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Ardennes 1944 Peiper and Skorzeny (1998 Edition)

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - World War II

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Product Info

Title
Ardennes 1944 Peiper and Skorzeny (1998 Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Jean-Paul Pallud
Publish Year
1987
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147866721
MFG. Part #
OSPELI011-98
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI11

Description

From the earliest planning stages of the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes, Hitler was convinced of the importance of taking the Meuse bridges. He resolved that, when his forces broke through the US lines, one special unit should be dressed in American uniforms and issued with American weapons and vehicles. In this guise they could take advantage of the surprise and shock of the breakthrough, and move forward to the Meuse bridges as if they were retreating Americans. Jean-Paul Pallud details their organization and the fateful sequence of events that followed.