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Author : United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN : UCAL:$B308640
Author : Jean-Denis Lepage
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399044820
The Gebirgsjäger were officially formed in 1935 following Hitler’s rejection of the Treaty of Versailles, although the required skills had been fostered in preparation through civilian climbing clubs. They were recruited predominantly from the southern mountainous parts of Germany – Wurtemburg and Bavaria – and from Austria, where Alpinism and mountain warfare had a long tradition. Rigorously trained in skiing, climbing and other demanding skills of mountain survival and combat, they formed an elite within the German army, distinguished by the distinctive Eidelweiss cap badge adopted in 1939. Jean-Denis Lepage gives a concise history of the Gebirgsjäger’s employment, which saw them in action on every front, from Lapland in the North to Tunisia in the south, and throught the war, from the invasion of Poland to the final defense of Germany. He then gives a detailed description of their uniforms and insignia, equipment, organization, training and tactics. The book is clearly illustrated throughout with over 170 of the author’s own line drawings.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111216565
Author : United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCAL:$B308641
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1904951511
Author : Yves Béraud
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612009476
"The author does a terrific job of outlining the many campaigns and areas where the German Mountain troops fought throughout the war, and the unique challenges that some of these areas brought." — AMPS When World War II began, the Wehrmacht had fifteen mountain divisions and a multitude of small units, including some Austrian units that had been incorporated into the German army after the Anschluss. These mountain units would operate in hostile environments on all fronts during World War II. Due to their training, equipment and adaptability, the Gebirgstruppen would be deployed to fight in almost every theater. In the last years of the war they would see action in North Africa, Italy, the Balkans, Norway and Finland, and in the West as the Allies pushed German forces back toward Berlin. This book, the culmination of four decades of research and the support of many veterans and collectors, describes the uniform, equipment, and operations of these specialist units during the later years of World War II. The text is complemented by period photographs taken at the front, including many color photographs, and modern photographs of uniform details.
Author : JEAN-DENIS. LEPAGE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399044788
Author : Yves Béraud
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612009117
A pictorial history of the Nazi military’s elite Gebirgstruppen during World War II. Fifteen elite mountain divisions and a multitude of small units fought for the Wehrmacht during World War II. They fought on all fronts, operating in hostile environments ranging from the far north to Libya, the Atlantic to the Caucasus—serving in all the “hot spots.” This book, the culmination of some four decades of research and the support of many veterans and collectors, describes the life, operations and equipment of these specialist units. “A very illuminating study on some of WWII Germany’s finest combat troops in their most successful actions of the early war period.” —AMPS “Supported by a great collection of colour and monochrome photographs - one with the men wearing patterned tablecloths to stave off the cold in Norway is my favourite. . . . It will appeal to readers interested in the German army in the early phases of World War II.” —Wargames Illustrated
Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783038558
A pictorial history of the Nazi special forces group, their training, and the action they saw during World War II. Hitler’s mountain troops or Gebirgsjager were a group of elite soldiers ready for battle, whatever the conditions. These mountain men were trained to ski, climb and endure long marches, survive appalling conditions and were given a role as crack shock troops. Yet many of the campaigns in which the Gebirgsjager fought were on level ground where they had little opportunity to demonstrate their unique skills. Instead, they were invariably employed as assault infantry in conventional battle, a role in which every individual trooper excelled, but not one for which they had been trained. They fought in virtually all theaters of World War II, notably on the Eastern Front, where operations took them into the Caucasus. The Gebirgsjager were proud to wear the Edelweiss, the famous badge that set them apart and distinguished them as Hitler’s mountain men. This superb book shows the Gebirgsjager in training and action from Poland, Norway, and France, through Yugoslavia, the Eastern Front, and in the closing stages of the War.
Author : James Sidney Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Germany
ISBN : 0710600631
Author : Peter Chamberlain,Chris Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN : 0855241098
Author : Roland Kaltenegger
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021959585
The first comprehensive study on the little-known mountain troops of the Waffen-SS, complete with numerous photographs and documentation. The 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" and many other divisions are examined.
Author : Ray Merriam
Publisher : Merriam Press
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN : 9781576381632
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782000082
Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen. From the Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1940, through the invasions of the Balkans and Russia and the North African campaign, to the defence of the Reich 1944-45, the Gebirgsjäger earned a reputation for reliability and courage. Typically each trooper was a supremely fit individual: the need to cover difficult terrain in full kit, without the back-up of a motorised baggage train, demanded this. This new volume examines the recruitment, training, and combat experiences of the common Gebirgsjäger.
Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782000402
Few branches of the German armed forces were represented on so many fronts as the mountain infantrymen, or Gebirgstruppen. From the Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1940, through the invasions of the Balkans and Russia and the North African campaign, to the defence of the Reich 1944-45, the Gebirgsjäger earned a reputation for reliability and courage. Typically each trooper was a supremely fit individual: the need to cover difficult terrain in full kit, without the back-up of a motorised baggage train, demanded this. This new volume examines the recruitment, training, and combat experiences of the common Gebirgsjäger.