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by Anthony Tucker-Jones


  Dragoon, Operation, 28, 232

  Duclair, 178, 180

  Eberbach, General Heinrich, xi, 14, 22–3, 26–8, 31, 42, 68, 103–4, 111, 157, 161–2, 165, 174, 176

  Elbeuf, 177–80

  Elfeldt, General Otto, xi, 56, 143, 145, 155, 169

  Epsom, Operation, 21, 65–6, 68, 88, 108, 114, 124, 132, 231

  Fahrmbacher, General Wilhelm, x, 137 Falaise, 15,19, 27, 44, 70–2, 93-4,108,154–5, 176, 215

  Falaise pocket, 56, 72, 81, 104, 112–13, 122, 140, 154–75, 185, 188

  Feuchtinger, General Edgar, 30–1, 33–9, 42, 202, 214, 227

  Fey, Will, 89, 90, 94, 164, 170–1, 178–9, 181

  Fischer, General Wolfgang, 6

  Flak 36 8.8cm anti-aircraft gun, 31, 42–3, 67, 109, 182

  French 2nd Armoured Division, 103, 147, 151–4, 182–3, 189

  Funck, General Hans von, xi, 50, 55, 101, 138, 142, 144–6, 155, 163

  German Army(Heer)

  Army Groups:

  Army Group B, 4, 11, 142–3, 156, 176–7, 181, 188, 197, 203, 222, 225

  Army Group G, 4, 21, 28–9, 56, 108, 132, 176–7, 183

  Armies:

  1st Army, 4, 65, 74, 76, 141, 183-4 1st Parachute Army, 190, 205

  2nd Panzer Army, 5, 211

  5th Panzer Army, 26,28, 111, 138, 156,

  161–2, 177, 180–3, 197, 203, 205, 209, 225

  6th Army, 210–12

  7th Army, x, 4, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21–2, 25, 27–8, 51, 61, 76–7, 121, 136, 157, 161, 177, 180, 182–3, 185, 223, 225

  15th Army, 4, 21, 41, 61, 142–3, 176, 181,

  190, 196–7, 203, 205, 223 19th Army, 4, 65, 75, 108, 184, 188, 224

  Panzer Groups:

  Panzergruppe Eberbach, 26, 28, 56, 103, 138, 140, 157, 226

  Panzergruppe West, x, 1, 2, 4–6, 11–16, 21–2, 24–5, 28, 38, 43, 52, 54, 56, 82, 109, 113, 138, 141–2, 154, 157, 169, 185, 222, 225

  Corps:

  II (2nd) Parachute Corps, 23–5, 52–3, 56–7, 75, 77, 80, 101, 144, 155, 168, 204, 223, 225

  III (3rd) Flak Corps, xi, 43, 109, 225

  XXV (25th) Corps, 137, 223, 225

  XXIX (29th) Panzer Corps, 197

  XXXIX (39th) Panzer Corps, 199, 201, 208

  XLVII (47th) Panzer Corps, xii, 13, 24–5, 50, 55, 65, 67, 101, 104, 127, 138, 142, 146, 155, 158, 162, 168, 171, 186, 197, 203–4, 222, 225–6

  LIII (53rd) Corps, 204 LVIII (58th) Panzer Corps, xii, 25, 56, 101, 103, 131, 150, 155, 182, 186, 197, 222, 225–6

  LXII (62nd) Corps, 56, 224

  LXXIV (74th) Corps, xii, 24, 44, 155, 199, 223, 226

  LXXXI (81st) Corps, xii, 5, 112, 138, 150–1, 153, 177, 223, 226

  LXXXIV (84th) Corps, xii, 24–5, 33, 35, 51, 53, 55–6, 75, 77–8, 80, 88, 132, 145, 155, 223, 226

  LXXXVI (86th) Corps, xii, 6, 24, 41, 108, 110, 155, 224, 226

  Panzer Divisions:

  2nd Panzer Div, 4, 7, 10, 21, 24–6, 84, 87, 96–104, 144–5, 154, 158, 164, 166–9, 171, 187, 191–2, 197–8, 201, 216, 219, 222, 225, 227

  9th Panzer Div, 4–5, 28, 57, 96, 1, 103, 141, 147, 148–55, 161, 185, 189, 196–8, 203–5, 216, 219, 222, 226–7

  10th Panzer Div, 1, 6

  11th Panzer Div, 4, 29, 75, 132, 141, 222

  21st Panzer Div, 3, 9, 11–13, 21–2, 25, 30–44, 49, 61, 65, 88, 109–10, 114, 155, 157, 177, 185, 198, 201, 214, 216, 219, 222, 226, 227

