'Frighteningly vivid, a most strongly-felt piece of writing.' Irish Times After months of fighting a savage war on the Eastern Front, the 27th penal regiment - men considered little more than criminals- are joined by German reserves. A garrison has been attacked and occupied by Russian troops. The German soldiers have been slaughtered. Sven Hassel and his comrades are ordered to get behind Russian lines and massacre those responsible. But this is only beginning...Because then the orders change: the regiment are sent to Hamburg, where their next assignment is guard duty for the mercilessly cruel Gestapo...Assignment Gestapo is a sobering portrait of the absurdity of the Nazi regime and the atrocities committed by Hitler's secret police. Sven Hassel based his unflinching narrative on his experiences in the German army. He ended World War Two in a prisoner of war camp, where he wrote his first novel Legion of the Damned.
- ISBN10 0850311977
- ISBN13 9780850311976
- Publish Date March 1977
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 September 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Allison & Busby
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 350
- Language English