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In the Fire of the Eastern Front - The Experience of a Dutch Waffen SS Volunteer

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 10/1/2023

Product Info

Title
In the Fire of the Eastern Front - The Experience of a Dutch Waffen SS Volunteer
Publisher
Category
Author
Hendrick Verton
Publish Year
2005
Pages
264
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2147986045
Type
Softcover

Description

Dutch SS accounts are rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training, and frontline combat as completely and vividly as In the Fire of the Eastern Front. Hendrick C. Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought against the Red Army until the end of the war as a soldier in the 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" and SS Regiment Besslein, with which he participated in the epic defense of Breslau. Told from the unique perspective of a foreigner serving in the German military, Verton's memoir is an exciting addition to the literature of World War II.