German Cross in Gold - Holders of the SS and Police, Volume 2 - "Das Reich
" Karl-Heinz Lorenz to Herbert Zimmerman
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This new volume examines the balance of SS recipients awarded the German Cross in Gold for combats while assigned to the 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich. The detailed format follows that previously established in German Cross in Silver Holders of the SS and Police as well as the initial volume on Gold holders. Full biographies include promotions, decorations, appointments, and posts with in-depth tangent data. Especially significant are the combat narratives that resulted in the award. Numerous holders of the decoration contributed photos and documents for this lavishly illustrated volume, essential for the historian and SS collector alike. Appendixes examine the Order of Battle development of the armor contingents, a new divisional Order of Battle to platoon level, and element commanders. Finally, an addendum adds newly uncovered details and illustrations to the previous volumes. With the continuing support of Waffen-SS veterans, this series breaks new ground in scope and detail. Foreword by Knight's Cross holder Ernst Barkmann.
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- Titel
- German Cross in Gold - Holders of the SS and Police, Volume 2 - "Das Reich
- Untertitel
- " Karl-Heinz Lorenz to Herbert Zimmerman
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Mark C. Yerger
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2010
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 432
- ISBN10
- 9121389985
- ISBN13
- 9789121389980
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Geschichte, Militärgeschichte, Deutschland, Zweiter Weltkrieg, SS-Einheiten (SS)
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- This new volume examines the balance of SS recipients awarded the German Cross in Gold for combats while assigned to the 2.SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich. The detailed format follows that previously established in German Cross in Silver Holders of the SS and Police as well as the initial volume on Gold holders. Full biographies include promotions, decorations, appointments, and posts with in-depth tangent data. Especially significant are the combat narratives that resulted in the award. Numerous holders of the decoration contributed photos and documents for this lavishly illustrated volume, essential for the historian and SS collector alike. Appendixes examine the Order of Battle development of the armor contingents, a new divisional Order of Battle to platoon level, and element commanders. Finally, an addendum adds newly uncovered details and illustrations to the previous volumes. With the continuing support of Waffen-SS veterans, this series breaks new ground in scope and detail. Foreword by Knight's Cross holder Ernst Barkmann.