Rommel's Ghost Division: Dash to the Channel - 1940 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526715173)

Adolf Hitler invaded Western Europe on 10 May 1940. After breaking through the supposedly 'impenetrable' Ardennes, Erwin Rommel was at the forefront of the Wehrmacht's audacious drive through France. Rommel, who had no prior experience leading an armored division in combat, moved with such speed and nerve that he frequently surprised French units by arriving far earlier than expected. Crossing the Meuse River, we follow Rommel--in what he referred to as 'practically a lightning Tour de France'--as he pushed through northern France to the English Channel. His spectacular victory at the coastal port of Saint-Val ry-en-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg. Following the armistice, Rommel was involved in reenacting certain battles, such as crossing the Somme, for the documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West). This is the story of Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division--the so-called 'Ghost Division'--in France, 1940.

Author: David Mitchelhill-Green
ISBN-10: 1526715171
ISBN-13: 9781526715173
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2024
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback