Die Waffen Ss

Author : George H. Stein
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : History
ISBN : 0801492750

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The Waffen SS by George H. Stein Pdf

This landmark study, first published by Cornell University Press in 1966, shows how Hitler's elite army grew from a praetorian guard of barely 28,000 men at the beginning of the Second World War to a combat-hardened army of more than 500,000 in 1945. George H. Stein examines in detail the structure and organization of the Waffen SS and describes the rigid personnel selection and intensive physical, military, and ideological training that helped to create the tough and dedicated cadre around which the larger force of the later war years was built.

Author : Chris Bishop
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782743477

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SS: Hell on the Western Front by Chris Bishop Pdf

SS: Hell on the Western Front describes in vivid detail the exploits of the Waffen-SS in Western Europe from 1940 to 1945 including such infamous Waffen-SS divisions as the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Das Reich, Hitlerjugend and Totenkopf, illustrated with rare photographs.

Author : Adrian Gilbert
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306824661

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Waffen-SS by Adrian Gilbert Pdf

From an award-winning and bestselling historian, the first comprehensive military history in over fifty years of Hitler's famous and infamous personal army: the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was one of the most feared combat organizations of the twentieth century. Originally formed as a protection squad for Adolf Hitler it became the military wing of Heinrich Himmler's SS and a key part of the Nazi state, with nearly 900,000 men passing through its ranks. The Waffen-SS played a crucial role in furthering the aims of the Third Reich which made its soldiers Hitler's political operatives. During its short history, the elite military divisions of the Waffen-SS acquired a reputation for excellence, but their famous battlefield record of success was matched by their repeated and infamous atrocities against both soldiers and civilians. Waffen-SS is the first definitive single-volume military history of the Waffen-SS in more than 50 years. In considering the actions of its leading personalities, including Himmler, Sepp Dietrich, and Otto Skorzeny, and analyzing its specialist training and ideological outlook, eminent historian Adrian Gilbert chronicles the battles and campaigns that brought the Waffen-SS both fame and infamy.

Author : George M. Nipe
Publisher : RZM Imports
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Kursk, Battle of, Russia, 1943
ISBN : 0974838942

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Blood, Steel & Myth by George M. Nipe Pdf

"A revealing and unprecedented re-analysis of the II. SS-Panzer-Korps operations during the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943. Makes extensive use of original German source material"--Inside cover.

Author : Jonathan Trigg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750967112

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Hitler's Gauls by Jonathan Trigg Pdf

The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler’s armies in the Second World War. But alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. By the end of the Second World War these foreign volunteers comprised half of all Hitler’s Waffen-SS, and filled the ranks of over twenty-four of the nominal thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions. So during the most brutal war that mankind has ever known, hundreds of thousands of men flocked to fight for a country that was not theirs, and for a cause that was one of the most monstrous and barbaric in history. Who were these men, and why did they fight? Hitler’s Gauls is an in-depth examination of one of these legions of foreign volunteers, the Charlemagne division, who were recruited entirely from conquered France. The men in Charlemagne, often motivated by an extreme anti-communist zeal, fought hard on the Eastern Front including battles of near annihilation in the snows of Pomerania and the final stand in the ruins of Berlin. This definitive history, illustrated with rare photographs, explores the background, training, key figures and full combat record of one of Hitler’s lesser known foreign units of the Second World War.

Author : Herbert Walther
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0887402046

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The Waffen-SS by Herbert Walther Pdf

Covers all divisions of the SS panzer corps in over 500 photos and covers the formation and combat throughout WWII.

Author : John A. English
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 081174437X

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Surrender Invites Death by John A. English Pdf

What it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Author : Tony Le Tissier
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848846944

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SS Charlemagne by Tony Le Tissier Pdf

In May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the last surviving members of SS Charlemagne, the Waffen SS division made up of French volunteers. They were among the final defenders of the city and of Hitlers bunker. Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War. Yet, whatever their motivation, the performance of these soldiers as they confronted the Soviet onslaught was unwavering, and their fate after the German defeat was grim. Once captured, they were shot out of hand by their French compatriots or imprisoned. SS Charlemagne is a gripping, fluently written study of one of the most revealing side stories of the war.

Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473833531

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The Waffen SS in Combat by Bob Carruthers Pdf

This is the photographic history of the Waffen-SSS in combat on all fronts. The short six year history of the Waffen SS spanned triumph and disaster, and their story can be traced through these powerful images, which clearly document the reality of combat from 1940 to 1945. These rare images span the combat history of the Waffen-SS from the optimism of the opening phases of the war in the west through to the challengers of Barbarossa and the long and bloody retreat against a numerically far superior enemy in both the east and the west. The powerful photographic record is essential reading for anyone with an interest in in the course of the war from the German perspective and clearly demonstrated the scale of the task undertaken by the Waffen-SS on all fronts.

Author : Jonathan Trigg
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752479095

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Hitler's Vikings by Jonathan Trigg Pdf

The Nazis’ dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan ‘supermen’, forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Adolf Hitler, was epitomised by the Waffen-SS. Created as a supreme military elite, it grew to become Nazi Germany’s ‘second army’, an immense force totalling almost one million men by the end of the War.An astonishing fact about the SS is that thousands of its members were not German. Men stepped forward from almost every nation in Europe, for many sometimes complex reasons that included hatred of Bolshevism and nationalist sentiment or even straightforward anti-Semitism; foremost among them were Scandinavians from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and even Finland. Thousands were recruited from 1940 onwards and fought with distinction on the Russian Front. They served at first in national legions but were then brought together in the elite Wiking Panzer Division and the Nordland Panzer-grenadier Division. In Hitler’s Vikings, Jonathan Trigg details the battles these men fought and what inspired them to join the Waffen-SS, based in part on interviews with surviving veterans.

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399012959

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The Waffen-SS at Arnhem by Ian Baxter Pdf

This pictorial WWII history examines the brutal Battle of Arnhem with particular focus on the SS units that fought the Allied push into the Netherlands. The 1944 Arnhem airborne operation, immortalized by the film A Bridge Too Far, will forever be remembered as a great British feat of arms. British and Polish paratroopers displayed outstanding courage and tenacity in a desperate last stand situation. And yet, as this book describes, the plan was fatally flawed as the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions were recuperating and concealed nearby. What followed was a bloody battle of attrition the result of which was arguably inevitable. Drawing on rare and unpublished photographs, this volume in the Images of War series reveals the historical combat record of the Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg divisions. It describes the intensity of the fighting in and around Arnhem between these elite SS and supporting units against a lightly armed yet equally determined enemy. In spite of the increasing certainty of German defeat, the SS soldier remained fanatically motivated. This superbly illustrated book with its well-researched text and full captions captures the drama of that historic battle for a bridge over the Rhine.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472806451

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Hitler’s Elite by Chris McNab Pdf

Hitler's Elite: The SS 1939–45 tells the complete story of the SS at individual, unit and organizational levels. Following an explanation of the SS' complex political and social origins, and its growth within the Nazi empire, it goes on to look at both its war record and its wider role in Heinrich Himmler's implementation of Hitler's vision for the Third Reich. As well as providing a combat history of the Waffen-SS from 1939 to 1945, it also explores themes such as ideology, recruitment, foreign SS personnel, training and equipment. The book's textual history is brought to life with more than 200 photographs and colour artworks from Osprey's series titles. As a companion volume to Hitler's Armies and Hitler's Eagles, this book gives a detailed and highly visual insight into one of Hitler's most powerful instruments of policy.

Author : Edmund L. Blandford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1853104795

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Hitler's Second Army by Edmund L. Blandford Pdf

Author : Gerry Villani
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780359496891

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Voices of the Waffen SS by Gerry Villani Pdf

The Waffen SS were Hitler's elite forces during WWII. They were the forces that were feared by the enemy and praised by their allies. During the Nuremberg Trials, the Waffen SS was condemned as part of a criminal organization, however, the Nuremberg Trials exempted conscripts from that condemnation. On several occasions, the Waffen SS was criticized by Heer commanders for their reckless disregard for casualties while taking or holding objectives, however, the Waffen SS divisions eventually proved themselves as capable soldiers. The poor initial performance was mainly due to the emphasis on political indoctrination rather than proper military training before the war. Despite this, the experience gained from the Polish, French, and Balkan campaigns and the peculiarly egalitarian form of training soon turned Waffen SS units into elite formations. These are the stories of the men that once were part of this elite force, not to glorify the Nazi regime or crimes committed by them, but to give them a voice too.

Author : Jochen Böhler,Robert Gerwarth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198790556

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The Waffen-SS by Jochen Böhler,Robert Gerwarth Pdf

From 1941, faced with a shortage of men, the Waffen-SS admitted or recruited by force hundreds of thousands of non-Germans to their ranks. This volume, from a team of international contributors, shows who these foreign recruits were, where they came from, what their wartime experiences were, and what happened to them after 1945.