Presented here for the first time is the complete history of the German combat divers in World War II. The author discusses military diving, the development of technical equipment, the establishment and organization of the German combat diver units, and their use in sabotage operations. Also, the completely unknown story of the creation of the “Sea Commando Battalion Brandenburg” and the navy’s Combat Diver Training Detachment 700 which emerged from it is discussed.
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- rare photographs showing uniforms and equipment
- first book in English on these elite German combat formations
- details on previously unknown Sea Commando Battalion Brandenburg
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780764330926
Publisert
2008-07-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Vekt
862 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
144
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