The 2nd Ss Panzer Division Das Reich
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The 2nd Ss Panzer Division Das Reich
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Author : Yves Buffetaut
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-08-19
The 2nd Ss Panzer Division Das Reich written by Yves Buffetaut and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-19 with History categories.
“Certainly my first recourse from now on when looking at the SS panzer divisions. Give yourself a treat and buy a copy ASAP if tanks are your thing” (Army Rumour Service). The Das Reich Division was the most infamous unit of the Waffen-SS. Originally a paramilitary formation raised to protect the members of the Nazi Party, it was founded in 1934 as the SS-Verfügungstruppe. During the invasion of Poland, the unit fought as a mobile infantry regiment. After the Battle of France, the SS-VT was officially renamed the Waffen-SS, and in 1941, the Verfügungs-Division was renamed Reich, later Das Reich. By the time Das Reich took part in the battle of Moscow, it had lost sixty percent of its combat strength. It was pulled off the front in mid-1942 and sent to refit as a panzer-grenadier division. Returning to the Eastern Front, Das Reich took part in the fighting around Kharkov and Kursk. Late in the year, it was designated a panzer division. In 1944, the unit was stationed in southern France when the Allies landed in Normandy. The following days saw the division commit atrocities, hanging one hundred local men in the town of Tulles in reprisal for German losses, and massacring 642 French civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane, allegedly in retaliation for partisan activity in the area. Later in the Normandy fighting, Das Reich was encircled in the Roncey pocket by US 2nd Armored Division, losing most of their armored equipment. Das Reich surrendered in May 1945. “Another fascinating piece of military history from the opposite point of view . . . this doesn’t purport to be an illustrated history of the Reich, but it damn well is!” —Books Monthly
2nd Ss Panzer Das Reich Division
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Author : Yves Buffetaut
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2017-08-19
2nd Ss Panzer Das Reich Division written by Yves Buffetaut and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-19 with History categories.
The Das Reich Division was the most infamous units of the Waffen-SS. Hitler's Schutzstaffel (SS) units were originally paramilitary formations raised to protect the members of the Nazi party, and the Waffen-SS (the armed SS) was founded in 1934 as the SS-Verf�gungstruppe. In 1939 the SS-Verf�gungstruppe was placed under the operational command of the OKH. During the invasion of Poland the unit fought as a mobile infantry regiment. There were doubts about the unit's effectiveness, but Hitler ordered it be allowed to expand and form its own divisions, but under the command of the army. In 1940 the SS-Verf�gungs-Division participated in the invasion of the Netherlands and France. After the Battle of France the SS-VT was officially renamed the Waffen-SS, and in 1941, the Verf�gungs-Division was renamed Reich, later Das Reich.In 1941 Das Reich took part in the invasion of Yugoslavia, where its men accepted the surrender of Belgrade. In Barbarossa, Das Reich fought with Army Group Center, in the spearhead of Operation Typhoon and taking part in the battle of Moscow, by which time it had lost 60 percent of its combat strength. It was pulled off the front in mid-1942 and sent to refit as a panzer-grenadier division. Returning to the Eastern Front, Das Reich took part in the fighting around Kharkov and Kursk. Late in the year it was designated a panzer division. In 1944, the unit was stationed in southern France when the Allies landed in Normandy. The following days saw the division commit atrocities, hanging 100 local men in the town of Tulles in reprisal for German losses, and massacring 642 French civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane, allegedly in retaliation for partisan activity in the area. Later in the Normandy fighting, Das Reich was encircled in the Roncey pocket by US 2nd Armored Division, losing most of their armored equipment. Das Reich surrendered in May 1945.
Das Reich
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Author : Philip Vickers
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 1999-07-27
Das Reich written by Philip Vickers and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-07-27 with Travel categories.
Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide. The 2nd SS Das Reich Division Das Reich committed was an elite division known for its ruthlessness. Stationed in the French village of Montauban, near Toulouse, when the Allies invaded Normandy in 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS, and SOE delaying actions. The Division responded with vicious reprisals that culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. Illustrated with maps and photographs, this battlefield guide offers in-depth historical context for these events. Bringing to life the heroism and tragedy, the author presents the British, French, and German viewpoints.
Das Reich
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Author : Max Hastings
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2013-06-15
Das Reich written by Max Hastings and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-15 with History categories.
