G
Guderian
Guest
1ss lieb
was transferred again as part of the I SS Panzer Corps which at this time consisted of the 101 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion, Hitlerjugend, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen and the Panzer Lehr Division.The LSSAH had been positioned north of the River Seine to counter any possible landing in the area of the Pas de Calais so the first units did not arrive in Normandy until after the Allied invasion there on 6 June 1944; part of it arrived on the night of 27–28 June with the whole division taking another week. By 4 July the I SS Panzer Corps was reformed and now consisted of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and the 12th SS Panzer DivisionHitlerjugend.The first action they were involved in was the defence of Carpiquet village and aerodrome in what was known to the Allies as Operation Windsor.There then followed a number of Allied attacks - Operations Charnwood and Jupiter. On 12 July the LSSAH were in charge of the Caen south sector from Maltot in the west to the Caen – Falaise road in the east. During the night of 14 – 15 July, LSSAH was relieved by the 272nd Infantry Division and pulled back to a concentration area astride the Caen – Falaise road between Ifs and Cintheaux.
Operation Goodwood
Main article: Operation Goodwood
The starting lines of Operation Spring, showing the layout of divisional and battalion forces for both sides
The Division strength prior to Goodwood was reported as 59 Panzer IVs, 46 Panthers and 35 StuG IIIs.
1/1pz panthers [pz V]
2/1pz pzIV
most if not all german armored divs were by now 1 pz regiment.
the soviets in latter days to '80's had 2 tank 1 inf/mech. a standard.
the, standard us had combat command a and b. same story
Operation Goodwood launched 18 July, involved three British armoured divisions, with infantry support on their flanks. They were to swing through the gap between Caen and the eastern heights. There they would have to get across the hills at Bourguébus and break through towards open ground. The operation was preceded by a three-hour bombing assault by 2,500 aircraft.
Immediately afterwards the British tanks came rumbling on and seized all their primary objectives. II/1st SS Panzer Regiment, located by the woods near Garcelles, received orders to attack the British at Soliers. SS-Obersturmführer Malkomes drove in the direction of Bourguébus with his 13 Panthers and discovered 60 British tanks south southeast of the town. He attacked them, destroying 20, and captured Soliers. Around 12:00 hours the Panther Battalion, I/1st SS Panzer regiment, was engaged in combat with the British 29th Armoured Brigade of the British 11th Armoured Division. The body of the Leibstandarte was rushed to the front from Falaise, where it was being held in reserve. It counterattacked immediately at 17:00, together with the 21st Panzer Division, and halted the British offensive on the left front.
At first, 19 July seemed to bring an end to Operation Goodwood, as only some individual tank assaults were carried out. But by 13:00 the British charged again, having brought up reinforcements to continue the attack. They quickly overran the forward German units and pressed on hard, a wave of tanks spearheading the attack. But when the leading Sherman Fireflies and Cromwells approached Bourguébus Ridge at 16:00 hours, they came under fire and were blown up; the Panthers of the Leibstandarte had taken up positions on the ridge itself. Around 15:00 hours the first reinforcements of the 12th SS Panzer Division arrived, which relieved the right flank. The Canadians attacked next in the Battle of Verrières Ridge and Operation Spring (see map), where the LSSAH came up against a number of Allied divisions including the Guards Armoured Division, 7th Armoured, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions.
Next for the LSSAH was Operation Spring, where the division and the Hitlerjugend were pitted against the Black Watch and several units that were supporting them.
Glad i was not yet born. hell on earth. sure, he could and prob has looked at this.. but read is not looked. read is engagement
----------------------
where the division and the Hitlerjugend were pitted against the Black Watch
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.-------------
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Malkomes
was transferred again as part of the I SS Panzer Corps which at this time consisted of the 101 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion, Hitlerjugend, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen and the Panzer Lehr Division.The LSSAH had been positioned north of the River Seine to counter any possible landing in the area of the Pas de Calais so the first units did not arrive in Normandy until after the Allied invasion there on 6 June 1944; part of it arrived on the night of 27–28 June with the whole division taking another week. By 4 July the I SS Panzer Corps was reformed and now consisted of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and the 12th SS Panzer DivisionHitlerjugend.The first action they were involved in was the defence of Carpiquet village and aerodrome in what was known to the Allies as Operation Windsor.There then followed a number of Allied attacks - Operations Charnwood and Jupiter. On 12 July the LSSAH were in charge of the Caen south sector from Maltot in the west to the Caen – Falaise road in the east. During the night of 14 – 15 July, LSSAH was relieved by the 272nd Infantry Division and pulled back to a concentration area astride the Caen – Falaise road between Ifs and Cintheaux.
Operation Goodwood
Main article: Operation Goodwood
The starting lines of Operation Spring, showing the layout of divisional and battalion forces for both sides
The Division strength prior to Goodwood was reported as 59 Panzer IVs, 46 Panthers and 35 StuG IIIs.
1/1pz panthers [pz V]
2/1pz pzIV
most if not all german armored divs were by now 1 pz regiment.
the soviets in latter days to '80's had 2 tank 1 inf/mech. a standard.
the, standard us had combat command a and b. same story
Operation Goodwood launched 18 July, involved three British armoured divisions, with infantry support on their flanks. They were to swing through the gap between Caen and the eastern heights. There they would have to get across the hills at Bourguébus and break through towards open ground. The operation was preceded by a three-hour bombing assault by 2,500 aircraft.
Immediately afterwards the British tanks came rumbling on and seized all their primary objectives. II/1st SS Panzer Regiment, located by the woods near Garcelles, received orders to attack the British at Soliers. SS-Obersturmführer Malkomes drove in the direction of Bourguébus with his 13 Panthers and discovered 60 British tanks south southeast of the town. He attacked them, destroying 20, and captured Soliers. Around 12:00 hours the Panther Battalion, I/1st SS Panzer regiment, was engaged in combat with the British 29th Armoured Brigade of the British 11th Armoured Division. The body of the Leibstandarte was rushed to the front from Falaise, where it was being held in reserve. It counterattacked immediately at 17:00, together with the 21st Panzer Division, and halted the British offensive on the left front.
At first, 19 July seemed to bring an end to Operation Goodwood, as only some individual tank assaults were carried out. But by 13:00 the British charged again, having brought up reinforcements to continue the attack. They quickly overran the forward German units and pressed on hard, a wave of tanks spearheading the attack. But when the leading Sherman Fireflies and Cromwells approached Bourguébus Ridge at 16:00 hours, they came under fire and were blown up; the Panthers of the Leibstandarte had taken up positions on the ridge itself. Around 15:00 hours the first reinforcements of the 12th SS Panzer Division arrived, which relieved the right flank. The Canadians attacked next in the Battle of Verrières Ridge and Operation Spring (see map), where the LSSAH came up against a number of Allied divisions including the Guards Armoured Division, 7th Armoured, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions.
Next for the LSSAH was Operation Spring, where the division and the Hitlerjugend were pitted against the Black Watch and several units that were supporting them.
Glad i was not yet born. hell on earth. sure, he could and prob has looked at this.. but read is not looked. read is engagement
----------------------
where the division and the Hitlerjugend were pitted against the Black Watch
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.-------------
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Malkomes
Last edited by a moderator:
