Investigates the history and evolving appearance of the
‘Grossdeutschland’ Division, the German Army’s premier combat
unit during World War II. Featuring eight pages of original artwork
and carefully chosen photographs depicting personalities, uniforms,
insignia and personal equipment, this is the absorbing story of the
German Army’s elite ‘fire brigade’ during 1939–45. The unit
began its life as an elite guard detachment; expanded to regimental
size in 1939, it saw action in France in 1940 and Yugoslavia in
1941 before participating in the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union.
Reinforced to divisional status, ‘Grossdeutschland’ fought on
the Eastern Front in 1942–44, notably at Rzhev in late 1942 and
Kharkov in early 1943. Refitted and redesignated a
Panzergrenadier-Division, ‘Grossdeutschland’ played a key role
in the battle of Kursk in July 1943, before acting as the
Wehrmacht’s ‘fire brigade’ in 1943–44. In late 1944,
‘Grossdeutschland’ was expanded to Panzerkorps status, with
Panzergrenadier-Division ‘Brandenburg’ also taking the field.
Further units joined the order of battle, the
Führerbegleit-Brigade fighting in the Ardennes in 1944–45 before
also being redesignated a division. All of these campaigns are
covered in this book, which charts the evolving appearance of this
elite formation over nearly six years of brutal warfare.
General
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Elite |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
James F. Slaughter
|
| Illustrators: |
Ramiro Bujeiro
|
| Dimensions: |
248 x 184mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
64 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4728-5592-3 |
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4728-5592-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781472855923 |
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