Falaise Pocket - Normandy, August 1944 Buffetaut YvesPaperback
Falaise Pocket - Normandy, August 1944 Buffetaut YvesPaperback A highly illustrated account of the battle of the Falaise Pocket, Normandy 1944.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was…
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Falaise Pocket - Normandy, August 1944 Buffetaut YvesPaperback
A highly illustrated account of the battle of the Falaise Pocket, Normandy 1944.The battle of the Falaise Pocket, in August 1944, was the turning point in the Normandy campaign. In late July, American troops broke through the American lines and pushed south and east, while British and Canadian troops pushed south. By early August the German Army was in turmoil: while it was managing to hold back the Allies, the defense involved resources that could not be replaced, and the Allies ruled the skies above.
Instead he was ordered to launch a counteroffensive at Mortain, the result being that the Germans ended up further into the Allied envelopment. Although unable to counter these offensives, Hitler refused to permit the commander Army Group B, Field Marshal von Kluge, to withdraw. On 8 August Montgomery ordered that the Allied armies converge on the Falaise area--by 21