The German Wehrmacht in Wwii: Unit Histories: Waffen-Ss, Panzer & Elite Troops
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72 THE GERMAN WEHRMACHT IN WWII: UNIT HISTORIES: WAFFEN-SS, PANZER & ELITE TROOPS The 27th Waffen SS Volunteer Grenadier The Leibstandarte in Greece: The 1st Battal- The History of the 24. Waffen-Gebirgs (Karst- Division Langemarck: An Illustrated History ion LSSAH during Operation Marita, 1941, jäger)-Division der SSand the Holders of the Massimiliano Afi ero . This book is a detailed history from Battalion Archives Branislav Radovic and Anti-Partisan War Badge in Gold in the Second of the 27th Waffen-SS Division “Langemarck,” the Martin Stiles. This large-format book contains World War Rolf Michaelis. The 24. Waffen-Gebirgs Flemish volunteer SS combat formation. “Lange- over 300 mostly unseen photographs in superb [Karstjäger]-Division der SS anti-partisan unit was marck” was employed chiefl y on the Eastern high-quality reproduction. Originally photographed mostly comprised of Yugoslav recruits and operated in Front, fi rst in the Ukraine in early 1944, then in May 1941 by an SS-Kriegsberichter, the book the Karst border area of Austria, Yugoslavia, and Italy participating with a combat group in Estonia depicts the 1st Battalion, Leibstandarte SS “Adolf from 1943 to 1945. This is not only a history, but an along the Tannenberg Line in the summer of 1944. Hitler" (LSSAH) during their victorious march examination of the German Anti-Partisan War Badge Size: 9" x 12" • 501 b/w images • 128pp. through Greece in 1941. in Gold and its recipients from the unit. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5072-6 • hard cover • $34.99 Size: 9"x12" • 345 bw photos • 240pp. Size: 7"x10" • 120 color/bw photos • 96pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4357-5 • hard • $69.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-4802-0 • hard • $24.99 The Waffen-SS Herbert Walther. Illustrated look Comrades to the End: The 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier SS-Heimwehr Danzig in Poland 1939 Rolf at all divisions of the infamous Waffen-SS in over Regiment Der Führer 1938-45 - The History of Michaelis. This is the fi rst book in English on this 500 photos and covers the formation and combat a German-Austrian Fighting Unit Otto Weidinger. obscure early-WWII SS unit. In July 1939, SS-Heim- throughout WWII on a variety of war fronts. The complete history of SS-Regiment Der Führer. From wehr Danzig was formed from members of the III./4. Size: 8.5"x11" • 500 bw photos • 240pp. its creation from primarily Austrian recruits through the SS-Totenkopf-Standarte “Ostmark," as well as from ISBN: 0-88740-204-6 • hard • $29.95 Western Campaign, to the bitter battles in Russia where Danzig citizen volunteers. As a unit of the RFSS they it was almost completely destroyed, the authors explain reinforced other existing Danzig units for the impending the engagements of this famous unit in full detail. Size: invasion of Poland. 6"x9" • 100 bw photos/maps • 480pp. Size: 6"x9" • 140 bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0593-X • hard • $39.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-2943-2 • hard • $29.95 The 1st SS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte": Blood and Honor: The History of the 12th SS SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600 Rolf Mi- A Pictorial History Herbert Walther. A heavily Panzer Division “Hitler Youth" 1943-45 Craig W.H. chaelis. This book is the history of the only Fallschirm- illustrated chronicle of the “Leibstandarte Adolf Luther. The 12th SSPD was formed in early 1943 following jäger-Bataillon of the Waffen-SS during WWII. Formed Hitler" in over 300 photos including formation the German disaster at Stalingrad, and trumpeted as a in 1943 as a Bewährungsverband for special missions and campaigns on a variety of war fronts through- symbol of the willingness of German youth to make the (guerrilla operations in the Balkans) the unit was out WWII. ultimate sacrifi ce for Führer und Vaterland. This account deployed at many focal points of heavy combat on Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 bw photos • 120pp. is based largely on primary source materials, including the eastern and western fronts. ISBN: 978-0-88740-165-7 • hard • $29.99 extensive archival holdings, published memoirs, offi cial Size: 6"x9" • 70 bw photos • 120pp. histories, and numerous interviews with former division ISBN: 978-0-7643-2944-9 • hard • $29.95 members. Size: 7"x10" • 160 bw photos • 304pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-4267-7 • hard • $49.99 Twelve Years with Hitler: A History of The 12th SS Panzer Division “HJ": A Pic- The 10th SS-Panzer-Division “Frundsberg" Rolf 1.Kompanie LSSAH 1933-45 Hans Quassowski. torial History Herbert Walther. A heavily Michaelis. Division “Frundsberg" was formed at the The original cadre of the later Waffen-SS was illustrated chronicle of the “Hitlerjugend" Division beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the Allied invasion formed in March 1933 as the “SS Headquarters in over 230 bw and 30 color photos including its of France. Their fi rst campaign was in the Ukraine in Guard Berlin." From the fi rst volunteers emerged late war formation and campaigns throughout April 1944. Highly motivated after combat success in more than fi fty senior SS offi cers, all of whom Normandy and Austria. Ukraine the unit was then transported back to the west received high decorations for bravery in the 38 Size: 8.5"x11" • 250 color/bw photos • 120pp. where they fought the Allies in France and Arnhem. Waffen-SS divisions that were formed later. ISBN: 978-0-88740-166-4 • hard • $29.99 Size: 6"x9" • 100 bw photos • 168pp. Size: 9"x12" • 490 bw photos/maps • 384pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3099-5 • hard • $35.00 ISBN: 0-7643-0777-0 • hard • $69.95 Dietrich’s Warriors: The History of the 3. Kompa- Himmler’s Bosnian Division: The Waffen- The 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grena- nie 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment 1st SS Panzer SS Handschar Division 1943-45 George Lepre. dier-Division “Nordland" Rolf Michaelis. Several Division LAH in WWII Peter Mooney. This book covers This is the story of the “Handschar," a Muslim combat thousand ethnic Germans in Romania, (the so called 3. Kompanie’s military actions between 1939-45 and formation created by the Germans to “restore order in Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in details the various battles that they took part in, which Bosnia." What actually transpired was quite different. 1943. They were fi rst used in combat in Croatia, the covered nearly every major campaign of the German Size: 6"x9" • 250 bw photos • 380pp. Oranienbaumer, Estonia, and Latvia. After the Soviet Army. This work has been compiled with the help of ISBN: 0-7643-0134-9 • hard • $39.95 attack in Pomerania they fought in Berlin and were former soldiers of the 3. Kompanie. destroyed there. Size: 6"x9" • 85 bw photos/maps • 240pp. Size: 6"x9" • 80 bw photos • 152pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1984-1 • hard • $35.00 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3100-8 • hard • $35.00 Chronicle of the 7. Panzerkompanie 1. SS-Panzer Galicia Division: The Waffen-SS 14th Grenadier The 32nd SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Division “Leibstandarte" Ralf Tiemann. This chronicle Division 1943-45 Michael O. Logusz. In 1943/44 “30.Januar" Rolf Michaelis. The SS Division “30. of the 7.Panzerkompanie follows the unit history of a a determined group of young men and women in Januar" was one of the last SS-Divisions formed Leibstandarte tank company from its creation in 1942 Galicia volunteered to serve in a combat division during WWII and was almost entirely composed of to the end of WWII. Compiled by former company com- destined for eastern front combat. Although initially training units and 16-18 year old boys. With a fi nal mander and German Cross in Gold holder Ralf Tiemann, Galicia’s Volunteers would serve in a German spon- strength of 12,000, they fought on the Oder-front the detailed text relies on both offi cial documentation sored military formation, in actuality the volunteers south of Frankfurt/Oder. After the Soviet attack on and the personal recollections of numerous unit veterans. of the Galicia division wanted to engage all hostile 16 April 1945 they were wiped out in the pocket of Size: 6"x9" • 90 bw photos/mapsï 320pp. ideologies-both from the east and west-in order to Halbe southeast of Berlin. ISBN: 0-7643-0463-1 • hard • $29.95 secure a free independent Ukraine. Size: 6"x9" • 50 bw Size: 6"x9" • 80 bw photos • 128pp. photos • 592pp. • ISBN: 0-7643-0081-4 • hard • $35.00 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3101-5 • hard • $29.99 The SS-Panzer-Artillery Regiment 1 Leib- Grenadier Divisions of the Waffen-SS Rolf Mi- Russians in the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. From standarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) in WWII Thomas chaelis. A detailed look at all 18 Waffen-SS grenadier summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the Fischer. This book is the fi rst volume about Artillery divisions in WWII. Each unit is presented in detailed Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften Regiment 1 of the 1st Waffen-SS Division LAH. history from its formation, combat operations throughout under the command of the German Police (Höhere The artillery batteries of the LAH during the whole the war, and fi nal disposition at war's end. SS- und Polizeiführer) in the eastern occupied areas. of WWII faced some of the hardest combat, and Size: 6"x9" • 186 bw photos • 256pp. The most famous unit was the Brigade Kaminski, es- probably no other artillery unit was used as often ISBN: 978-0-7643-4837-2 • hard • $39.99 tablished by Bronislav Kaminski in the summer of 1941. at critical spots on all fronts.