Miracle at the Litza

Miracle at the Litza Hitler's First Defeat on the Eastern Front Author:Alf R. Jacobsen Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:208 Photos:34 Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612005065 Item No. 9781612005065 In the early summer of 1941 a select unit of German mountain soldiers under the command of General Eduard Dietl set out in the far north of Scandinavia to attack Russia. Operation Silberfuchs was a key part of the invasion of Russia. A diehard Nazi and one of Hitler’s closest comrades, Dietl, and his similarly fanatical officer,s had every expectation of winning glory and fame by conquering the strategically important city of Murmansk.But conditions at the northernmost section of the Eastern Front would ensure no easy victory. The trackless tundra and extremes of weather created not only major challenges for moving troops and equipment but also hellish deathtraps.Despite this, German fire power