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SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front

Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473868427

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SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front by Bob Carruthers Pdf

“This book is chock full of striking photographs taken throughout the war, from the invasion of Poland, to the last battles in Hungary . . . a treasure.” —Western Slope Division This book follows the path of the 1st SS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler,” 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich,” 3rd SS Panzer Division “Totenkopf,” and 5th SS Panzer Division “Wiking” from the opening stages of the war and the challenges of Barbarossa, through to the long and bloody retreat to Berlin. This exceptional collection of images captures the titanic struggle endured by these divisions, and the chain of events they set in motion that proved so critical in shaping the face of the Second World War. Featuring rare images, this is the definitive record of SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front, and an essential addition to any enthusiast’s collection.

SS Steel Storm

Author : Tim Ripley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X030591577

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SS Steel Storm by Tim Ripley Pdf

An account of the battles of the Waffen-SS Panzer Divisions in the East from the recapture of Kharkov in early 1943, when the 1st SS Panzer Corps prevented the total collapse of Army Group South, to the last desperate attempts to hold the Red Army before Berlin in 1945.

German Order of Battle: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS divisions in World War II

Author : Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811734387

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German Order of Battle: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS divisions in World War II by Samuel W. Mitcham Pdf

The definitive reference on the German Army in World War II, covering the organization, combat history, and commanders of each division.

Waffen-SS Panzers: Eastern Front

Author : Tim Ripley
Publisher : Brown Bear Books Limited
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 178121266X

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Waffen-SS Panzers: Eastern Front by Tim Ripley Pdf

During the closing years of World War II, the panzer divisions of the Waffen-SS fought a magnificent series of battles on the Eastern Front. Waffen-SS Panzers is an account of these battles and covers the period from the recapture of Kharkov in early 1943, when I SS Panzer Corps prevented the collapse of Army Group South, to the last desperate attempts to hold the Red Army before Berlin in 1945.

Panzers East and West

Author : Dieter Stenger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811765909

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Panzers East and West by Dieter Stenger Pdf

Organized and trained during 1943, the 10th SS Panzer Division saw its first action in the spring of 1944 during the relief of an encircled German army on the Eastern Front. Several months later, in response to the Allied invasion at Normandy, the division returned to the West in mid-June 1944. Here the division engaged in a series of armored attacks and counterattacks against British and American forces. The 10th SS briefly held off a few enemy thrusts but gradually had to fall back to Falaise, where the division escaped the Allied encirclement with no tanks and only a fraction of its men. The 10th SS Panzer Division next defended against the Allied parachute assault during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. Depleted and now a division in name only, the 10th SS fought in Alsace before Hitler sent it to the Eastern Front again. There, east of Berlin, the division participated in the final battles to enable the escape of German soldiers and civilians from Soviet captivity.

Men of Steel

Author : Michael Frank Reynolds
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015048525326

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Men of Steel by Michael Frank Reynolds Pdf

A military historical account of the actions of the 1st and 12th SS Panzer Divisions in Normandy; Hitler's elite Leibstandarte Corps. The author describes the successes and failures of the Battle of the Bulge and the final offensive on the Eastern Front in 1945.

Sons of the Reich

Author : Michael Frank Reynolds
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055085594

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Sons of the Reich by Michael Frank Reynolds Pdf

"II SS Panzer Corps played a significant part in the Normandy campaign, participating in a major counter-attack against the British in late June and bitter holding battles against Montgomery's Armies throughout July and August. Then, after narrowly avoiding annihilation in the Falaise Pocket, the exhausted Hohenstaufen and Frundsberg Divisions found themselves lying in the path of the greatest airborne operation of the war - Market Garden. Their performance in countering this attempt to end the war by Christmas has been admired by friend and foe alike.".

Eastern Front

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000111301531

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Eastern Front by Ian Baxter Pdf

Featuring 250 previously unpublished action photographs, this work depicts the battles between the Waffen SS and the Red Army on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945.

SS: Hell on the Eastern Front

Author : Christopher Ailsby
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89063322770

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SS: Hell on the Eastern Front by Christopher Ailsby Pdf

Gives an account of the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front, its battles, organisation, tactics and equipment.

