At Leningrad's Gates - Hardcover

William Lubbeck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844156176 ISBN 13: 9781844156177

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military, 2007

Synopsis

This is the remarkable story of a German soldier who fought throughout World War II, rising from conscript private to captain of a heavy weapons company on the Eastern Front. William Lubbeck, , was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1939. As a member of the 58th Infantry Division, he received his baptism of fire during the 1940 invasion of France. The following spring his division served in Operation Barbarossa. After grueling marches, Lubbeck's unit entered the outskirts of Leningrad, making the deepest penetration of any German formation. The Germans suffered brutal hardships the following winter as they fought both Russian counterattacks and the brutal cold. The 58th Division was thrown back and forth across the front of Army Group North, from Novgorod to Demyansk. In September 1943, Lubbeck earned the Iron Cross First Class and was assigned to officers' training school in Dresden. By the time he returned to Russia, Army Group North was in full-scale retreat.

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About the Author

William Lubbeck rose to the rank of Captain in the German Army, fighting primarily in Russia. He went on to earn a degree in electrical engineering and arrived in the U.S. in 1956. Now retired, he lives in Asheville, NC. He has three children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Review

"an interesting story of a part of World War II not well known in the US. I suspect the author would be an interesting person with whom to spend a few hours in a beer hall going a bit deeper into his experiences." (Books Online)

"In August 1939, at the age of 19, William Lubbeck was drafted into the German Wehrmacht. As a forward observer of a heavy weapons company in the 58th Infantry Division, he witnessed combat up close in France, Russia and Germany. His memoirs are compiled with attention to details. The reader will feel as though he is alongside Lubbeck as he calls fire missions on the enemy during his three years of service." (Military Trader / J.A. Graf)

“... a first-rate memoir... The reader will find the narrative flowing. Two appendices, one on German Infantry Regiments in WW II of 1940, and another consisting of references of all places named, are added to assist the reader.” (City Book Review)

"...a well-wrought ground level view of daily life in hell." (WWII Magazine, No 3, 06/2007)

"... compiled with attention to details. The reader will feel as though he is alongside Lubbeck as he calls fire missions on the enemy during his three years of service." (Military Trader)

"... a first-rate memoir... The reader will find the narrative flowing. Two appendices, one on German Infantry Regiments in WW II of 1940, and another consisting of references of all places named, are added to assist the reader." (City Book Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844156176
• ISBN 13: 9781844156177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256