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Prelude to NORDWIND: The First Three Years of SS-NORD in Action

7 1 Positions of Alaska, Scandinavia, and Karelia Relative to the Arctic Circle
9 2 Route of SS-Combat Group NORD, June 1941
13 3 Operation SILBERFUCHS, July 1941
16 4 XXXVI Corps Offensive Against Soviet Forces in the Vicinity of Salla, 1-8 July 1941
21 5 Motti" Tactics Employed by SS-NORD and Finnish Group "J" During the Final Attack Toward
Louhi, November 1941
27 6 Soviet Offensive, 24 April-10 May 1942
33 7 Battalion Command Post Diagram,3rd Battalion, SS-Mountain Infantry Regiment 7, Summer 1943
35 8 Strongpoint on Northern Flank Kiestinki-Louhi Front
38 9 Battle for SennOzero, June-July 1944
41 10 Operation BIRKE (BIRCH)--The German Withdrawal Through Finland, September-October 1944
49 11 Battle at Muonio-Sarkiniemi, 28-29 October 1944
65 12 Final Plan for Operation NORDWIND, 31 December 1944 1 January 1945

The First Day: NORDWIND Commences
75 13 Situation, 1 January 1945
86 14 Operation NORDIVIND, I January 1945

The Second Day: First Contact
90 15 Infiltration Route of 3rd Battalion, SS-Mountain Infantry
92 16 Situation, 0001-1630 2 January 1945
94 17 Operation NORDWIND, 2 January 1945
107 18 Situation, 1630-2400 2 January 1945

The Third Day: The Order to Attack

117 19 Situation, 1630 hrs., 2 January-1800 hrs., 3 January 1945
127 20 Operation NORDIWIND, 3 January 1945

The Fourth Day: The Attack on Wingen
139 21 Operation NORDIVIND, 4 January 1945
141 22 Situation, 1800 hrs., 3 jJanuary 0700 hrs., 4 January
150 23 Wingen-sur-Moder, 4 January 1945: Attack by, Combat Group Wingen, 0700-1200
155 24 Situation, 0700-2400 hrs., 4 January 1945
163 25 Wingen-sur-Moder, 4 January 1945: American Counterattack, 1300-1700
167 26 Situation, 0700-2400 hrs., 4 January 1945
175 27 Operation NORDWIAID, 4 January 1945

The Fifth Day: Defense

185 28 Operation NORDIVIND, 5 January 1945
192 29 Wingen-sur-Moder, 5 January 1945: Combat Group Wingen Defends
207 30 Situation, 5 January 1945

The Sixth Day: Inferno

219 31 Operation NORDWIND, 6 January 1945
224 32 Wingen-sur-Moder, 6 January 1945: Inferno
244 33 Situation, 6 January 1945

The Seventh Day: Withdrawal

259 34 Operation NORDWIND, 7 January 1945
261 35 Situation, 0001-0630 hrs., 7 January 1945
266 36 Wingen-sur-Moder, 7 January 1945: Withdrawal
268 37 Situation, 0630-1100 hrs., 7 January 1945
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