EUROPEAN THEATER #7b Contents U.S. Casualties, ETO, esp Ardennes..........p.2 Malmedy Massacre, 17 Dec 44.................p.3 Opn Nordwind................................p.5 U.S. Third Army Radio Silence...............p.8 Opn Grief...................................p.9 .........p.12 See also: ww2eto7, -7a USAMHI WWII - Eur - Bulge RefBranch dv Oct 79; Mar 91 NOTE: U.S. CASUALTIES, ETO, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARDENNES A Working Bibliography US battle casualties in the European Theater, 7 Dec 1941 to 31 Dec 1946, totaled 586,628, as follows: Killed.......116,991 Wounded......381,350 Captured......73,759 Missing.......14,528 For the period 16 Dec 1944-2 Jan 1945, the US suffered 41,315 killed, wounded and missing. The official Ardennes campaign extended to 25 Jan 1945 and included American counteroffensives. Total US battle casualties for the entire campaign, including those of the Army Air Force, were 105,102. See: Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes: The Battle of the Bulge. In the series US Army in WWII. Wash, DC: OCMH, Dept of Army, 1965. p. 674. D769A533v3pt7. Thompson, Royce L. "Ardennes Campaign Statistics, 16 December 1944- 19 January 1945." Study, OCMH, 28 Apr 1952. D756.5A7T56. U.S. Dept of Army. Adj Gen's Off. Army Battle Casualties and Non- Battle Deaths in World War II, Final Report. Wash, DC, 1 Jun 1953. pp. 5 & 92. RefColl. Incidentally, the 106th Inf Div's losses in the Battle of the Bulge were 415 killed, 1,254 wounded, and 6,821 captured and missing, from its effective strength of 14,024 on 16 Dec 1944. See: Dupuy, R. Ernest. St. Vith: Lion in the Way; the 106th Infantry Division in World War II. Wash, DC: Inf Jrnl Press, 1949. p. 200. 05-106-1949, UHRm. USAMHI WWII - ETO - Bulge RefBranch dv Jul 88; Jul 91 MALMEDY MASSACRE, 17 DEC 1944 A Working Bibliography Bovy, Marcel. La Bataille de l'Ambleve. Liege, Belgium: Les Amities Mosanes, n.d. pp. 43-44 & 155-161. WC#14-450. Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge. In series USAWWII. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1965. pp. 260-264. D769A533v3pt7. "The Death of Joachim Peiper." After the Battle (May 1983): pp. 47- 53. Per. Dietrich, Sepp. and Peiper, Joachim. "War Experiences of General Sepp Dietrich and Colonel Joachim Peiper." Translated briefs related to their trials, 1946. 20 p. D811D5. Dietrich's view of entire war effort (5 p) & Peiper's reflections on Russian opns. Gregoire, Gerard. Les Panzer de Peiper Face a L'U.S. Army. n.p., n.d. 175 p. D756.5A7G73. Hammer, Charles A., ed. History of the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion. Manheim, PA, 1978. 56 p. 202-285Obv- 1978, UHRm. See esp pp. 29-42. Irving, David. The War Between the Generals. NY: Congden & Lattes, 1981. pp. 367-368 & 371. D756.3I78. Suggests a revisionist view, i.e., not to consider it an atrocity. MacDonald, Charles B. Papers. Arch. See Box 2 folder of notes & sources on which he based his account in Time for Trumpets, pp. 211-44 (D756.5A7M26). Matters, James P. "Murder at Malmedy." Army 31 (Dec 1981): pp. 32- 35. Per. Firsthand account by a survivor. Peiper, Joachim. "Kampfgruppe Peiper (15-26 Dec 44)." USAREUR Foreign Military Study #C-004, n.d. 20 p. FMS Coll. See pp. 4-6. Malmedy Massacre p.2 U.S. Army, European Theater of Opns. Hist Div. Interviews w/ Obst Joachim Peiper. Eur Theater Interrogations #10-11, Sep 1945. 23 p. Garland reprint WWII Mil Studies, Vol 2. D757W67. U.S. Army. Judge Advocate General. "Malmedy Trial." Fact sheet, 6 Apr 1971. 3 p. BibFile: WWII - ETO - Ardennes. Weingartner, James J. Crossroads of Death: The Story of the Malmedy Massacre and Trial. Berkeley: UP of CA, 1979. 274 p. D804G4W38. Whiting, Charles. Massacre at Malmedy: The Story of Joachim Piper's Battle Group, Ardennes, December 1944. NY: Stein & Day, 1971. 