The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”: Volume II: Operations Martlet,...

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Arthur W. Gullachsen

The Defeat and Attrition of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division “Hitlerjugend”

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Volume II: Operations Martlet, Epsom, Windsor and Charnwood, 11 June–12 July 1944

Arthur W. Gullachsen

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Casemate
01 February 2026

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Second World War; Military vehicles

Following the Normandy landings, Rommel rushed Heeresgruppe B reserves towards the coast in order to crush the bridgehead and drive the Allied forces back into the sea. One of these armored reserves was the newly created 12. SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. Extremely well equipped and at near full strength by mid-1944 standards, it was seen as an extremely capable formation. As Allied forces flooded inland from the beaches, 12. SS-Panzer-Division attempted to capture and hold the battlefield initiative. However, despite this German armoured division's best efforts, it would be bludgeoned and driven back in a series of offensive set-piece operations by the British Second Army, supported by massive artillery programs and RAF air strikes. As a result, the division failed to succeed in its new defensive role, and was slowly weakened by attrition, reducing its combat arms regiments to a weakened Kampfgruppe by mid-July. This volume focuses on the fighting between 11 June and 12 July: the Cristot triangle; the Parc de Boislonde; Fontenay-le-Pesnel; Operation Epsom and the main events of the Battle of the Odon; Operation Windsor and the attack on Carpiquet airfield; and finally the massive Anglo-Canadian assault on Caen, Operation Charnwood. A detailed set of appendices will analyze German personnel, equipment, and armored losses during the battles, and losses inflicted on the Allies.

AUTHOR: Captain Arthur W. Gullachsen is the author of three previous books, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a professor in the RMC History Department at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in late 2006, he gained acceptance into the PhD program in history at Western University in London, Ontario, graduating in 2016. A Second World War specialist, Captain Gullachsen's areas of expertise include the study of the replacement of equipment and personnel losses as well as German armored forces during the late war period. He is also interested in twentieth-century airpower and seapower. He recently published Bloody Verrières, Volumes I and II with Casemate Publishers (2022 and 2023).

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By: Arthur W. Gullachsen
Imprint: Casemate
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781636243986
ISBN 10: 1636243983
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Captain Arthur W. Gullachsen is the author of three previous books, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a professor in the RMC History Department at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in late 2006, he gained acceptance into the PhD program in history at Western University in London, Ontario, graduating in 2016. A Second World War specialist, Captain Gullachsen’s areas of expertise include the study of the replacement of equipment and personnel losses as well as German armored forces during the late war period. He is also interested in twentieth-century airpower and seapower. He recently published Bloody Verrières, Volumes I and II with Casemate Publishers (2022 and 2023).