The most implacable opponents of the British and Canadians fighting in Normandy were the largely teenage soldiers of the Hitlerjugend. From D+1 through to attacking back into the Falaise Pocket, this unique division constantly thwarted Montgomery's plans and exacted a terrible price on the Allies for every mile gained. Formed from 'volunteers' (many weren't) from the Hitler Youth Movement in the aftermath of Stalingrad, this division of boys aged 17 on recruitment into the SS, came of age and were declared fully operational just before D Day. Coming from a highly militarised... society they made exceptional and highly committed soldiers but with officers and non-commissioned officers from the Leibstandarte commanding them, they were inculcated with Nazi brutality and the standards of the Eastern Front from the outset. [show more]
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Documentary about the 12th Hitlerjugend Panzer Division which fought during World War II. The division, made up of members of the Hitler Youth Movement who were recruited into the SS at the age of 17, was initiated into battle during the Normandy campaign. The young soldiers made fierce opponents for the Allied forces.
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