THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. VOLUME 1. FROM 26 JULY TO 5 AUGUST 1944
THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. VOLUME 1. FROM 26 JULY TO 5 AUGUST 1944
THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. VOLUME 1. FROM 26 JULY TO 5 AUGUST 1944
THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. VOLUME 1. FROM 26 JULY TO 5 AUGUST 1944

THE SACRIFICE OF THE FALLSCHIRMJÄGER. VOLUME 1. FROM 26 JULY TO 5 AUGUST 1944

L20190209
In stock
€27.49
Publication

After months of relentless combat since 6 June 1944, the paratroopers of General Meindl, integrated into his II. Fallschirmjäger-Korps, had lost half their strength. Yet they still showed the same fierce determination to resist the American forces. 

 

Secure Payment

 

Delivery

  Call Us

(+33) 01.79.75.05.50

 

But when Operation Cobra was launched, these paratroopers would have to face the Vth US Army Corps, composed of the famous 2nd US Inf Div, 35th and 5th US Inf Div, reinforced by armour. With virtually no heavy weapons support, the paratroopers would put up fierce resistance. As their commander had ordered: "a Fallschirmjäger never surrenders."

In an American press article, the following was written about these "Green Devils": "Everything has a price. In a single day, our G.I.s fought hard to gain only an orchard. The reason is that these paratroopers fight not only with great cunning and skill, but also with exceptional courage. They are formidably trained, and while fighting, they keep their prisoners."

Didier Lodieu revisits the Battle of Normandy alongside General Meindl, whom he had introduced to readers in "La Division Meindl" and "Mourir pour St Lô". This work required nearly 3,000 hours of research. It had to be supervised by his friend Thierry Guilbert, who scrutinised every battle and every location, as the author no longer had the necessary distance, after 13 months of uninterrupted work, to complete the book.

Author 1
Didier Lodieu
Publication date
April 2019
Pages
226
Illustrations
Around a hundred
Cover
Paperback
Language
French
Publisher
Self-published
EAN
9791095333098

You might also like

German Paratroopers Vol. 1: Uniforms 1936–1945 German Paratroopers Vol. 1: Uniforms 1936–1945 2
Delivery within one week
Bookshop

German Paratroopers Vol. 1: Uniforms 1936–1945

L20170059
€75.78
The most complete and detailed study of the uniforms and equipment of the German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) of the Second World War.
THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Volume 2: Operation Rösselsprung - Bosnia - Eastern Front THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Volume 2: Operation Rösselsprung - Bosnia - Eastern Front 2
In stock
Bookshop

THE WAFFEN-SS PARATROOPERS Vol. 2: Operation Rösselsprung — Bosnia — Eastern Front

L20190157
€51.18
This is a very little-known subject. A battalion of Waffen-SS paratroopers was formed in autumn 1943 to carry out special missions. The author, a Luftwaffe paratrooper captain (West Germany), holding German, French and US parachute qualifications from the 1960s, who later became a historian, presents a detailed three-volume history of nearly 400 pages each.

Customers who bought this product also bought:

GAMELIN - The Tragedy of Ambition
Out of stock
Bookshop

GAMELIN - The Tragedy of Ambition

L20210193
€23.70
Gamelin, or the quintessence of military disaster. Maurice Gamelin (1872–1958) remains a figure indelibly associated with the crushing defeat of May 1940. It is worth looking beyond that commonplace and asking: how did this officer, regarded as one of the most brilliant of his generation, for whom everything had succeeded since his earliest youth and who...
View
Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy 2
In stock
Bookshop

Gamelin or the Constrained Strategy

L20220428
€18.96
The name of Maurice Gamelin inevitably calls to mind the generalissimo held responsible for the defeat of 1940, a military disaster of incalculable consequences. His condemnation seems beyond appeal. Yet a thorough study of the man tends to challenge many certainties about his actual culpability. Casting a dispassionate eye — far removed from bitter...
HS Gazette Des Armes N°29 - THE WINCHESTER LEGEND 1866 1895
In stock
Bookshop

HS Gazette Des Armes N°29 - THE WINCHESTER LEGEND 1866 1895

L20230152
€21.55
While Winchester carbines are an integral part of the historical heritage of the United States, they were also used by soldiers and hunters of many other nations. Winchesters are also an essential prop in any good Western. Owning an antique Winchester — or even a contemporary replica — places its owner in communion with the epic of the Far West, to which...
THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945 2
Out of stock
Bookshop

THE MOROCCAN GOUMS 1941–1945

L20210160
€42.65
« You may have already heard of the Moroccan goums. The press, French and Anglo-Saxon alike, ever hungry for the picturesque, often depicted them during the war, sometimes with an exaggeration bordering on the extravagant. Since your arrival in Morocco you may have already noticed French non-commissioned officers proudly wearing the sky-blue kepi stamped...
View
The Tragic History of the 371. Inf.-Div. during the... The Tragic History of the 371. Inf.-Div. during the... 2
In stock
Bookshop

The Tragic History of the 371. Inf.-Div. during the Battle of Stalingrad

L20220191
€23.70
Every day, Russian researchers carry out excavations to the west and south of Stalingrad — and occasionally within the city itself — searching for the missing soldiers of this gigantic battle, which cost the Soviets 1,700,000 dead and the Germans 1,000,000. They sometimes uncover remains and equipment from that period, and occasionally helmets, some of...
U.S. CAVALRY VS. PANZERS — SEPTEMBER 1944... U.S. CAVALRY VS. PANZERS — SEPTEMBER 1944... 2
In stock
Period

U.S. CAVALRY VS. PANZERS — SEPTEMBER 1944 MONTREVEL-MALAFRETAZ

L20220193
€18.91
The battle of Montrevel-Malafretaz in the Ain on 3 September 1944 witnessed the final engagements following the Provence Landings, as part of a blocking manoeuvre against the retreating German 19th Army. For 11 hours, 150 Americans of the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron held off nearly 3,000 Germans of the 11th Panzer Division. Overwhelmed by sheer...