Waffen-SS Handbook, 1933-1945
Waffen-SS Handbook, 1933-1945

Author: Gordon Williamson

Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9780750939119

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Originating in Hitler's personal bodyguard, the Waffen-SS (armed SS) was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wehrmacht and became regarded as the tough elite of the German armed forces. Known as Hitler's 'Asphalt Soldiers' they fought on all the main battle-fronts, but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union and in Normandy following 'Overlord'. By the war's end the Waffen-SS could boast almost forty field divisions manned by nearly one million troops. Gordon Williamson describes the organisation, equipment, tactics and personalities of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. A chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Waffen-SS from the founding of its forerunner, the SS-Verfugungstruppe, until May 1945. The author has travelled to Germany to interview numerous surviving former Waffen-SS soldiers and corresponded with many others, obtaining first-hand accounts of their wartime experiences. The handbook is illustrated with a rich selection of previously unpublished photographs, predominantly from private collections, ranging from studio posed shots to previously unpublished candid snaps and from battlefield pictures to war correspondent action shots.

SS-Hitlerjugend
SS-Hitlerjugend

Author: Rupert Butler

Publisher: Amber Books Ltd

Published: 2016-02-16

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1782742948

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SS-Hitlerjugend is an in-depth examination of the unit formed in 1943 from veterans of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Division and members of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) organization. The majority of the recruits were 17-year-old volunteers who were fanatically devoted to the Nazi cause and to Hitler personally.

Uniforms of the Waffen-SS: Black Service uniform, LAH Guard uniform, SS earth-grey service uniform, Model 1936 field service uniform, 1939-1940, 1941
Uniforms of the Waffen-SS: Black Service uniform, LAH Guard uniform, SS earth-grey service uniform, Model 1936 field service uniform, 1939-1940, 1941

Author: Michael D. Beaver

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780764315503

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This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documented record of all major clothing articles of the Waffen-SS. Hundreds of unpublished bw photos were used in production. Original and extremely rare SS uniforms of various types are carefully photographed and presented here.

SS-Leibstandarte
SS-Leibstandarte

Author: Rupert Butler

Publisher: Amber Books Ltd

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1782742964

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SS-Leibstandarte is an in-depth examination of the first Waffen-SS unit to be formed, the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The book explores the background of the unit’s formation, including its origins as the Führer’s bodyguard, the men it recruited, the key figures involved in the division, its organization, training, uniforms and insignia.

Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941–43
Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941–43

Author: Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1472834380

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Following the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1941, the Waffen-SS began recruiting volunteers to serve in their ranks. Initially formed into small volunteer units, these developed into large divisions by 1943, referred to as 'Legions' in Nazi propaganda. Early volunteers were promised that they would not leave Scandinavia and that they would serve under native Norwegian officers – but after the German invasion of the Soviet Union they were deployed to the Leningrad front alongside Dutch and Latvian units, in the 2nd SS Infantry Brigade. These units combined to form the nucleus of a whole regiment within the new 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division 'Nordland'. Fully illustrated with detailed artwork depicting the uniforms and equipment of the volunteer soldiers, this fascinating study tells the little-known story of the Norwegians who fought with the SS in World War II.