The infamous SS Das Reich Division was resting in Montauban, South West France when the Allies invaded Normandy in June 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS and SOE delaying actions. This ruthless Division reacted violently and their reprisals culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. This book tells the story of those heroic and tragic days from the British, French and German viewpoints.
Chapter 1. 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Chapter 2. SOE, SAS and the French Resistance
Chapter 3. Normandy Invasion 1944
Chapter 4. Das Reich enters Maquis Country
Chapter 8. Prelude to Massacre
Chapter 10. Operation Bulbasket and the ‘Jeds’
Chapter 11. Das Reich — Rendering an account
Appendix I. 1st SS Panzer Regiment Special HQ Order, Department of the Lot, 10.5.44.
Appendix II. Hotels and Restaurants