Hitler's Flemish Lions

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752478532
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Download or read book Hitler's Flemish Lions written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the Second World War there were soldiers of more than 30 nationalities fighting in the 38 combat division of the Waffen SS; Reich Germans were in the minority. How did a regime founded upon notions of its own racial superiority come to welcome hundreds of thousands of foreigners into its military elite – and what motivated these men?Following the sell-out success of his first volume in this series, Hitler’s Gauls, the author examines in depth the Langemarck division, composed entirely of fighters drawn from the Flemish lands of Northern Belgium. Motivated by a powerful anti-communist zeal and a desire to escape forever the interference of their traditional enemy, France, these men fought at Stalingrad and in the encircling battles of the Volkhov pocket. They fought the bitter campaign in the Ukraine in 1943-44, then in Estonia at the Narva. The Division was destroyed by the Russian juggernaut in1945. Illustrated with rare photographs, many previously unpublished, and with close analysis of the key figures such as Flemish Knight’s Cross winner Remy Schrijnen, this is a fascinating study of fanatical courage.

Hitler's Flemish Lions

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752478532
Total Pages : 229 pages
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Download or read book Hitler's Flemish Lions written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivated by anti-communist zeal and a burning desire for Flemish self-rule, the men of the SS Langemarck answered Himmler's call to arms and earned a reputation for steadfastness in battle from friend and foe alike, right through to their eventual destruction by the Soviets in 1945. the exploits of key figures such as the famous Flemish Knight's Cross winner Remy Schrijnen are covered in detail. Written by a former captain in the British Army, this is the second in Spellmount's new series on Hitler's foreign Legions, following the best-selling Hitler's Gauls.

Lions of Flanders

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Total Pages : 182 pages
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Book Synopsis Lions of Flanders by : Richard Landwehr

Download or read book Lions of Flanders written by Richard Landwehr and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all too many people the "Eastern Front 1941-45" is synonymous with a struggle between Germans and Russians, ignoring the thousands of non-German Europeans who volunteered to take up arms against the most enduring despotic regime of the twentieth century, risking their lives on the most terrible of its battlefronts. Favored as a "Germanic" people over their Walloon (French-speaking) compatriots in the hybrid Belgian state, the Flemings were permitted to field a volunteer legion, a battalion sized infantry unit, under Waffen-SS auspices for service from early as November 1941 in the Northern section between Leningrad and Novgorod; integrated into the 2nd SS-Infantry Brigade and often fighting alongside the Spaniards of the Blue Division and other Western European volunteers, the Flemings proved themselves in defensive fighting in the first winter, in the final reduction of the Volkhov pocket in June 1942 and in Feb.-March 1943 at the battle of Krasnyi Bor

Hitler's Gauls

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750967110
Total Pages : 220 pages
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Book Synopsis Hitler's Gauls by : Jonathan Trigg

Download or read book Hitler's Gauls written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-11-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler’s armies in the Second World War. But alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of volunteers from other countries. By the end of the Second World War these foreign volunteers comprised half of all Hitler’s Waffen-SS, and filled the ranks of over twenty-four of the nominal thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions. So during the most brutal war that mankind has ever known, hundreds of thousands of men flocked to fight for a country that was not theirs, and for a cause that was one of the most monstrous and barbaric in history. Who were these men, and why did they fight? Hitler’s Gauls is an in-depth examination of one of these legions of foreign volunteers, the Charlemagne division, who were recruited entirely from conquered France. The men in Charlemagne, often motivated by an extreme anti-communist zeal, fought hard on the Eastern Front including battles of near annihilation in the snows of Pomerania and the final stand in the ruins of Berlin. This definitive history, illustrated with rare photographs, explores the background, training, key figures and full combat record of one of Hitler’s lesser known foreign units of the Second World War.

Hitler's Jihadis

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752477587
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Download or read book Hitler's Jihadis written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the West finds itself embroiled in conflict with radical Islam at home and abroad it is fascinating to hear the echoes of militant Islam from the Second World War, and the Nazis attempt to preach 'Jihad' against the British Empire and Stalin. Hitler's Jihadis tells the story of the tens of thousands of Muslims, from as far away as India who volunteered to wear the SS double lightning flashes and serve alongside their erstwhile conquerors. Jonathan Trigg gives insight into the pre-war politics that inspired these Islamic volunteers, who for the most part did not survive. Those who did survive the war and the bloody retribution that followed saw the reputation of the units in which they served in berated as militarily inept and castigated for atrocities against unarmed civilians. Using first hand accounts and official records Hitler's Jihadis peels away the propaganda to reveal the complexity that lies at the heart of the story of Hitler's most unlikely 'Aryans'.

Hitler's Vikings

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752479091
Total Pages : 457 pages
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Download or read book Hitler's Vikings written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nazis' dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan 'supermen', forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Hitler, was epitomised by the Waffen-SS. Created as a supreme military élite, it grew to become Nazi Germany's 'second army', an immense force totalling almost one million men by the end of the War. An astonishing fact about the SS is that thousands of its members were not German. Men stepped forward from almost every nation in Europe — for many, sometimes complex reasons — that included hatred of Bolshevism and nationalist sentiment or even straightforward anti-Semitism. Foremost amongst them were Scandinavians from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Thousands were recruited from 1940 onwards and fought with distinction on the Russian Front. They served at first in national legions but were then brought together in the Wiking Panzer Division and the Nordland Panzer-grenadier Division. In Hitler's Vikings, Jonathan Trigg details the battles these men fought and what inspired them to join the Waffen-SS, based wherever possible on interviews with surviving veterans. Many of the photographs reproduced here have never before been published. Hitler's 'Vikings' were amongst the last men still fighting in the ruins of Berlin in 1945 — their story is truly remarkable. Jonathan Trigg served in the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, reaching the rank of Captain and completing tours in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and the Middle East. He is an established writer on military history, with a particular interest in foreign volunteer formations in the Second World War. Hitler's Vikings is his fourth volume in Spellmount's Hitler's Legions series.