200 p. D804G4W46. See also: - "Battle of Bulge" (WWII-ETO-Ardennes) NOT on file: - U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Malmedy Massacre Investigation. Hearings before a subcommittee, 81st Cong, 1st sess, 1949. ca 1000 p.++ And report of the subcommittee, 13 Oct 1949. USAMHI WWII - ETO - Bulge RefBranch dv Jul 89, Mar 93 OPERATION NORDWIND A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources NORDWIND = codename for German diversionary attack against Allied southern wing in Alsace, defended by 6th US Army Group. Contents Gen/Misc..................................p.1 Hatten-Rittershoffen......................p.2 US Units..................................p.3 German Units/Perspectives.................p.3 GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Report by the Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945. London: HSMO, 1946. pp. 86-89. D756A24. Clarke, Jeffrey J., & Smith, Robert R. Riviera to the Rhine. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: CMH, 1993. 605 p. D769A533. See Chap XXVII MacDonald, Charles B. The Mighty Endeavor: American Armed Forces in the European Theater in World War II. NY: Oxford UP, 1969. pp. 395-398. D756M27. Parker, Danny S. "War's Last Eruption." World War II (May 1990): pp. 42-49. Per. Pommois, Lise M. Les Americains et les Combats de l Liberation dans le Secteur de Haguenau. n.p., 1989. D762H33P66. See pp. 176-218 on US forces in Alsace. _________. Winter Storm: War in Northern Alsace, Nov 1944-Mar 45. Paducah, KY: Turner, 1991. 410 p. D762A4P65. See Chap 4. Opn Nordwind p.2 Turner, John F., and Jackson, Robert. Destination Berchtesgaden: The Story of the United States Seventh Army in World War II. NY: Scribner's, 1975. pp. 111-19. 03-7-1975. U.S. Military Academy. A Military History of World War II. Vol I. West Point: USMA, 1953. pp. 537-541. D743U465v1. Whiting, Charles. The Other Battle of the Bulge: Operation Nordwind. Chelsea, MI: Scarborough, 1990. 198 p. D762A4W47. See also: - "Battle of the Bulge" (WWII-ETO-Ardennes) HATTEN-RITTERSHOFFEN, 12-20 JAN 1945 La Bataille de Hatten-Rittershoffen, Janvier 1945. n.p., n.d. 147 p. D756.5H37B37. Brothers, Benjamin, et al. The Armored Division in the Defense: 14th Armored Division in the Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen, 12- 20 January 1945. Ft Knox: Armored School, 1950. 83 p., maps. #05-14AR-1945. Carter, Joseph. History of the 14th Armored Division. Atlanta, GA: Love, 1945. #05-14AR-1945. See Chap 9. U.S. Army. 79th Inf Div. Combat History of the 79th Infantry Division East of the Rhine, April 20, 1945. n.p., 1945. pp. 24-28. #05-89-1945/2. _________. The Cross of Lorraine: A Combat History of the 79th Infantry Division June 1942 - December 1945. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pub, 1946. pp. 94-109. #05-79-1946. _________. 42d Inf Div. 42d "Rainbow" Infantry Division: A Combat History of World War II. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pub, 1946. pp. 21-24. #05-42-1946. Opn Nordwind p.3 US UNITS Anderson, Chester H. 'Piecemeal Employment of the 63d Infantry Division." Mil Rev 27 (Aug 1948): pp. 29-35. Per. U.S. Army. 6th Army Gp. HQ. G-3 Section. "Final Report, World War II," 10 Jul 1945. pp. 35-36. #02-6-1945. U.S. Army. Seventh Army. The Seventh United States Army in France and Germany, 1944-1945. Vol II. Heidelberg: Graf, 1946. pp. 579-585, 591-594 & 613-617. #03-7-1946v2. U.S. Army. 79th Inf Div. The Cross of Lorraine: A Combat History of the 79th Infantry Division, June 1942-December 1945. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pub, 1946. pp. 95-96, 98, & 100. #05-79- 1946. _________. 42d Inf Div. 42d "Rainbow" Infantry Division: A Combat History of World War II. Baton Rouge: Army & Navy Pub, 1946. pp. 15-18, 21-24. #05-42-1946. _________. 