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Leibstandarte - Ardennes 1944 (Paperback)
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Leibstandarte - Ardennes 1944 (Paperback)
Series: Past & Present
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Discovery Miles 2 450
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The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler was the
spearhead of the assault by Sepp Dietrich's Sixth Panzer Armee on
the northern flank of the German Ardennes offensive. Divided into
Kampfgruppen, the lead was Kampfgruppe Peiper whose armored force
included SS Heavy Tank Battalion 501 equipped with King Tigers. The
attack was launched on a snowy, freezing December 16, but from the
outset, the division lost time against schedule. It captured a fuel
dump at Bullingen, but brave defense forced Peiper onto the
southern Rollbahn D whose tight, winding roads proved difficult to
negotiate and soon the Kampfgruppe was strung out over 25
kilometres with its heavy armor-the King Tigers-slowly losing
ground as vehicle after vehicle succumbed to automotive failures.
Pushing through Stavelot and Trois Pont, the advanced units of the
Kampfgruppe reached Stoumont before lack of fuel-the Americans had
retaken Stavelot and closed off the route for German resupply-and
US Army action forced it to halt at La Gleize. Six days later, on
Christmas Eve, with no hope and no fuel, Peiper and his men
abandoned their vehicles and made their way back to their lines:
only 770 got there. They left behind 135 armored vehicles including
the King Tiger that today stands in front of the museum at La
Gleize. They also left scattered on their route the murdered bodies
of US servicemen-at Malmedy, Ligneuville, and Wereth-and civilians,
massacres that would lead to postwar trials and continued
recriminations. The Past& Present Series reconstructs
historical battles by using photography, juxtaposing modern views
with those of the past together with concise explanatory text. It
shows how much infrastructure has remained and how much such as
outfits, uniforms, and ephemera has changed, providing a coherent
link between now and then.
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