German Commanders presents a brief biography of Generals Walter Model, Georg Lindemann, Johannes Friessner, Ferdinand Schörner, Herbert Loch, Ehrenfried Boege, Christian Hansen, Paul Laux and Carl Hilpert.Ĭhapter Soviet F orces is much the same covering the elements of a typical Soviet 1944 division, again including: Heavy Tank Company (down to the platoon and spare crew levels).This chapter provides a good description of German force structures in E lements of a T ypical German D ivision, 1944: German F orces starts in 1944 and describes the German Army from that point focusing on the forces there in the Baltics. It covers in good detail the Nazi’s fortunes from the first day of Barbarossa and their high water mark, to their great retreats of 1944, until their “stand and fight”order that became known as the Battle of the Baltics. Starting with I ntroduction : From Victory t o Defeat, we are greeted with a description of Operation Barbarossa and a photo that makes me want to drop the book and start building a diorama. It's easy to read and captures significant events and decisions. Timeline of E vents is a flow chart that begins in December,1943. Occasional callout boxes give interesting information and orders a battle for specific periods, illustrations of men and vehicles, descriptions of entire army groups. The Soviet Baltic O ffensive is presented through 128 pages organized into 11 chapters and sections:Įach chapter begins with a concise overview of the subject. I should mention that as well as overviews and background information from the front line, the book also presents details of decisions made in Berlin, i.e., how often Hitler refused to approve of even shallow withdrawals, some identified with specific areas.
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