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Destination Berchtesgaden: the US Seventh Army during World War II

By Jackson , John Frayn , Robert;Turner

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781782004943, 9781780967288, 1780967284, 1782004947
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
10 MB (10394925 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Of the US Armies fighting in Europe at the end of World War II, General Patch's Seventh Army has received the least attention from historians. Although over-shadowed by the performance of General Patton and the actions of his US Third Army (breaking out of the Normandy bridgehead, liberating Paris and seizing Remagen bridge), the Seventh Army made a considerable contribution to the Allied victory, particularly their rapid advance through southern Germany and Austria. The Seventh Army landed in Sicily in 1943, and then took part in Operation Anvil in 1944 before advancing across the Rhine and reaching Berchtesgaden itself. Both the successes and setbacks of the Seventh Army are discussed in this volume, as well as discussing the tactical victories and defeats that contributed to the Allied campaign.

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