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The Falaise Pocket - Normandy, August 1944 (Paperback)
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The Falaise Pocket - Normandy, August 1944 (Paperback)
Series: Casemate Illustrated
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Discovery Miles 4 840
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The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning
point in the Normandy campaign. By early August the German Army was
in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the
defense involved resources that could not be replaced, and the
Allies ruled the skies above. In late July, American troops broke
through the American lines and pushed south and east, while British
and Canadian troops pushed south. Although unable to counter these
offensives, Hitler refused to permit the commander Army Group B,
Field Marshal von Kluge, to withdraw. Instead he was ordered to
launch a counteroffensive at Mortain, the result being that the
Germans ended up further into the Allied envelopment. On 8 August
Montgomery ordered that the Allied armies converge on the Falaise
area-by 21 August the Allies had linked up and sealed the pocket,
trapping around 50,000 Germans inside. While many soldiers did
eventually escape the encirclement, the losses were catastrophic
and by the end of the month Army Group B had retreated across the
Seine, ending the battle of Normandy. This illustrated account
examines the battle from the failed offensive at Mortain, looking
at both German and Allied perspectives, using maps, diagrams and
profiles to complete the story.
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