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(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) With the development of the German Panzerwaffe, military planners realized both the enormous potential of the tank as a breakthrough weapon, but also the issues faced by support units following the attacking force. A tank assault moved rapidly forwards and this required a motorized infantry which could keep pace with the attack.… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) The Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505. The unit fought exclusively on the Eastern Front, beginning with Operation Zitadelle in July 1943. It then fought at Rosslawl, and then in the Smolensk-Witebsk-Orscha area from September 1943, until April 1944. It was transferred south into the Kowel area for two months. At the… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) During 12–14 January 1945 the Russian Army broke out from the Vistula River and headed for the Oder River on the way to Berlin. It swept away the German defending units, which retreated in disarray. In an attempt to slow down the Russian assault, Hitler declared a number of key cities to… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Mass market paperback. Pages tanned. Good. The British Free Corps also know as The British Legion of St. George was formed by John Amery who tried to recruit British and Commonwealth POW's in German camps to fight by the side of the Wehrmacht on the Russian Front. Less than a hundred succumbed… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) World War II Photo Album Series Number 3. A fine selection from the photo library of the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz, these rare, original photographs of the Waffen SS in action on the Russian Front were taken on the spot by German war correspondents. A book of great value to historians, modellers and wargamers.… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Mass market paperback. Pages browning. Good. A history of the German Parachute forces in WWII. Looks at the fate of the Fallschirmjager from their spectacular debut during the invasion of Crete 1941. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: Corgi Books) (ISBN: 0552098744) (Pagination: 224pp maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) From the earliest days as Hitler's personal bodyguard, to the height of its power in WWII. This collection of photographs illustrates the complexity of the SS organisation and the diversity of its activities - the maternity homes and the SS' ideas on race and genealogy, the concentration camps that specialised in extermination,… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Mass market paperback. Pages browning. Good. A history of the SS Panzer Divisions (Published: 1977) (Publisher: Futura Publishers) (ISBN: 0860074870) (Pagination: 205pp, 10 photos, maps.) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Mass market paperback. Pages browning. Good.A detailed history looking at both faces of the SS formations with a vivid picture of the architects of the world's most terrible private army, Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Hamlyn) (ISBN: 0600394298) (Pagination: 275pp, photos) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Blandford War Photo-Files series. Over 200 photographs featuring the Combat SS units together with many of the West and East European Volunteer units. Arranged in order of the theatres and campaigns in which the Waffen-SS fought. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713715456) (Pagination: 213pp, 214 photos) (Condition: Very good in card… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) A detailed and comprehensive study of one of the foremost fighting units of WWII. Includes political background, recruitment and training, organization, uniforms and equipment, military operations and personalities. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: Macdonald & Janes) (ISBN: 0356081427) (Pagination: 160pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) An illustrated history of the Western European Legions of the SS 1941-1943. These legions were formed from "Germanic" volunteers including Norwegians, Danes, Dutch and Flemings. The book examines the motivations, origins and military careers of those who served Hitler on the Eastern Front, their uniforms, insignia and flags. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Macdonald… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) This is a 1996 re-issue of the book first published in 1939, thus mis-describing the Gestapo, as the 'German Secret Service'. It was actually The Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police), abbreviated Gestapo, and was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe. The book however provides a contemporary account of… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) The history of Rommel's Afrika Korps, written from the German view point. Examines the desert conditions, terrain, tactics, the Siege of Tobruk, Operations Battleaxe and Crusader, the capture of Tobruk, defeat at El Alamein and the fight to defend the Tunisian Bridgehead (Published: 1977) (Publisher: MacDonald Janes) (ISBN: 0354010565) (Pagination: 211pp, 60… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) The specialist German infantry who served in the Panzer and Panzer Grenadier Divisions of the German Army and Waffen SS In WWII. Includes organisation and equipment, as well as accounts of the actions of units of the SS Das Reich before Moscow, the 12th Hitler Youth in Normandy, the fighting at Arnhem,… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) A study on the elite German mountain divisions in WWII. They served in Norway, Russia, Crete and, in the final days of the war, defended the frontier of the Reich in Austria. (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Arms & Armour Press) (ISBN: 1854090798) (Pagination: 224pp, 60 photos, 6 maps, index) (Condition: good in dw.)… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) The Croatian units raised by the Germans in WWII. Published by Axis Europa, this is an authoritative study of the WWII Croatian Army. It looks at its units and order of battle, and operations in the Balkans against Communist Partisan formations. Includes details of rank insigina and divisional locations. It contains detailed… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) Small stamp on endpaper. The history of the SS Division "Das Reich". James Lucas describes the military role of the 2nd SS Division, it's origins, organisation and recruitment, it's WWII battles and campaigns including Poland, Yugoslavia and the Eastern Front to the final surrender in 1945. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Arms & Armour… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) The destruction of the German Army Group Centre on the Russian Front in the Summer of 1944. The author looks at the build-up of the campaign, the German Army and its command structure, the Soviet forces under Stalin, anti-partisan operations and how both sides viewed the situation as the decisive year of… Read more

(Subject: The Third Reich - Military Structure) An excellent study on the Waffen SS from its formation to the end of World War II. The primary purpose of the book is to trace the evolution of the Waffen-SS and to ascertain the part it played in the history of the Third Reich. The author traces the development of Himmler's… Read more