Helmut Blocksdorf

Hitler's Secret Commandos (eBook, ePUB)

Operations of the K-Verband

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An extensive history of the amphibious attack unit created by Nazi Germany during World War II. Hitler's Secret Commandos is the history of the K-Verband naval commando unit, established in 1943 to wreak havoc amongst invading allied forces involved in amphibious landings or actions, against German-occupied coasts. Following the Italian and British example, the basic idea was for a small, exceptionally well-trained and reliable commando force using the maximum element of surprise. Midget U-boats and small torpedo-carrying craft along the lines of the "explosive boats" used by the Italian Navy were designed for individual operations while a naval assault troop was formed for missions against important enemy operational targets near the sea after being landed from naval vessels offshore. Using German archive material, first-hand accounts and other published material this is the first comprehensive history of the K-Verband. It charts the development, structure, selection, training and equipment the Commando unit used together with a detailed narrative of the operations undertaken. The material has been translated from a German text, previously published in Germany with wide acclaim.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Maritime
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781781596579
• Artikelnr.: 37993561

Autorenporträt

Helmut Blocksdorf is an author and historian.