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The Waffen-SS (4): "24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions" (Men-at-Arms) (v. 4) |  | Author: Gordon Williamson
Creator: Stephen Andrew
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 779777
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 48
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1841765929
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.0094309044
EAN: 9781841765921
ASIN: 1841765929
Publication Date: November 11, 2004
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Product Description
In 1944â"45 the Waffen-SS formed many nominal 'divisions' from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister 'anti-partisan' gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.
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Intresting July 24, 2008
Andrea Catani
I'm Italian and I deal with reenactment, different historical periods between the WWII. Having achieved yet another uniform, I decided to buy this book because I find the most complete with regard to uniformologia.
Well done, as usual. September 3, 2007
Mariusz (Warsaw, Poland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gordon Williamson did well, again. Fantastic place to start with for a specific unit divisional history studies. Sections for each unit include: names used, commanders, campaigns, insignia and for most of them - colour example of uniforms/wepons/field gear.
Its by no means an ultimate knowledge base for any division listed, but thats the excellent starting point.
My only doubt is: why are those Osprey guys not including any bibliography in it ?!?
11th SS Division Through the 23rd September 24, 2004
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Waffen-SS divisions were among the best of the german divisions during WW II. This book, the third in a series discusses the divisions numbered from 11 to 23. Each division has a narrative description of when it was formed, where the soldiers came from, specialized insignia, and a brief description of what each division did during the war up to its final point of surrender. It is beautifully illustrated with great attention to detail as to uniforms and equipment.
The 11 to 23 divisions were primarily formed of foreign troups. #11 for instance was the Nordland division composed of troops from Norway, Denmark, Netherlands. They fought on the the eastern front against Russia. They were still fighting around the Reichs Chancellery on May 1st, 1945, the day that Hitler's death was announced.
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