Soldiers to the Last Day - The Rhineland-Westphalian 6th Infantry Division, 1935-1945 (Hardcover)

Soldiers to the Last Day: Rhineland- Westphalian 6th Infantry Division, 1935-1945 recounts the history of the German 6th Infantry Division from its formation in 1935 to its destruction at Babruysk in July 1944; then its resurrection and continued fighting until the end of the war. Among the first divisions established by the Wehrmacht, the 6th Infantry Division had one of the longest and bloodiest records of continuous combat of any division-Allied or Axis. Engaging in combat within weeks of the outbreak of WWII, the division fought to the last hour of the war. Based primarily on German sources, in particular the rare divisional and regimental histories and war diaries, and on personal accounts and letters of its soldiers, Soldiers to the Last Day presents the German view of the war from inside divisional headquarters and down to the individual Landser as the division marches across France in 1940, advances to the Volga during Operation Barbarossa, fights the brutal battles of Rzhev, Kursk, Babruysk; and makes last desperate attempts to defend the homeland in 1945. It is a tale of courage, determination, suffering, and in the end-betrayal.

General

Imprint:	Fonthill Media
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
Authors:	Denis Havel
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-78155-744-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Regiments
LSN:	1-78155-744-6
Barcode:	9781781557440

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