Ss: Hitlerjugend: The History Of The Twelfth Ss Division 1943-45 (the Waffen Ss Divisional Histories Series)
by Rupert Butler /
2015 / English / EPUB
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The divisions of the Waffen-SS were the elite of Hitler’s armies in
WWII. SS-Hitlerjugend is an in-depth examination of the unit formed
in 1943 from veterans of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Division
and members of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) organization. The
majority of the recruits were 17-years-old fanatically devoted
volunteers. The book explores the background of the unit’s
formation, the type of young men it recruited, the key figures
involved in the division, and its organization. It also looks at
the division’s uniforms and insignia. SS-Hitlerjugend provides a
full combat record of the division, which fought on both fronts in
World War II. The book outlines the unit’s involvement in the
defense of Normandy, the battle for Caen and the slaughter of the
Falaise Pocket, as well as its service on the Eastern Front at the
end of the war and the fight to recapture Budapest. Illustrated
with rare photographs, and with an authoritative text,
SS-Hitlerjugend is a definitive history of one of Germany’s most
fanatical fighting units of World War II.
The divisions of the Waffen-SS were the elite of Hitler’s armies in
WWII. SS-Hitlerjugend is an in-depth examination of the unit formed
in 1943 from veterans of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Division
and members of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) organization. The
majority of the recruits were 17-years-old fanatically devoted
volunteers. The book explores the background of the unit’s
formation, the type of young men it recruited, the key figures
involved in the division, and its organization. It also looks at
the division’s uniforms and insignia. SS-Hitlerjugend provides a
full combat record of the division, which fought on both fronts in
World War II. The book outlines the unit’s involvement in the
defense of Normandy, the battle for Caen and the slaughter of the
Falaise Pocket, as well as its service on the Eastern Front at the
end of the war and the fight to recapture Budapest. Illustrated
with rare photographs, and with an authoritative text,
SS-Hitlerjugend is a definitive history of one of Germany’s most
fanatical fighting units of World War II.