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Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East, 1944,
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- ISBN
- 9781932033885
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Korsun Pocket : the Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East 1944
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Germany, Military / World War II
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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During the second half of 1943, after the failure at Kursk, Germany's Army Group South fell back from Russia under repeated hammer blows from the Red Army. Under Erich von Manstein, however, the Germans were able to avoid serious defeats, while at the same time fending off Hitler's insane orders to hold on to useless territory.Then, in January 1944, a disaster happened. Six divisions of Army Group South became surrounded after sudden attacks by the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts under command of generals Nikolai Vatutin and Ivan Konev around the village of Korsun (near the larger town of Cherkassy on the Dnieper). The Germans' greatest fear was the prospect of another Stalingrad, the catastrophe that had occurred precisely one year before.This time, though, Manstein was in control from the start, and he immediately rearranged his Army Group to rescue his trapped divisions. A major panzer drive got underway, led by General der Panzertruppen Hans Hube, a survivor from Stalingrad pocket, which promptly ran up against several soviet tank armies. Leading the break-in was Franz Baeke with his Tiger and Panther-tanks. Due to both weather and ferocious resistance, the German drive stalled. Ju-52s still flew into Korsun's airfield, delivering supplies and taking out wounded, but it soon became apparent that only one option remained for the beleaguered defenders: breakout.Without consulting Hitler, on the night of February 16 Manstein ordered the breakout to begin. Led by the strongest formation within the pocket, SS Wiking, the trapped forces surged out and soon rejoined the surrounding panzer divisions who had been fully engaged in weakening the ring.When dawn broke, the Soviets realized their prey was escaping. Although the Germans within the pocket lost nearly all of their heavy weapons and left many wounded behind, their escape was effected. Stalin, having anticipated another Stalingrad, was left with little but an empty bag, as Army Group South--this time--had pulled off a rescue. In The Korsun Pocket, Niklas Zetterling, a researcher at the Swedish Defense College since 1995 and Anders Frankson, have provided a highly detailed and often breathtaking account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. From grand strategy to soldiers' voices on the ground, including expert statistical analysis, the action, and the stakes, of the battle at Korsun are made vividly clear.
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Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1932033882
ISBN-13
9781932033885
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64178244
Product Key Features
Book Title
Korsun Pocket : the Encirclement and Breakout of a German Army in the East 1944
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Germany, Military / World War II
Publication Year
2008
Genre
History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
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Lc Classification Number
D764.3.K67
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The authors have provided a highly detailed account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. From strategy to soldiers' voice on the ground, all aspects of the battle at Korsun are made vividly clear., ...illuminating for a number of reasons; especially in its ability to highlight how the late war Red Army was able to defeat a Wermacht that had previously run circles around the best the Soviet Union could throw at it. The battles fought in and around Korsun rank as among the most interesting of the Second World War, an opinion only made stronger after reading Zetterling and Frankson's thoroughly researched and well written account., Military history at it's very best. The quality of research undertaken is very impressive... very readable and fascinating., ...loaded with lots of fascinating detailed accounts of the grim realities of East front combat...This behind the spearhead detail is truly interesting. ...packed with good legible maps that help the reader immensely in following the action., ..a story well told...maintains a level of observation at the human scale and is packed with detail...Highly recommended..., ...provides a fascinating insight into a little known event within the vast Eastern front conflict... those who read this book will discover something they have not read about before., ...compelling prose, abundant tactical detail, lots of maps, a clear narrative of events and running analysis of the battle as it unfolds. If you're hungering for a good WWII East Front battle book, look no further... It's very well done.|9781932033885|
Table of Content
Preface Prologue Chapter 1 Background: The War in the East Chapter 2 The Battles on the Dnepr Chapter 3 Planning, Preparation, and Readiness Chapter 4 The Condition of the Armies Chapter 5 Konev Attacks Chapter 6 The Soviet Breakthrough Chapter 7 Vatutin's Attack Chapter 8 The Korsun Pocket Chapter 9 The Red Army Squeezes the Pocket Chapter 10 Von Vormann's Counterattack Chapter 11 Hube Assembles a Rescue Force Chapter 12 Breith's III Panzer Corps Attacks Chapter 13 8th Army, 4-10 February Chapter 14 Breith Tries Again Chapter 15 Stalin Invervenes Chapter 16 "Now or Never" Chapter 17 Time is Running Out Chapter 18 Breakout from the Korsun Pocket Chapter 19 Aftermath Notes on the Text Appendix I Orders of Battle Appendix II German Combat Units in the Battle Notes on the Appendices Index
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-513625
Dewey Decimal
940.5421776
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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