The armoured reconnaissance units were the spearheads of Hitler's
Panzer divisions, moving stealthily ahead of the tanks to locate
the enemy. Otto Henning's armoured car unit of the elite
Panzer-Lehr-Division fought throughout the campaigns in the West in
1944 and 1945, arriving in Normandy a few weeks before D-Day and
finally surrendering in the Ruhr pocket in mid-April 1945. Henning
describes the difficulties that reconnaissance forces such as his
faced in the close terrain of the Normandy bocage and the threat
posed by the Allies complete control of the air. He experienced
first-hand the devastation wrought by the Panzer Ace Michael
Wittmann's lone Tiger tank against the British 7th Armoured
Division at Villers Bocage, as well as ensured the chaos and
demoralisation of the Germans retreat across France. After the
Battle of the Bulge and the final fighting in western Germany,
Henning surrendered and endured terrible conditions in a
prisoner-of-war camp until he escaped in 1947. This is a
fascinating and often harrowing account of the final campaigns in
Western Europe.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
