Operation Knight's Move : German airborne raid against Tito, 25 May 1944 / Charles D. Melson.

Author/creator Melson, Charles D. author.
Other author Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press, publisher.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoQuantico, Va. : Marine Corps University Press ; 2011.
Description1 online resource (73 pages) : illustrations, color maps.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo38657
Subjects

SeriesStudies in Battle.
Contents Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Knight's Move -- Origins of the raid -- The plan -- The airborne raid -- Partisan picture -- Execution, X-Day: 0700: Airborne assault wave reaches the objective ; 0930: Drvar occupied, main attempt to capture Tito ; 1000: Battle group moves to the southwest ; 1200: The second wave arrives ; 1800: Battalion withdraws to cemetery ; 2130: Cemetery position occupied -- Execution, X-Day plus 1: 0330: Enemy attacks repulsed ; 0600: Direct air support resumes ; 0700 to 1000: Link up with ground forces -- Analysis -- Appendix: 500/600th SS-Parachute Battalion chronology.
General noteTitle from title screen (viewed July 24, 2013).
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 65-71).
Issued in other formPrint version: Melson, Charles D. Operation Knight's Move 9780160911408
GPO item number0383 (online)
Govt. docs number D 214.2:T 53

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