Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Victory was Beyond Their Grasp, Douglas E. Nash.

Victory was Beyond Their Grasp, Douglas E. Nash
A history of the 272nd Volks-Grenadier Division, based around the company records of Fusilier Company 272, and tracing the unit from its formation, through the bitter fighting in the Hürtgen Forest, and on to the brief defence of the Rhine and the final chaotic retreat into the heart of Germany. An excellent history of a division that suffered a huge number of casualties, with the Fusilier Company alone suffered over 200% casualties
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