  116th Panzer Div, 4, 9, 24–6, 96, 101–3, 110, 140–7, 154–5, 158, 161, 166, 168–9, 171, 177, 179, 186–7, 189, 191–3, 196, 198, 203–4, 216, 219, 222, 226–7

  155th Reserve Panzer Div, 5, 141, 148–9, 222

  178th Reserve Panzer Div, 5, 141, 222

  179th Reserve Panzer Div, 5, 140–1, 222

  273rd Reserve Panzer Div, 5, 141, 222

  Panzer Lehr, 3, 4, 7, 9–10, 12, 21–4, 26, 41, 45–57, 79, 88, 91, 96–7, 102, 134, 144, 151, 156, 171, 185, 190, 198, 216, 219, 222, 226, 228

  Panzergrenadier Divisions:

  3rd Panzergrenadier Div, 203

  10th Panzergrenadier Div, 5, 141

  15th Panzergrenadier Div, 203–4

  16th Panzergrenadier Div, 5, 140

  Infantry Divisions:

  48th Div, 224

  77th Div, 20, 223, 225

  84th Div, 146, 155, 169, 224

  85th Div, 71, 156, 176, 224

  89th Div, 24, 44, 71–2, 111, 155, 188, 224

  180th Div, 204

  190th Div, 204

  243rd Div, 20, 52–3, 155, 221, 223, 226

  245th Div, 5, 143, 223

  265th Div, 223, 225

  266th Div, 223, 226

  275th Div, 52, 223, 226

  271st Div, 24, 26, 29, 72, 93, 155, 163, 188, 224,

  272nd Div, 24, 26, 29, 44, 71, 108, 110, 120, 156, 176, 224 275th Div, 53, 79, 155, 223, 226

  276th Div, 29, 142, 155, 224–5

  277th Div, 26, 119, 155, 166, 169, 224–5

  325th (Security) Div, 182

  326th Div, 101, 142, 155, 221, 224–5

  331st Div, 25, 112, 155, 171, 176, 180, 221,

  224, 226 343rd Div, 223, 226 344th Div, 57, 223

  346th Div, 26, 65, 176, 188, 221, 224

  348th Div, 143, 223

  352nd Div, 52, 61, 65, 77, 79, 101, 151–2, 154, 221, 223, 225

  353rd Div, 52–3, 132, 155, 163, 168, 188, 221, 223, 226

  363rd Div, 155, 166, 224

  708th Div, 29, 57, 75, 81, 150–1, 153, 155, 224, 226

  709th Div, 20, 223

  711th Div, 5, 11, 65, 176, 223

  716th Div, 21, 33, 61, 65, 223, 225

  Parachute Divisions:

  2nd Parachute Div, 204, 224, 226

  3rd Parachute Div, 20, 24, 52, 57, 77, 79, 97,

  155, 168–9, 205, 223, 225

  5th Parachute Div, 53, 78, 223

  6th Parachute Div, 152, 204

  7th Parachute Div, 204 8th Parachute Div, 204

  Luftwaffe Field Divisions:

  16th Luftwaffe Field Div, 22, 41–2, 44, 68, 108–9, 223

  17th Luftwaffe Field Div, 5, 177, 180, 223

  91st Airlanding Div, 3, 52–3, 75, 77, 80, 223, 226

  German losses, 20, 22–3, 25, 41, 44, 50–2, 54, 68, 72–3, 79–81, 104, 122, 136, 139, 153, 174, 181–2, 184–7, 195, 201, 203, 205, 212, 213

  Gerow, General L T, 182, 205

  Gersdorff, Colonel Rudolf-Christoph von, 56, 162, 167, 168, 181

  Goodwood, Operation, 21–3, 30, 42, 44, 58, 70, 82, 88–9, 101, 109–10, 113, 120, 214, 231

  Gottberg, Captain Wilhelm, 36–7

  Greenline, Operation, 101, 108, 231

  Haislip, General Wade H, 72, 150, 153–4

  Hartdegen, Captain Alexander, 47

  Harpe, General Josef, 205

  Harmel, General Heinz, 123–4, 193, 195, 207, 228

  Harzer, Walter, Lieutenant Colonel, 116, 193–4, 228

  Hasse, General Conrad, 6

  Hausser, General Paul, xi, 23, 25, 26, 52, 54, 115, 129, 136, 144, 157, 162, 169, 170, 180

  Henning, Sergeant Otto, 53, 162

  Herr, Captain, 36

  Hill 112, battle for, 64–5, 67, 89-90,117, 215

  Hill, Lieutenant Stuart, 172

  Hitler, Adolf, xi, 1–3, 6,15, 19–21, 26, 53, 58, 60, 74, 113, 147, 157, 183, 196, 201, 203, 207, 213

