It covers many battle fronts, and all the information comes from interviewing german panzer crews. Eyewitness accounts by ss panzer crews barbarossa to berlin paperback february 27, 2015. Since then hes been busy tracking down the few surviving veterans of the ss who were from scandinavia, for his new book voices of the scandinavian waffen ss. By the end of the war in 1945 the number of scandinavians who had fought in the waffen ss had reached the thousands. Ss schutzstaffel will come as a surprise to listeners convinced adolf hitlers black corps was an entirely german affair. Download ss panzer ss pride eyewitness panzer crews book 1. Ss panzerdivision frundsberg was a german waffen ss armoured division during world war ii. The 1st ss panzer division leibstandarte ss adolf hitler, short lssah, german.
Mar 09, 2017 the full set of interviews from books 1 and 2 is available in the book ss panzer ss voices. Bodies, of the blown up, burnt up, run over, machine gunned, eviscerated variety, fly out of tanks hit by enemy armour, trained explosivecarrying dogs, suicidal infantry, fighterbombers and land mines. Voices of the waffen ss by gerry villani free ebooks download. If you love smallunit actions, this is the book for you. This book, like the rest by sprech media ss panzer ss voices, the last panther, tiger tracks, hitlers children is a piece of fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ss panzer battalion. Ss panzer ss pride eyewitness panzer crews book 1 book. Ss panzer ss pride eyewitness panzer crews barbarossa to. This book contains selected extracts from the two popular sprech history books ss panzer ss voices and hitlers children spitting fire.
The majority of its junior enlisted men were drawn from members of the hitler youth, while the senior ncos and officers were from other waffen ss divisions the division committed several war crimes while en route to and. In 1939 the ssverfugungstruppe was placed under the operational command of the okh. The waffen ss or the armed ss were hitlers elite forces dur. The division was formed in 1939 as part of the ordnungspolizei or orpo uniformed national police. A true story of world war ii by hans schmidt one hardly knows where to begin in summarizing this magnificent book by hans schmidt who was born in germany in 1927 and died as american citizen for 55 years in 2010. D day through german eyes book two more hidden stories from june 6th. Many of the highernumbered units were small battlegroups kampfgruppen, i. Rain waffen ss panzer battles in the west 19441945 hardback book. This new edition of ss panzer ss pride also features four eyewitness accounts from the sprech media collection hitlers children spitting fire relating the combat of the 12th ss panzer division in normandy after the d day landings.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness panzer crews from barbarossa to berlin kindle edition by sprech history editor visit amazons sprech history page. The waffen ss grew into a huge force of thirtyeight divisions comprising over 950,000 men. Afterwards, the unit was then transferred to the west, where it fought the allies in france and at arnhem. The panther shot the leading sherman with a single round, which separated. There is something fishy about this publisher and about this book.
Nov 26, 20 a recommend book on this topic is the 12th ss. The divisions first battles were in ukraine in april 1944. Voices of the waffen ss by gerry villani goodreads. Compre ss panzer ss inferno eyewitness panzer crews normandy to berlin. Those tagged with nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. The history of the hitler youth panzer division volume 1 and 2 by hubert meyer. Barbarossa to berlin by sprech media 555 ratings, 4. During the initial stages of the invasion of poland, the lssah was attached to. Fshj01 ss panzer artillery regt 12 ss brigadefuhrer fritz witt killed 14jun44. The panther shot the leading sherman with a single round, which separated the turret from the hull the turret was rolling away when the sherman ignited a bright orange flame shot up, followed by a mushroom cloud explosion flashes of tracer exploded across the battlefield i must pay tribute to the crew of the second sherman, who seemed undaunted recorded by. In 1962, german researchers conducted a series of interviews with former members of the waffen ss panzer troops who had fought in world war 2.
The full set of interviews from books 1 and 2 is available in the book ss panzer ss voices. This latest cd goes a long way to show that the elite formations of the third reich sought to embody the national socialist ethic of paneuropean unity. Ss polizeipanzergrenadierdivision was one of the thirtyeight divisions fielded as part of the waffen ss during world war ii. The leibstandarte divisions symbol was a skeleton key, in honor of its first commander, josef sepp dietrich dietrich is german for skeleton key or lock pick.
A young german soldier, 1944 rare historical photos. A photo study of the ss panzer grenadierdivision leibstandarte. Courtney hodges who commanded the first army all the way to the german surrender in may, 1945. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness accounts by ss panzer. Eyewitness accounts by ss panzer crews barbarossa to berlin. While the battle of berlin in 1945 is widely known, the horrific story of the halbe kessel remains largely untold. Aug 14, 2015 12 ss panzer division hitlerjugend 360p.
