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While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 194445, which are now finally getting their due. The US 14th Armored Divisiona late arrival to the theaterwas thrust into intense combat almost the minute it arrived in Europe, as the Germans remained determined to defend their southern flank. Like other US formations, the 14th AD, after advancing through France against intermittent opposition, was hammered to a standstill at the Westwall in the fall of 1944. Nevertheless, it had gained experience, and when the Germans sought to turn the tide, with Operation Northwind, they found a hardened formation against them. This book explores in detail what happened in the month of January 1945 in the snow-covered Vosges Mountains, when the Wehrmacht's attempt to destroy the Sixth Army Group failed. Northwind began in the mountains but was extended onto the plains of Alsace very near the Rhine River. A strategic withdrawal after a hellish ten days of fiery combat allowed the Allies to hold the line until a spring offensive. The dreadful cold and the confla

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Author

Timothy J. O'Keeffe

Publisher

Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612000398

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13