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Blocking Kampfgruppe Pieper - The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge (Paperback)
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Blocking Kampfgruppe Pieper - The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 770
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In December 1944 an enormous German army group crashed through the
thin American line in the Ardennes forest. Caught by surprise, the
Allies were initially only able to throw two divisions of
paratroopers to buttress the collapse - the 82nd Airborne, which
was rushed to the area of St. Vith, and the 101st, which was
trucked to Bastogne. After their successful campaign in Holland,
Colonel Reuben Tucker's elite 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment was
resting and refitting in France when news came of the German
breakthrough. Most dangerous to the Allies was the German spearhead
of the 1st SS Panzer Division led by Jochen Peiper, which aimed to
sever the Allied front. The 504th was committed to block the SS
advance, and within 48 hours of their arrival Colonel Tucker's
paratroopers were attacking the SS-Panzergrenadiers of Peiper's
battlegroup, eventually forcing them to withdraw. More ferocious
fighting ensued as follow-up German units forced a U.S. retreat
from St. Vith. In adverse weather conditions against the German 9th
SS Panzer and 3rd Fallschirmjager Divisions, the 504th lived up to
it's regimental motto - Strike and Hold. Although some rifle
companies were whittled down to less than 50 paratroopers, the
Americans doggedly fought on until victory was achieved. Moving
quotations of letters to the next-of-kin provide insight into the
impact of their deaths both on the battlefield and homefront. In
this work Van Lunteren provides a fascinating, close-in view of the
504th P.I.R. during the Battle of the Bulge as well as its gallant
sacrifice. Using never before published diaries, letters, battle
reports and interviews with over 100 veterans, a comprehensive
account is painted of a triumphant U.S. regiment in one of the
fiercest fought campaigns in the history of the U.S. Army.
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