Volume 15 of the series "The End of the War in Central Germany 1945" follows on from volumes 12 "The Battle for Thuringia's Gate April 1945" and 14 "Theatre of War Thuringia's Forest April 1945" and deals with the advance of the XII. US Corps of the 3rd US Army through the Rhoen Mountains via the Werra between Breitungen and Obermaßfeld to the Rennsteig between Oberhof and Neustadt am Rennsteig and the conquest of the Thuringian armoury of Suhl-Zella-Mehlis.
In addition to the account of the Werra crossing at Wasungen and the forest battles on both sides of the Rennsteig as far as the line Ilmenau-Neustadt am Rennsteig-Schleusingen, the volume deals with the capture of the stronghold of Meiningen, the fighting in the northern Grabfeld and the capture of the Hildburghausen-Römhild exit area for the attack on Coburg.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Möller, Jürgen
Title
Der Kampf um die Thüringer Waffenschmiede April 1945
Details
262 ill. 328 pp.
State
new
Verlag und Versand Rockstuhl Lange Brüdergasse 12 99947 Bad Langensalza Deutschland
