Decision in the Ukraine German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943
by Nipe, George M., Jr.Edition: Reprint
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Pub. Date: 2012-08-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points Includes the Battle of Kursk Special focus on the notorious 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf"
Author Biography
George M. Nipe Jr. is an internationally recognized expert on the Eastern Front. His other books include Blood, Steel, and Myth and Last Victory in Russia.
Table of Contents
| List of Maps | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Terminology and Abbreviations | p. xxv |
| Heeresgruppe Süd and Armee-Abteilung Hollidt: Retreat and Recovery in the Ukraine | p. 1 |
| From Prochorovka to the Mius: III. Panzerkorps and II. SS Panzerkorps | p. 19 |
| 6. Armee Stands Fast | p. 95 |
| A Strategy of Deception | p. 169 |
| 6. Armee Strikes Back | p. 183 |
| The First Day | p. 201 |
| Deadlock | p. 237 |
| The Decisive Day: 1 August | p. 267 |
| The Destruction of the Bridgehead | p. 321 |
| The Battles for Bogodukhov | p. 337 |
| The Counterattack of III. Panzerkorps | p. 373 |
| Aftermath: 6. Armee Retreats from the Mius | p. 441 |
| Conclusions and Review | p. 473 |
| A Soviet Tank Army as Established during Early 1943 | p. 505 |
| Typical Organization of Soviet Tank Corps in the Summer of 1943 | p. 507 |
| Tank Strength of II. SS-Panzerkorps during the Battle of Kursk | p. 509 |
| Order of Battle of III. Panzerkorps, August 1943 | p. 511 |
| Organization of 3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf in the Summer of 1943 | p. 513 |
| Soviet Order of Battle for Operation "Rumyantsev" | p. 515 |
| Waffen SS Ranks and U.S. Army Equivalent Ranks | p. 517 |
| Notes | p. 519 |
| Bibliography | p. 533 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 539 |
| Index | p. 541 |
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