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Hitler´s Mountain Troops 1939-1945: The Gebirgsjager
Ian Baxter
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Description for Hitler´s Mountain Troops 1939-1945: The Gebirgsjager
Paperback. This volume shows the Gebirgsjager, Hitler's elite mountain troops, in training and action from Poland, Norway and France, through Yugoslavia, the Eastern Front and in the closing stages of the Second World War. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Hitler's mountain troops or Gebirgsjager were a group of elite soldiers ready for battle, whatever the conditions. These mountain men were trained to ski, climb and endure long marches, survive appalling conditions and were given a role as crack shock troops. Yet many of the campaigns in which the Gebirgsjager fought were on level ground where they had little opportunity to demonstrate their unique skills. Instead, they were invariably employed as assault infantry in conventional battle, a role in which every individual trooper excelled, but not one for which they had been trained. They fought in ... Read more
Hitler's mountain troops or Gebirgsjager were a group of elite soldiers ready for battle, whatever the conditions. These mountain men were trained to ski, climb and endure long marches, survive appalling conditions and were given a role as crack shock troops. Yet many of the campaigns in which the Gebirgsjager fought were on level ground where they had little opportunity to demonstrate their unique skills. Instead, they were invariably employed as assault infantry in conventional battle, a role in which every individual trooper excelled, but not one for which they had been trained. They fought in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848843547
SKU
V9781848843547
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About Ian Baxter
Ian Baxter is an avid collector of WW2 photographs. His previous books in this Series include Hitler's Boy Soldiers, Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants and German Army on the Eastern Front - The Advance, German Army on the Eastern Front - The Retreat and Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants, The Crushing of Army Group (North) and the SS Waffen Division series including ... Read more
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