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From the Realm of a Dying Sun. Volume 3 - Iv. Ss-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, February-May 1945 (Hardcover)
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From the Realm of a Dying Sun. Volume 3 - Iv. Ss-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, February-May 1945 (Hardcover)
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In the closing months of World War II, with Budapest’s fall on 12
February 1945 and the breakout attempt by the IX SS-Gebirgskorps
having failed, the only thing the IV. SS-Panzerkorps could do was
fall back to a more defensible line and fortify the key city of
Stuhlweissenburg. Exhausted after three relief attempts in January
1945 and outnumbered by the ever-increasing power of Marshal
Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Front, SS-Obergruppenführer
Gille’s veterans dug in for a lengthy period of defensive
warfare. However, Adolf Hitler had not forgotten about the
Hungarian theatre of operations nor the country’s rich oilfields
and was sending help. To the detriment of the defence of Berlin,
SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich’s legendary 6. Panzerarmee
was on its way, not to retake Budapest, but to encircle and destroy
Tolbukhin’s forces and completely reverse the situation in
south-eastern Europe in Hitler’s favour. This overly ambitious
offensive, known as Frühlingserwachen (Spring Awakening), was soon
bogged down in the face of resolute Soviet defences aided by the
springtime thaw. Heralded as Nazi Germany’s last great offensive
of World War II, it resulted in great losses to Hitler’s last
armoured reserve in exchange for only minor gains. Though it played
a supporting role during the battle, the IV. SS-Panzerkorps was
soon caught up in its aftermath, after the Red Army launched its
Vienna Operation that nearly swept the armies of Heeresgruppe Süd
from the battlefield. Withdrawing into Austria, Gille’s battered
corps attempted to bar the route into Germany, while the Red Army
bore down on Vienna. Forced to endure relentless Soviet attacks as
well as the caustic leadership of the 6. Armee commander, General
Hermann Balck, the men of the IV. SS-Panzerkorps fought their way
through Austria to reach the safety of the demarcation line where
it finally surrendered to U.S. forces on 9 May 1945 after nearly a
year of relentless campaigning.
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Imprint: |
Casemate Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
Authors: |
Douglas E. Nash Sr.
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61200-956-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-61200-956-5 |
Barcode: |
9781612009568 |
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