Hitlers schutzstaffel ss units were originally paramilitary formations raised to protect the nazi party, and the waffenss the armed ss was founded in 1934 as the ssverfugungstruppe. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The attack was spearheaded by the 6th ss panzer army and included the corps, made up of elite units such as the lssah and hitlerjugend ss divisions. In this book you get a bit of history about the ss and waffen ss, the war. Casualties were high, but there were survivors and they returned home, often to face retribution and condemnation. All divisions in the waffen ss were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness accounts by ss panzer crews. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In april 1945, victorious soviet forces encircled 80,000 men of the german 9th army in the halbe area, south of berlin, together with. Online shopping for battle for berlin from a great selection at books store. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness accounts by ss panzer crews usa edition book. This book is incredibly graphic and interesting, bringing close the german side of panzer warfare. Confira tambem os ebooks mais vendidos, lancamentos e livros digitais exclusivos.
Ss panzer ss pride eyewitness panzer crews barbarossa. The book covers the history of i ss panzer regiment 3 when it was equipped with panther tanks. The corps was attached to 5th panzer army, the western theatres armoured reserve with the launch of operation overlord. This book is the culmination of 15 years of research dealing with i ss panzer regiment 3, from its inception in 1942, when it was equipped with panzer iiis and ivs, until its conversion to the panther tank during late 1943. A stunning look at world war ii from the other side. This book is about the war they fought in their own wordstheir last testament before they are all gone. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness panzer crews from barbarossa to berlin. The author joined the waffen ss in 1943, at the age of 16, and he recalls the reasons that prompted him to make such a commitment. When i was at the panzer school in posen, we learned to drive tanks in this tiger tank that had no turm or turret. A list of amazon books by the author sprech media tracked with novelrank and sorted alphabetically. This new edition of ss panzer ss pride also features four eyewitness accounts from the sprech history collection hitlers children spitting fire relating the combat of the 12th ss panzer division in normandy after the d day landings. The battles described by these ss panzer veterans interviewed in the 1960s are hideous in the extreme.
Ss panzer ss inferno eyewitness panzer crews normandy to. Ss panzer ss inferno eyewitness panzer crews normandy. Pantherthe full set of interviews from books 1 and 2 is available in the book ss panzer ss voices. D day through german eyes book 2 more hidden stories from june 6th 1944 d day through german eyes holger eckhertz, sprech media. The history of the 12th ss panzer division hitler youth the 12th ss panzer division hitler youth was formed in early 1943 following the german disaster at stalingrad in russia, and was trumpeted by german propaganda as a symbol of the willingness of german youth to make the ultimate sacrifice for fuhrer. Theres just too many details that point to that from the utter and complete lack of sources or identifiable unit numbers or anything that could have led to verifications of facts to technical and historical mistakes for instance, the is3 tank. Their descriptive narrative gives an up close view of the war from their perspective. While all german police organizations were controlled by. Part 2 of ss panzer ss voices kindle edition by sprech history editor visit amazons sprech history page. Waffen ss divisions 193945 by chris bishop last edited on. Follow meyer with the 1st ss panzer division leibstandarte and the 12th ss panzer division hitlerjugend, from the first day of the war in poland, through service in france, russia, and greece, up until his capture in normandy in 1944 and his postwar trials and tribulations. Eyewitness accounts by ss panzer crews barbarossa to berlin sprech media, sprech media on.
The intention was to probe the ss veterans motivations and psychology, but the men were unwilling to discuss these matters in depth. Oct 14, 2018 since then hes been busy tracking down the few surviving veterans of the ss who were from scandinavia, for his new book voices of the scandinavian waffen ss. I got training for armored officers in posentreskow. Initially the size of a regiment, the lssah eventually grew into an elite divisionsized unit during world war ii. This book provides a factual and autobiographicalstyle personal narrative of the german side of the second world war. Ss panzer ss inferno eyewitness panzer crews normandy to berlin. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Each of those books contains extended and further unique interview material with german panzer crews. In the nuremburg trials, the waffen ss was condemed as part of a criminal organisation, and therefore waffen ss veterans were denied many of the rights afforded other german combat veterans. Ss panzer ss voices eyewitness panzer crews from barbarossa to berlin kindle edition by sprech history editor format. Ss panzerdivision hitlerjugend was a german armoured division of the waffen ss during world war ii. By the end of the war in 1945 the number of scandinavians who had fought in the waffenss had reached the thousands. Dietrichs army made good progress at first, but as they drew near the danube, the combination of the muddy terrain and strong soviet resistance ground them to a halt. The memoir of a veteran of the 1st ss panzer division.
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