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre was routed, a total of 17 Wehrmacht divisions were utterly destroyed, and over 50 other German divisions were shattered. It was the most calamitous defeat of the German armed forces in World War II. Zusammenfassung A compact, illustrated account of the Soviet army's attack on the Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre and its devastating fallout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the Battle Opposing Commanders Opposing Armies Opposing Plans Operation Bagration Aftermath Chronology Wargaming Operation Bagration A Guide to Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.1996
• EAN: 9781855324787
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-478-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 244 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Eastern Europe, European History, Belarus, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, USSR, Soviet Union, Battles and campaigns