222d Inf Rgt. The Furnace and the Fire: The Story of a Regiment of Infantry. Vienna, n.p., 1945. pp. 23-27. #603- 222-1946. GERMAN UNITS/PERSPECTIVES U.S. Army, Europe. Hist Div. Foreign Military Studies: - Army Group H, B-095 - First Army, B-767 & B-786 - XIII SS Corps, C-039 - LXXXIX Corps, B-077, B-765 & B-826 - XC Corps, B-71 & B-117 - 6th SS Mountain Div, B-586 & B-746 - 256th VG Div, B-537 - 257th VG Div, B-520 USAMHI WWII - ETO - Bulge RefBranch la Mar 84 NOTE: U.S. THIRD ARMY RADIO SILENCE A search failed to uncover orders or other references implementing ground radio silence by Third Army during the Ardennes Counteroffensive. The following source, however, does mention deliberate silence after the relief of Bastogne: Harkins, Paul D. When the Third Cracked Europe. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1969. p. 46. 3-3-1969, UHRm. See also these general commo refs: Cole, Hugh M. The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge. In the USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1965. pp. 124-125, 249, 424-425, 461-462 and 625. E769A533v.3pt.7. Harris, Dixie R., and Thompson, George R. The Signal Corps: The Outcome. In the USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1966. pp. 155-164. D769A533v.6pt.5v.3. The standard source on Third Army operations is the 2-volume After Action Report, Third U.S. Army, 1 August 1944 - 9 May 1945 (Regensburg: 1945; 03-3-1945/2). See Chap 7 on Dec 1944 operations and the appendix covering signal operations for that same period. USAMHI WWII-ETO-Ardennes RefBranch tt/dv May 91 OPERATON GREIF A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Contents General/Miscellaneous......................p.1 German Perspective.........................p.2 American Perspective.......................p.2 GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS Elstob, Peter. Hitler's Last Offensive. NY: MacMillan, 1971. 413 p. D756.5A7E46. See index. Hood, Barton F. "Operation Greif". Mil Rev 34 (Jan 1960): pp. 37-43. Per. Nobecourt, Jacques. Hitler's Last Gamble. NY: Schocken, 1969. 302 p. D756.5A7N632. See index. Pallud, Jean Paul. Battle of the Bulge: Then and Now. London: Battle of Britain Prints, 1984. 552 p. D756.5A7P34. Then & now photos; see index. Snyder, Louis L. Historical Guide to WWII. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1982. RefColl. See p. 289-90 for outline. Opn Greif p.2 GERMAN PERSPECTIVE: OTTO SKORZENY Foley, Charles. Commando Extraordinary. Toronto: Batan, 1979, orig pub 1954. 213 p. D756F62. See pp. 109-129. Mendelsohn, John, ed. Covert Warfare. Vol 17: The German View of Cover and Deception. NY: Garland, 1988. ca 300 p. D810S7C66. See Doc #6 (ca 150 p.) on questioning of Skorzeny during his trial. Skorzeny, Otto. "An Interview with Obstlt Otto Skorzeny: Ardennes Offensive." Eur Theater Hist Interrogation #12, 12 Aug 1945. 16 p. Reprinted in WWII Ger Mil Studies, Vol 2. (NY: Garland, 1979). D757W67pt2v2. _________. Skorzeny's Secret Missions: War Memoirs of the Most Dangerous Man in Europe. Trans from French. NY: Dutton, 1950. 256 p. D810S8S5613. See Chap XX. Weingartner, James J. "Otto Skorzeny and the Laws of War." Jrnl Mil Hist 55 (Apr 1991): pp. 207-23. Per. Analysis of Aug 1947 war crimes trial at Dachau. Whiting, Charles. Skorzeny. NY: Ballantine, 1972. pp. 82-111. DD247S54W45. AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE Eisenhower, Dwight D. The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower: The War Years. Vol IV. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins, 1970. E836A2. See pp. 2390-92 for bare mention of episode in Ike's cablegram to Geo Marshall. MacDonald, Charles B. A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge. NY: Morrow, 1985. 712 p. D756.5A7M26. See index of this compendium of fine details on small unit actions. Opn Greif p.3 U.S. Army. First Army. Report of Operations (Aug 1944-22 Feb 1945). Vol 1. Wash, DC: GPO, 1946. p. 104. #03-1-1946/2. U.S. Army. VIII Corps. Anniversary Edition of 8th Corps (Official). n.p., 1945. p. 72. #04-8-1945. NOTE: US 12th Army Group G-2's Weekly Intell Summary, Dec 44-Feb 45 (Per), does not mention the operation.