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Hi All Since many post relating to the 12. SS-Division "Hitlerjugend", on the old Feldgrau and now the new forum, only mention Meyers divisional story, I would like to have readers comments on Craig W. Luthers Book: Blood and Honor: History of the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth...

Tough question, but I believe I spend about 5-10% of my income on books. The past year (still missing a couple of days;-)) I've bought around 80 books directly relating to WWII research, mainly second hand. Being (untill now) a student finances has being unstable, but I've managed to get, for ex., B...

Hi John In regards to the 17th. SS Division, there is a very good picture of a knockout Schwimmwagen of the GvB (Incl. Armoured fist shield), with the license plate; "SS 310851", in Taylor and Benders "Waffen-SS" series. (Vol. 4 page 158-159.) This number certainly agrees with yo...

Hi Schwedi

Exactly what was wrong with my post????
Have you read these books, you could give me a comment on how you rate these mentioned titles. Otherwise I hope english speaking/writing members would translate my post into a post one can understand.

Chris

Hi All

Could I perhaps get comments on the following titles:

WYKES, ALAN: Hitler's bodyguards SS Leibstandarte.
DE LA MAZIERE, CHRISTIAN: Ashes of Honour.
FOSTEN, D.S.V. & R.J.MARRIN: Waffen - SS.
PIA, JACK: SS regalia.

Thanx in advance

Chris

Hi Heinz W. Tieke, didn't serve in "GvB". He volunteered for the SS-VT in 1940, and was later transferred to Regiment "Nordland". After this assignment he was again, in 1944, transfered to the 18th SS-Division "Horst Wessel". In the final month of the war he served with...

1) What are your 1 or 2 favorite units or non Waffen-SS topics with the SS as a whole ? 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Nordland" and 5. SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking". 2) Who are your 1-2 favorite division or corps commanders ? Gruppenführer Fritz von Scholz and Ober...

...they are somehow connected to the type of division: Missing Right corner: (SS-Panzer Division) Leibstandarte (LSSAH) Das Reich Totenkopf Wiking Hohenstaufen Frundsberg Hitlerjugend Missing Left corner: (SS-Panzer-Grenadier Division) Polizei Division Nordland Reichführer-SS G.v.B. "Horst Wess...

Hi Hans Here are a few titles of my recommended reading about Nordland: Tieke, Wilhelm; Tragödie um die treue, Munin Verlag, Osnabrück, 1968. (Also translated into English as already mentioned (Tragedy of the faithfull) Tieke, Wilhelm; “Das Ende zwischen Oder und Elbe -Der Kampf um Berlin 1945”, Mot...