This book focuses on Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States and Leningrad. Of the German Army Groups that attacked Soviet Russia, Von Leeb's Army Group North was the smallest and weakest. General Kuznetzov's Northwestern Front, however, was in an even weaker state.Despite brave counterattacks and defense by the Soviet forces, the Germans smashed through the Dvina Line, then the Stalin Line, flooded into Latvia and pressed on to encircle Leningrad.This book examines the German offensive and also the courageous Soviet attempts to halt the German spearhead, defending every possible line against overwhelming odds.
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Of the German Army Groups that attacked Soviet Russia, Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States and Leningrad, was the smallest and weakest. Fortunately, General Kuznetzov's Northwestern Front was in an even weaker state.
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Origins of the CampaignChronologyOpposing PlansOpposing CommandersOpposing ArmiesFrontier BattlesThe Drive NorthThe Arctic FrontBreaking the Luga River LineLeningradAftermathThe Battlefield TodayBibliographyIndex
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This book focuses on Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States and Leningrad.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841768571
Publisert
2005-03-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
325 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter

Biographical note

Robert Kirchubel is a lieutenant colonel on active duty with the California Army National Guard. He has published numerous articles on military history. His three-volume study of the Barbarossa campaign is the product of several years work and research.

Howard Gerrard
has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy. His previous Osprey titles include Campaign 100: D-Day 1944 (1) and Campaign 115: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (1). Peter Dennis was born in 1950 and studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects. He is a keen wargamer and modelmaker.