Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge
by Frank van Lunteren
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9781612003139
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"After their successful campaign in Holland, Colonel Reuben Tucker's elite 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne wqas resting and refitting in France when news came of the German breakthrough. Most dange..."After their successful campaign in Holland, Colonel Reuben Tucker's elite 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne wqas resting and refitting in France when news came of the German breakthrough. Most dangerous for the Allies were the German spearhead of the 1st SS Panzer Division led by Jochen Peiper, which aimed to sever the Allied Front. The 504th was committed to block the SS advance, and within 48 hiours of their arrival Colonel Tucker's paratroopers were attacking the SS-Panzergrenadiers of Peiper battlegroup, eventually forcing them to withdraw. More ferocious fighting ensued as follow-up German units forced a U.S. retreat from St. Vith. In adverse weather conditions against the German 9th SS Panzer and 3rd Fallschirmjäger Divisions, the 504th lived up to its regimental motto: 'Strike and Hold.' Although some rifle companies were whittled down to less than 50 paratroopers, the Americans doggedly fought on until victory was achieved."--Book jacket.
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