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SS Penguin SOS


Free Download Adrienne Frater, "SS Penguin SOS"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0995117608 | EPUB | pages: 183 | 2.1 mb
Set in New Zealand in the 20’s / 30’s , a young boy goes to live with his aunt and cousin following the death of his father. He begins work on a school history project which uncovers a family tragedy and a hero in the household.

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SS Panzer Battalion 501 Tigers in the Ardennes


Free Download SS Panzer Battalion 501: Tigers in the Ardennes by Hugues Wenkin, Christian Dujardin
English | November 30th, 2023 | ISBN: 1399056166 | 184 pages | True PDF | 115.85 MB
The Peiper Kampfgruppe was the spearhead of the 6th Panzer Army. Most often mentioned for its actions on Ardennes soil, today the Gepanzerte Kampfgruppe "Peiper" remains an object of interest for its actions during the engagements between Stavelot and La Gleize, as well as the engagement of its Tiger II against the American armored units.

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The Waffen-SS (4) 24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions


Free Download Gordon Williamson, Stephen Andrew, "The Waffen-SS (4): 24. to 38. Divisions, & Volunteer Legions"
English | 2004 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841765929 | PDF | 12,8 mb
In the last years of World War II, 1944-45, the Waffen-SS formed many nominal ‘divisions’ from a motley range of sources, whose battlefield value was as varied as their backgrounds. The best were built around existing Western European volunteer regiments; some, raised from Central Europeans and Russians, were strong in numbers but weak in morale; some were of negligible size, scraped together from remnants and trainees; and some were sinister ‘anti-partisan’ gangs, assembled from the military dregs of the Eastern Front. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections and meticulous colour artwork, this final title in our sequence details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle records.

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The Waffen-SS (2) 6. to 10. Divisions


Free Download Gordon Williamson, Stephen Andrew, "The Waffen-SS (2): 6. to 10. Divisions"
English | 2004 | pages: 52 | ISBN: 1841765902 | PDF | 37,0 mb
The military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew by the end of World War II (1939-1945)from a handful of poorly regarded infantry battalions in 1939, into a force of more than 30 divisions including units of every type. Their battlefield reputation varied widely, from the premier armoured divisions which formed Germany’s utterly reliable spearheads on both main fronts, to low quality ‘anti-partisan’ units. The divisions covered in this second of four titles include the first mountain and cavalry units, and two of the remarkable new Panzer divisions raised in the great 1943 expansion. Illustrated with rare photographs from private collections, the text details their organisation, uniforms and insignia, and summarises their battle record.

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Men-at-Arms 401 The Waffen-SS (1) 1. to 5. Divisions


Free Download Gordon Williamson, Stephen Andrew, "Men-at-Arms 401: The Waffen-SS (1) 1. to 5. Divisions"
English | 2003 | pages: 48 | ISBN: 1841765899 | PDF | 6,8 mb
Despite being disdained by the German Army’s professional officer corps, the military branch of the Nazi SS security organisation grew from an initial strength of only a handful of battalions at the outbreak of World War II in 1939, to hundreds of thousands of troops in dozens of divisions. The battlefield reputation of the premier armoured and mechanised divisions would become second to none; lavishly equipped and regarded as utterly reliable, they were thrown into many desperate battles on both Western and Eastern fronts, often achieving remarkable results. Illustrated with rare photographs, this first of four Men-at-Arms titles details the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Waffen-SS.

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