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German Army Elite Units 1939–45

German Army Elite Units 1939–45

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  • Author：Gordon Williamson
  • ISBN：1841764051
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Summary

In World War II a number of German Army units and divisions were classed as élites， and were distinguished by special insignia of various kinds。 For some this status was simply a matter of lineage - e。g。 the Infantry Regiment 'List'， which traced its identity to the Bavarian unit with which Hitler had served in World War I。 Some， like the 'Grossdeutschland' and Panzer-Lehr divisions， were raised from particularly high grade personnel。 Other titles honoured extraordinary battlefield exploits or heroic sacrifice， like the 'Brandenburg' and 'Hoch und Deutschmeister' divisions。 This fact-packed introduction to these famous units is illustrated with rare photographs and detailed colour plates。

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Reviews

David Kush ，

More on unit TO&E's would have been nice。 More on unit TO&E's would have been nice。 。。。more

Michael Dorosh ，

Not bad， but some errors of detail。 Another creditable effort by Osprey， highlighted by very excellent artwork by Bujeiro - there seems to be a resurgent interest in Spain in the Third Reich， extending to re-enacting。 One of the premier artists for Battlefront games is a Spanish gentleman who does photo realistic artwork for the Combat Mission games。Bejeiro has done excellent work; colours seem a bit off but that may be a post-production process that makes the field grey shades a bit too blue。Te Not bad， but some errors of detail。 Another creditable effort by Osprey， highlighted by very excellent artwork by Bujeiro - there seems to be a resurgent interest in Spain in the Third Reich， extending to re-enacting。 One of the premier artists for Battlefront games is a Spanish gentleman who does photo realistic artwork for the Combat Mission games。Bejeiro has done excellent work; colours seem a bit off but that may be a post-production process that makes the field grey shades a bit too blue。Text is good; as noted in another review， subject matter is a bit scattered。 Another review also states there are better GD sources。 Thehe colour plate of the GD policeman shows the use of the Polizei helmet decal， which seems to be unsupported in other sources though I may be wrong。Another interesting error is the deletion of Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment 902 - a bit of a shock as I personally interviewed a member of that regiment， and it is certainly on the order of battle in other sources！ Probably a minor editing error。 Overall， the plates are great and some good photos of rare insignia。 Unit organizations are only very basic， and incomplete （in addition to the deletion of PzGren Lehr Rgt 902 mentioned above）。Anyone really interested in any of the units in this book should probably find more in-depth discussions of them in other sources。What is most at issue is the criteria for inclusion as "elite"。 No one can deny the inclusion of GD， Brandenburg or Panzer Lehr， as their training usually matched their scale of issue - both exceeded that of regular German formations。 Other units selected as "elite" seem to have been done for reasons that are tenuous at best， and owe more to special unit insignia than any kind of real world training， equipment， organization or experience。 Feldherrnhalle， for example， did not perform as an "elite" on the battlefield， but because it was tied to the SA and had a cuff title， is included here， as is 44th "Hoch und Deutschmeister" Division and the 5th Cavalry Regiment "von Mackensen" and finally those infantry regiments who were granted the honorific "List"。 Run of the mill armoured divisions and mountain divisions round out the volume along with heavy tank battalions。 An examination of what truly makes a formation elite， rather than schoolboy fascination with arm-of-service colours， unit cyphers and cuff titles may have served the author better。 。。。more

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