The Waffen-SS
Published on 26. March 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-85045-425-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard.
Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry.
Martin Windrow provides a splendid in-depth review of the history, uniforms and insignia of the infamous Waffen-SS.
Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry.
Martin Windrow provides a splendid in-depth review of the history, uniforms and insignia of the infamous Waffen-SS.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
50 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85045-425-3 (9780850454253)
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Persons
Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the very successful MAA 300 French Foreign Legion since 1945 and the recent MAA 322 The French War in Indochina 1946-54.
Jeffrey Burn is a distinguished artist that has worked on several Osprey Military publications over the years, including MAA 230 The US Army 1890-1920. He is also a keen re-enactor, and lives in the Scottish Borders.
Jeffrey Burn is a distinguished artist that has worked on several Osprey Military publications over the years, including MAA 230 The US Army 1890-1920. He is also a keen re-enactor, and lives in the Scottish Borders.
Content
Introduction
The Evolution of the Waffen-SS
The Divisions
The Plates
The Evolution of the Waffen-SS
The Divisions
The Plates