Bloody Verrieres
The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges: Volume I: Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, July 18–22, 1944
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Bruce Mann
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South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrieres and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful German defensive counterattacks south of Caen inflict tremendous casualties, regain lost ground, and at times defeat Anglo-Canadian operations in detail.
These defeats and the experience of meeting an enemy with near-equal resources exposed a flawed Anglo-Canadian offensive tactical doctrine that was overly dependent on the supremacy of its artillery forces. Furthermore, weaknesses in Allied tank technology inhibited their armored forces from fighting a decisive armored battle. Confronted with the full force of the Panzerwaffe, Anglo-Canadian doctrine at times floundered. In response, the Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery units pummeled the German tankers and grenadiers, but despite their best efforts, ground could not be captured by concentrated artillery fire alone.
This is a detailed account of the success of I. SS-Panzerkorps' defensive operations, aimed at holding the Verrieres-Bourgebus ridges in late July 1944.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-22
A ground breaking study
it's a brilliant piece of work. I have studied and visited the sites of Operation Goodwood and indeed sat in the war studies lectures in the British Army that Gullachsen mentions. He beaks the mould on all this through analysis of the German sources to give a fresh account with so much more detail. Gaps in the 'memoire' accounts so common are filled and new insights given. you may hesitate to read a book about the SS, but this is not any sort of glorification, but an objective analysis of orbat, tactics and events. Detail which for a serious student of military history is rarely given. I could keep going with the number of questions I had which he has answered. his presentation of the Canadian Operation Atlantic is really helpful as I have not seen such a good detailed account before . I would advise any listener to at least have a look at a map of the area of Goodwood and be familiar with the village names and features to get the most out of listening to this audio book. I couldn't see the maps to download with the audio file. I am going to buy the book and it's sister volume to add to my shelf. thanks to Arthur Gullachsen and well read by Bruce Mann.
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