دانلود کتاب Arctic Front: The Advance of Mountain Corps Norway on Murmansk, 1941

"This is a serious, thoughtful book about war "on the right wing of the Western Front and the left wing of the Eastern Front" in conditions hardly conducive to survival, let alone combat. Definitely recommended." ― Stone & StoneIn 1941, military operations were conducted by large formations along the northern coast of Scandinavia – for the first time in history of warfare. A modern army suddenly swept into that isolated and inhospitable region that was yet to possess the level of importance it would later assume in Cold War polar strategy. The Arctic Front was the northernmost theater in the war waged by Germany against Russia. For a period of four years, German troops from all branches of the Wehrmacht fought side by side with Finnish border guard units.The high point of the war on the Arctic Front was the assembly and advance of Germany’s Mountain Corps Norway in the summer and autumn of 1941. Commanded by general of the mountain troops, Eduard Dietl, and composed of the 2nd and 3rd Mountain Divisions, the Mountain Corps advanced out of occupied North Norway, assembled in the Petsamo Corridor in North Finland, and struck into Russian territory in an attempt to seize Murmansk. It did not reach its objective. This account of the operation was written by Wilhelm Hess, quartermaster of the Mountain Corps Norway. He draws upon his personal experience of the conditions and actions on the Arctic Front in order to describe and analyze the environment, the sequence of events, and the reasons behind certain decisions. In addition to describing how operations conducted by the Mountain Corps unfolded, Hess provides insight as to how the terrain, the flow of supplies, and the war at sea impacted those operations.Table of ContentsForeword1. The Mountain Corps Norway2. Fennoscandia and Kola3. The threat from the west4. Assembly of forces in the east5. Operational plans6. Petsamo7. Cutting off Rybachy Peninsula8. Overcoming the border fortifications9. Meeting engagements10. The first attack over the Litsa River11. The second attack over the Litsa River12. The operations of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla13. Mopping up the Duchy14. The last days of summer15. The third attack over the Litsa River16. The reasons for failure17. Upheaval and relief18. Positional warfare and the line of security19. On the Luttojoki River20. The supply of the mountain corps