In the Fire of the Eastern Front
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In the Fire of the Eastern Front

The Experiences Of A Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer On The Eastern Front 1941-45

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  2. English
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In the Fire of the Eastern Front

The Experiences Of A Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer On The Eastern Front 1941-45

About this book

Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones such as this, covering recruitment, training, and frontline service first with 5th SS Panzer Division 'Wiking', then later with SS Regiment Besslein. He not only informs and illustrates the general politics of the time, but also explains how Dutch views of the Third Reich changed so radically, discusses the founding of the Waffen-SS, the recruitment of Dutch volunteers into it and why so many non-German Europeans volunteered to fight and risk their lives for Germany. His discussion of the intensity of the SS's training is also noteworthy. Of course, the core of the book lies in Hendrik's recollections of his service on the Eastern Front between 1941 and 1945, initially with the 5th SS Panzer Division 'Wiking'. He offers the reader an impressive and fluid account, whether it be describing the midst of battle, surviving 50 degrees below zero, frosts and frozen ground, or traversing a quagmire of roads. Of particular historical interest are his later recollections of service during 1944-45 with SS Regiment Besslein on the Eastern Front, focusing on his participation in the epic defense of Breslau - this siege remains little-known in the West, and first-hand accounts such as Hendrik's are even scarcer, making this title a worthy addition to the literature on the Second World War.

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Information

Publisher
Helion and Company
Year
2012
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781907677403
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Publisher's Note & Acknowledgements
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Prologue
  9. Chapter 1 Where From?
  10. Chapter 2 The First World War and Fragments from Versailles
  11. Chapter 3 Political Revolution
  12. Chapter 4 War in Sight?
  13. Chapter 5 War
  14. Chapter 6 The War in the West
  15. Chapter 7 The European Volunteers
  16. Chapter 8 My training in the Waffen SS
  17. Chapter 9 Solstice in the East
  18. Chapter 10 On the Eastern Front
  19. Chapter 11 War in Winter
  20. Chapter 12 In Hospital
  21. Chapter 13 A New Apprenticeship
  22. Chapter 14 East Prussia
  23. Chapter 15 Silesia
  24. Chapter 16 Festung Breslau
  25. Chapter 17 The Last Battle
  26. Chapter 18 Capitulation and Captivity
  27. Chapter 19 Illegally in Poland
  28. Chapter 20 In the Eastern Zone
  29. Chapter 21 In the Western Zone
  30. Chapter 22 Constructing an Existance
  31. Chapter 23 Comradeship for Life
  32. Epilogue
  33. Bibliography
  34. eBooks by Helion & Company

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