Title:
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SEVASTOPOL 1942
VON MANSTEIN'S TRIUMPH |
By: |
Robert Forczyk, Howard Gerrard (Illus) |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1846032210 |
ISBN 13: |
9781846032219 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
2 January, 2008 |
Series: |
Campaign No. 189 |
Pages: |
96 |
Description: |
In late July 1941, Hitler ordered Army Group South to seize the Crimea. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Germans breached the Soviet defences and overran most of the Crimea. This volume examines the impact of logistics, weather and joint operational planning upon the last major German victory in World War II. |
Synopsis: |
In late July 1941, Hitler ordered Army Group South to seize the Crimea as part of its operations to secure the Ukraine and the Donets Basin, in order to protect the vital Romanian oil refineries at Ploesti from Soviet air attack. After weeks of heavy fighting, the Germans breached the Soviet defences and overran most of the Crimea. By November 1941, the only remaining Soviet foothold in the area was the heavily fortified naval base at Sevastopol. Operation Sturgeon Haul, the final assault on Sevastopol, was one of the very few joint service German operations of World War II, with two German corps together with a Romanian corps being supported by a huge artillery siege train, the Luftwaffe's crack VIII Flieger Korps and a flotilla of S-Boats provided by the Kriegsmarine. This volume closely examines the impact of logistics, weather and joint operational planning upon the last major German victory in World War II. |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.), maps |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Returnable |