Name: In the Fire of the Eastern Front
ISBN: 9780811735896

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Good for readers interested in a Dutch Waffen-SS volunteer’s Eastern Front serviceReaders seeking accounts of SS training, combat, and the siege of Breslau

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Authors: Hendrick C. Verton
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: February 26, 2010
Format: Paperback
Theme: World War II History · World War II: European Theater
Reading lane: World War II History

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- Extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS - Vivid details on SS training and combat on the Eastern Front - Account of the little-known siege of Breslau in early 1945 Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training, and frontline service as completely and colorfully as In the Fire of the Eastern Front. Hendrick C. Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought on the Eastern Front until the end of the war...

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- Extraordinary story of a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS - Vivid details on SS training and combat on the Eastern Front - Account of the little-known siege of Breslau in early 1945 Dutch SS accounts are very rare, particularly ones that describe recruiting, training, and frontline service as completely and colorfully as In the Fire of the Eastern Front. Hendrick C. Verton volunteered for the Waffen-SS in early 1941 and fought on the Eastern Front until the end of the war as a member of the 5th SS Panzer Division and SS Regiment Besslein.