Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook513 pages11 hours
Bloody Verrieres: The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges: Volume 1 - Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, 18–22 July 1944
By Arthur W. Gullachsen and Russell Hart
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944—taking them was crucial if it was to be successful in its attempt to break out of the Normandy bridgehead. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps “Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful German defensive counterattacks south of Caen inflict tremendous casualties, regain lost ground and at times defeat Anglo-Canadian operations in detail.
Viewed by the German leadership as militarily critical, the majority of its armored assets were deployed to dominate this excellent tank country east of the Orne river. These defeats and the experience of meeting an enemy with near-equal resources exposed a flawed Anglo-Canadian offensive tactical doctrine that was overly dependent on the supremacy of its artillery forces. Furthermore, weaknesses in Allied tank technology inhibited their armored forces from fighting a decisive armored battle, forcing Anglo-Canadian infantry and artillery forces to further rely on First World War “Bite and Hold” tactics, massively supported by artillery. Confronted with the full force of the Panzerwaffe, Anglo-Canadian doctrine at times floundered. In response, the Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery units pummeled the German tankers and grenadiers, but despite their best efforts, ground could not be captured by concentrated artillery fire alone.
This is a detailed account of the success of I. SS-Panzerkorps' defensive operations, aimed at holding the Vèrrieres-Bourgebus ridges in late July 1944.
Viewed by the German leadership as militarily critical, the majority of its armored assets were deployed to dominate this excellent tank country east of the Orne river. These defeats and the experience of meeting an enemy with near-equal resources exposed a flawed Anglo-Canadian offensive tactical doctrine that was overly dependent on the supremacy of its artillery forces. Furthermore, weaknesses in Allied tank technology inhibited their armored forces from fighting a decisive armored battle, forcing Anglo-Canadian infantry and artillery forces to further rely on First World War “Bite and Hold” tactics, massively supported by artillery. Confronted with the full force of the Panzerwaffe, Anglo-Canadian doctrine at times floundered. In response, the Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery units pummeled the German tankers and grenadiers, but despite their best efforts, ground could not be captured by concentrated artillery fire alone.
This is a detailed account of the success of I. SS-Panzerkorps' defensive operations, aimed at holding the Vèrrieres-Bourgebus ridges in late July 1944.
Unavailable
Related to Bloody Verrieres
Related ebooks
Operation Goodwood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Battle for the Bocage: Normandy 1944: The Fight for Point 103, Tilly-sur-Seulles, Vilers Bocage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Devil's Birthday: The Bridges to Arnhem 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWork Horse Of The Western Front; The Story Of The 30th Infantry Division Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Arracourt - September 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPanzers in Normandy: General Hans Eberbach and the German Defense of France, 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Operation Nordwind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNormandy 1944: The Battle for Caen: Photographs From Wartime Archives Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Panzer Commanders of the Western Front: German Tank Generals in World War II Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Normandy 1944: German Military Organization, Combat Power and Organizational Effectiveness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rückzug: The German Retreat from France, 1944 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBattle At St. Vith, Belgium, 17-23 December, 1944 [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lucky Seventh in the Bulge: A Case Study for the Airland Battle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 12th SS: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Americans from the Ardennes to VE Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Combat History of the 23rd Panzer Division in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dunkirk: German Operations in France, 1940 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOperation Epsom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Operation Totalize Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mont Pinçon: Normandy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5United States Army in WWII - the Mediterranean - Cassino to the Alps: [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlamein Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Normandy Campaign: An Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Shadow of Arnhem Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Battle Of France: Then And Now Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Wars & Military For You
The God Delusion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Daily Creativity Journal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unacknowledged: An Expose of the World's Greatest Secret Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wager Disaster: Mayem, Mutiny and Murder in the South Seas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doctors From Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Resistance: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unit 731: Testimony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Making of the Atomic Bomb Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Bloody Verrieres
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews