West Prussia - Eastern Pomerania Operations - 1945

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bubalma
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West Prussia - Eastern Pomerania Operations - 1945

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Post by bubalma » 10 Jan 2019, 18:01

What books cover in detail German operations in this area in early 1945 - particularly the German response to Soviet advances from Tuchel through Konitz, West Prussia; and the adjoining Soviet thrust through Bublitz and Baldenburg to Koslin on the Baltic coast?
I do have some materials on 4th and 7th Panzer divisions but the information is fairly general.
I would prefer material in English although my German language skills are not too bad.

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 10 Jan 2019, 18:09

In German I have much, much info....and Germandocsinrussia.org offer many war diary, especially on Korps-Level!

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Post by bubalma » 11 Jan 2019, 03:46

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Post by bubalma » 11 Jan 2019, 03:48

Thank you, Jan-Hendrik!
Anything you are aware of in English?

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Re: West Prussia - Eastern Pomerania Operations - 1945

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Post by FORBIN Yves » 12 Jan 2019, 13:46

bubalma wrote:
10 Jan 2019, 18:01
What books cover in detail German operations in this area in early 1945 - particularly the German response to Soviet advances from Tuchel through Konitz, West Prussia; and the adjoining Soviet thrust through Bublitz and Baldenburg to Koslin on the Baltic coast?
I do have some materials on 4th and 7th Panzer divisions but the information is fairly general.
I would prefer material in English although my German language skills are not too bad.
In English i know only one but with a chapter
https://www.amazon.com/Prelude-Berlin-O ... 1910777161
exist surely others books with more details
I do have some materials on 4th and 7th Panzer divisions but the information is fairly general
what you means ?

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Post by marthus » 13 Jan 2019, 10:39

with the book Prit Buttar "Prussia battleground", you will find a very complete book on the fighting in Prussia from January to April 1945 with a lot of information on the 7th PZD
concenrnat the fighting of the 4th Pzd at the same time, there is the book of Hans Schaufler "Panzer on the Vistula"

good reading

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 13 Jan 2019, 10:54

An overview on good literatur (1st rate), but only in german:

- Hans Meier-Welcker 'Die Abwehrkämpfe am Nordflügel der Ostfront 1944/45' (focussing mostly on the coast area of the Baltics)

- Johann Huber 'So war es wirklich' (first hand account of a Cdr. of a PzJäger. in 1944/45..7.PzDiv....5 stars!!)

- Letzte Schlacht an der Ostfront (really good, covers the fighting of 337.VGD in 1945)

- Neumann Joachim 'Die 4. Panzerdivision 1943 - 1945'

GDiR contains much primary material for the fightings


Just as a start...

You could read also these existing topics :

- Danzig 1945

- The battles in Pomorania 1945

- The battle for Memel


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Re: West Prussia - Eastern Pomerania Operations - 1945

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Post by bubalma » 21 Jan 2019, 21:58

Thank you everyone - Good information. I already do have PANZERS ON THE VISTULA and BATTLEGROUND PRUSSIA.
I will try to source the others.
Sorry for the late reply!

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