Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy from COBRA to the Falaise Gap PDF
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FIGHTING THE BREAKOUT WORLD WAR II GERMAN DEBRIEFS PUBLISHED BY GREENHILL BOOKS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: THE GERMAN VIEW Perspectives from Hitler’s High Command HITLER’S ARDENNES OFFENSIVE The German View of the Battle of the Bulge INSIDE THE AFRIKA KORPS The Crusader Battles, 1941–1942 THE GERMAN ARMY AT D-DAY Fighting the Invasion FIGHTING IN NORMANDY The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage FIGHTING THE BOMBERS The Luftwaffe’s Struggle Against the Allied Bomber Offensive PANZERS ON THE EASTERN FRONT General Erhard Raus and his Panzer Divisions in Russia, 1941–1945 FIGHTING THE BREAKOUT THE GERMAN ARMY IN NORMANDY FROM ‘COBRA’ TO THE FALAISE GAP by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (Chief of Staff, German Seventh Army) and Generaloberst Paul Hausser (Commander-in-Chief, German Seventh Army) with General der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmacher, General der Panzertruppen Hans Eberbach and General Heinrich Freiherr von Luettwitz Edited by David C. Isby Frontline Books Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy from ‘Cobra’ to the Falaise Gap First published in 2004 by Greenhill Books published in this format in 2015 by Frontline Books an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AS www.frontline-books.com Copyright © David C. Isby The right of David C. Isby to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Fighting the breakout: the German Army in Normandy from ‘Cobra’ to the Falaise Gap 1. Germany. Heer – History – World War, 1939–1945 2. World War, 1939–1945 – Campaigns – France – Normandy 3. World War, 1939–1945 – Personal narratives, German I. Luettwitz, Freiherr von II. Isby, David C. 940.5'42142 ISBN 1-85367-584-9 Designed and typeset by Roger Chesneau Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Limited, Bodmin, Cornwall Contents List of Illustrations Introduction The Contributors Sources Part One 1 The Situation Prior to 25 July by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff Part Two 2 The American Breakthrough by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff 3 25–26 July by Generaloberst Paul Hausser Part Three 4 Avranches to Argentan by General der Artillerie Wilhelm Fahrmacher 5 27–31 July by Generaloberst Paul Hausser Part Four 6 The German Counterattack Against Avranches by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff 7 1–5 August by Generaloberst Paul Hausser 8 6–12 August by Generaloberst Paul Hausser Part Five 9 Defensive Fighting of the Fifth Panzer Army, 25 July-21 August by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff 10 Panzer Group Eberbach by General der Panzertruppen Hans Eberbach Part Six 11 The Battle of the Falaise – Argentan Pocket, 12–21 August by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff 12 13–18 August by Generaloberst Paul Hausser 13 19–20 August by Generaloberst Paul Hausser 14 The Attack on Alençon by 2nd Panzer Division by General Heinrich Freiherr von Luettwitz (A-856) Appendices 1 Units of the Seventh Army, 24 July 2 List of Commanding Officers in the Seventh Army, 24 July Sources for the Original Documents by Generalmajor Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff Glossary List of Illustrations Photographs German SP 47mm AT gun, Littry, 20 June Sf Kfz 222 scout car, St-Lô, 15 July German SP quad 20mm, Roncey 2nd Panzer Division column, Roncey Panther tank near Isigny US M5A1 tank German headquarters Hummel 150mm SP gun, 29 July 2nd Panzer Division Panzer IV, 3 August US M7 SP 105mm howitzer battery US 1 st Infantry Division troops 2nd Panzer Division Panzer IV, near Pont-Farcy Flakpanzer 38(t), Tilly-sur-Vire, 3 August US troops liberate French town Panther tank US 4.2-inch mortar Disabled Panzer IV US 81mm mortar USAAF C-47 evacuating casualties German POWs German infantryman German column on the move Maps Situation of Seventh Army, 24 July Seventh Army front, 10 June-1 August Operation ‘Cobra’: VII Corps Plan, 20 July German Troop disposition, night 24—25 July Attack of Second British Army, 18–21 July Breakthrough, 25–27 July First Army breakout, 24 July-4 August The battlefield, 25 July-20 August 50–1 The breakout: St-Lô (south) The breakout: Coutances Normandy and the Brittany approaches Breakout operations, 1–13 August First US Army, 1–6 August Regrouping of German forces, 1–6 August German Counterattack at Mortain, 7 August US XX Corps operations during the breakout 12th Army Group plan, 8 August XV Corps, 2–8 August Closing the Falaise-Argentan pocket, and the Mortain counterattack Defense of Argentan, 12–19 August Breakout from Argentan-Falaise pocket Argentan-Falaise pocket 12–16 August Seventh Army front, 11–21 August German Army Map of the area of the breakout and the Falaise Gap German Army tactical map Pursuit to the Seine and Loire
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