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The 7th Waffen-SS Volunteer Gebirgs (Mountain) Division Prinz Eugen

Author : Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher : Schiffer Military History

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 19,65 MB

Release : 2017-01-28

Category : History

ISBN : 9780764352218

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This is the complete history of one of the most famous and well-known divisions of the Waffen-SS. Created as a mountain unit to be employed exclusively on the Balkan Front against partisan units, the unit fought with valor and fierceness on the battlefield. After numerous anti-guerrilla operations in Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, towards the end of the war it was employed against units of the Bulgarian Army and Red Army forces in the difficult mission of covering the withdrawal of German forces retreating from Greece and Albania. It was one of the few Waffen-SS formations to be used in offensive actions during the final phases of the war, all of which were carried out successfully. Accused of having committed numerous crimes against civilians, its members met with a tragic fate, especially those who ended up in the hands of communist partisans.



"Prinz Eugen"

Author : Bohumir Kudlička

Publisher : MMP

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,40 MB

Release : 2014

Category : World War, 1939-1945

ISBN : 9788363678180

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The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside but was never formally part of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed in 1941 from Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia (NDH), Hungary and Romania, it fought a counter-insurgency campaign against communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia, NDH and Montenegro. It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-1718. It was initially named the SS-Freiwilligen-Division Prinz Eugen (SS-Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen). This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of this unit and its operations. Many previously unpublished photos are included, and maps of the operational areas. Essential reading for armor enthusiasts, WW2 military enthusiasts and modelers.



Soldiers of Destruction

Author : Charles Sydnor

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 20,78 MB

Release : 1990-05-21

Category : History

ISBN : 9780691008530

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Surveys the emergence of the Nazi SS and its Death's Head Division, noting the impact of this elite and powerful army upon military history.



Ethnic Germans and National Socialism in Yugoslavia in World War II

Author : Mirna Zakić

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 16,41 MB

Release : 2017-03-21

Category : History

ISBN : 1107171849

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A study of the German minority in the Serbian Banat during World War II, its self-perception and its collaboration with the Nazis.



The 6th Waffen-SS Gebirgs (Mountain) Division Nord

Author : Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher : Schiffer Military History

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 47,48 MB

Release : 2017

Category : World War, 1939-1945

ISBN : 9780764353277

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This book is the complete history of the 6th SS Gebirgs (Mountain) Division "Nord" in WWII. Formed in 1941, "Nord" was employed along the Finnish-Lapland front against battle-tested Soviet forces from 1941-44. Following the signing of the armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union in the summer of 1944, the division was moved to the western front. "Nord" units took part in Operation "Nordwind," the final German offensive on the western front in late December 1944, where they fought against American units for the first time. Tough defensive fighting along the Moselle and Rhine fronts followed up to the armistice in May 1945. The units of the division fought to the last, always with courage and valor, distinguishing itself as one of the best German units employed on the western front. Detailed operational history, rare combat images, maps, and personality profiles make this book the definitive history of "Nord."



7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen at War 1941-1945

Author : Ian Baxter

Publisher : Pen & Sword Military

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,64 MB

Release : 2019-09

Category : World War, 1939-1945

ISBN : 9781526721426

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Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the The 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen 1941 - 1945 is the 7th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series written by Ian Baxter. The book tells the story of the 7th SS Mountain Division was formed in 1941 from the Volksdeutsche (ethnic German) volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia, Hungary and Romania. It fought a brutal counter insurgency campaign against communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the occupied Serbia and Montenegro. It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an outstanding military leader of the Habsburg Empire who liberated the Banat and Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire in the Austro Turkish War. It was initially named the SS-Freiwilligen-Division Prinz Eugen (SS-Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen).



New Images of Nazi Germany

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Publisher : McFarland

Page : 497 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 2012-10-15

Category : History

ISBN : 0786469668

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With its battlefields paved over and its bunkers crumbled, the Third Reich of Nazi Germany nevertheless lives on in countless photographs that record an era of extraordinary brutality. This collection of more than 500 photographs taken by amateurs and professional propagandists provides a panoramic overview of Nazi Germany, offering intimate glimpses into living rooms and killing grounds, kitchens and concentration camps, movie theaters and battle fronts. The explanatory text explores the context of the images. Together, these photographs, most never before seen, create a time capsule, capturing the faces of Hitler's soldier's as well as those who suffered under the Nazi onslaught on humanity.



Like Salt for Bread. The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author : Francine Friedman

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 968 pages

File Size : 26,55 MB

Release : 2021-11-22

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9004471057

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Book Description

A numerically small Jewish community helped their ethnically embattled neighbors in a neutral, humanitarian way to survive the longest modern siege, Sarajevo, in the early 1990s.



The 11th Waffen-SS

Author : Massimiliano Afiero

Publisher : Schiffer + ORM

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 15,35 MB

Release : 2023-12-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1507304250

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Book Description

By the far the most extensive history of the Nordland Division in English, with the largest volume of photos



SS Charlemagne

Author : Tony Le Tissier

Publisher : Casemate Publishers

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 15,21 MB

Release : 2010-08-19

Category : History

ISBN : 1848846940

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In May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the last surviving members of SS Charlemagne, the Waffen SS division made up of French volunteers. They were among the final defenders of the city and of Hitlers bunker. Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War. Yet, whatever their motivation, the performance of these soldiers as they confronted the Soviet onslaught was unwavering, and their fate after the German defeat was grim. Once captured, they were shot out of hand by their French compatriots or imprisoned. SS Charlemagne is a gripping, fluently written study of one of the most revealing side stories of the war.