  Hodges, General CourtneyH, 27, 203, 205

  Höller, Lieutenant Hans, 34

  Hummel self-propelled gun, xiii, 46, 60, 96, 98, 107, 130, 136, 167, 171

  Hurtgen forest, viii, 196, 198

  Jodl, General Alfred, xi, 7, 10

  Jolasse, General Erwin, 148–9, 227

  Jubilee, Operation, 1

  Jupiter, Operation, 108, 6, 231

  Kauffman, Lieutenant Colonel Kurt, 50, 88

  Keitel, General Wilhelm, xi, 7, 22, 43, 188

  Kluge, Field Marshal G önther von, xi, 22, 26–7, 52, 54, 101, 143, 157–8, 161, 164

  Kortenhaus, Corporal Werner, 30, 33–5, 37–8, 2, 49

  Kraas,
Brigadier Hugo, 197, 210, 212, 228

  Kröger, General Walter, xi, 56, 101, 127, 131, 138, 197

  Kumm, Brigadier Otto, 210, 228

  Kuntzen, General Adolf, xi, 5, 112, 150–1, 177

  Lammerding, General Heinz, 129–32, 138, 197, 228

  Langanke, 2nd Lieutenant Fritz, 130, 135, 136, 180, 200 Le Havre, 2, 138

  Lehmann, Colonel Rudolf, 211, 228

  Le Mans, 11, 56, 81, 148, 151

  Luck, Colonel Hans von, 31, 42–3

  Lumberjack, Operation, 203

  Luftwaffe, 13, 14, 16, 45, 62, 67, 74, 77, 80

  Löttwitz, General Heinrich von, 96–7, 103, 166, 169, 197, 227

  Lyon, 184

  Mailly-le-Camp training ground, 44, 89, 114, 124, 149

  Mantes-Gassicourt, 8, 177

  Manteuffel, General Hasso von, 197

  Marcks, General Erich, xi, 2, 33, 35, 52

  Marder self-propelled gun, xiii, 4, 18, 53, 75, 151, 188

  Market Garden, Operation, viii, 186

  Marseilles, 56, 184

  Meindl, General Eugen, xi, 52, 56, 75, 77, 144, 155, 168, 169

  Metz, viii, 74, 81, 150, 180, 187, 189, 196, 198

  Meyer, Colonel Kurt, 11, 38, 58–9, 60–3, 65, 68, 70–1, 91, 106, 186, 228

  Meyer, Otto, Lieutenant Colonel, 114, 122, 180

  Misch, Officer Cadet Kurt, 156

  Model, Field Marshal Walther, xi, 22, 158, 161–2, 176–7, 180, 186, 188, 193, 205

  Mont Ormel, battle for, 139, 160

  Mont Pinçon, 25, 84, 121

  Mortain counterattack, 16, 26–7, 74, 81, 102, 127, 138, 146, 150, 158, 185, 196

  Nijmegen, viii, 194, 195, 196

  Obstfelder, General Hans von, xi, 108, 110, 156

  Oissel, 8, 178, 180

  Oppeln-Bronikowski, Colonel Hermann, 31, 33, 37, 38, 88

  Oradour-sur-Glane massacre, 116, 131

  Ostendorff, General Werner, 74, 76–8, 229

  Overlord, Operation, 3, 8, 28, 30, 230

  Pak 40 7.5cm anti-tank gun, 68, 79, 97, 109–10

  Pak 43 8.8cm anti-tank gun, 31–2, 42, 63, 79, 110

  Panzers:

  Mk IV, xiii, 16-18,21,28, 32,42,46,48, 59, 61, 72, 95, 102, 107, 111, 114,

  121, 124, 126, 128, 130, 136, 142, 171, 211

  Mk V Panther, 17–19, 21, 28, 32, 46, 49, 59, 61, 72, 95, 102, 107, 111, 114, 121, 124, 130, 134, 142, 171, 185

  Mk VI Tiger, xiii, 17, 19, 34, 42, 46, 49, 51, 82–94, 171, 179, 180–1, 207, 208–9, 211

  Jagdpanther, xiii, 18, 204

  Jagdpanzer, xiii, 18, 46, 59, 75, 81, 97, 124, 142, 167

  Jagdtiger, 204

  Sturmgeschütz, xiii, 4, 17, 32, 46, 51, 53, 75, 96, 107, 124, 126, 128, 151, 171

  Paris, 14, 20, 24, 35, 107, 114, 182, 183, 185, 188

  Patton, General George S, 15, 148, 154, 177

  Perch, Operation, 84, 231

  Pickert, General Wolfgang, xi, 43, 109

  Point 213, battle for, 84–6

  Polish 1st Armoured Division, 70–1, 91, 139, 156, 160, 170, 174, 180

  Priess, General Hermann, xi, 155, 197

  Ribbentrop, Rudolf von, 63, 69, 201

  Richter, General, 33, 34

  Ritgen, Captain Helmut, 11, 47–8, 53, 182

  Rommel, Field Marshal Erwin, xi, 2, 4, 6–7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 32, 42, 107, 115, 142

