Kos and Leros 1943 - The German Conquest of the Dodecanese
Anthony Rogers
This title is an illustrated account of the autumn 1943 battle for
the Dodecanese, as Winston Churchill attempted to secure the Aegean
islands in the wake of the Italian armistice. The occupation was a
gamble intended to increase pressure against Germany and at the
same time possibly provide encouragement for Turkey to join the
Allies. Spearheaded by the Special Boat Squadron and the Long Range
Desert Group, garrison troops were deployed to the Italian-occupied
Dodecanese, but they were too late to prevent the Germans from
taking control of the key island of Rhodes and its all-important
airfields. An all-out German offensive followed. Air force and
naval units supported a series of assaults by infantry and
paratroopers, including specialist forces of the Division
Brandenburg. Within three months, only Castelorizzo was still in
British hands. Rhodes, Kos and Leros remained under German
occupation until May 1945 and the end of the war in Europe. The
Dodecanese would be Adolf Hitler's last enduring victory - and the
last enduring British-led defeat.
Paperback, 96 Seiten, durchgängig bebildert mit zeitgenössischen
Fotos, Farbillustrationen von Kampfsituationen, Karten und 3D
Operationsdiagrammen, engl. Text
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