SS Leibstandarte (The Waffen SS Divisional Histories Series): The History of the First SS Division, 1933–45 - Softcover

Rupert Butler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782742492 ISBN 13: 9781782742494

Publisher: Amber Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

The divisions of the Waffen-SS were the elite of Hitler s armies in World War II. SS-Leibstandarte is an in-depth examination of the first Waffen-SS unit to be formed, the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The book explores the background of the unit s formation, including its origins as the Fuhrer s bodyguard, the men it recruited, the key figures involved in the division, its organization, training, uniforms and insignia. SS-Leibstandarte also provides a full combat record of the division, which fought on both fronts during World War II. The book outlines the unit s involvement in the fall of France, its service on the Eastern Front, the desperate attempts to throw the Allies out of Normandy after D-Day, and the final fruitless attempts to relieve Budapest and save Vienna from the Red Army. Illustrated with rare photographs, and with an authoritative text, SS-Leibstandarte is a definitive history of one of Germany s top fighting units of World War II."

About this title

About the Author:

Rupert Butler specializes in the history of the Third Reich and World War II. He is the author of An Illustrated History of the Gestapo, The Curse of the Death's Head: SS Totenkopf, Hitler's Young Tigers, Legions of Death, SS-Leibstandarte, among many others. He lives in London, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1782742492
• ISBN 13: 9781782742494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192