From Normandy to the Ruhr : With the 116th Panzer Division in World War II

Guderian, Heinz Günther

Published by The Aberjona Press Bedford 2001

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1st edition laminated boards Nice Copy octavo xiv + 607pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, appends.,indexes, The "Greyhound" Division's history has now been meticulously chronicled in narrative form and lavishly documented by the wartime Division Chief of Staff and Operations Officer, Heinz Guderian. First published in the German in 1994, now being made available in English. Organised in France in March, 1944 from elements of the 16th Panzer-Grenadier Division and the 179th Reserve Panzer Division, the 116th Panzer Division was one of the relatively rare German armoured formations that fought exclusively on the Western Front. As a result, its opponents included some of the most formidable and famous Allied units of WW2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Normandy to the Ruhr : With the 116th Panzer Division in World War II
• Publisher: The Aberjona Press Bedford 2001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition