Hitler's Secret Commandos: Operations of the K-Verband

Helmut Blocksdorf, trans. Geoffrey Brooks

ISBN 10: 1844157830 / ISBN 13: 9781844157839

Published by Pen & Sword, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hitler's Secret Commandos: Operations of the K-Verband
• Publisher: Pen & Sword
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844157830
• ISBN 13: 9781844157839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Hitler's Secret Commandos is the history of the K-Verband naval commando unit, established in 1943 to reek havoc amongst invading allied forces involved in amphibious landings or actions, against German-occupied coasts.

Following the Italian and British example, the basic idea was for a small, exceptionally well-trained and absolutely reliable commando force using the maximum element of surprise. Midget U-boats, and small torpedo-carrying craft along the lines of the "explosive boats" used by the Italian Navy, were designed for individual operations while a naval assault troop was formed for missions against important enemy operational targets near the sea after being landed from naval vessels offshore.

Using German archive material, first-hand accounts and other published material this is the first comprehensive history of the K-Verband. It charts the development, structure, selection, training and equipment the Commando unit used together with a detailed narrative of the operations undertaken.

The material has been translated from a German text, previously published in Germany with wide acclaim.

About the Author

Helmut Blocksdorf is an author and historian.