Rommel it is said believed that He who holds Hill 112 holds Normandy.Covers Hill 112s capture by 4th Armoured Brigade during Operation Epsom and its subsequent abandonment with the arrival of II SS Panzer Corps and counter-attack.Dissects 43rd Wessex Divisions epic an unequal struggle in Operation J...

Rommel it is said believed that He who holds Hill 112 holds Normandy.Covers Hill 112s capture by 4th Armoured Brigade during Operation Epsom and its subsequent abandonment with the arrival of II SS Panzer Corps and counter-attack.Dissects 43rd Wessex Divisions epic an unequal struggle in Operation Jupiter to take and hold Hill 112 against elements of no less than four SS panzer divisions.Provides an account of the bitter fighting by the Hampshires and Dorsets in the villages of Eterville and Maltot with Tiger tanks and SS panzergrenadiers.