Operation Nordwind 1945

Hitler’s last offensive in the West

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Description

The last great assault by the German Army in the West.

Operation Nordwind is one of the lesser known campaigns of World War II yet one of the more intriguing. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of the Bulge further north, Nordwind was the last great operation by the Waffen-SS Panzer divisions in the west, and the last time the Wehrmacht was on the offensive in the West. The campaign also highlights the difficulties of inter-Allied cooperation between the Americans and the French.

Though extensively treated in German and French accounts, the campaign has not been well covered in English until now. Alongside detailed illustrations and maps, Steven J. Zaloga unpacks the story of one of Hitler's final battles.

Table of Contents

Origins of the battle
Chronology
The strategic setting
The opposing commanders
Opposing plans
The opposing armies
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Aug 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782002642
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 40 b/w; 51 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 223
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Steven J. Zaloga

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from U…

Illustrator

Jim Laurier

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives i…

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