Ghost Division
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Ghost Division

The 11th "Gespenster" Panzer Division and the German Armored Force in World War II

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Ghost Division

The 11th "Gespenster" Panzer Division and the German Armored Force in World War II

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Nicknamed the "Ghost Division" because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements, including Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kursk, and the West.

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Information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9780811763912
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. List of Illustrations
  2. List of Maps
  3. Preface
  4. A Note on German Terminology and Unit Nomenclature
  5. Glossary
  6. Chapter One Antecedents
  7. Chapter Two Origins of the Panzerwaffe
  8. Chapter Three The First Operations
  9. Chapter Four The French Campaign
  10. Chapter Five Formation of the 11. Panzer-Division
  11. Chapter Six The Serbian Campaign
  12. Chapter Seven Operation BARBAROSSA
  13. Chapter Eight BARBAROSSA: Exploitation
  14. Chapter Nine Operation TAIFUN
  15. Chapter Ten Russian Winter: 1941–42
  16. Chapter Eleven Operations BLAU and WIRBELWIND
  17. Chapter Twelve Battles of the River Chir
  18. Chapter Thirteen Back to the Donets
  19. Chapter Fourteen Kharkov Counterattack
  20. Chapter Fifteen Interlude: Spring 1943
  21. Chapter Sixteen Preparations for Operation ZITADELLE
  22. Chapter Seventeen ZITADELLE: The German Offensive
  23. Chapter Eighteen ZITADELLE: The Russian Counteroffensive
  24. Chapter Nineteen The Kessel of Graivoron
  25. Chapter Twenty Defense of the Dnepr
  26. Chapter Twenty-One Cherkassy–Korsun Kessel
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two From Russia to Southern France
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three RhĂ´netal
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four From Lyon to the Burgundian Gate
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five The German Recovery
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six Counterattack in Lorraine
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven Linear Defense in Lorraine
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight Mobile Defense in Lorraine
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine Defense of the Saar
  35. Chapter Thirty Eifel and Orscholzriegel
  36. Chapter Thirty-One Defense of the Rhine
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two From Germany to Czechoslovakia
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three The Gespenster-Division Dismounts
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four Epilogue
  40. Appendix A Table of Comparative Ranks
  41. Appendix B 11. Panzer-Division Units and Commanders, 1940–45
  42. Appendix C 11. Panzer-Division Units and Commanders in the West, 1944–45
  43. Appendix D 11. Panzer-Division: Die Ritterkreuzträger
  44. Notes
  45. Bibliography