German Command Headquarters in the West: Hitlers Commanders at Ob West | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Jean Paul Pallud
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Jean Paul Pallud
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=JWLF
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Pre-order
Language_English
PA=Not yet available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Forthcoming
softlaunch

German Command Headquarters in the West: Hitlers Commanders at Ob West

English

By (author): Jean Paul Pallud

The Wehrmacht won a quick victory in the West in 1940, the Netherlands and Belgium capitulated in May, and France signed an armistice on June 22. Heeresgruppe A remained in France and Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt and his staff established themselves at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and they soon worked on drawing up provisional instructions for Operation 'Seelöwe', the invasion of Great Britain. In October, von Rundstedt was appointed Commander-in-Chief West (Oberbefehlshaber West or Ob. West for short) and made responsible for all the German-occupied territory in western Europe. In April 1941, he and his staff were secretly moved to the East to take command of the right wing of the offensive against Russia and the function of Ob. West was taken over by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin von Witzleben. In March 1942 von Witzleben took leave of his command due to ill health and from the 8th, von Rundstedt returned as Commander-in-Chief in the West. It was from Saint-Germain that the Ob. West, von Rundstedt, faced the Allied landing in Normandy in June 1944, the invasion as the Germans called it. The German forces were unable to stop the Allied operation, Hitler found fault with the local commanders and decided to relieve von Rundstedt of his command. Generalfeldmarschall Günther von Kluge was then appointed Ob. West and it was a grim situation that he inherited upon his arrival at Saint-Germain on July 3. Saint-Germain thus saw four of the most important Field Marshals of the Third Reich successively assuming command of the Ob. West, and a fifth, the famous Erwin Rommel, was also part of the story. Of these five Generalfeldmarschalls, three died for their involvement in the plot to eliminate Hitler, or for their sympathy with the conspiracy: von Witzleben was executed after an express judgment, and von Kluge and Rommel committed suicide. The Ob. West has left Saint-Germain with some remarkable constructions, most of which are still visible today, nestled in the city, witnesses to this strange episode in the history of the city. See more
Current price €29.25
Original price €32.50
Save 10%
A01=Jean Paul PalludAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Jean Paul Palludautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=JWLFCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Pre-orderLanguage_EnglishPA=Not yet availablePrice_€20 to €50PS=Forthcomingsoftlaunch

Will deliver when available. Publication date 30 Dec 2024

Product Details
  • Dimensions: 172 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Dec 2024
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781036126780

About Jean Paul Pallud

JEAN PAUL PALLUD was born in France in 1949 and studied physics at Grenoble University graduating as a physicist engineer. Specialising in the history of the Second World War he has worked alongside After the Battle for over 43 years his first submission to the magazine appearing in 1979 and his last in 2022. As one of the main contributors to the magazine he ventured behind the then-Iron Curtain journeyed north of the Northern Circle and far into the deserts of North Africa. He has written and contributed to over 80 articles on a wide variety of wartime topics and is the author of many of the After the Battles most memorable feats. He authored five major books: The Battle of the Bulge Then and Now Blitzkrieg in the West Then and Now Rückmarsch Then and Now Operation Torch Then and Now and The Desert War Then and Now. He also co-authored German Coastal Radar Stations Then and Now with Winston Ramsey and has contributed to three more After the Battle books. He has written over 150 articles and books in French.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept