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Slaughter at Halbe

- The Destruction of Hitler's 9th Army
Engelsk Paperback

Slaughter at Halbe

- The Destruction of Hitler's 9th Army
Engelsk Paperback

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Operation ''Berlin'', the Soviet offensive launched on 16 April, 1945, by Marshals Zhukov and Koniev, isolated the German Ninth Army and tens of thousands of refugees in the Spreewald ''pocket'', south-east of Berlin. Stalin ordered its encirclement and destruction and his subordinates, eager to win the race to the Reichstag, pushed General Busse''s 9th Army into a tiny area east of the village of Halbe. To escape the Spreewald pocket, the remnants of 9th Army had to pass through Halbe, where barricades constructed by both sides formed formidable obstacles and the converging Soviet forces subjected the area to heavy artillery fire. By the time 9th Army eventually escaped the Soviet pincers, it had suffered 40,000 killed and 60,000 taken prisoner. Teenaged refugees recount their experiences alongside Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS veterans attempting to maintain military discipline amid the chaos and carnage of headlong retreat. While army commanders strive to extricate their decimated units, demoralised soldiers change into civilian clothing and take to the woods. Relating the story day by day, Tony Le Tissier shows the impact of total war upon soldier and civilian alike, illuminating the unfolding of great and terrible events with the recollections of participants.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
0
ISBN-13:
9780750998055
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
2
ISBN-10:
0750998059
Udg. Dato:
19 okt 2021
Længde:
27mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
130mm
Forlag:
The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
19 okt 2021
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