The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the elite German Paratroopers. First Sgt Wilhelm Plieschen served with Fallschirmjager Machine Gun Battalion 7. They suffered very heavy losses in the invasion of Crete and then saw bloody conflict as "Hitler s Fire-fighters" on the Russian Front and put up fierce resistance in places such as Monte Casino. The photographs were taken in Austria, Romania, Bulgaria Greece and Russia.
Название: Images of War - Fallschirmjager: Elite German Paratroops in World War II
Автор: Diane Canwell, Jon Sutherland
Издательство: Pen and Sword
Год издания: 2010
ISBN: 1848843186
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 176
Язык: english
Размер: 14,8 МБ
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