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The 4th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division Polizei

Author : Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher : Schiffer Military History

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 23,91 MB

Release : 2021-06-28

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ISBN : 9780764361708

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The Polizei division first took shape in 1939, drawing manpower from the civilian police. In February 1942, the unit was transferred to the Waffen-SS and redesignated SS-Polizei-Division (4.SS). The former policemen appeared on the Western Front in 1940, before being shipped to the Leningrad sector in 1941. Polizei remained on the Eastern Front for the duration of the war, including deployments in Greece, the Banat (Romania), Hungary, and Pomerania, before finally surrendering just northwest of Berlin. The subject is examined through many personal recollections, hundreds of photos and maps from private collections, and period documents, including extracts from official bulletins and the division's war diary. A brief history of the Polizei II division is included as an appendix.





The Waffen-SS (4)

Author : Gordon Williamson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 121 pages

File Size : 22,93 MB

Release : 2012-03-20

Category : History

ISBN : 178096577X

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In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister 'anti-partisan' gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.



The Waffen-SS (4)

Author : Gordon Williamson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 49,64 MB

Release : 2012-03-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1780965788

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In 1944–45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister 'anti-partisan' gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.



The Waffen-SS (4)

Author : Gordon Williamson

Publisher : Osprey Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 28,54 MB

Release : 2004-11-11

Category : History

ISBN : 9781841765921

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In the last years of World War II, 1944–45, the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister 'anti-partisan' gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.



Hitler's Jihadis

Author : Jonathan Trigg

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 348 pages

File Size : 23,46 MB

Release : 2011-11-30

Category : History

ISBN : 0752477587

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As the West finds itself embroiled in conflict with radical Islam at home and abroad it is fascinating to hear the echoes of militant Islam from the Second World War, and the Nazis attempt to preach 'Jihad' against the British Empire and Stalin. Hitler's Jihadis tells the story of the tens of thousands of Muslims, from as far away as India who volunteered to wear the SS double lightning flashes and serve alongside their erstwhile conquerors. Jonathan Trigg gives insight into the pre-war politics that inspired these Islamic volunteers, who for the most part did not survive. Those who did survive the war and the bloody retribution that followed saw the reputation of the units in which they served in berated as militarily inept and castigated for atrocities against unarmed civilians. Using first hand accounts and official records Hitler's Jihadis peels away the propaganda to reveal the complexity that lies at the heart of the story of Hitler's most unlikely 'Aryans'.



In Good Faith

Author : Friedrich Husemann

Publisher :

Page : 598 pages

File Size : 26,38 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Polizei

ISBN :

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The Waffen-SS (3)

Author : Gordon Williamson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 119 pages

File Size : 25,24 MB

Release : 2012-03-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1780965796

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The Waffen-SS grew from a handful of obscure infantry battalions in 1939, to a force of more than 30 divisions by the end of World War II, including units of every type and every level of battlefield value. The mid-war divisions covered in this third title represent that range, from some of the most effective German and Western European volunteer formations – e.g. the 12. SS-Pz Div 'Hitlerjugend', and the Scandinavians and Dutchmen of the 11. 'Nordland' and 23. 'Nederland' divisions – to the Bosnian Muslims of the anti-partisan 13. 'Handschar' Division. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, the text details their organization, uniforms and insignia, and summarizes their battle records.



For the Homeland

Author : Rudolf Pencz

Publisher : Stackpole Books

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 10,15 MB

Release : 2010

Category : History

ISBN : 0811735826

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Groundbreaking history of a rarely covered German unit. Numerous eyewitness reports from members of the division. Detailed maps to illustrate the division's actions.



The 17th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz Von Berlichingen

Author : Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher : Schiffer Military History

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 50,69 MB

Release : 2018-02-28

Category : History

ISBN : 9780764354502

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The 17th Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier Division "G�tz von Berlichingen" was one of the few SS formations to be employed exclusively on the western front during World War II. From the time of its formation in France in 1943, "G�tz von Berlichingen" saw bitter and bloody fighting in Normandy, the Seine front, Metz, the Saar, the Palatinate, and later the defense of the west wall until the final battles in Germany. Despite the overwhelming superiority of Allied forces, the units that comprised the division always managed to offer dogged resistance, counterattacking ferociously, and defending every foot of ground with great courage and determination. The units of "G�tz von Berlichingen" received praise, not only from the German high command, but also earned the respect of its Allied adversaries. In addition, the "G�tz von Berlichingen" division was never involved in any war crimes, or in crimes against civilians. Detailed operational history, rare combat images, maps, and personality profiles make this book the definitive history of "G�tz von Berlichingen."