Sous Les Ordres De Rommel (Hardcover)

Markus Reisner

ISBN 10: 2840484617 / ISBN 13: 9782840484615

Published by Editions Heimdal, Bayeux, 2017

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Hardcover. Ne en 1921 pres de Wiener Neustadt, lAutrichien Hans Hoeller vivra une epopee incroyable a travers les tourments de la SecondeGuerre mondiale, dans laquelle il nous plonge avec force dans cette autobiographie hors du commun. Au sein de la 15. Panzerdivision,a 20 ans il sert tout dabord comme simple Schuetze de lAfrika-Korps en Egypte (au Col dHalfaya, qualifie par les soldats britanniquesde Col du Feu de lenfer ) puis a Tobrouk, en Lybie. Promu Leutnant un an plus tard, a lautomne 1942, il est envoye comme chef de section en Tunisie, et participe la-bas a lune des dernieres batailles des troupes allemandes sur le continent africain, avec la 10. Panzerdivision. Jeune officier, Hoeller recoit lordre de diriger une attaque dinfanterie, durant laquelle il est grievement blesse au cours dun terrifiant corps-a-corps contre des soldats britanniques. Une fois retabli, il est envoye en France pour la reconstitution de la fameuse 21. Panzerdivision, au sein du Pz-Gren.-Rgt. 192. Commandant une section de Panzerjaeger en Normandie, Hoeller recoit lordre de reprendre le celebre Pegasus Bridge des mains des paras britanniques, aux toutes premieres heures du Jour-J. Dissimule dans un taillis pres du majestueux Chateau de Benouville, il verrouille toute tentative anglaise de progression vers Caen le long du canal, et aneantit meme trois chars Sherman ce 6 juin 1944. Par la suite, ce solide Autrichien est mele a plusieurs mois de durs combats defensifs autour de Caen (Herouville, Cambes-en-Plaine en juin), et parvient de justesse a sauver lensemble de son II. Bataillon durant lOperation Goodwood, a la fin juillet 1944. En aout, il combat avec furie pres du Mont Pincon, puis dans la Poche de Falaise, dou il parviendra a sortir. Apres une longue retraite a travers la France avec les quelques rares survivants de sa section, Hoeller, finalement surpris en Lorraine, sera capture par des elements de la 2e DB de Leclerc Dans ces moments dangoisse intense, il doit uniquement sa survie a sa bande de bras Afrika ! Durant ces dures annees, son chef supreme a presque toujours ete Erwin Rommel, lillustre Feldmarschall allemand que les Allies avaient baptise avec deference le Renard du Desert . Les decisions de Rommel ont determine le destin de Hans Hoeller et de chacun de ses camarades. Aujourdhui a 94 ans, Hans conserve une forme incroyable et sa memoire est toujours fraiche. Ses tres nombreuses photos personnelles et ses recits a la fois poignants, precis, authentiques et meme critiques, offrent un apercu inhabituel sur les experiences dun jeune Autrichien qui, vu le moment de lHistoire ou il est ne, na eu dautre choix que de devoir les affronter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sous Les Ordres De Rommel (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Editions Heimdal, Bayeux
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 2840484617
• ISBN 13: 9782840484615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In this extraordinary autobiography by Hans Höller, an Austrian born in 1921 near Wiener Neustadt, readers are plunged into an epic journey through the torments of the Second World War. At the age of 20, Höller served as a simple Schütze of the Afrika-Korps in Egypt at the Col d'Halfaya (described by the British soldiers as the "Pass of Hell Fire") and then in Tobruk, Libya. He was promoted to Lieutenant a year later and in the autumn of 1942 he was sent as head of section to Tunisia, and participated in one of the last battles of German troops on the African continent, with the Panzer Division. As a young officer, Höller was ordered to lead an infantry attack, during which he was seriously wounded in a terrifying body-to-body fight against British soldiers. Once healed, he was sent to France for the reconstruction of the famous 21. Panzerdivision, within the Pz-Gren.-Rgt. 192. Commanding a section of Panzerjäger in Normandy, Höller was ordered to take the famous Pegasus Bridge from the hands of the British paratroopers in the very early hours of D-Day. Concealed in a copse near the majestic Chateau de Bénouville, they stopped any English attempt to advance towards Caen along the canal, and even destroyed three Sherman tanks on June 6, 1944. Subsequently, this tough Austrian was occupied with several months of hard Defensive fighting around Caen (Herouville, Cambes-en-Plaine in June), and managed to save the whole of his II. Battalion during Operation Goodwood, at the end of July 1944. In August, he fought furiously near Mount Pinçon, then in the Pocket of Falaise, from where he managed to escape. After a long retirement through France with the few survivors of his section, Höller was ambushed in Lorraine and was captured by the 2nd DB of Leclerc. In these moments of intense anguish, he owes his survival to his arm band "Afrika"! During his hard years, his supreme leader was almost always Erwin Rommel, the illustrious German Feldmarschall whom the Allies had baptized as "Fox of the Desert". Rommel's decisions determined the fate of Hans Höller and each of his comrades. Today at 94, Hans retains incredible health and his memory is fresh. His many personal photographs and poignant, accurate, authentic and even critical narratives offer an unusual glimpse into the experiences of an Austrian young man who, given the moment of the history in which he was born, had no choice but to face them. Text in French.