Falaise: The Flawed Victory - The Destruction of Panzergruppe West, August 1944 by Tucker-Jones Anthony

Author:Tucker-Jones, Anthony [Tucker-Jones, Anthony]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Falaise The Flawed Victory
ISBN: 9781848849242
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2012-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

For this purpose, the Division was to investigate the possibilities of commitment in the sectors of the 10th SS Panzer Division and the 277th Infantry Division, determine routes of approach, and move the Artillery Regiment into such a position that it could support counterattacks in any direction and at anytime.

Battle for Hill 112

Stadler quickly found his division being thrown into action and recalled the details of the battle at some length:

Within one hour after the Division had been taken over, orders for a counterattack on Maltot, Eterville and on Baron by way of Hill 112, were received from the Corps by telephone, and a short time later confirmed in writing. So the attack on Baron was to be launched at 2000 and that on Eterville at 1200. Although the time was very short, the execution of this task was still possible thanks to the fact that the SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 20 was not too far away and that a tank abteilung, together with the artillery, could support the operation from the positions they were in at the time. The units just mentioned received their orders accordingly by telephone and, after hasty assembly into position, were able to launch the counterattack at about 1300. Around Maltot a vigorous battle developed, in which reorganized elements of the 12th SS Panzer Division, which had been forced back early that morning from Eterville and Maltot – participated, on our side.

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