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Das Reich

Author : Max Hastings
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610588249

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A world-renowned British historian recounts the actions of one of Hitler’s most elite armor units in one of World War II’s most horrific months. June 1944, the month of the D-Day landings carried out by Allied forces in Normandy, France. Germany’s 2nd SS Panzer Division, one of Adolf Hitler’s most elite armor units, had recently been pulled from the Eastern Front and relocated to France in order to regroup, recruit more troops, and restock equipment. With Allied forces suddenly on European ground, the division—Das Reich—was called up to counter the invasion. Its march northward to the shores of Normandy, 15,000 men strong, would become infamous as a tale of unparalleled brutality in World War II. Das Reich is Sir Max Hastings’s narrative of the atrocities committed by the 2nd SS Panzer Division during June of 1944: first, the execution of 99 French civilians in the village of Tulle on June 9; and second, the massacre of 642 more in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10. Throughout the book, Hastings expertly shifts perspective between French resistance fighters, the British Secret Service (who helped coordinate the French resistance from afar and on the ground), and the German soldiers themselves. With its rare, unbiased approach to the ruthlessness of World War II, Das Reich explores the fragile moral fabric of wartime mentality. Praise for Das Reich “A gripping blend of narrative and investigation.” —Evening Standard “This classic account of WWII is a microcosm of the global conflict. Hastings brings to life the horror that the 2nd SS Panzer division, Das Reich, inflicted upon the citizens living in a bucolic corner of France.” —Dennis Showalter, author of Patton and Rommel and Hitler’s Panzers

The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

Author : Yves Buffetaut
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612005263

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The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich by Yves Buffetaut Pdf

“Certainly my first recourse from now on when looking at the SS panzer divisions. Give yourself a treat and buy a copy ASAP if tanks are your thing” (Army Rumour Service). The Das Reich Division was the most infamous unit of the Waffen-SS. Originally a paramilitary formation raised to protect the members of the Nazi Party, it was founded in 1934 as the SS-Verfügungstruppe. During the invasion of Poland, the unit fought as a mobile infantry regiment. After the Battle of France, the SS-VT was officially renamed the Waffen-SS, and in 1941, the Verfügungs-Division was renamed Reich, later Das Reich. By the time Das Reich took part in the battle of Moscow, it had lost sixty percent of its combat strength. It was pulled off the front in mid-1942 and sent to refit as a panzer-grenadier division. Returning to the Eastern Front, Das Reich took part in the fighting around Kharkov and Kursk. Late in the year, it was designated a panzer division. In 1944, the unit was stationed in southern France when the Allies landed in Normandy. The following days saw the division commit atrocities, hanging one hundred local men in the town of Tulles in reprisal for German losses, and massacring 642 French civilians in Oradour-sur-Glane, allegedly in retaliation for partisan activity in the area. Later in the Normandy fighting, Das Reich was encircled in the Roncey pocket by US 2nd Armored Division, losing most of their armored equipment. Das Reich surrendered in May 1945. “Another fascinating piece of military history from the opposite point of view . . . this doesn’t purport to be an illustrated history of the Reich, but it damn well is!” —Books Monthly

Das Reich

Author : Philip Vickers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783409525

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Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide. The 2nd SS Das Reich Division Das Reich committed was an elite division known for its ruthlessness. Stationed in the French village of Montauban, near Toulouse, when the Allies invaded Normandy in 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS, and SOE delaying actions. The Division responded with vicious reprisals that culminated in the Massacre at Oradour. Illustrated with maps and photographs, this battlefield guide offers in-depth historical context for these events. Bringing to life the heroism and tragedy, the author presents the British, French, and German viewpoints.

SS-Das Reich

Author : Gregory Louis Mattson
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025925111

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SS-Das Reich by Gregory Louis Mattson Pdf

This military history examines the Second Waffen-SS division, covering its formation, through to its involvement in the invasion of poland, Holland, France, the Balkans and Kursk on the Eastern Front, and on to Hitler's final defeat.

Das Reich

Author : James Lucas
Publisher : Cassell PLC
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0304351997

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Das Reich by James Lucas Pdf

The remarkable and courageous war record of the famous Das Reich 2nd SS Division, a fearsome unit which saw heavy fighting throughout the war, from France to the Eastern Front and back to Germany. The 2nd SS Division was an elite, highly trained, volunteer fighting force, the premier Division of the Waffen SS and far removed from the more familiar SS Nazi Police role. Driven always by the military virtues of courage, duty and loyalty, it saw action in some of the bloodiest battles of the war, in particular on the Eastern Front. It fought a hard war, suffered terrible casualties, and set new standards of battlefield excellence. Through extensive research, James Lucas tells a gripping story of close quarter hand-to-hand combat, of commanders who led from the front, of camaraderie and unit pride. This is a book about the best of soldiers in the worst of times.

