Altner Helmut 1926 (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Havertown, PA: CASEMATE, 2002, 2002
- Hardcover
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.Steven Wolfe Books
Contact seller5-star sellervery good dust-jacket, very good black hardcover, attractive copy. ALTNER, HELMUT. Berlin Dance of Death. Translated, annotated and illustrated by Tony Le Tissier. Havertown, PA: CASEMATE, 2002, vii, 248pp., . "A teenager's account of his experiences as a conscript during the final desperate six weeks of the Third Reich's existe…nce, supplemented with notes and photographs to illustrate how his experiences fitted into the overall picture." "After some basic training on the Eastern Front, Helmut Altner is caught up in the massive Soviet assault on Berlin, fights against turncoat "Seylditz-Troops", retreats successfully, and then takes part in the defence of the western suburb of Spandau, where he becomes one of the only two survivors of his company of teenagers." "An abortive attempt to desert leads to him fighting in the battle for the Olympic Stadium in the U-Bahn tunnels toward the city centre. Returning to barracks, he then takes part in the break-out to the west that turns into a bloodbath for soldiers and civilians alike, only to be wounded and finally captured." - CONTENTS: Introduction - Called up - Off to the front - Recruit at the front - Training in the trenches - The storm breaks - Retreat - Defending northern Spandau - The end in Spandau - Stresow & Ruhleben - The tunnels - Back in barracks - Breakout - Flight - Appendix I: Execution place no. 5 - The Murellenschlucht - Appendix II: The underground factory - Appendix III: The situation in West Berlin - 27/28 April 1945 - Appendix IV: The Hitler Youth in combat. 9780971170940 ISBN 0971170940.
