In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS – Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry. Martin Windrow provides a splendid in-depth review of the history, uniforms and insignia of the infamous Waffen-SS.
Название: Men-at-Arms 34 MAA - The Waffen SS
Издательство: Osprey
Год издания: March 1982
Author: Martin Windrow
Illustrator: Jeffrey Burn
страниц: 50 pages
Язык: английский \ english
Формат: PDF
Размер: (size) 15.8 mb
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