Five Years, Four Fronts: A German Officer's World War II Combat Memoir - Softcover

Grossjohann, Georg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345476107 ISBN 13: 9780345476104

Publisher: Presidio Press, 2005

Synopsis

· Revealing memoir of the German army ·Details life on four fronts during WWII ·Unusual insight into the German perspective Georg Grossjohann enlisted in the Reichswehr as a soldier bound for twelve years'service to the Weimar Republic. His World War II service began as an NCO in the Polish campaign and ended as a regimental commander. During this time he earned, among other decorations, the Iron Cross for bravery on the battlefield. Grossjohann regales us not only with his combat experiences, but also the day-to-day routine of life as a junior and, later, field-grade officer. From Poland, he takes the reader to the Maginot Line, then on to the hardships he endured in Russia between 1941 and 1945, and his capture by the Americans in early 1945. The characters he describes in the course of his memoir range from the cowardly and incompetent to the eccentric and valient. Five Years, Four Fronts is a frank and direct account of one man's life in the German army during World War II. Spanning four fighting fronts over five years, it describes a German army that many will be surprised existed.

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Review:

"A better book [than] All Quiet on the Western Front."
-Journal of Military History

About the Author:

The late GEORG GROSSJOHANN enlisted in the Reichswehr from his hometown in East Prussia in 1928 as a soldier bound for twelve years service to the Weimar Republic. His World War II service began as an NCO in the Polish campaign and ended as a regimental commander. In between he earned the Iron Cross and other awards for bravery on the battlefield.

About this edition

• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0345476107
• ISBN 13: 9780345476104
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 288