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Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions, from the 12th SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend to the 2nd SS-Panzerdivision Das Reich, were thrust into the effort to repel the Allies from June to August 1944 in Normandy. Within just ten weeks they would be defeated. This volume of Casemate Illustrated starts by exploring the initial struggle to gain control of Caen after the Allies had landed on the beaches of Normandy which resulted in the ferocious German Tiger tanks destroying the 7th Armored Division, with British losses totaling twenty-seven tanks. The subsequent strategies the commanders devised for the Panzer tanks during Operations Goodwood and Cobra were not so successful, ultimately ending in disaster for the Germans as the Allies broke through the German line by the end of July. With over 100 photos, diagrams showing the composition of German armored divisions, and colour profiles of tanks and other armored vehicles, this is a detailed examination of the German armored forces in Normandy in 1944, focusing on the organisation of the 10 Panzer divisions that took part, the vehicles they relied on and the battles they fought in and why ultimately their combined strength was not enough. AUTHOR: Yves Buffetaut is an internationally respected French military historian and editor of Histoire & Collections major magazine, Militaria. He lives in France. 150 illustrations, b/w photographs, colour profiles and maps

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I rate it very highly as I do with all of the Casemate Illustrated series. This book give a hitherto unseen look into the late war organisation of the Panzer Division with excellent colour references to specific vehicles. What I enjoyed most was the references to the other motorised troops in the Divisions. * Army Rumour Service * A very attractive proposition for the Normandy wargamer. * Miniature Wargames 14/01/2019 *

I rate it very highly as I do with all of the Casemate Illustrated series. This book give a hitherto unseen look into the late war organisation of the Panzer Division with excellent colour references to specific vehicles. What I enjoyed most was the references to the other motorised troops in the Divisions. * Army Rumour Service *

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Yves Buffetaut is a French historian, owner of Ysec Editions and Editor of two military magazines, Tranchees, about WW1 and Batailles, on WW2. He has written more than 100 books on both

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