Military 2019 SS

74 THE GERMAN WEHRMACHT IN WWII: UNIT HISTORIES: WAFFEN-SS, PANZER & ELITE TROOPS The Camp Women: The Female Auxiliaries Who Assisted the SS in Running the Nazi Concentration Camp System Daniel Patrick Brown. The first complete resource devoted to the SS-Aufseherinnen – the female guards of the German concentration camps during WWII. In addition, the role of the girl’s youth organization in developing future overseers, and the eventual recruitment, training, and employment of these women is likewise examined. Size:8.5"x11"•50bwphotos•288pp. ISBN:0-7643-1444-0•hard•$59.95 Waffen-SS Commanders: The Army, Corps and Division Leaders of a Legend Mark C. Yerger. The units of the Waffen-SS were some of the most successful and influential combat formations produced by any country in this century. Finally, the commanders of these elite units are examined here in detail. Volume 1: Augsberger to Krüger. Contains forty-four biographies that reveal the lives of the most senior Waffen-SS commanders. Size:8.5"x11"•400bwphotos•352pp. ISBN:0-7643-0356-2•hard•$59.95 Volume 2: Krüger to Zimmermann . Contains sixty-one biographies that reveal the lives of the most senior Waffen-SS commanders. Size:8.5"x11"•440bwphotos•392pp. ISBN:0-7643-0769-X•hard•$59.95 Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol.1: 1939-42 Peter Mooney. Within each of the various battles covered, the book focuses specifically on each Waffen-SS soldier that was awarded the various grades of the Knight’s Cross. This volume covers the period 1939-42 and was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers that fought alongside them. Size:6"x9"•60bwphotos/maps•288pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3088-9•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol.2: January-July 1943 Peter Mooney. This second volume covers the period from January to July 1943 and was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders or the Waffen-SS soldiers that fought alongside them. Size:6"x9"•60bwphotos/maps•288pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3527-3•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles: The Waffen- SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol.3: August-December 1943 Peter Mooney. This third volume in the on-going series continues the overview of each Waffen-SS and covers the period August to December 1943 detailing actions in the chaotic post-Kursk period on the Eastern Front, as well as the opening of the second front in Italy. Size:6"x9"•70bwphotos•312pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4273-8•hard•$39.99 Waffen-SS Knights and Their Battles: The Waffen-SS Knight’s Cross Holders Vol. 4: Jan- uary-May 1944 Peter Mooney. This fourth volume covers January to May 1944 and details an additional 45 Knight’s Cross, 7 Oakleaves, 3 Swords and the first Diamonds awards for the men of theWaffen-SS.Original maps help illustrate the part played by these soldiers. It was written with the help of surviving Knight’s Cross holders and contains a foreword by Karl-Heinz Euling. Size: 6"x9" • 79 b/w photos and maps • 304pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5189-1•hardcover•$39.99 SS-Heimwehr Danzig in Poland 1939 Rolf Michaelis. This is the first book in English on this obscure early-WWII SS unit. In July 1939, SS-Heim- wehr Danzig was formed from members of the III./4. SS-Totenkopf-Standarte “Ostmark," as well as from Danzig citizen volunteers. As a unit of the RFSS they reinforced other existing Danzig units for the impending invasion of Poland. Size:6"x9"•140bwphotos•112pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2943-2•hard•$29.95 SS-Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon 500/600 Rolf Mi- chaelis. This book is the history of the only Fallschirm- jäger-Bataillon of the Waffen-SS during WWII. Formed in 1943 as a Bewährungsverband for special missions (guerrilla operations in the Balkans) the unit was deployed at many focal points of heavy combat on the eastern and western fronts. Size:6"x9"•70bwphotos•120pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2944-9•hard•$29.95 The 10th SS-Panzer-Division “Frundsberg" Rolf Michaelis. Division “Frundsberg" was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the Allied invasion of France. Their first campaign was in the Ukraine in April 1944. Highly motivated after combat success in Ukraine the unit was then transported back to the west where they fought the Allies in France and Arnhem. Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•168pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3099-5•hard•$35.00 The 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grena- dier-Division “Nordland" Rolf Michaelis. Several thousand ethnic Germans in Romania, (the so called Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in 1943. They were first used in combat in Croatia, the Oranienbaumer, Estonia, and Latvia. After the Soviet attack in Pomerania they fought in Berlin and were destroyed there. Size:6"x9"•80bwphotos•152pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3100-8•hard•$35.00 The 32nd SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division “30.Januar" Rolf Michaelis. The SS Division “30. Januar" was one of the last SS-Divisions formed during WWII and was almost entirely composed of training units and 16-18 year old boys. With a final strength of 12,000, they fought on the Oder-front south of Frankfurt/Oder. After the Soviet attack on 16 April 1945 they were wiped out in the pocket of Halbe southeast of Berlin. Size:6"x9"•80bwphotos•128pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3101-5•hard•$29.99 Russians in the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Police (Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer) in the eastern occupied areas. The most famous unit was the Brigade Kaminski, es- tablished by Bronislav Kaminski in the summer of 1941. Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•120pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3348-4•hard•$29.99 Ukrainians in the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. With the beginning of the Operation Barbarossa more than 100,000 Ukrainians volunteered for the fight against Stalin and communismn. These volunteers were put into Schutzmannschafts-Bataillone under the control of the German Police. Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•128pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3349-1•hard•$29.99 Estonians in theWaffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. Thousands ofEstonianswanted to takepart in thewaragainstRussia. Besides the Schutzmannschaften of German Police in 1942 Himmler built up an Estonian SS-Volunteer Brigade which became later the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr.1). Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•120pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3350-7•hard•$29.99 Cavalry Divisions of the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. A concise combat history of the three Waffen-SS cavalry divisions in WWII: 8th SS-Cavalry Division Florian Geyer; 22nd SS-Freiwilligen Cavalry DivisionMaria Theresia; 37th SS-Freiwilligen Cavalry Division Lützow. The formation and combat histories of each are discussed in detailed text, along with maps and rare photographs. Size:6"x9"•150bwphotos•168pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3661-4•hard•$35.00 Panzergrenadier Divisions of the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. A concise combat history of the six Waffen-SS panzergrenadier divisions in WWII includes: the 4th SS-Polizei Panzergrenadier Division; 11th SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Nordland; 16th SS-Panzergren- adier Division Reichsführer-SS; 17th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen; 18th SS-Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel; 23rd SS-Frei- willigen Panzergrenadier Division Nederland. Size:6"x9"•190bwphotos•208pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3660-7•hard•$39.99 The Kaminski Brigade Rolf Michaelis. The political and military movement of Bronislav Kaminski in Russia 1941- 44 was an interesting case in the German occupation. His Peoples Selfdefend Army reached 10,000 men and fought for at least two years with great success against partisans on the Russian front. Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•192pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3765-9•hard•$39.99 Belgians in the Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. In the years between 1940-45, approximately 12,500 Belgians served in the Waffen-SS, a number roughly equal to the strength of an infantry division in 1944. This book describes the major units of the Waffen-SS in which the Belgian volunteers were concentrated, and where they were deployed. Size:6"x9"•90color/bwphotos•112pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4034-5•hard•$35.00 Panzer Divisions of the Waffen-SS. Rolf Michaelis. A detailed look at all seven Waffen-SS panzer divi- sions in WWII: 1.SS- PD “LAH"; 2.SS- PD “Das Reich"; 3.SS- PD “Totenkopf"; 5.SS -PD “Wiking"; 9.SS- PD “Hohenstaufen"; 10.SS -PD “Frundsberg"; 12.SS -PD “HJ." Each unit is presented in detailed history from its formation, combat operations throughout the war, and final disposition at war’s end. Size:6"x9"•113bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4477-0•hard•$45.00 Latvians in the Ordnungspolizei and Waffen-SS Rolf Michaelis. Roughly 40,000 Latvians served in the Waffen-SS from 1943 to the end of war in the 15. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr.1) and 19. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (lettische Nr.2). This book is the complete operational history of this little-knownunitand includesfirst-handaccounts,maps, and very rare war-era photographs, and soldbuchs. Size:6"x9"•85color/bwphotos•112pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4262-2•hard•$29.99