Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler: 1st SS Panzer Division

Sharpe, Mike; Davis,.

ISBN 10: 0711029229 / ISBN 13: 9780711029224

Published by IAN ALLAN, 2002

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Title: Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler: 1st SS Panzer...

Publisher: IAN ALLAN

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Initially Hitler's personal bodyguard-a 120-man SS guard that formed a cordon around him at the Nuremberg rallies, it became the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler in 1933 under SS-Obengruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. It took a leading role in internal affairs but also took on a military role during the war, as a motorized regiment during the invasion in Poland, the Low Countries, and France; a brigade during the conquest of the Balkans; a motorized division during Operation "Barbarossa"; and an SS-Panzergrenadier Division during 1942. In 1943 it reformed in Italy becoming 1st SS-Panzerdivision Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, and fought in Italy and Russia before being transferred to Normandy. Destroyed in the Falaise Pocket, a further refit saw it in action again in the Ardennes, before moving to Hungary. What was left of the division finally surrendered to US forces at Linz.

About the Author:

Mike Sharpe has written and contributed to many avlation and military titles since becoming a freelance writer, including articles for encyclopaedias on the American Civil War and World War 1. Brian Davis is a uniform and Insignia specialist. As an author he has written extensively, including major books on the British army and the Wehrmacht. He has recently written Service Badges and Emblems: Cloth Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945 for the Ian Allan Publishing list, due for publication in September.