Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy presents the combat history of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 and SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in the Battle for France from June to the end of August 1944 based on transcriptions of their original unit war diaries from the Military History Archives in Prague.

Both armored units belonged to the 12.SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. SS-Panzer Regiment 12 was fully equipped with Panzer IV and Panther tanks. The main AFV of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 was the Jagdpanzer IV L/48 tank destroyer.

The structure of the volume is partly source publication (documents of SS-Panzer Regiment 12) and partly study (the deployment of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12). The text was written and footnoted by the author based upon original wartime files in Prague that have remained almost unknown.

The book starts with the story of the units' establishment and training in 1943/1944, including, for example, the shipments of equipment, orders of battle and tactical numbers of the tanks. After this introduction, a highly detailed daily chronology of the combat actions is provided, from 12.SS-Panzer Division traveling to the Caen sector to Operation Totalize and the withdrawal to the Seine River.

Documents from SS-Panzer Regiment 12 presented in the book include the following: combat reports, list of knocked-out enemy tanks, German personnel and tank losses, combat orders, summary of acquired combat experiences and others.

This is an impressive look at tactical-level events and command decisions, highlighting the armored combat tactics that were able to stop Montgomery's Army Group from breaking through the German lines near Caen for two months. The study includes a number of detailed maps and excellent photos. In addition, the book has benefited from the contribution of rare information, photographs and documents from the archive of noted Waffen-SS historian Mark C. Yerger.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Maps
• Glossary
• Introduction
• Part I: The Combat History of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 in Normandy
  • Chapter 1: Organization and Training of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 (29 June 1943–6 June 1944)
  • Chapter 2: The First Battle for Caen, 6–10 June 1944
  • Chapter 3: The Second Battle for Caen, 11–18 June 1944
  • Chapter 4: Operational Interval, 19–24 June 1944
  • Chapter 5: The Third Battle for Caen, 25–30 June 1944
  • Chapter 6: Another Operational Interval and the Fourth Battle for Caen, 1–10 July 1944
  • Chapter 7: Replacement and Reorganization, 12–17 July 1944
  • Chapter 8: Fighting between Falaise and Caen, 18 July–21 August 1944
  • Chapter 9: Fighting between Touques and the Seine, 22–29 August 1944
• Photo Gallery
• Part II: The Combat History of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in Normandy
  • Chapter 1: Organization, Equipment and Training of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 (6 February–9 July 1944)
  • Chapter 2: Combat of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in the Battle for Normandy, 10 July–26 August 1944
• Conclusion: The Effectiveness of the Armour of the 12.SS-Panzer Division “Hitlerjugend” in Normandy
• Appendices
  • Appendix I: Table of Ranks
  • Appendix II: Officers of SS-Panzer Regiment 12
  • Appendix III: Assignment of Tactical Numbers to SS-Panzer Regiment 12, January 1944
  • Appendix IV: Tanks assigned to SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 1 January-30 April 1944
  • Appendix V: Weapons inventory of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 30 April 1944
  • Appendix VI: Allied aircraft shot down by the 2cm anti-aircraft guns of SS- Panzer Regiment 12, 10 May–3 August 1944
  • Appendix VII: Tank strength of SS-Panzer Regiment 12 1 June-11 August 1944
  • Appendix VIII: Total losses of I./SS-Panzer Regiment 12 in Panther tanks 7 June-4 September 1944
  • Appendix IX: Allied tanks knocked out by II./SS-Panzer Regiment 12, 7 June–9 August 1944
  • Appendix X: Battle casualties of the Stab of SS-Panzer Regiment 12, 7 June–27 September 1944
  • Appendix XI: Battle casualties of I./SS-Panzer Regiment 12, 7 June–31 October 1944
  • Appendix XII: Battle casualties of II./SS-Panzer Regiment 12, 7 June–20 October 1944
  • Appendix XIII: Effectiveness of the armoured fighting vehicles of 12.SS-Panzer Division related to Allied operations 7 June-16 August 1944
  • Appendix XIV: Summarised report of enemy tanks and other weapons knocked out by SS-Panzer Regiment 12 7 June-1 September 1944 (report dated 17 October 1944)
  • Appendix XV: Allied tanks knocked out by the Panthers of I./SS-Panzer Regiment 12 8 June-1 September 1944
  • Appendix XVI: Supply of new tanks for SS-Panzer Regiment 12 during the combat in Normandy 6 July-29 August 1944
  • Appendix XVII: Movement orders for 12.SS-Panzer Division “Hitlerjugend” and SS-Panzer Regiment 12, 26 August 1944
  • Appendix XVIII: Officers of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12
  • Appendix XIX: Allied armoured fighting vehicles knocked out by the Jagdpanzer IVs of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12
  • Appendix XX: Battle casualties of SS-Panzerjäger Abteilung 12 in Normandy, August 1944
• Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading
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