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 |
Total 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."
In Final Defense of the Reich
Title | In Final Defense of the Reich PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M Rusiecki |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 2010-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612510019 |
In April 1945, the American 71st Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the Reich’s 6th SS Mountain Division in central Germany. This analysis of the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht’s last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper as some historians charge. Instead, Stephen Rusiecki argues, the Nazis fought to exact every last bit of pain possible. The book follows the histories of both the German and American divisions from their inceptions until their fateful confrontation and serves as a testament to the human experience in war, from the perspective of the soldiers and the civilians who suffered the brunt of the fighting.
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 |
Total 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Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord 1941 - 1945 is the 6th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series compiled by Ian Baxter.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.
The Mountain Troops of the Waffen-SS 1941-1945
Title | The Mountain Troops of the Waffen-SS 1941-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Roland Kaltenegger |
Publisher | Schiffer Military History |
Total Pages | 184 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The first comprehensive study on the little-known mountain troops of the Waffen-SS, complete with numerous photographs and documentation. The 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" and many other divisions are examined.
Seven Days in January
Title | Seven Days in January PDF eBook |
Author | Wolf T. Zoepf |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
History of the 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" (6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord") in the battle for Wingen-sur-Moder from 1-7 Jan. 1945 against the U.S. Army.
In Final Defense of the Reich
Title | In Final Defense of the Reich PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Rusiecki |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 439 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | 9786613793935 |
In April 1945 the American 71st Infantry Division exacted the final vestiges of life from the Reich's 6th SS Mountain Division in central Germany. On Easter weekend, the bypassed German division fought to the very end as they were first surrounded and then destroyed as a fighting force. Rusiecki argues that the battle demonstrates that the Wehrmacht's last gasp on the Western Front was anything but a whimper as some historians charge. Instead, many of Germany's final combat formations fought to the very end against a chaotic tableau of misery, destruction, and suffering to exact every las.
7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War, 1941–1945
Title | 7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War, 1941–1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Baxter |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 2019-01-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526721430 |
This volume of rare WWII photographs presents a pictorial history of the Nazi mountain infantry division that fought in Croatia and the Balkans. Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs, this book tells the story of the 7th SS Mountain Division during the Second World War. Formed in 1941, it consisted of both volunteers and conscripts from the Banat, Independent State of Croatia, Hungary and Romania. The Prinz Eugen SS Division fought a brutal counterinsurgency campaign against the communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in occupied Serbia and Montenegro. It was given the title Prinz Eugen after Prince Eugene of Savoy, a 17th century military leader of the Habsburg Empire. Covering the Divisions history from formation to the end of the war, this volume includes chapters on Operation Weiss, guerilla warfare, and other topics.