7th Armoured Division at Villers-Bocage: 13th June 1944 - Couverture rigide

Porter, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1908273771 ISBN 13 : 9781908273772

Editeur : Amber Books, 2012

Synopsis

A visual guide to exactly how many tanks and other armoured vehicles were advancing on that fateful day on 13th June 1944 In the days following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, the Germans rapidly established strong defences in front of the city of Caen. On 9 June a two-pronged British attempt to surround and capture the city was defeated, but on the British forces' right flank, neighbouring U.S. units had forced open a gap in the German front line. Seizing the opportunity to bypass Caen's defences, a mixed mobile force of tanks, infantry and artillery, formed around the 7th Armoured Division's 22nd Armoured Brigade, advanced through the gap towards Villers-Bocage. Under the command of Brigadier William "Loony" Hinde, the 22nd Armoured Brigade group reached Villers-Bocage without serious incident, but as its lead elements moved beyond the town on the morning of 13 June they were ambushed by Tiger I tanks of the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. In less than 15 minutes numerous tanks and transport vehicles fell victim to the German force, the vast majority being destroyed by SS-Obersturmführer Michael Wittmann's tank. The Germans then launched an assault on the town. Although this was repelled, after six hours Brigadier Hinde decided to withdraw his force to a more defensible position outside Villers-Bocage. The British successfully defended their position until a controversial decision was taken to pull the Brigade group back from its salient. 7th Armoured Division at Villers-Bocage has an eight-page gatefold depicting the brigade in battle deployment, with reconnaissance units, advance companies, the main body, the brigade command section, plus all the supporting engineers, signallers, artillery etc to provide a visual guide to exactly how many tanks and other armoured vehicles were advancing on 13th June. The description of each part includes action reports, organisation, equipment, unit commanders and much more.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Porter has had a life-long interest in military history, particularly armoured warfare and AFV technology. Since leaving the British Ministry of Defence in 2006 after 29 years service, he has worked on a number of research projects. David is the author of The Essential ID Guide: Soviet Tank Units, 1939 45, Order of Battle: The Red Army in World War II, Order of Battle: Western Allied Tanks 1939 45, Visual Battle Guide: Fifth Guards Tank Army and Visual Battle Guide: Das Reich at Kursk.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amber Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908273771
• ISBN 13: 9781908273772
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible