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Blood and Soil - The Memoir of A Third Reich Brandenburger (Hardcover)
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Blood and Soil - The Memoir of A Third Reich Brandenburger (Hardcover)
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_ The author is a sympathetic narrator and he has told his story
with genuine verve and style [His] South Tyrolean origins, and his
role in the Brandenburg Division make the book very distinctive._'
Roger Moorhouse. The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a
band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and
fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy
territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents,
their history has largely been ignored, making this memoir all the
more extraordinary. First published in German in 1984, de
Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account
of his experiences. In astonishing detail, he delves into the
reality of life in the unit from everyday concerns and politics to
training and involvement in Brandenburg missions. He details the
often foolhardy missions undertaken under the command of Theodor
von Hippel including the June 1941 seizure of the Duna bridges in
Dunaburg and the attempted capture of the bridge at Bataisk where
half of his unit were killed. Translated into English for the first
time, this is a unique insight into a fascinating slice of German
wartime history, both as an account of the Brandenburgers and
within the very particular context of the author's South Tyrolean
origins. Given the very perilous nature of their missions very few
of these specially-trained soldiers survived the Second World War
and much knowledge of the unit has been lost forever. Widely
regarded as the predecessor of today's special forces units, this
fascinating account brings to life the Brandenburger Division and
its part in history in vivid and compelling detail.
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