Hill 112: The Key to Defeating Hitler in Normandy by Saunders, Tim

Hill 112: The Key to Defeating Hitler in Normandy

Provides an account of the bitter fighting by the Hampshires and Dorsets in the villages of Eterville...
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Author: Tim Saunders
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Hill 112: The Key to Defeating Hitler in Normandy by Saunders, Tim

Hill 112: The Key to Defeating Hitler in Normandy

$87.10

Hill 112: The Key to Defeating Hitler in Normandy

$87.10
Author: Tim Saunders
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Provides an account of the bitter fighting by the Hampshires and Dorsets in the villages of Eterville and Maltot with Tiger tanks and SS panzergrenadiers.

'He who holds Hill 112 holds Normandy' seemed an unlikely maxim when the hill is viewed from a distance, but on reaching its plateau, the vistas unfold in every direction across a huge swath of Normandy. For the Germans it was their vital defensive ground, but for the British it was an essential steppingstone en route to the River Orne and access to the open country south to Falaise.

The Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division lost Hill 112 to 4th armored Brigade when the Scots captured the Tourmauville Bridge intact, but the essence of Hill 112's tactical problem soon became clear. It was impossible for armor to survive on its broad plateau, while the infantry could only hold the skeletal orchards and woods at the cost of crushing casualties. With II SS Panzer Corps preparing to attack the British, the toe hold was given up and 11th armored Division was left holding a bridgehead across the River Odon.

Ten days later, 43rd Wessex Division was ordered to resume the advance to the Orne with Hill 112 its first objective. As the west countrymen and tanks rose to advance, they met withering fire from the stronghold that Hill 112 had become. The scene was set for one of the grimmest battles of the campaign.

For six weeks from the end of June into August, when the Allied advances finally gained momentum, Hill 112 was far too important to let the opposition hold and exploit it. Consequently, it was regularly shelled and mortared, and shrouded with smoke and dust, while soldiers of both sides clung to their respective rims of the plateau.

By the end, Hill 112 had developed a reputation as evil as that of any spot on the First World War's Western Front.

Author: Tim Saunders
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 07/20/2022
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781399010474

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