I would like to ask you for little help.
I'm looking for stories of german and allied soldiers concerning atrocities committed during Normandy fighting. I'm most interested in area of british sector - what means 12SS and 3Cnd clash and Polish 1AD during fighting in Falais pocket.
I would appreciate if you could post your sources (or links). This is extremly important for me.
Thanks in advance,
Morden
ps. Maybe such topic exists already, but I couldn't find it.
Normandy atrocities
Hi Morden,
Alot is been written about these events, and many discusions folowed,
The link below, is a good read,
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/POWs.php
regards Henk/
Alot is been written about these events, and many discusions folowed,
The link below, is a good read,
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/POWs.php
regards Henk/
Re: Normandy atrocities
Please do a search on the topic here.Alot of discussions have taken place on this subject.http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopi ... ies+franceMorden wrote:I would like to ask you for little help.
I'm looking for stories of german and allied soldiers concerning atrocities committed during Normandy fighting. I'm most interested in area of british sector - what means 12SS and 3Cnd clash and Polish 1AD during fighting in Falais pocket.
I would appreciate if you could post your sources (or links). This is extremly important for me.
Thanks in advance,
Morden
ps. Maybe such topic exists already, but I couldn't find it.
Also,pick up 12 SS Division Hitlerjugend by H.Meyer.A lot of information and Stackpole books has released the history in a two volume paperback set.
Not as elegant as the JJF book but less expensive.
Good luck.
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Normandy
I watched "Fields of Armor" today on the Military Channel (U.S.) which covered Normandy. Although the program is a half an hour they did cover attoricites committed by the Allies.
If you live here in the states you should keep an eye out for it. Guderians son and a few other German vets along with British vets give interviews on the fierce fighting.
Aside from that Meyers book as mentioned and Reynolds would be excellent sources on the subject.
If you live here in the states you should keep an eye out for it. Guderians son and a few other German vets along with British vets give interviews on the fierce fighting.
Aside from that Meyers book as mentioned and Reynolds would be excellent sources on the subject.
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Good source for Allied and German atrociteis in Normandy
Caen: Anvil of Victory - Alex Mckee
See the chapter "No prisoners taken on either side that day."
Rather even handed approach to this by an author who relied on first hand accounts and who was himself involved the campaign.
Recent accounts by US and British veterans have been remarkably frank about this - German accounts less so - having lost the war they can still be prosecuted.
cheers
Reb
Caen: Anvil of Victory - Alex Mckee
See the chapter "No prisoners taken on either side that day."
Rather even handed approach to this by an author who relied on first hand accounts and who was himself involved the campaign.
Recent accounts by US and British veterans have been remarkably frank about this - German accounts less so - having lost the war they can still be prosecuted.
cheers
Reb
Reb,
Sounds like an excellent book. I'll have to try to get a copy. Aside from Hubert Meyers account the only other book I found books but authors such as De Estes Decision in Normandy to be slanted toward the allied side concering attrocities. He mentions Kurt Meyers escape from Failaise pocket that he escaped with a guide. He fallows that up with a comment such as no doubt at gun point. So I take his book at face value only.
Meyers account at least points out that the allies also committed attrocites as well even if he does not go into detail about the German ones.
Sounds like an excellent book. I'll have to try to get a copy. Aside from Hubert Meyers account the only other book I found books but authors such as De Estes Decision in Normandy to be slanted toward the allied side concering attrocities. He mentions Kurt Meyers escape from Failaise pocket that he escaped with a guide. He fallows that up with a comment such as no doubt at gun point. So I take his book at face value only.
Meyers account at least points out that the allies also committed attrocites as well even if he does not go into detail about the German ones.
To those who fought reguardless of nationality
I would suggest Meeting of Generals by Tony Foster.
It was written by a Canadian journalist. His father was Brigadier (later Maj-Gen) Harry Foster, commander of a Canadian infantry brigade in Normandy. In that campaign, the elder Foster faces SS-BrigadeFuehrer Kurt Meyer, the famous "Panzer Meyer" of the 12th SS Pz Div. After the war, Foster winds up President of the military court trying Meyer for warcrimes. The book traces the life stories of each man from childhood to Normandy, and recounts the trial and subsequent events.
I also suggest Conduct unbecoming: The story of the murder of Canadian prisoners of war in Normandy by Howard Margolian.
It was written by a Canadian journalist. His father was Brigadier (later Maj-Gen) Harry Foster, commander of a Canadian infantry brigade in Normandy. In that campaign, the elder Foster faces SS-BrigadeFuehrer Kurt Meyer, the famous "Panzer Meyer" of the 12th SS Pz Div. After the war, Foster winds up President of the military court trying Meyer for warcrimes. The book traces the life stories of each man from childhood to Normandy, and recounts the trial and subsequent events.
I also suggest Conduct unbecoming: The story of the murder of Canadian prisoners of war in Normandy by Howard Margolian.