Decision in the Ukraine

Author : George M. Nipe
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811711623

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Decision in the Ukraine by George M. Nipe Pdf

Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning pointsIncludes the Battle of KurskSpecial focus on the notorious 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf"

5th SS Wiking at War, 1941–1945

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526721358

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5th SS Wiking at War, 1941–1945 by Ian Baxter Pdf

A photographic documentation of the German foreign volunteer unit—“a valuable addition to any enthusiast’s library of WWII military history books” (Firetrench). Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, the 5th SS Division Wiking 1941-1945 is the 5th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series by Ian Baxter. The book tells the dramatic story of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking at War. The men of the division were recruited from foreign volunteers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands and Belgium under the command of German officers. Not all were collaborators—the choice they were all too often presented with was join up or be locked up—or worse. During the course of the war, the division served on the Eastern Front in 1941. It surrendered in May 1945 to the American forces in Austria. “The photos are mostly unpublished before and give an excellent impression of Wiking at war. We see a good variety of conditions over the 5 years of their war, from the height of summer to the depths of winter. We see fine detail of their uniforms and personal equipment as well as the development of larger equipment from motorcycles and early Panzer IVs, to the larger Panthers of the final period. There is also good coverage of anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons as well as heavier artillery. There is a good spread of detail in here which will interest the historian as well as the reenactors, militaria collectors and modelers alike.”—Military Model Scene

The Waffen-SS at Arnhem

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,8 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.

In the Fire of the Eastern Front

Author : Hendrick Verton
Publisher : Helion and Company
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781907677403

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In the Fire of the Eastern Front by Hendrick Verton Pdf

Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones such as this, covering recruitment, training, and frontline service first with 5th SS Panzer Division 'Wiking', then later with SS Regiment Besslein. He not only informs and illustrates the general politics of the time, but also explains how Dutch views of the Third Reich changed so radically, discusses the founding of the Waffen-SS, the recruitment of Dutch volunteers into it and why so many non-German Europeans volunteered to fight and risk their lives for Germany. His discussion of the intensity of the SS's training is also noteworthy. Of course, the core of the book lies in Hendrik's recollections of his service on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945, initially with the 5th SS Panzer Division 'Wiking'. He offers the reader an impressive and fluid account, whether it be describing the midst of battle, surviving 50 degrees below zero, frosts and frozen ground, or traversing a quagmire of roads. Of particular historical interest are his later recollections of service during 1944-45 with SS Regiment Besslein on the Eastern Front, focusing on his participation in the epic defense of Breslau - this siege remains little-known in the West, and first-hand accounts such as Hendrik's are even scarcer, making this title a worthy addition to the literature on the Second World War.

Waffen-SS Armour on the Eastern Front, 1941–1945

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399090049

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Waffen-SS Armour on the Eastern Front, 1941–1945 by Ian Baxter Pdf

An illustrated history of Nazi Germany’s Panzer units along the Eastern Front during World War II. Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union, codename Operation Barbarossa, was arguably the pivotal moment of the Second World War. Initially the onslaught was staggeringly successful with, as the superb contemporary images in this book show, Waffen-SS armored divisions leading the charge. But the Nazis had underestimated the Russians’ determination to defend their homeland and the logistical problems compounded by the extreme winter weather conditions. After early victories such as the recapture of Kharkov in early 1943 and the Kursk offensive, commanders and crews of armored vehicles such as Pz.Kpfw.I, II, III, IV, Panther, Tiger, King Tiger, assault and self-propelled guns had to adapt their tactics and equipment to what became a desperate defensive withdrawal eventually back across a scarred and devastated Eastern Front. Even during the last months of the war as the Panzers withdrew through Poland and into the Reich, these exhausted elite units, broken down into small battle groups or Kampfgruppen, fought to the bitter end. With authoritative text supported by a plethora of rare fully captioned photographs, this classic Images of War book informs and inspires the reader revealing the key role played by Waffen-SS Panzer units in this most bitter campaign.

SS Grenadiers on The Russian Front

Author : Bob Carruthers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473868397

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SS Grenadiers on The Russian Front by Bob Carruthers Pdf

Rare photographs from both official and unofficial SS sources illustrate the role of the individual in this epic struggle. This is a candid and comprehensive picture of warfare on the Russian Front at the sharp end. These were the men who manned the trenches, climbed mountains and marched across the endless steppe in all seasons.