Kampfgruppe Peiper at the Battle of the Bulge

by David Cooke, Wayne Evans

Overview

• Day-by-day account of a Waffen SS battle group during a pivotal World War II battle
• Groundbreaking you-are-there approach integrates eyewitness reports, maps, period and modern photos, orders of battle, and thumbnail profiles of men and tanks
• Reconsideration of the Malmedy Massacre

On December 16, 1944, Hitler's last great offensive of World War II commenced, pushing through the Ardennes in an attempt to reach the Meuse River and, beyond it, the Allies' supply ports. Equipped with Tiger tanks, Kampfgruppe Peiper, Germany's most powerful battle group, spearheaded the offensive but failed to reach the Meuse. Using a wide variety of sources, the authors tell the story of Kampfgruppe Peiper in unprecedented detail, from the first day of the invasion through the group's retreat on Christmas Day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811734813
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	05/12/2008
Series:	Stackpole Military History Series
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

David Cooke is a military historian and battlefield guide. He lives in England. Wayne Evans is an expert on the Battle of the Bulge, having made a close study of the terrain of the Ardennes over which the battle was fought. He lives in England.

Table of Contents

Preface     6
Glossary     7
Wacht am Rhein     9
Kampfgruppe Peiper: Organization and equipment     17
16 December 1944: Peiper frustrated     30
17 December 1944: Breakthrough     37
18 December 1944: Those damned engineers     59
19 December 1944: Furthest point     79
20 December 1944: Peiper cut off     95
21 December 1944: Ashortening of lines     111
22 December 1944: The pressure builds     125
23 December 1944: The end is nigh     139
24 December 1944: The long walk     149
Trials and retribution     165
Battlefield Tour     172
SS ranks and their British and US equivalents     185
Further reading     187
Index     188