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Brandenburgers in the Blitzkrieg 1940: Special forces open the road to France - (9781472874214)
Fully illustrated this is the first study of how the Brandenburgers - Germany's covert special forces - seized the bridges that led into France in 1940 in their biggest campaign to date. Formed from elements of various unorthodox units and militia groups that took part in the invasion of Poland by mid-1940 the Brandenburgers were established as the Wehrmacht's specialists in operating behind enemy lines. With several separate battle groups set tasks that could determine the success of the whole campaign the invasions of France Belgium and the Netherlands would be the Brandenburgers' debut as a key part of the German war machine.
Features
- 80 pages
- Illustrated throughout
- Softcover
- Dimensions are 10 x 7
