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Normandiefront - D-Day to Saint-Lo Through German Eyes

By: History Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (History Press)


Product Info

Title
Normandiefront - D-Day to Saint-Lo Through German Eyes
Publisher
Category
Author
Vince Milano, Bruce Conner
Publish Year
2012
Pages
288
Dimensions
6.75x9.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2147974166
Type
Softcover

Description

In the cold morning of June 6, 1944, thousands of German soldiers were in position from Port en Bessin eastward past Colleville on the Normandy coast, aware that a massive invasion force was heading straight for them, although according to Allied Intelligence, they shouldn't have been there. The presence of 352 Division meant that the number of defenders was literally double the number expected—and on the best fortified of all the invasion beaches. This infantry division would ensure the invaders would pay a massive price to take Omaha Beach. There were veterans from the Russian front among them and they were well trained and equipped. What makes this account of the bloody struggle unique is that it is told from the German standpoint, using firsthand testimony of German combatants. There are not many of them still alive and these accounts have been painstakingly collected by the authors over many years..