12.SS PANZER DIVISION 'HITERLJUGEND' IN THE ARDENNES AND HUNGRY: December 1944 - May 1945

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Chronicles the 12.SS Panzer Division 'Hitlerjugend' in the Ardennes Offensive, Eastern Front battles, and final surrender in 1945. Details how despite repeated efforts and heavy losses, it never came close to a breakthrough; and by the end of January 1945, when American reinforcements surged the front, the division had been pushed back to its starting positions. Goes on to analyze its involvement in Operation Fruhlingserwachen on the Eastern Front, and then when the division was driven into full-scale retreat toward Vienna. Includes 76 mono illustrations, 25 maps, and 46 color illustrations.