Gebirgsjaeger
Author : Ray Merriam
Publisher : Merriam Press
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 1999-03
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN : 1576381633
Gebirgsjaeger: Germany's Mountain Troops
Author : Ray Merriam
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781480207790
Book Description
Merriam Press Military Monograph 101. Fifth Edition (October 2012). articles on the units, weapons, uniforms, insignia, equipment, men and activities of Germany's mountain troops. CONTENTS: Gebirgsjäger: Germany's Mountain Troops; Gebirgsjäger Weapons; Gebirgsjäger Equipment; Gebirgsjäger Awards; Story of a Jäger: Gabriel Kopold, 1st Gebirgs Division, 98th Gebirgsjäger Regiment, 12th Company; 1st Gebirgsjäger Division; 2nd Gebirgsjäger Division; 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division; 4th Gebirgsjäger Division; 5th Gebirgsjäger Division; 6th Gebirgsjäger Division; 7th Gebirgsjäger Division; 8th Gebirgsjäger Division; 9th Gebirgsjäger Division; 157th Gebirgsjäger Division; 188th Reserve Gebirgsjäger Division; 188th Gebirgsjäger Division; 100th Gebirgsjäger Regiment, 5th Gebirgsjäger Division; Hochgebirgs-Jäger Battalions; 1st Skijäger Division; Attack on Marukhkoy Pass: Caucasus, September 1942; Kriegsmarine Gebirgsjäger; Gebirgsjäger Present Their Comradeship; Gebirgsjäger References; Gebirgsjäger Photo Album. Also includes a complete reprint of "German Mountain Troops," U.S. War Department Military Intelligence Service Special Series 28, December 1944. 366 photos; 4 maps; 24 illustrations; 33 drawings; 16 tables.
Gebirgsjäger
Author : Jean-Denis Lepage
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1399044826
Book Description
The Gebirgsjäger were officially formed in 1935 following Hitler’s rejection of the Treaty of Versailles, although the required skills had been fostered in preparation through civilian climbing clubs. They were recruited predominantly from the southern mountainous parts of Germany – Wurtemburg and Bavaria – and from Austria, where Alpinism and mountain warfare had a long tradition. Rigorously trained in skiing, climbing and other demanding skills of mountain survival and combat, they formed an elite within the German army, distinguished by the distinctive Eidelweiss cap badge adopted in 1939. Jean-Denis Lepage gives a concise history of the Gebirgsjäger’s employment, which saw them in action on every front, from Lapland in the North to Tunisia in the south, and throught the war, from the invasion of Poland to the final defense of Germany. He then gives a detailed description of their uniforms and insignia, equipment, organization, training and tactics. The book is clearly illustrated throughout with over 170 of the author’s own line drawings.
World War II Journal 9: Gebirgsjaeger: Germany's Mountain Troops
Author : Ray Merriam
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780557069828
Book Description
Presents 25 articles on the units, weapons, equipment, uniforms and insignia, awards, operations, references. Also includes the complete U.S. War Dept. Military Intelligence Service publication, Special Series 28: German Mountain Troops, published in December 1944. 328 pages, 316 photos, 42 illustrations, 4 maps, 17 tables.
Gebirgsjäger
Author : Peter Chamberlain
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN : 9780855241094
Book Description
Gebirgsjäger
Author : Merriam Press
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 2020-12-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781716303708
Book Description
Coverage of the units, weapons, uniforms, insignia, equipment, men and activities of Germany's mountain troops in these 24 articles: Gebirgsjäger: Germany's Mountain Troops; Gebirgsjäger Weapons; Gebirgsjäger Equipment; Gebirgsjäger Awards; Story of a Jäger: Gabriel Kopold, 1st Gebirgs Division; 98th Gebirgsjäger Regiment, 12th Company; 1st Gebirgsjäger Division; 2nd Gebirgsjäger Division; 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division; 4th Gebirgsjäger Division; 5th Gebirgsjäger Division; 6th Gebirgsjäger Division; 7th Gebirgsjäger Division; 8th Gebirgsjäger Division; 9th Gebirgsjäger Division; 157th Gebirgsjäger Division; 188th Reserve Gebirgsjäger Division; 188th Gebirgsjäger Division; 100th Gebirgsjäger Regiment, 5th Gebirgsjäger Division; Hochgebirgs-Jäger Battalions; 1st Skijäger Division; Attack on Marukhkoy Pass: Caucasus, September 1942; Kriegsmarine Gebirgsjäger; Gebirgsjäger Present Their Comradeship; Gebirgsjäger Photo Album. Plus a complete reprint of Special Series 28, German Mountain Troops, issued by the Military Intelligence Service of the War Department in December 1944. 365 photos and illustrations, 4 maps, 14 tables. A Merriam Press World War II History.
German Mountain Troops
Author : United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,86 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Mountain warfare
ISBN :
Book Description
Gebirgsj Ger
Author : JEAN-DENIS. LEPAGE
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2023-07-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781399044783
Book Description
German Mountain Troops in World War II
Author : Roland Kaltenegger
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780764322181
Book Description
Under the emblem of the Edelweis, the soldiers of the German mountain corps fought on every front in the Second World War - in the tundra of Lapland, in the gorges of the Balkans, on Crete, in the High Caucasus, at Monte Cassino and finally in Upper Italy and the Western Alps, at the Semmering, in Bavaria and Tyrol. Mountain troops even formed part of Rommel's famed Afrikakorps. During the war, the army alone formed a total of eleven mountain divisions, plus independent battalions and units. The accomplishments of the "Men of the Edelweis" are still held in high regard by historians and military experts. Armed forces and special units worldwide use their alpine and combat abilities as an example, for in mountain fighting the weather and the terrain often caused more casualties than the enemy. Through impressive photographs and brief, insightful text, this chronicle offers the reader and extraordinary view into the world of these elite troops, who were always committed where the outcome hung in the balance.
German Mountain Troops 1942–45
Author : Yves Béraud
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1612009476
Book Description
"The author does a terrific job of outlining the many campaigns and areas where the German Mountain troops fought throughout the war, and the unique challenges that some of these areas brought." — AMPS When World War II began, the Wehrmacht had fifteen mountain divisions and a multitude of small units, including some Austrian units that had been incorporated into the German army after the Anschluss. These mountain units would operate in hostile environments on all fronts during World War II. Due to their training, equipment and adaptability, the Gebirgstruppen would be deployed to fight in almost every theater. In the last years of the war they would see action in North Africa, Italy, the Balkans, Norway and Finland, and in the West as the Allies pushed German forces back toward Berlin. This book, the culmination of four decades of research and the support of many veterans and collectors, describes the uniform, equipment, and operations of these specialist units during the later years of World War II. The text is complemented by period photographs taken at the front, including many color photographs, and modern photographs of uniform details.
