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cavalry divisions of the waffen-ss
This new book is a concise combat history of the three Waffen-SS cavalry divisions in World War II. The 8th SS-Cavalry Division “Florian Geyer” was established out of the …
The German Sniper Badge 1944-1945
Hitler created the Sniper Badge on August 20, 1944, to impel soldiers to train and be used as snipers. Thus the strategic importance of single combat was stressed in highly …
SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600
This book is the history of the only Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Formed in 1943 as a Bewährungsverband for special missions (guerrilla …
Estonians in the Waffen-SS
When German troops entered Estonia in the summer of 1941 they were welcomed by the Estonians. Thousands of Estonians wanted to take part in the war against Russia. Besides the …
Panzergrenadier Divisions of the Waffen-SS
This new book is a concise combat history of the six Waffen-SS panzergrenadier divisions in World War II. The formation and combat histories of each are discussed in detailed text, …
The 10th SS-Panzer-Division “Frundsberg”
The 10th Waffen-SS Division “Frundsberg” was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, their first campaign was in the …
Russians in the Waffen-SS
From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) …
Heinrich Himmler
Reichsführer-SS, Chief of German Police, Reich Commissar for the Consolidation of German Nationhood, Reich Minister of the Interior, Commander of the Replacement Army, and …
German Wound Badges in World War II
First established by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918, the badge for wounded soldiers was reestablished by the Wehrmacht during the Spanish Civil War, and then later at the beginning of …
The German Tank Destruction Badge in World War II
The close-range engagement of tanks became extremely important mainly because of the Soviet T-34 and KV-I tanks, which for a long time were superior to all German tanks and …
The 32nd SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division
The SS Division “30. Januar” was one of the last SS-Divisions formed during World War II and was almost entirely composed of training units and 16-18 year old boys (the honorary …
French Units in the Waffen-SS
The story of the French units of the Waffen-SS in World War II—the Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Regiment; Französische SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade, …