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The 11th SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division aNordlanda
Rolf Michaelis
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 155 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624. illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight: 624.
Several thousand ethnic Germans in Romania, (the so called Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in 1943. With these new troops Himmler built up the new 11th Waffen-SS Division. To fill the ranks Division Nordland also took over battalion strength units from Danmark and Norway, though ninety percent of the division were Volksdeutsche from Romania. They were first used incombat in Croatia, the Oranienbaumer, Estonia, and Latvia. After the Soviet attack in Pomerania they fought in Berlin and were destroyed there.
Several thousand ethnic Germans in Romania, (the so called Volksdeutscher) were drafted into the Waffen-SS in 1943. With these new troops Himmler built up the new 11th Waffen-SS Division. To fill the ranks Division Nordland also took over battalion strength units from Danmark and Norway, though ninety percent of the division were Volksdeutsche from Romania. They were first used incombat in Croatia, the Oranienbaumer, Estonia, and Latvia. After the Soviet attack in Pomerania they fought in Berlin and were destroyed there.
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
623g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764331008
SKU
V9780764331008
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About Rolf Michaelis
Rolf Michaelis specializes in books on the Waffen-SS and has written over thirty to date, with many available in English from Schiffer Books. He lives in Berlin.
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