The 7th Waffen-SS Volunteer Gebirgs (Mountain) Division Prinz Eugen
Title | The 7th Waffen-SS Volunteer Gebirgs (Mountain) Division Prinz Eugen PDF eBook |
Author | Massimiliano Afiero |
Publisher | Schiffer Military History |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2017-01-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780764352218 |
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"
Title | "Prinz Eugen" PDF eBook |
Author | Bohumir Kudlička |
Publisher | MMP |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | 9788363678180 |
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 Many previously unpublished photos are included, and maps of the operational areas.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.
The 11th Waffen-SS
Title | The 11th Waffen-SS PDF eBook |
Author | Massimiliano Afiero |
Publisher | Schiffer + ORM |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2023-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1507304250 |
By the far the most extensive history of the Nordland Division in English, with the largest volume of photos
Soldiers of Destruction
Title | Soldiers of Destruction PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Sydnor |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1990-05-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780691008530 |
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
Title | Ethnic Germans and National Socialism in Yugoslavia in World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Mirna Zakić |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2017-03-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107171849 |
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
Title | The 6th Waffen-SS Gebirgs (Mountain) Division Nord PDF eBook |
Author | Massimiliano Afiero |
Publisher | Schiffer Military History |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | 9780764353277 |
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."
6th SS Mountain Division Nord at War, 1941–1945
Title | 6th SS Mountain Division Nord at War, 1941–1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Baxter |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2018-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526721392 |
Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter. The book tells the story of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord, which was formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North). The Division was the only Waffen-SS unit to fight in the Arctic Circle when it was stationed in Finland and northern Russia between June and November 1941. It fought in Karelia until the Moscow Armistice in September 1944, at which point it left Finland. It suffered heavy losses in the Operation Nordwind in January 1945 and in early April 1945, the division was destroyed by the US forces near Budingen, Germany.