In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. By 1945 the SS had grown to a nominal strength of 38 divisions with over 800,000 men, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces. This concluding title in a four-volume series covers Waffen-SS divisions 24 to 38, and the Volunteer Legions; many of these were short-lived units, and composed of men from many different nations, cultures and backgrounds.
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Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the varied nominal divisions, and summarises their battle records.
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24. 'Karstjager'; 25. 'Hunyadi'; 26. 'Hungaria'; 27. 'Langemarck'; 28. 'Wallonien'; 29. (italienische); 32. '30 Januar'; 33. 'Charlemagne'; 34. 'Landstorm Nederland'; 35. SS und Polizei Gren. Div.; 37. 'Lutzow'; 38. 'Niberlungen'; Volunteer legions
Les mer
Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the varied nominal divisions, and summarises their battle records.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841765921
Publisert
2004-11-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
194 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Gordon Williamson was born in 1951 and currently works for the Scottish Land Register. He spent seven years with the Military Police TA and has published a number of books and articles on the decorations of the Third Reich and their winners. He is the author of a number of World War II titles for Osprey. Stephen Andrew was born in 1961 in Glasgow, where he still lives and works. An entirely self-taught artist, he worked in advertising and design agencies before going freelance in 1993. Military history is his passion, and in the past few years he has established himself as a respected artist in this field. Since 1997 he has illustrated several Men-at-Arms titles including volume 306: 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49', and books on the German and Italian armies of World War II.