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Author: Stephen Hart
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2023-06-20
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1782743537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated with photographs and detailed artworks, Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Waffen-SS is a complete record of the deployment and use of the weaponry in the service of the Waffen-SS in World War II.
Author: Stephen Hart
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780760306833
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Waffen-SS was one of the most feared and loathed military forces in history, due largely to the hardware which the group had at its disposal. This study examines the numerous small arms, support weapons, anti-tank weapons, armored personnel carriers and tanks employed by the Waffen-SS between 1939 and 1945. Each weapon is accompanied by a table listing its caliber, dimensions, range, muzzle velocity, detailed illustrations, and descriptions of its use in battle.
Author: Jonathan Mallory House
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 1428915834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Hart
Publisher: SS
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781782743125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe divisions of the Waffen-SS were the elite of Hitler's armed forces in World War II, but what is often forgotten is that their military achievements were due in no small measure to the hardware they deployed. Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Waffen-SS examines in detail the military equipment used by Hitler's elite. Included are all the most important types of small arms, anti-tank weapons, armoured personnel carriers and tanks employed by the 'death's head' soldiers between 1939 and 1945. The book explains how the weapons were used, including accounts of SS soldiers in action, such as panzer ace Michael Wittmann. As many of the elite divisions of the SS were armoured formations, the book has detailed chapters on German tanks, such as the Panzer V 'Panther', Panzer VI 'Tiger' and Tiger II 'King Tiger'. Panzer tactics, such as the Panzerkeil ('armoured wedge'), are also explored. Illustrated with photographs and detailed artworks, Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Waffen-SS is a complete record of the deployment and use of the weaponry in the service of the Waffen-SS in World War II.
Author: John A. English
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2011-02-09
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 081174437X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat it was like to fight Hitler's ideological troops in Normandy starting on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Author: Christopher Ailsby
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780760305645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWaffen-SS: The Illustrated History 1923/45 Ails Unique insight into the most notorious military formation in history. Packed with previously unpubl ished photographs, most taken from private albums of former Waffen-SS soldiers, Waffen-SS chroniclesall the battles and campaigns Waffen-SS units fought in during WWII. Recreates in pictorial form al l aspects of the Waffen-SS¦s war: the growth of the SS panzer divisions, their tactics, recruitment of units, an examination of their weapons and equipment, and images of all Waffen-SS commanders. Includes a chapter on SS war crimes and atrocities.
Author: Terry Goldsworthy
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2019-01-29
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1527527328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Waffen-SS are commonly regarded as the elite of Germany’s armed forces during World War II. They gained much of this reputation while fighting on the Eastern Front in Russia during Germany’s war against the Soviet Union. They were also called to the fore in an attempt to hurl back the Western Allies’ invasion forces in Normandy, and were used in the last great offensive on the Western Front in the Ardennes and contributed to the final defence of Berlin. In adversity, they were some of the most resilient soldiers that fought for Germany in World War II and were ideologically and politically aligned with Hitler. For over 70 years, many of the manuscripts contained in this book, and sourced from the United States National Archives, have not been scrutinised by modern researchers. This book provides a unique opportunity to publish these records in order to provide an insight into the Waffen-SS. The Waffen-SS was a military organisation that is steeped in the military folklore of being a force capable of incredible military feats, but it was also capable of incredible evil. These records are exceedingly valuable as they are one of the few contemporaneous primary sources of information available in relation to the Waffen-SS.
Author: Timothy A. Wray
Publisher:
Published: 2011-06
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781780394244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Charles Sydnor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1990-05-21
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780691008530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurveys the emergence of the Nazi SS and its Death's Head Division, noting the impact of this elite and powerful army upon military history.
Author: Gordon Williamson
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780750939119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginating 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.
