The 12th SS: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Meyer, Hubert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811731987 ISBN 13: 9780811731980

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2019

Synopsis

Recruited from the ranks of the Hitler Youth, the elite 12th SS Panzer Division-which rapidly became one of World War II's most feared-consisted largely of seventeen- and eighteen-year-old boys who were fanatically devoted to the German cause. In the aftermath of D-Day in June 1944, the division received its baptism of fire in Normandy, launching a fierce counterattack that turned into a bloody, month-long series of battles for the French city of Caen. Using war diaries, official records, and his experiences as the division's chief of staff, Hubert Meyer follows these teenage warriors through their grueling first weeks of combat.

About this title

Synopsis:

This volume details all aspects of the division's history with a balanced mix of both tactical and strategic accounts, including the creation and training of these teenage warriors and their baptism of fire in the Normandy campaign in World War 2.

About the Author:

Hubert Meyer served in various units before becoming chief of staff of the 12th SS in 1943, a position he held for the war's duration.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0811731987
• ISBN 13: 9780811731980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592