The crushing of army group north 1944-1945 : rare photographs from wartime archives / Ian Baxter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baxter, Ian, author.

Series:

Images of war.

Images of War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War (1939-1945).

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations, photographs.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.

Summary:

The Crushing of Army Group North 1944-45 on the Eastern Front tells the story in words and images of the last bitter months fought on Russian soil and the battle of the Baltic States that ensued. Drawing on rare and unpublished photos it reveals in detail how remnants of Army Group North were driven back to the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In the battles that followed, the retreating German Panzer and infantry divisions were encircled and annihilated. With the remnants were pushed back into East Prussia, and then fought to the death in the last few small pockets of land surrounding three ports of Libau in Kurland, Pillau in East Prussia and Danzig at the mouth of the River Vistula. It was here that the final battle of Army Group North would take place after Hitler ordered his troops to `stand and fight` and wage an unprecedented battle of attrition.

Contents:

Chapter One. A Brief History

Chapter Two. Defensive Action

Chapter Three. The Crushing of Vilnius

Chapter Four. Withdrawal

Chapter Five. End Game

Appendix One. Ranks

Appendix Two. Order of Battle.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2017).

ISBN:

1-4738-6258-2

1-4738-6257-4

1-4738-6256-6