Ardennes 1944 Peiper & Skorzeny

From the earliest planning stages of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes during World War II (1939-1945), Hitler was convinced of the importance of taking the Meuse bridges. He resolved that, when his forces broke through the US lines, one special unit should be dressed in American uniforms and issued with American weapons and vehicles. In this guise they could take advantage of the surprise and shock of the breakthrough, and move forward to the Meuse bridges as if they were retreating Americans. Jean-Paul Pallud details their organisation and the fateful sequence of events that followed.

List of contents

Operation 'Greif'
Panzerbrigade 150
Kampfgruppe Peiper
The Plates

About the author

Jean-Paul Pallud

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Paul Pallud
• Assisted by: David Parker (Illustration), David R Parker (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780850457407
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-740-7
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 249 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Series: Elite
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous