Panzers Normandie 44 Serie - schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 - TIGER de la 102

This very detailed book gives us the complete history of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 during the Battle of Normandy. The operations of this heavy tank battalion are much less known than those of the schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 or the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 during the fighting in the summer of 1944. From the beginning of July 1944, the Tigers of the s.SS-Pz.Abt.102 are engaged for the first time on hill 112 and will lock this strategic height for almost a month by successfully opposing all British operations to take Caen from reverse. The defensive success was significant after a few weeks of bitter clashes: dozens of British tanks destroyed for the final loss of only three Tiger I. At the beginning of August, the Tigers were thrown into the crisis sector around Vire where fierce fighting awaited the German tankers. Engaged in a withdrawal movement, the losses in Tiger will intensify with the fights of the Pocket of Falaise and the retreat to the Seine in Rouen. A single Tiger will arrive in Germany. After reading this book, you will know everything about the Tiger of Vimoutiers and that of Saumur, the only two machines of this unit to have remained on French soil! Unpublished testimonies and exceptional iconography including many unpublished documents, maps and visuals (including the complete organization charts of the companies) will bring as many new elements to the history of this prestigious unit of panzers allowing to stick as closely as possible to the historical reality of the fighting in the Tigers of the 102nd SS! For all specialists of German units engaged in Normandy 1944 and military history enthusiasts !

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