Originating in Hitler’s personal bodyguard, the Waffen-SS was expanded as a fourth branch of the Wermacht and became regarded as the tough elite of the German Armed Forces. Known as Hitler’s ‘Asphalt Soldiers’ they fought on all main battle-fronts, but most notably in the East against the Soviet Union. Gordon Williamson describes the organisation, equipment, tactics and personalities of the Waffen-SS in the Second World War. The author has travelled to Germany to interview numerous surviving Waffen-SS soldiers and corresponded with many others, obtaining first-hand accounts of their wartime experiences.
- ISBN10 0752457519
- ISBN13 9780752457512
- Publish Date 22 July 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The History Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/Companion-to-the-Waffen-SS.aspx