SS Das Reich at War, 1939–1945

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473890916

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SS Das Reich at War, 1939–1945 by Ian Baxter Pdf

Between 1933 and 1939, the strength and influence of the SS grew considerably with thousands of men being recruited into the new ideological armed formation, many into units known as the SS-Verfgungstruppe (Special Disposal Troop). These troops saw action in Poland before switching to the Western Front in 1940. Out of this organisation the SS Das Reich Division was created.This book, with its extensive text and over 250 rare and unpublished photographs with detailed captions describes the fighting tactics, the uniforms, the battles and the different elements that went into making the Das Reich Division such a formidable fighting force. The chapters reveal the Division as it battled its way through Poland, the Low Countries, the Balkans and the Eastern Front. Finally the Das Reich defended Normandy before falling back to Germany.The Division gained its fearsome and notorious reputation for its fighting ability, often against vastly numerically superior forces, as well as its fanatical zeal.

Das Reich: 1940-1941

Author : Otto Weidinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009591616

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2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0850451272

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Das Reich at Kursk

Author : David Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Kursk, Battle of, Russia, 1943
ISBN : 1907446621

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Das Reich at Kursk by David Porter Pdf

In the summer of 1943, following defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler sought a decisive battle that would turn the struggle on the Eastern Front in the Germans' favor. What followed was the largest tank battle the world has ever seen. This book looks at each component of the brigade in turn, their structure, equipment and what they did on 11th July.

SS-Das Reich

Author : Gregory L. Mattson
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782742920

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SS-Das Reich by Gregory L. Mattson Pdf

The Waffen-SS divisions were the elite of Hitler’s armies in World War II. SS- Das Reich is an in-depth examination of the second unit to be formed. The book explores the unit’s formation, including its origins as the SS-VT Division, the men it recruited, the key figures involved throughout its war service and its organisation.

Das Reich

Author : Mike Sharpe,Brian L. Davis
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 071102975X

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Das Reich by Mike Sharpe,Brian L. Davis Pdf

This series looks at the cutting edge of war, and deals exclusively with units capable of operating independently in the forefront of battle.

The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment

Author : Pierre Tiquet
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612007328

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The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment by Pierre Tiquet Pdf

“A fascinating look into the experiences of the men of an elite armored unit that fought on the Eastern Front, written essentially in their own words.” —AMPS The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment was part of the Totenkopf Division—one of the thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions active during World War II. Notorious for its brutality, most notably a mass execution of British prisoners in the Battle of France, Totenkopf had a fearsome reputation. The 3rd SS Panzer Regiment was formed in France in late 1942, and transferred to the Eastern Front in early 1943, where it fought for the rest of the war. The regiment participated in a number of battles, and would be reduced and rebuilt a number of times. The panzers of 3rd SS Panzer Regiment fought at Kharkov, took part in Operation Citadel, fought in the battle of Krivoi Rog, and the relief of the Korsun Pocket. The regiment then retreated over the Dniester. They fought in Poland against the Russian advance, before being moved to Hungary where they participated in the attempt to relieve Budapest. They eventually surrendered in Czechoslovakia to the 11th US Armored Division. This book tells the story of the 3rd SS Panzer Regiment through the words of the veterans themselves. Among the veterans whose accounts are included are Walter Weber, a member of a tank crew in 5. Kompanie who recounts their optimism and high spirits at the start of Operation Citadel as the Germans made initial advances, followed by retreat as winter set in and the Russians began to push them back. Unterscharführer Stettner recalls the fierce tank battles and the difficulties advancing across minefields and evading an often well-concealed foe. Corporal Fritz Edelmann records the attempts to relieve Budapest in 1945 that Totenkopf took part in, which ended in encirclement, defeat and surrender to the Americans on May 9, 1945. In addition, it is illustrated with a wealth of contemporary photographs, original documents, and artifacts.

The Captive Press in the Third Reich

Author : Oron James Hale
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400868391

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The Captive Press in the Third Reich by Oron James Hale Pdf

Using interviews of Nazi officials and German publishers, as well as printed and manuscript sources, Mr. Hale tells how the Nazi party developed its own insignificant party press into mass circulation newspapers, and how it forced the transfer of ownership of important papers to camouflaged holding companies controlled by the party's central publishing house. Contents: Introduction. I. The Völkischer Beobachter—Central Organ of the Nazi Party. II. The Nazi Party Press, 1925-1933. III. The Organization of Total Control. IV. The Party and the Publishing Industry, 1933-1934. V. The Final Solution—The Amann Ordinances. VI. Political and Economic Cleansing of the Press. VII. The Captive Publishing Industry, 1936-1939. VIII. The German Press in Wartime. Index. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Knights of Steel

Author : Mark C. Yerger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0962806803

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The Third Reich of Dreams

Author : Charlotte Beradt
Publisher : Chicago : Quadrangle Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015003662775

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