Hitler's Heroes During Operation Barbarossa: Knight's Cross Generals on the Eastern Front, 22 June-5 December 1941

by Jeremy Dixon

Profiles the 178 generals awarded the Knight's Cross during the early months of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

This is a study of the officers who were promoted to the rank of general and who were also awarded the Knight's Cross during the early period of Hitler's assault upon the Soviet Union. This takes us from the great onslaught of Operation Barbarossa, through to Hitler's decision to abandon his attempt to capture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036101533
• ISBN13: 9781036101534
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 296 Pages