Waffen-SS

Waffen-SS

by Windrow, Martin

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In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry. Martin Windrow …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Waffen-SS / text by Martin Windrow ; colour plates by Jeffrey Burn.

Summary

In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing a sizeable portion of Germany's land forces and more importantly a quarter of her tank forces and a third of her mechanised infantry. Martin Windrow provides a splendid in-depth review of the history, uniforms and insignia of the infamous Waffen-SS.--Provided by publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1982.
  • Edition:Rev. ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Osprey Pub
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1982.

The Physical Object

  • Description:40 pages [4] leaves of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0850454255, 9780850454253
  • oclc:ocm09844224
  • LC Classification:UC485.G3
  • Dewey Decimal:940.5413

Table of Contents

Introduction -- The Evolution of the Waffen-SS -- The Divisions -- The Plates.

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Subjects

History Insignia Nazionalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeite… Waffen-SS

Writers

Windrow, Martin

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