Appearing for the first time in English, these are original accounts by German soldiers who fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. Included are stories from a panzer crewman who survived the fighting at Stalingrad as well as a paratrooper making a last stand before Berlin. Many of the photos have never been published before.
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Hans Wijers runs Military Collectibles Publishing in The Netherlands.
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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Eastern Front Combat: The German Soldier in Battle from Stalingrad to Berlin (Stackpole Military History Series) (Paperback)
This book is a collection of stories, six of them, by German combat veterans who fought on the Eastern Front. Unfortunately there are many better first person books relating the authors' experiences on the Eastern Front. I will list a few below.
The first story by Ernst Panse is a shortened version of his earlier book, which was very short to start with, covering his experiences from November, 1942 to his surrender at Stalingrad. This is an excellent story, but leaves the reader wanting more. The second story is by Joacchim Stempel that makes up the bulk of the book but is often nothing more than directives and Wehrmacht communiques. This was simply not in the spirit of the book. Chapter Three written by Albert Liesegang was too short (4 pages) to do much of anything. Chapter Four was the best of the bunch and told the story (by Alfred Regeniter) of his combat experiences during the death throes of Army Group North in Lithuania and East Prussia. The author was an assault gun commander, and his view of the battles was captivating. Chapter Five was a composite by Gerd Doehler and Hans Kamradek fighting along the upper Oder in Poland/Silesia. This was moderately interesting, but difficult to follow. The last chapter by Guenther Meyer, named as "Surviving the Russian Offensive at the Seeloewer Heights", was only six and a half pages long and covered very little combat. Pass this one up. Read instead: Allenberger; "Sniper On The Eastern Front" Carius; "Tigers In The Mud" Knappe; "Soldat" Sajer; "The Forgotten Soldier" Koschorrek; "Blood Red Snow" Zieser; "The Road To Stalingrad" If you are still hungry after this feast, read the Stackpole books, "Infantry Aces" and "Panzer Aces", Volumes I and II.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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I really enjoy books on World War II's Eastern Front, so I picked this one up with high hopes. While I don't completely regret my decision, I wish I had known more about this book prior to purchasing.
The title isn't exactly accurate--some of the chapters have very little combat. In my opinion, the only chapter worth reading was the one by the assault gun commander. The others, while providing a good view of the terrible conditions endured by the German soldiers, lack action and provide only general narratives about combat. One chapter, which takes up a fair amount of the book, is filled mostly with OKW communiques and Wehrmacht battle reports, thus giving the reader very little of the personal recollections this book purports to have. There are virtually no maps as well, so bone up on your Russian, Polish and Eastern German geography! I have high regard for the various books published by Stackpole and have found several of them to be really good. However, this one had quite a few typos and grammatical errors (some probably caused by translational issues, but still...) and this was surprising given my previous experiences with Stackpole books. There are plenty of better books on this subject if you can find them: The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer, War on the Eastern Front by James Lucas and The Black March by Peter Neumann are a small sampling of much better personal accounts of Eastern Front combat.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Eastern Fron Narrative!!,
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This review is from: Eastern Front Combat: The German Soldier in Battle from Stalingrad to Berlin (Stackpole Military History Series) (Paperback)
Hans has gotten a reputation as an honest writer who gets the story right. He draws his info right from the source and puts it into an easy to digest and well represented format. His use of private photos, sometimes being released for the first time, backed up with good maps of the area, really put the reader right in the middle of the action. Everybody who studies WWII knows the big picture on most of the battles, but what Hans brings to the reader is the personal, on the ground and in your face perspective of the battle. He has actually walked, taken photos of some of the areas he writes about and interviews combatants from BOTH sides of the battle, to give the reader a look into what really happened on a deep, meaningful and personal level. He gives a couple of lines of the battle as an over view, then gets right into the battle, usually teaming up past combatant interviews so you know what happened on both sides. There is a reason Oliver North and BBC have sought Hans out for his indepth knowledge of the battles when they did their Ardennes pieces. I HIGHLY recommend this book and look forward to seeing more of his stuff on the shelf!!
[...] ENJOY!!! Jon W. Russell
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Panzer Division, Infantry Division, The Road, Panzer Corps, South of Stalingrad, Red Army, Panzergrenadier Regiment, Army Group Don, Army Corps, Upper Silesia, Oder Bridgehead, Lieutenant Moritz, Alfons Bartsch, Captain Domaschk, Panzer Army, Air Force Auxiliaries, Red October, World War, Sergeant Bellmann, Group Hollidt, Knight's Cross, Wilhelm Hermes, Kampfgruppe Seydel, First Lieutenant Stück, Captain Sewera Browse Sample Pages:
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flak division, assault gun brigade, communiqué reports, war diary notes, several enemy attacks, auxiliary youths, war diary reports, strong enemy pressure, relieving attacks, heavy defensive battles, strong enemy attacks, war diary records, communique reports, diluted rum, gun foundry, relief attack, metallurgical works, bloody losses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Panzer Division, Infantry Division, The Road, Panzer Corps, South of Stalingrad, Red Army, Panzergrenadier Regiment, Army Group Don, Army Corps, Upper Silesia, Oder Bridgehead, Lieutenant Moritz, Alfons Bartsch, Captain Domaschk, Panzer Army, Air Force Auxiliaries, Red October, World War, Sergeant Bellmann, Group Hollidt, Knight's Cross, Wilhelm Hermes, Kampfgruppe Seydel, First Lieutenant Stück, Captain Sewera Browse Sample Pages:
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