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Battle of Wingen-sur-Moder - Operation Nordwind (Paperback)
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Battle of Wingen-sur-Moder - Operation Nordwind (Paperback)
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Loot Price R356
Discovery Miles 3 560
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Merriam Press Military Monograph 79. Fourth Edition (August 2012).
This is the story of the battle of Wingen-sur-Moder, an important
village leading to the Alsatian Plain. If German forces had
captured this town in the early days of Operation Nordwind, and had
been able to release their reserve Panzer divisions into the plain,
the war might have been lengthened. Colonel Cheves commanded the US
forces involved in the battle. 2nd Bn of the 274th, along with
troops from the 276th and supporting elements, defeated two
battalions of the battle-hardened 6th SS Mountain Division (Nord).
Operation Nordwind, launched December 31, 1944, was Hitler's last
major offensive. Its' objective: take Alsace Lorraine, split the
U.S. Seventh and Third Armies, link up with the Germans in the
Colmar Pocket and continue south, routing the French Army. The 2nd
Bn, 274th Infantry, was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for
its' actions in Wingen-almost unheard of for a unit in its initial
combat. 15 photos, 5 illustrations, 6 maps, 2 tables.
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