48 Hours to Hammelburg

Patton's Secret Mission

Author: Charles Whitworth

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One night in March 1945, Task Force Baum drove through a gap in German Army lines and made for the Allied POW camp near the German town of Hammelburg. The camp held Lieutenant Colonel John Waters, General Patton's son-in-law, but only one of the 300 rescuers knew the truth about their mission.

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The complete, true and initially-suppressed story of general George Patton's boldest and bloodiest mission in World War II. On a dark night in March 1945, Task Force Baum dashed through a break in the German Army lines created by troops of the U.S. Third Army and embarked on one of the most dramatic and dangerous rescue missions of World War II. Their target, the Allied POW camp 60 miles behind enemy lines near the German town of Hammelburg. Unknown to all but one member of the 300 men in Task Force Baum was the real reason for the rescue: the POW campt at Hammelburg contained Lieutenant Colonel John Waters - General Patton's son in law! This is the gripping, true and long-suppressed full story of what exactly happened in the desperate drive to Hammelburg.

About the Author

World War II Veteran Charles Whiting is one of the great historians of THAT GREAT CONFLICT and is one of the most prolific authors on the subject with over fifty books published.