A world-renowned British historian recounts the actions of one of Hitler’s most elite armor units in one of World War II’s most horrific months. June 1944, the month of the D-Day landings carried out by Allied forces in Normandy, France. Germany’s 2nd SS Panzer Division, one of Adolf Hitler’s most elite armor units, had recently been pulled from the Eastern Front and relocated to France in order to regroup, recruit more troops, and restock equipment. With Allied forces suddenly on European ground, the division—Das Reich—was called up to counter the invasion. Its march northward to the shores of Normandy, 15,000 men strong, would become infamous as a tale of unparalleled brutality in World War II. Das Reich is Sir Max Hastings’s narrative of the atrocities committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division during June of 1944: first, the execution of 99 French civilians in the village of Tulle on June 9; and second, the massacre of 642 more in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10. Throughout the book, Hastings expertly shifts perspective between French resistance fighters, the British Secret Service (who helped coordinate the French resistance from afar and on the ground), and the German soldiers themselves. With its rare, unbiased approach to the ruthlessness of World War II, Das Reich explores the fragile moral fabric of wartime mentality. Praise for Das Reich “A gripping blend of narrative and investigation.” —Evening Standard “This classic account of WWII is a microcosm of the global conflict. Hastings brings to life the horror that the 2nd SS Panzer division, Das Reich, inflicted upon the citizens living in a bucolic corner of France.” —Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel and Hitler’s Panzers
Das Reich
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Author : Max Hastings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Das Reich written by Max Hastings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with France categories.
Das Reich
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Author : Max Hastings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Das Reich written by Max Hastings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Ss Panzer Divisions On The Eastern Front
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Author : Bob Carruthers
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2016-05-30
Ss Panzer Divisions On The Eastern Front written by Bob Carruthers and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-30 with History categories.
“This book is chock full of striking photographs taken throughout the war, from the invasion of Poland, to the last battles in Hungary . . . a treasure.” —Western Slope Division This book follows the path of the 1st SS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler,” 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich,” 3rd SS Panzer Division “Totenkopf,” and 5th SS Panzer Division “Wiking” from the opening stages of the war and the challenges of Barbarossa, through to the long and bloody retreat to Berlin. This exceptional collection of images captures the titanic struggle endured by these divisions, and the chain of events they set in motion that proved so critical in shaping the face of the Second World War. Featuring rare images, this is the definitive record of SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front, and an essential addition to any enthusiast’s collection.
2nd Waffen Ss Panzer Division Das Reich 1933 1945
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Author : Gustavo Uruena A
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2013-03-04
2nd Waffen Ss Panzer Division Das Reich 1933 1945 written by Gustavo Uruena A and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-04 with categories.
The 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" was an elite division during World War II. It is considered to be one of the better fighting formations amongst the thirty-eight divisions fielded by the Waffen-SS. It served during the invasion of France and took part in several major battles on the Eastern Front (particularly in the Battle of Prokhorovka against the 5th Guards Tank Army at the titanic Battle of Kursk). It was then transferred to the West and took part in the fighting in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, ending the war with desperate fighting in Hungary and Austria.Early war and the SS-VT - 1939/1940In August 1939 Adolf Hitler placed the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and the SS-Verf�gungstruppe (SS-VT) under the operational command of the OKH - Oberkommando Heer, (German army supreme headquarters). Thus, at the outbreak of hostilities, there were four SS military regiments: Leibstandarte, Deutschland, Germania and the new formation from Austria, Der F�hrer (although this unit was not yet combat-ready). Events during the Invasion of Poland raised doubts over the combat effectiveness of the SS-VT. Their willingness to fight was never in any doubt; at times they were almost too eager to fight. The OKW - Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme headquarters, German armed forces) reported that the SS-VT had unnecessarily exposed themselves to risk and acted recklessly, incurring heavier losses than Army troops. They also stated that the SS-VT was poorly trained and its officers unsuitable for command. In its defence, the SS-VT insisted that it had been hampered by its fighting piecemeal instead of as one formation and improperly equipped to carry out what had been required of it. Reichsf�hrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, insisted that the SS-VT should be allowed to fight in its own formations, under its own commanders, while the OKW tried to have the SS-VT disbanded altogether. Hitler, unwilling to upset the army and Himmler, chose a different path. He ordered that the SS-VT form its own Divisions but that they would be under Army command.
Das Reich
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Author : Max Hastings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Das Reich written by Max Hastings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with France categories.
Within days of the D-Day landings, the Das Reich 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Veterans of the bloodiest fighting of the Russian Front, 15,000 men with their tanks and artillery, they were hounded for every mile of their march by saboteurs of the Resistance and agents of the Allied Special Forces. Along their route they took reprisals so savage they will live for ever in the chronicles of the most appalling atrocities of war. Max Hastings' Das Reich is a powerful account of their progress and a true military classic.
Ss Das Reich
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Author : Gregory L. Mattson
language : en
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-03-14
Ss Das Reich written by Gregory L. Mattson and has been published by Amber Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-14 with History categories.
The Waffen-SS divisions were the elite of Hitler’s armies in World War II. SS- Das Reich is an in-depth examination of the second unit to be formed. The book explores the unit’s formation, including its origins as the SS-VT Division, the men it recruited, the key figures involved throughout its war service and its organisation.