Against the Panzers · United States Infantry Versus German Tanks, 1944-1945 · A History of Eight Battles Told Through Diaries, Unit Histories by Vannoy, Allyn R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Key to Military Symbols Foreword Preface 1

Infantry Against Armor

Organization of American Forces Tactics The Opposition Weapons Lessons Learned

Test of Courage

German Forces at Mortain The American Forces St. Barthelmy’s Aftermath The Defense of l’Abbaye-Blanche Opposing Forces at l’Abbaye-Blanche The Attack Begins The German Attack Continues: 8 August Return to Normalcy Notes

Second Chance Crossing

Preparations 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September Conclusion Notes

2–3 November: Supporting Attacks 3 November First Night in Schmidt 4 November 5 November 6 November 7 November 8 November Conclusion Notes

Night Assault with Bayonets and Grenades

Objectives, Plan, and Preparation The Attack 3 December 4 December 5 December Final Night Conclusion Notes

The Iron Division

The Americans The Germans The Opening Assault Hosingen Help Arrives Capitulation Epilogue Notes

Battle for the Twin Villages

The German Plan American Positions The Opening Move “Hitlerjugend” Attempts to Break Through Assault Gun at Losheimergraben The Sideshow KG Peiper Reaches Honsfeld The Defense of Hünningen The Forest Battle Death of a Battalion Pocket of Resistance One Panzer’s Saga Conclusion Notes

We Fight and Die Here

“Wacht Am Rhein” American Forces at Dom Bütgenbach “We Fight and Die Here” First Attack: Destruction of “Hitlerjugend’s” Probe Second Attack Third Attack: The Vise KG Kühlmann Attacks The Fifth Attack: The Heroism of Corporal Warner High Water Mark Aftermath Note

Fight It Out to the Finish

Probing the Orscholz Switch Counterattack The Breaking Storm Exhausted but Unbroken Notes

Bibliography

Location of Records Archival Records

Index of Military Units List of Names and Terms