Joining Hitler's Crusade

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316510344
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis Joining Hitler's Crusade by : David Stahel

Download or read book Joining Hitler's Crusade written by David Stahel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking study that looks at why European nations sent troops to take part in Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.

Hitler's Jihadis

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752477587
Total Pages : 343 pages
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Book Synopsis Hitler's Jihadis by : Jonathan Trigg

Download or read book Hitler's Jihadis written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the Second World War there were soldiers of more than thirty different nationalities in the Waffen-SS, and Reich Germans themselves were in the minority. How did a regime that believed so completely in the racial superiority of its population come to welcome hundreds of thousands of foreigners into its military elite? Who were these foreign SS men, and why did they fight so long and so hard for such a murderous regime?Hitler’s Jihadis provides an analysis of some of the most intriguing and controversial of these foreign volunteers – the thousands of Muslims, from as far away as India who wore the SS double lightning flashes alongside their erstwhile conquerors. Jonathan Trigg gives an insight into the pre-war politics that inspired these Islamic volunteers, who for the most part would not survive. Those who did survive the war and the bloody retribution that followed saw the reputation of the units in which they had served berated as militarily inept and castigated for atrocities against unarmed civilians. Using first-hand accounts and official records, Hitler’s Jihadis peels away the propaganda to reveal the complexity that lies at the heart of the story of Hitler’s most unlikely ‘Aryans’.

Hitler's Vikings

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Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780752467290
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Hitler's Vikings written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to cover all the Scandinavians who served in Hitler's feared Waffen-SS right until the end in Berlin Based in part on interviews with surviving veterans, this history details the battles the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish men of the Waffen-SS fought, and what inspired them to join. The Nazis' dream of a world dominated by legions of Aryan "supermen," forged in battle and absolutely loyal to Adolf Hitler, was epitomized by the Waffen-SS. Created as a supreme military elite, it grew to become an immense force totaling almost one million men by the end of the war. An astonishing fact about the SS is that thousands of its members were not German. Men stepped forward from almost every nation in Europe, for many complex reasons that included hatred of Bolshevism and nationalist sentiment or even straightforward anti-Semitism. Thousands of Scandinanians were recruited from 1940 onwards and fought with distinction on the Russian Front. They served at first in national legions but were then brought together in the elite Wiking Panzer Division and the Nordland Panzer-grenadier Division.

Voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445666375
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What motivated men to fight for an enemy that had invaded their own country? These are last voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS; there are very few left and they tell their story with absolute candour. After 70 years, why would they not?

Death on the Don

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750951893
Total Pages : 390 pages
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Download or read book Death on the Don written by Jonathan Trigg and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nazi Germany's assault on the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941, Operation Barbarossa, was the largest invasion in history. Almost 3.5 million men smashed into Stalin's Red Army, reaching the gates of Leningrad, Moscow and Sevastopol. But not all of this vast army was German; indeed, by the summer of 1942, over 500,000 were Romanians, Italians, Hungarians, Slovaks and Croatians – Hitler's Axis allies. As part of the German offensive that year, more than four allied armies advanced to the Don only to be utterly annihilated in the Red Army's Saturn and Uranus winter offensives. Hundreds of thousands were killed, wounded or captured, and the German Sixth Army was left surrounded and dying in the rubble of Stalingrad. Poorly equipped, often badly led and totally unprepared for the war, they were asked to fight. Drawing on first-hand accounts from veterans and civilians, as well as previously unpublished source material, Death on the Don tells the story of one of the greatest military disasters of the Second World War.

The Air War Through German Eyes

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398116513
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book The Air War Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an important book on one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. 'When we came out above ground there was rubble everywhere, asphalt on the roads had melted in the heat. My only thought was to get out of this hellhole.’ Ivar Corneliussen, Waffen-SS trooper

The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398110728
Total Pages : 399 pages
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Book Synopsis The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes by : Jonathan Trigg

Download or read book The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Trigg reveals the human agony behind such statistics through the words of the Germans who were there: ‘You’ll regret this insulting, provocative and thoroughly predatory attack on the Soviet Union! You’ll pay dearly for it!’ (Dekanazov, Soviet Ambassador in Berlin). The Germans did. But the butcher’s bill was huge for both sides.

Flemish Nationalism and the Great War

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137391731
Total Pages : 525 pages
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Download or read book Flemish Nationalism and the Great War written by K. Shelby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karen Shelby addresses the IJzertoren Memorial, which is dedicated to the Flemish dead of the Great War, and the role the monument has played in the discussions among the various political, social and cultural ideologies of the Flemish community.

Barbarossa Through German Eyes

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398107239
Total Pages : 526 pages
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Download or read book Barbarossa Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the world’s largest ever invasion through the voices of the men – and women – who witnessed it first-hand.

To VE-Day Through German Eyes

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445699451
Total Pages : 458 pages
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Download or read book To VE-Day Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If Germany stays united and marches to the rhythm of its revolutionary socialist outlook, it will be unbeatable. Our indestructible will to life, and the driving force of the Führer’s personality guarantee this.' (Joseph Goebbels, 4 June 1943.) It wasn't and it didn't.

D-Day Through German Eyes

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445689324
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Download or read book D-Day Through German Eyes written by Jonathan Trigg and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘We weren’t afraid of the Allies as soldiers, but we were afraid of their materiel – it was going to be men versus machines.’