12th Ss, Volume Two: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Meyer, Hubert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811731995 ISBN 13: 9780811731997

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2005

Synopsis

After a summer of bloody fighting in France and the harrowing retreat through the Falaise Gap, the boy soldiers of Germany's notorious 12th SS Panzer Division regrouped in the winter of 1944-45. During the ensuing Battle of the Bulge in the snow-encrusted Ardennes, the division fought tenaciously against combat-hardened Americans but suffered irreplaceable losses. Within days of withdrawing, the survivors were transported to Hungary to make a desperate final stand against the Soviet onslaught. Facing an increasingly hopeless situation, the battered division was driven into Austria, where it surrendered to U.S. forces on May 8, 1945.

About this title

Synopsis:

Volume two continues with the survivors of the bloody fighting in France, regrouping to make a final stand in the Ardennes and Hungary before Germany was overcome by the Allies. It is a detailed and gripping account of the most famous, and infamous, division to fight in World War II for any side.

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: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0811731995
• ISBN 13: 9780811731997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608