Richard Landwehr Boeken

In the great struggle against Stalinist Communism which broke out in 1941,'Germanic' volunteers from north-west Europe performed so creditably both in their national legions and in the multinational SS-Division WIKINGthat on the 30th March 1943 a new division - NORDLAND - was established to fight alongside WIKING in a Germanic SS-corps, the cadre being provided by one of WIKING'S three motorised infantry regiments (itself NORDLAND). Thus SS-Pz.Gren.Rgt.24 was set up,, Danish Veterans from the FREIKORPS DANMARK and the NORDLAND Rgr being supplemented with Romanians to make the personel up. Even so, Danes consistenely thereafter accounted for some 12% of the Division, constututing a still higher proportion of officers. Training was carried out at Grafenwohr in May-August 1943 befor the Division was sent to Crostia against Tito's partisans. On arrival on the Eastern Front the Danes were assigned a sector of the Oranienbaum Pocket west of from then on until the end of the war they were committed to a fightinng withdrawal in the face of the overwhelming masses of infantry, artillery armour and aircraft, finally passing into Soviet Captivity.

Focusing on the diverse contributions and experiences of the Waffen-SS, this collection includes sixteen articles exploring various topics such as the involvement of Swiss and Latvian volunteers, significant battles, and personal stories of individuals like Janis Dzenis. It also covers unique aspects like marriages in Prague and a photo essay on SS armored car reconnaissance troops. With 87 photos and illustrations, the book provides a comprehensive look at the multifaceted history and personalities associated with the Waffen-SS.

Focusing on the rapid deployment capabilities of specialized units formed to counter Allied invasions, this book details the operational history of the SS-Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 during World War II. It covers their formation, key missions in France post-Normandy invasion, and eventual absorption into the 17th SS Division. The narrative includes significant battles, tactical preparations, and the brigade's final engagements, supplemented by 26 photos, 5 drawings, and 3 maps, providing a comprehensive view of their military actions.

For all too many people the "Eastern Front 1941-45" is synonymous with a struggle between Germans and Russians, ignoring the thousands of non-German Europeans who volunteered to take up arms against the most enduring despotic regime of the twentieth century, risking their lives on the most terrible of its battlefronts. Favored as a "Germanic" people over their Walloon (French-speaking) compatriots in the hybrid Belgian state, the Flemings were permitted to field a volunteer legion, a battalion sized infantry unit, under Waffen-SS auspices for service from early as November 1941 in the Northern section between Leningrad and Novgorod; integrated into the 2nd SS-Infantry Brigade and often fighting alongside the Spaniards of the Blue Division and other Western European volunteers, the Flemings proved themselves in defensive fighting in the first winter, in the final reduction of the Volkhov pocket in June 1942 and in Feb.-March 1943 at the battle of Krasnyi Bor