Hitler's secret commandos : operations of the K-Verband /by Helmut Blocksdorf ; translation by Geoffrey Brooks.

"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."--Provided by the publisher.

Record Details

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military,
Pub Date: 2008.
Pages: xi, 188 p., [24] p. of plates :

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940.541.2:356.168(43)
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1
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PBK0879
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