The Falaise Pocket. World War II Allied Encriclement of the German Armies. Failure or Success of the Allied

by U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and Braden P. DeLauder

By August 1944, the Allies had broken out of the Normandy beachhead and were rapidly exploiting a breakthrough in the German lines. In early August, Hitler ordered a heavy single pronged attack to the west to cut off the US forces to the south. Bradley recognized this as an opportunity to encircle the German Army in France. By turning Patton's Third Army, in the south, north towards Argentan, Bradleyformed the lower jaw of a pincer movement while...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497490189
• ISBN13: 9781497490185
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"