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Kommando: German Special Forces of World War Two (Paperback)
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Kommando: German Special Forces of World War Two (Paperback)
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This gripping book tells the remarkable story of Germany's special
forces - military, naval and aerial - during the Second World War.
Although capable of stunning achievements against all the odds, the
absence of proper coordination and planning resulted in a lost
opportunity for Germany. Units were raised ad hoc, as an
increasingly desperate response to Germany's ever-weakening
position and the growing strength of the Allies. At sea, flotillas
of manned torpedoes and explosive motor boats were introduced. In
the air, the world's first operational jet planes were grouped into
special squadrons in an effort to cripple the US air offensive. On
the ground, battalions of over-age men set out on foot or on
bicycles towards Berlin to protect the city from the Soviet Army's
tank armadas. In other parts of Germany the Werewolf was recruiting
and training young people to carry out partisan warfare. Then there
were the children of the Hitler Youth, some not even in their
'teens, who committed acts of sabotage against military
installations and attacked British and Americans soldiers. Packed
with useful detail and incisive analysis, this is one of the
fullest and most accessible accounts of Germany's special forces
and their efforts to stave off impending military defeat.
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