The course of the battle includes a masterfully-conducted infiltration through snow-covered mointains, the capture - and subsequent release, unharmed - of over 250 Americans, considerable close combat, jointly conducted Waffen-SS and American medical care for their wounded, and, ultimately, the wounding and capture of the author. Ringing with authenticity and full of fresh insights and factual data about this practically-unknown battle and oft-overlooked elite unit, Seven Days in January will make an important and unique contribution to the body of literature of World War II in Europe. The author, a former member of 6th SS Mountain Division 'Nord', performed extensive research in US, German and Czech archival sources, and has woven his compelling, true, and fully confirmed personal story into a revealing and detailed tapestry of historical description and analysis.
Major units about which there is significant information included in this book include: German Units 21st Panzer Division / 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Gotz von Berlichingen' / 25th Panzer-Grenadier Division / 2nd, 3rd and 7th Mountain Divisions / 6th SS-Mountain Division 'Nord' / 169th Infantry Division / 256th, 257th, 361st and 559th Volksgrenadier Divisions US Units 36th, 45th, 79th and 100th Infantry Divisions / Task Force Herren (70th Infantry Division) / Task Force Hudelson (14th Armored Division) / 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
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