SS: Hell on the Eastern Front
The Waffen-SS in Russia 1941-45
Published on 3. May 2023
192 pages
978-1-78274-413-9 (ISBN)
Description
Barbarossa, Leningrad, Kursk, Kharkov - the Eastern Front was the scene of the most decisive campaign of World War II and Hitler's elite soldiers, the Waffen-SS, fought in the East from the beginning of the Russian campaign in 1941 to the fall of Berlin in 1945.
As the war in the Soviet Union progressed, the formations of the Waffen-SS distinguished themselves. The premier Waffen-SS formations - the Leibstandarte, Das Reich, Totenkopf and Wiking Divisions - proved themselves to be masters of mechanised warfare and the all-arms battle.
Enhanced by more than 100 exciting black-and-white photographs, SS: Hell on the Eastern Front is a detailed account of every aspect of the Waffen-SS's war on the Eastern Front - its battles (against the Red Army and Soviet partisans), its organisation, its recruitment of non-Germans, its tactics and equipment, orders of battle and its mentality.
As the war in the Soviet Union progressed, the formations of the Waffen-SS distinguished themselves. The premier Waffen-SS formations - the Leibstandarte, Das Reich, Totenkopf and Wiking Divisions - proved themselves to be masters of mechanised warfare and the all-arms battle.
Enhanced by more than 100 exciting black-and-white photographs, SS: Hell on the Eastern Front is a detailed account of every aspect of the Waffen-SS's war on the Eastern Front - its battles (against the Red Army and Soviet partisans), its organisation, its recruitment of non-Germans, its tactics and equipment, orders of battle and its mentality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Amber Books Ltd
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Illustrations
Index; Maps; Halftones, black and white
File size
11,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78274-413-9 (9781782744139)
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04/2016
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Christopher Ailsby is a military historian whose main area of interest are military awards, medals and decorations, antiques and the history of the Third Reich. He has written a number of superbly researched books, including Combat Medals of the Third Reich, Allied Combat Medals of WWII and A Collector's Guide to German WWII Medals and Political Awards. He currently lives in Peterborough.
Content
1 The Ideological War 6
2 First Blood 20
3 The First Winter 34
4 A Time of Trial 48
5 Triumph and Despair 60
6 Himmler's Foreign Legions 82
7 New Tactics for a New War 98
8 The Dirty War 108
9 Red Storm in the South 132
10 Fields of Glory 142
11 No Respite 152
12 The Black Guard Dies 170
Appendices 184
Index 190
2 First Blood 20
3 The First Winter 34
4 A Time of Trial 48
5 Triumph and Despair 60
6 Himmler's Foreign Legions 82
7 New Tactics for a New War 98
8 The Dirty War 108
9 Red Storm in the South 132
10 Fields of Glory 142
11 No Respite 152
12 The Black Guard Dies 170
Appendices 184
Index 190
