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EAN13
9782813806857
Éditeur
Éditions Sutton
Date de publication
8 février 2018
Collection
Mémoire en Images
Nombre de pages
128
Dimensions
23 x 16 x 0,7 cm
Poids
340 g
Langue
eng

The Savage Battle Of The Colmar Pocket, Winter 1944-1945

Hugues-Emmanuel Thalmann

Éditions Sutton

Prix public : 21,30 €

Although Alsace is now a haven of peace, 65 years ago it was the fighting scene of unprecedented violence, of a bitter struggle between Germany and France. Annexed by Germany in 1940, Alsace had to remain German for political and strategic reasons and only became French once again after paying a heavy price. A decisive phase in the liberation of Alsace, the battle of the Colmar pocket left scenes of desolation in its wake: a wasteland of rubble and charred tanks. This book provides an opportunity to find out more about this terrible period through archive documents, most of which are being published here for the first time. Few words can describe the suffering and self-sacrifice endured by the soldiers and civilians caught in the crossfire. Like the Memorial Museum of the Colmar pocket, this publication aims to fulfil a duty of remembrance and to pay tribute to these men, soldiers and civilians, survivors and victims.
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