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Hitlerjugend Soldier vs. Canadian Soldier

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat

MSRP old price: $23.00


Product Info

Title
Hitlerjugend Soldier vs. Canadian Soldier
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
David Greentree
Publish Year
2018
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147728198
MFG. Part #
OSPCBT034
Type
Softcover
Series
CBT034

Description

Canadian and Waffen-SS troops of 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend faced one another in a series of bloody battles following the D-Day landings of June 1944. The Canadian units fought in a number of distinguished regiments, while the Hitlerjugend Division were drawn from the ranks of the Hitler Youth organizations. Veteran officers and NCOs were joined by inexperienced teenagers, and clashed with the Canadians repeatedly, notably at Authie, Bretteville and Hill 168. The struggle quickly took on an especially bitter nature, fueled by the massacre of Canadian prisoners by Hitlerjugend personnel.

Employing first-hand accounts and the latest research, as well as specially commissioned artwork and carefully selected archive photographs this absorbing study investigates the origins, ethos, training, fighting techniques and weapons of both sides during the epic struggle for Normandy.