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Synopsis
CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA, THE WAFFEN SS ON THE EASTERN FRONT, BY LEON DEGRELLE. THIS IS THE RARE FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HISTORICAL REVIEW IN JULY, 1985. HARCOVER VOLUME WITH THE APPROPRIATE GOLD/TAN DUSTJACKET, GOLD GILT TO SPINE, FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR, 353 PAGES. THE DUSTJACKET IS NOW HOUSED IN AN ARCHIVAL-QUALITY PROTECTIVE BRODART COVER. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTOR'S GRADE EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE BOOK, GRADE DETAILS ARE BELOW. THIS IS A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT AND (IN MY OPINION) IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN ON THE BATTLES OF THE EASTERN FRONT. LEON DEGRELLE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST LEADERS OF THE WAFFEN SS IN WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A BELGIAN OF FRENCH ANCESTRY, A STAUNCH CATHOLIC & FOUNDER OF THE REXIST PARTY IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY. HE VOLUNTEERED, ALONG WITH ONE MILLION OTHER MEN OF WESTERN CULTURE, TO JOIN THE WAFFEN SS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM. HE QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST LEADERS AND HEROES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT. CONDITION: THE BOOK GRADES NEAR FINE, SQUARE CLEAN AND TIGHTLY BOUND, A NICE BRIGHT COPY, GILT IS NICE AND BRIGHT AT SPINE, BOARDS ARE EXCELLENT, INTERIOR IS PRISTINE, ONLY THE VERY SLIGHTEST WEAR AT BOARD TIPS, ELSE FINE.THE DUSTJACKET GRADES NEAR FINE, WITH ONLY A TOUCH OF THE VERY SLIGHTEST EDGEWEAR, NO MAJOR TEARS, CREASES OR THE LIKE. DUSTJACKET IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED, ORIGINAL $17.95 PRICE INTACT. THE DUSTJACKET IS PROTECTED IN AN ARCHIVAL-QUALITY BRODART COVER. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTOR'S GRADE EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE BOOK.
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About the Author
Léon Degrelle (1906 – 1994) was a Walloon Belgian politician, who was leader of the Belgian Rexist Party before World War II. In 1936, Degrelle's party won 21 deputies and 12 senators and became one of the largest parties. After the outbreak of the Second World War, the Rexist Party split and Degrelle was arrested as a “suspected collaborator.” Upon the defeat of France, Degrelle was released by the Germans and restarted a new Rexist party, this time closely allied to National Socialism. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Degrelle enlisted as a private in the Walloon legion of the Wehrmacht in August 1941. In June 1943, the Walloons were transferred from the Wehrmacht to Waffen SS and became the 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien. He served for the rest of the war on the Eastern Front, with his personal bravery and ability propelling his promotion to Generalmajor der Waffen-SS d. R. right before the end of the war. He received the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross) from Hitler's hands, who also told him that "if I had a son, I would want him to be like you." At the end of the war, Albert Speer provided him with an aircraft which was flown to Spain, where he was given asylum and lived until his death.
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- PublisherInst for Historical Review
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0317385100
- ISBN 13 9780317385106
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages353
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