  Roncey, pocket, 80, 136, 185

  Rouen Bridghead, 176–82

  Royal Air Force:

  British 2nd Tactical Air Force, 8, 72, 102, 174

  Bomber Command, 115

  Rundstedt, Field Marshal Gerd von, xi, 1–4, 7, 9–10, 15, 19, 21, 23, 52, 58, 115, 186, 188, 201

  Salmuth, General Hans von, 2, 4, 143, 176, 183

  Schwerin, General Gerhard Graf von, 140–5, 171, 189, 227

  Schweppenburg, General Geyr von, xi, 2, 5–7, 11–13, 20–1, 23, 62, 75, 107

  Sherman tank, xiv, 17–18, 43, 61, 63, 66, 80, 84, 89, 93, 110, 133, 135, 161, 170, 190, 200–2

  Sherman Fireflytank, xiv, 19, 25, 66

  Speidel, General Hans, 9, 143

  Spring, Operation, 25, 231

  Spring Awakening, Operation, 210

  Stadler, Brigadier Sylvester, 116–20, 197, 228

  St Lamber-sur-Dives, 112, 139, 159, 161–2, 167–9, 171 St LÔ, 7, 22, 24, 53–4, 77, 79, 101, 133

  St Malo, 137

  St Vith, viii, 199–200

  Straube, General Erich, xi, 155

  Toulon, 184

  Toulouse, 25, 29, 56, 101, 131, 132

  Totalise, Operation, 28, 58, 70–2, 91, 111, 113, 232

  Tractable, Operation, 28, 58, 72, 156, 232

  Trun, 128, 150, 159–60, 162, 164, 166, 169, 176

  Typhoon fighter-bomber, 72, 92, 98, 111, 174, 185

  Villers-Bocage, 19, 84, 85–8, 91, 125

  Waffen-SS:

  Armies:

  6th SS Panzer Army, viii, 197–8, 203, 207, 210–14

  11th SS Panzer Army, 208

  Corps:

  I (1st) SS Panzer Corps, 4, 12–13, 24–5, 39–41, 66–7, 71, 83–4, 106, 108, 111, 113, 124, 143, 155, 186, 197, 210

  II (2nd) SS Panzer Corps, viii, 4, 10, 21, 24–5, 67, 113–14, 116, 155, 157, 161, 166, 170–1, 186, 197, 211

  III (3rd) SS Panzer Corps, 208, 209 X (10th) SS Corps, 208

  Panzer Divisions:

  1st SS Panzer Div, viii, 4, 6–7, 22, 24–5, 41, 44, 68, 83, 102, 105–12, 128, 154, 156, 168, 186–7, 197, 207, 214, 216, 219, 222, 225, 228

  2nd SS Panzer Div, 4, 8, 21–2, 24–5, 52–3, 81, 102, 105, 114, 128–39, 144, 151, 155, 157, 164, 170, 177, 186–7, 190, 197, 207, 211, 214, 216, 219, 222, 225–6, 228

  9th SS Panzer Div, viii, 10, 21, 24–5, 67, 91, 106, 108, 113–22, 132, 151, 155, 157, 166, 170–1, 186–7, 191–2, 194, 207, 214, 216, 219, 224–5, 228

  10th SS Panzer Div, viii, 10, 24, 32, 67, 82, 91, 103, 105–6, 108, 114–15, 123–8, 151, 154, 166, 168, 180, 186–7, 191–2, 194, 197, 201–2, 207, 209, 215–17, 219, 224–5, 228

  12th SS Panzer Div, viii, 4, 6, 7, 9–11, 21–2, 24–5, 39–41, 49–50, 58–73, 82, 87, 94, 108, 110, 114, 126, 151, 155–7, 159, 166, 170, 186–7, 197, 207, 215–17, 219, 222, 225, 228

  Panzergrenadier Divisions:

  17th SS Panzergrenadier Div, 4, 8–9, 11, 22, 24–5, 28, 52, 74–81, 97, 102, 128, 136, 151, 155, 180, 186–7, 189, 196, 201–2, 206, 216–17, 219, 222, 225–6, 229

  Walker, General Walton H, 153 Weise, General Friedrich, 4, 75, 184

  Wespe self-propelled gun, xiii, 18, 44, 60, 96, 98, 107, 124, 130, 171

  Wisch, Brigadier Theodor, 106, 108, 163, 228

  Witt, General Fritz, 58–9, 61, 65, 228

  Wittmann, Lieutenant Michael, 84–8, 91, 92

  Zangen, General Gustav-Adolf, 183, 190, 203

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