{"product_id":"ak-vehicles-of-the-polish1st-armoured-division-englisch","title":"AK Vehicles of the Polish 1st Armored Division (English)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAK Vehicles of the Polish1st Armoured Division (English)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this is a product in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCAMOUFLAGE \u0026amp; MARKINGS.\u003cbr\u003eFRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY 1944-1945\u003cbr\u003e47 profiles\u003cbr\u003eThis book, illustrated with photos and color profiles, describes the camouflage and mark-\u003cbr\u003eings of various soft-skin and armored vehicles used by the Polish 1st Armoured Division\u003cbr\u003eduring the 1944-1945 period. Formed in February 1942 in Scotland, the unit was command-\u003cbr\u003eed by Major General Stanislaw Maczek. The division joined combat in Normandy on 8 August\u003cbr\u003e1944 during Operation Totalize. It achieved a victory against the Wehrmacht in the battles\u003cbr\u003efor Mont Ormel and the town of Chambois. This series of offensive and defensive operations\u003cbr\u003ecame to be known as the Battle of Falaise, in which a large number of German Army and SS\u003cbr\u003edivisions were trapped in the Falaise Pocket and subsequently destroyed. Maczek's division\u003cbr\u003ehad the crucial role of closing the pocket at the escape route of the trapped German divi-\u003cbr\u003esions. After the Allied armies broke out from Normandy, the Polish 1st Armoured Division\u003cbr\u003epursued the Germans along the coast of the English Channel. During Operation Pheasant\u003cbr\u003ea successful outflanking manoeuvre planned and performed by General Maczek allowed\u003cbr\u003ethe liberation of the city of Breda without any civilian casualties. In early 1945, the division\u003cbr\u003ewas transferred to the province of Overijssel and started to push with the Allies along the\u003cbr\u003eDutch-German border, liberating the eastern parts of the provinces of Drenthe and Gronin-\u003cbr\u003egen including the town of Emmen. In April 1945, it entered Germany. On 6 May, the division\u003cbr\u003eseized the Kriegsmarine naval base in Wilhelmshaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"AK-Interactive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48018800574707,"sku":"127370","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8699\/8771\/files\/127370-ak-vehicles-of-the-polish1st-armoured-division-englisch-ak130010-1.webp?v=1784580574","url":"https:\/\/radaddel.de\/en\/products\/ak-vehicles-of-the-polish1st-armoured-division-englisch","provider":"Radaddel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}