"Goring's Grenadiers": The formation and eventual failure of the Luftwaffe (HC)

by Antonio J. Munoz

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The Luftwaffe's overall failure owed much to the struggle between political prestige and military practicality Göring’s Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions, 1942–1945 is a military history examining the formation, combat record, and ultimate failure of the Luftwaffe Field Divisions—ground-combat units created from surplus personnel of the German air force during the Second World War. The book explores how Hermann Göring, eager to preserve the Luftwaffe’s manpower and institutional power, resisted transferring excess personnel to the German Army and instead organized them into infantry divisions under Luftwaffe control. Covering the period from 1942 to 1945, the work details how these divisions were hastily assembled, often inadequately trained for front-line infantry warfare, and deployed to some of the Eastern and Western Fronts’ most demanding combat zones. The book examines operational performance, battlefield losses, command problems, and the tension between political prestige and military practicality that shaped the divisions’ troubled history. A recurring theme is the contrast between organizational ambition and battlefield reality. Although some units fought with determination under severe conditions, many Luftwaffe Field Divisions suffered from weak infantry training, poor leadership structures, inadequate equipment, and heavy casualties. The book places their story within the broader decline of Germany’s military position as manpower shortages forced increasin

• Publisher: Europa Press
• Year: 2002
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 1891227408
• Condition: Very Good

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