This long awaited final volume of Weidinger's massive
history of 2-SS Panzer Division Das Reich, covers its actions from
the end of 1943 until the end of WWII in May 1945. In December,
1943 Das Reich was withdrawn for refitting in the west but it left
a sizeable kampfgruppe on the Eastern Front which fought in
southern Russia until April 1944, when it rejoined the division in
southern France. Das Reich moved north after the Allied landings
in Normandy and fought hard around Caen, later holding the exit
for retreating German units from the Falaise Pocket. Elements
defended the Westwall during September and October and
participated in the Ardennes Offensive until mid-January 1945. In
February and March elements fought at the Remagen Bridgehead. At
the beginning of February, 1945 the division was transferred to
Hungary and participated in the efforts to relieve Budapest. Das
Reich fell back toward Austria in late March, defending Vienna.
Units then fought in Czechoslovakia and, in May, fought their way
westward, some surrendering to the Western Allies and some to the
Russians. Das Reich produced the most Knight’s Cross recipients of
any SS-Divisions.
Due into stock February, 2012..
New in illustrated boards, 440pp, 24 maps, 74 b/w photos
The 4th volume of Otto Weidinger's acclaimed series covers 1943
and the epic battle of Kharkov, the high-water mark of Operation
Citadel and the subsequent bitter and battering battles along the
Mius. Making use of numerous primary sources, including an
abundance of first-hand accounts, the reader is treated to a
day-by-day account of this elite formation. There are numerous
maps and appendices and more than 100 black and white photographs.
Due into stock February, 2012
New in illustrated boards - 384pp,
15 maps, 102 b/w photos
IN GOOD FAITH: THE HISTORY OF THE
4.SS-POLIZEI-PANZER-GRENADIER-DIVISION VOL I, 1939-1943
by Friedrich Husemann
The Polizei-Division was one of the lesser-known combat formations
of the Waffen-SS. Composed primarily of police officers, it was
formed in October 1939 and served almost exclusively on the
Eastern Front where it was eventually equipped as a
Panzergrenadier-Division (mechanized division). This volume of the
two-part history covers the formation of the division in 1939, its
employment during the campaign in France, and finally its
commitment in the East. Its finest hour was in the action on the
Wolchow River, where the Russians attempted to relieve the
beleaguered city of Leningrad.
New in illustrated boards - 436pp, 40pp
of b/w photos, 34 maps, appendices
In June 1944, the Russian Army launched "Operation Bagration",
the largest offensive in military history—eclipsing even D-Day in
its enormity. In a matter of days, a hole hundreds of miles wide
was torn in the German front and Army Group Center was destroyed,
with more than 300,000 casualties — the most costly German defeat
of WWII. This is a meticulous examination of how the German forces
on the Eastern Front, under the direction of Hitler’s favorite
Field Marshall, Walter Model, recovered from this shattering
defeat.
Good in illustrated boards with indentations on cover - 380pp, 150 photos, 80
maps, appendices
The history of Panzer Brigade 105, September, 1944. This is the
story an experiment that failed - the creation of separate armored
brigades, within the Panzertruppe in 1944. They were to be a form of
field army level reserve and strike force. This book examines the
formation, deployment, virtual destruction and ultimate deactivation
of Panzer Brigade 105. Instead of being deployed on the Eastern
Front as originally intended, the brigade was rushed to the West and
the unstable situation there in 1944. The story is presented not
only from the German side, but also from the viewpoint of the
various US forces employed against the brigade in September 1944.
New in illustrated boards - 582 pages, 147 photographs, 22 maps,
extensive charts and documentation
